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The Future of Mountain Agriculture

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Stefan Mann

    1. , Socioeconomics, Agroscope, Ettenhausen, Switzerland

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  • First global view on mountain agriculture
  • A truly interdisciplinary perspective on a relevant subject
  • Well-known contributors with a sound scientific background
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Stefan Mann
    Pages 1-4

  3. Land Use and Landscape Change in the Rockies: Implications for Mountain Agriculture

    • Sarah A. Cline
    Pages 5-19

  4. Conservation Agriculture in the Andean Highlands: Promise and Precautions

    • Jeffrey Alwang, George W. Norton, Victor Barrera, Ruben Botello
    Pages 21-38

  5. Enhancing Crop Diversity and Livelihood Security in the Andes Through the Emergence of Agricultural Innovation Systems

    • Jon Hellin
    Pages 39-50

  6. The Future of Agriculture in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco: The Need to Integrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge

    • Bernadette Montanari
    Pages 51-72

  7. Climate Change and the Future of Mountain Farming on Mt. Kilimanjaro

    • Francis Mulangu, David Kraybill
    Pages 73-88

  8. Is Mountain Farming No Longer Viable?

    • Feliu López-i-Gelats
    Pages 89-104

  9. Future of Mountain Agriculture in the Alps

    • Christian Flury, Robert Huber, Erich Tasser
    Pages 105-126

  10. Food Security Challenges and Agricultural Development in Tajikistan

    • Kamiljon T. Akramov
    Pages 127-144

  11. Impact of Natural Resources and Infrastructure on Future Livelihood in Mountain Farming in the Himalaya Region

    • Werner Doppler, K. C. Krishna Bahadur
    Pages 145-170

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 171-176
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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, increasingly, provide biomass as a source of energy. It is far less clear, however, how land use in steep and more peripheral regions will evolve. By definition, farmland in mountain areas is more difficult to work because of steep slopes and missing accessibility. Climate conditions and poor soil quality often add to these adverse conditions.

Through overcoming limited views from one region only or from one discipline, this book intends to draw a first truly international perspective on the issue of mountain farming.

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“This book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in how highland farmers are responding to the same changes that are roiling lowland agriculture. The 9 chapters are engaging and methodically researched. The authors include significant quantitative data to support their assertions on the sociocultural dynamics in their respective areas. … Prospective researchers would do well to apply the approach used in this volume.” (Stephen F. Cunha, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 35 (2), May, 2015)

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  • , Socioeconomics, Agroscope, Ettenhausen, Switzerland

    Stefan Mann

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