Peasants, Farmers and Scientists

Peasants, Farmers and Scientists
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 621
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ISBN-10 : 9781402061660
ISBN-13 : 1402061668
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Book Synopsis Peasants, Farmers and Scientists by : H.J.W. Mutsaers

Download or read book Peasants, Farmers and Scientists written by H.J.W. Mutsaers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the 20th century, focusing on the African farmer and African farming methods. It describes successes as well as fads and failures, many based on the author’s first-hand observations during more than 40 years in tropical agronomy-related fields. Moving into the 21st century, the book explores the rise of computer modeling of crops and crop production.


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