The Future of Mountain Agriculture

Mountain agriculture is a socially and culturally unique system, but also a regionally important economic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear that fertile areas on all continents will always be used to produce large quantities of agricultural products in order to feed the world and, increasi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mann, Stefan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Springer Geography
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33584-6
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Land Use and Landscape Change in the Rockies: Implications for Mountain Agriculture
  • Conservation Agriculture in the Andean Highlands: Promise and Precautions
  • Enhancing crop diversity and livelihood security in the Andes through the emergence of agricultural innovation systems
  • The future of agriculture in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco: The need to integrate traditional ecological knowledge
  • Climate Change and the future of Mountain Farming on Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Is mountain farming no longer viable?
  • The complex dynamics of farming abandonment in the Pyrenees
  • Future of Mountain agriculture in the Alps
  • Food Security Challenges and Agricultural Development in Tajikistan
  • Impact of natural resources and infrastructure on future livelihood in mountain farming in the Himalaya region.