Author: Donald Dean Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Field study of land tenure and agricultural production by the Nagovisi ethnic group in Papua New Guinea - describes their traditional culture as well as the historical background and geographical aspects; analyses traditional land utilization, land ownership, inheritance, etc.; studies the cultivation system, horticulture, and the sexual division of labour; considers the introduction of cash crop production such as cocoa; discusses the attitudes towards agricultural incomes and future prospects. Bibliography, graphs. Illustrations, statistical tables.
Land and Agriculture in Nagovisi, Papua New Guinea
Author: Donald Dean Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Field study of land tenure and agricultural production by the Nagovisi ethnic group in Papua New Guinea - describes their traditional culture as well as the historical background and geographical aspects; analyses traditional land utilization, land ownership, inheritance, etc.; studies the cultivation system, horticulture, and the sexual division of labour; considers the introduction of cash crop production such as cocoa; discusses the attitudes towards agricultural incomes and future prospects. Bibliography, graphs. Illustrations, statistical tables.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Field study of land tenure and agricultural production by the Nagovisi ethnic group in Papua New Guinea - describes their traditional culture as well as the historical background and geographical aspects; analyses traditional land utilization, land ownership, inheritance, etc.; studies the cultivation system, horticulture, and the sexual division of labour; considers the introduction of cash crop production such as cocoa; discusses the attitudes towards agricultural incomes and future prospects. Bibliography, graphs. Illustrations, statistical tables.
Land and Agriculture in Nagovisi, Papua New Guinea
Author: Donald Dean Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Field study of land tenure and agricultural production by the Nagovisi ethnic group in Papua New Guinea - describes their traditional culture as well as the historical background and geographical aspects; analyses traditional land utilization, land ownership, inheritance, etc.; studies the cultivation system, horticulture, and the sexual division of labour; considers the introduction of cash crop production such as cocoa; discusses the attitudes towards agricultural incomes and future prospects. Bibliography, graphs. Illustrations, statistical tables.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Field study of land tenure and agricultural production by the Nagovisi ethnic group in Papua New Guinea - describes their traditional culture as well as the historical background and geographical aspects; analyses traditional land utilization, land ownership, inheritance, etc.; studies the cultivation system, horticulture, and the sexual division of labour; considers the introduction of cash crop production such as cocoa; discusses the attitudes towards agricultural incomes and future prospects. Bibliography, graphs. Illustrations, statistical tables.
Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change
Author: Malcolm F. Cairns
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317750187
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1405
Book Description
Shifting cultivation is one of the oldest forms of subsistence agriculture and is still practised by millions of poor people in the tropics. Typically it involves clearing land (often forest) for the growing of crops for a few years, and then moving on to new sites, leaving the earlier ground fallow to regain its soil fertility. This book brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Some critics have tended to disparage shifting cultivation (sometimes called 'swidden cultivation' or 'slash-and-burn agriculture') as unsustainable due to its supposed role in deforestation and land degradation. However, the book shows that such indigenous practices, as they have evolved over time, can be highly adaptive to land and ecology. In contrast, 'scientific' agricultural solutions imposed from outside can be far more damaging to the environment and local communities. The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia, and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology. It is a sequel to the much praised "Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming" (RFF Press, 2007), but all chapters are completely new and there is a greater emphasis on the contemporary challenges of climate change and biodiversity conservation.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317750187
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1405
Book Description
Shifting cultivation is one of the oldest forms of subsistence agriculture and is still practised by millions of poor people in the tropics. Typically it involves clearing land (often forest) for the growing of crops for a few years, and then moving on to new sites, leaving the earlier ground fallow to regain its soil fertility. This book brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Some critics have tended to disparage shifting cultivation (sometimes called 'swidden cultivation' or 'slash-and-burn agriculture') as unsustainable due to its supposed role in deforestation and land degradation. However, the book shows that such indigenous practices, as they have evolved over time, can be highly adaptive to land and ecology. In contrast, 'scientific' agricultural solutions imposed from outside can be far more damaging to the environment and local communities. The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia, and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology. It is a sequel to the much praised "Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming" (RFF Press, 2007), but all chapters are completely new and there is a greater emphasis on the contemporary challenges of climate change and biodiversity conservation.
Peasants, Subsistence Ecology, and Development in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Author: Lawrence S. Grossman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400855276
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Lawrence S. Grossman explores the far-reaching implications of the conflicts between subsistence and commodity production in developing countries. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400855276
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Lawrence S. Grossman explores the far-reaching implications of the conflicts between subsistence and commodity production in developing countries. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Papua New Guinea
Author: John Connell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134938322
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Since 1975 the economy of Papua New Guinea has focused on mineral, rather than agricultural production as previously. This is the first book to look at these changes in a complex, rapidly evolving nation from an economic perspective.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134938322
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Since 1975 the economy of Papua New Guinea has focused on mineral, rather than agricultural production as previously. This is the first book to look at these changes in a complex, rapidly evolving nation from an economic perspective.
Kastom, property and ideology
Author: Siobhan McDonnell
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760461067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
The relationship between customary land tenure and ‘modern’ forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the ‘Spearhead’ states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new ‘land rush’ or ‘land grab’ in developing countries. This volume aims to test the application of one particular theoretical framework to the Melanesian version of this phenomenon, which is the framework put forward by Derek Hall, Philip Hirsch and Tania Murray Li in their 2011 book, Powers of Exclusion: Land Dilemmas in Southeast Asia. Since that framework emerged from studies of the agrarian transition in Southeast Asia, the key question addressed in this volume is whether ‘land transformations’ in Melanesia are proceeding in a similar direction, or whether they take a somewhat different form because of the particular nature of Melanesian political economies or social institutions. The contributors to this volume all deal with this question from the point of view of their own direct engagement with different aspects of the land policy process in particular countries. Aside from discussion of the agrarian transition in Melanesia, particular attention is also paid to the growing problem of land access in urban areas and the gendered nature of landed property relations in this region.
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760461067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
The relationship between customary land tenure and ‘modern’ forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the ‘Spearhead’ states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new ‘land rush’ or ‘land grab’ in developing countries. This volume aims to test the application of one particular theoretical framework to the Melanesian version of this phenomenon, which is the framework put forward by Derek Hall, Philip Hirsch and Tania Murray Li in their 2011 book, Powers of Exclusion: Land Dilemmas in Southeast Asia. Since that framework emerged from studies of the agrarian transition in Southeast Asia, the key question addressed in this volume is whether ‘land transformations’ in Melanesia are proceeding in a similar direction, or whether they take a somewhat different form because of the particular nature of Melanesian political economies or social institutions. The contributors to this volume all deal with this question from the point of view of their own direct engagement with different aspects of the land policy process in particular countries. Aside from discussion of the agrarian transition in Melanesia, particular attention is also paid to the growing problem of land access in urban areas and the gendered nature of landed property relations in this region.
Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Large-scale Mines and Local-level Politics
Author: Colin Filer
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760461504
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Despite the difference in their populations and political status, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have comparable levels of economic dependence on the extraction and export of mineral resources. For this reason, the costs and benefits of large-scale mining projects for indigenous communities has been a major political issue in both jurisdictions, and one that has come to be negotiated through multiple channels at different levels of political organisation. The ‘resource boom’ that took place in the early years of the current century has only served to intensify the political contests and conflicts that surround the distribution of social, economic and environmental costs and benefits between community members and other ‘stakeholders’ in the large-scale mining industry. However, the mutual isolation of Anglophone and Francophone scholars has formed a barrier to systematic comparison of the relationship between large-scale mines and local-level politics in Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, despite their geographical proximity. This collection of essays represents an effort to overcome this barrier, but is also intended as a major contribution to the growth of academic and political debate about the social impact of the large-scale mining industry in Melanesia and beyond.
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760461504
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Despite the difference in their populations and political status, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have comparable levels of economic dependence on the extraction and export of mineral resources. For this reason, the costs and benefits of large-scale mining projects for indigenous communities has been a major political issue in both jurisdictions, and one that has come to be negotiated through multiple channels at different levels of political organisation. The ‘resource boom’ that took place in the early years of the current century has only served to intensify the political contests and conflicts that surround the distribution of social, economic and environmental costs and benefits between community members and other ‘stakeholders’ in the large-scale mining industry. However, the mutual isolation of Anglophone and Francophone scholars has formed a barrier to systematic comparison of the relationship between large-scale mines and local-level politics in Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, despite their geographical proximity. This collection of essays represents an effort to overcome this barrier, but is also intended as a major contribution to the growth of academic and political debate about the social impact of the large-scale mining industry in Melanesia and beyond.
Bougainville before the conflict
Author: Anthony J Regan
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1921934247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
One of the most beautiful island groups of the Pacific, Bougainville has a remarkable history. Tragically, it is as the site of devastating civil conflict that Bougainville is perhaps best known. In exploring the rich environmental, cultural and social heritage of Bougainville before the conflict, this collection provides an insight into the long-term causes of the crisis. In doing so, it surveys such topics as Bougainville’s prehistory and traditional cultures, the impact of German and Australian colonialism, the attempts by disparate local cultures to find a common identity, the assertion of political autonomy in the face of coercion to integrate with Papua New Guinea, and contemporary efforts to resolve conflict and plan a viable future. A landmark collaboration between expert commentators on Bougainville and Bougainvilleans themselves, this volume provides a comprehensive picture for those seeking to understand Bougainville’s history and future directions. Bougainville before the conflict was published in association with the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, which is supported by The Australian National University and the Commonwealth of Australia.
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1921934247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
One of the most beautiful island groups of the Pacific, Bougainville has a remarkable history. Tragically, it is as the site of devastating civil conflict that Bougainville is perhaps best known. In exploring the rich environmental, cultural and social heritage of Bougainville before the conflict, this collection provides an insight into the long-term causes of the crisis. In doing so, it surveys such topics as Bougainville’s prehistory and traditional cultures, the impact of German and Australian colonialism, the attempts by disparate local cultures to find a common identity, the assertion of political autonomy in the face of coercion to integrate with Papua New Guinea, and contemporary efforts to resolve conflict and plan a viable future. A landmark collaboration between expert commentators on Bougainville and Bougainvilleans themselves, this volume provides a comprehensive picture for those seeking to understand Bougainville’s history and future directions. Bougainville before the conflict was published in association with the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, which is supported by The Australian National University and the Commonwealth of Australia.
Papua and New Guinea Agricultural Gazette
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description