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| Birech, Rhoda; Freyer, Bernhard. |
| Intensive agricultural technologies introduced in Africa some six decades ago paved the way for extensive land clearing and destruction of organic materials, development of high yielding crop varieties under monoculture and replacement of landraces. Si-multaneously, pesticides and antibiotics for use in agricultural pest and disease control were being developed and soon the face of agriculture was transformed by what was termed the Green Revolution. However, the apparent success accruing from such heavy investment was short-lived since the system would easily succumb to soil erosion, reduced soil organic matter, environmental pollution and pest and disease outbreaks. The inevitable result is the inability of land to sustain food productivity and worsening... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop husbandry. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/9865/1/9865_Birech_Poster.pdf |
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