53 research outputs found
Locating farmer-based knowledge and vested interests in natural resource management: the interface of ethnopedology, land tenure and gender in soil erosion management in the Manupali watershed, Philippines
This paper examines local soil knowledge and management in the Manupali watershed in the Philippines
Ethnopedology of a Quilombola Community in Minas Gerais: Soils, Landscape, and Land Evaluation
A Behavioral Change Perspective of Maroon Soil Fertility Management in Traditional Shifting Cultivation in Suriname
In Suriname, the Maroons have practiced shifting cultivation for generations, but now the increasing influence of modern society is causing a trend of decreasing fallow periods with potentially adverse effects for the vulnerable tropical soils. Adoption of appropriate soil fertility management (SFM) practices is currently slow. Combining methods from cultural ecology and environmental psychology, this study identifies two groups with divergent behavioral intentions which we term semi-permanent cultivators and shifting cultivators. Semi-permanent cultivators intend to practice more permanent agriculture and experiment individually with plot-level SFM. Shifting cultivators rely on traditional knowledge that is not adequate for their reduced fallow periods, but perceive constraints that prevent them practicing more permanent agriculture. Semi-permanent cultivators act as a strong reference group setting a subjective norm, yet feel no need to exchange knowledge with shifting cultivators who are in danger of feeling marginalized. Drawing on a political ecology perspective, we conclude that cultural ecological knowledge declined due to negative perceptions of external actors setting a strong subjective norm. Semi-permanent cultivators who wish to enter the market economy are most likely to adopt SFM. We conclude that any future SFM intervention must be based on an in-depth understanding of each groupâs behavior, in order to avoid exacerbating processes of marginalization
PEASANT AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON PLANOSOLS AS A SOURCE OF MATERIALS IN THE MAKING OF NON-INDUSTRIAL POTTERY
Atributos do solo e distinção de pedoambientes para a agricultura na terra indĂgena Mbya em Ubatuba (SP)
Computer-assisted cartography using topographic properties: precision and accuracy of local soil maps in central Mexico
Planossolos e Gleissolos Utilizados na Fabricação de Cerùmica Artesanal no Semiårido de Minas Gerais
Historical anthropogenic land degradation related to agricultural systems : case studies from Iran and Mexico
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