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Kudzu-improved fallows in the Peruvian Amazon.

David Yanggen,Thomas Reardon-2001-01-01-CAB International eBooks
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This paper explains the economics of why farmers manage their fallow-based slash-and-burn agriculture by comparing the costs and benefits of traditional and improved fallowing practices and assessing how improved fallow adoption affects deforestation. The paper specifically analysed the impact of kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides) improved fallow on deforestation in the lowland tropical rain forest areas surrounding the city of Pucallpa, Peru.

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This paper explains the economics of why farmers manage their fallow-based slash-and-burn agriculture by comparing the costs and benefits of traditional and improved fallowing practices and assessing how improved fallow adoption affects deforestation. The paper specifically analysed the impact of kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides) improved fallow on deforestation in the lowland tropical rain forest areas surrounding the city of Pucallpa, Peru.

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Slash-and-burnKudzuAgroforestryAmazon rainforestDeforestation (computer science)GeographyShifting cultivationPueraria

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