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| Almekinders, Conny J. M.; Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Wageningen University; conny.almekinders@wur.nl; Stomph, Tjeerd-Jan; Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University; tjeerdjan.stomph@wur.nl; Struik, Paul C.; Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University; paul.struik@wur.nl. |
| We evaluated farmers’ rationales to understand their decision making in relation to the use of fertile anthropogenic soils, i.e., Amazonian dark earths (ADE), and for dealing with changes in shifting cultivation in Central Amazonia. We analyzed qualitative information from 196 interviews with farmers in 21 riverine villages along the Madeira River. In order to decide about crop management options to attain their livelihood objectives, farmers rely on an integrated and dynamic understanding of their biophysical and social environment. Farmers associate fallow development with higher crop yields and lower weed pressure, but ADE is always associated with high yields and high weeding requirements. Amazonian dark earths are also seen as an opportunity... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Amazonia; Amazonian dark earths; Decision making; Intensification; Slash and burn; Swidden cultivation; Terra preta. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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