Challenging nature: local knowledge, agroscience, and food security in tanga region, tanzania
Auteur :
Porter, Philip W.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226675800
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2006
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security.