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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Subsistence production"”.
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Gender-differentiated constraints in Malian semi-subsistence production: implication for integrated pest management and food security
… behavior patterns and structures of Mali’s crop production systems and incorporate them into the prevailing research paradigms, information is still lagging in terms of knowledge related to the impacts of gender in agricultural production. This study examines the effects of resource allocation …
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Marriage in death : ritual representations of Belizean Garifuna ('Black Carib') society.
… coastal settlements , fishing and practising subsistence horticulture . Salaried labour , first practised by Garinagu during the English occupation of St . Vincent, is now perfromed throughout Belize and in the USA . The mating system and the structure of the household are unstable . This …
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Gardens Are for Cash, Grain Is for Life: The Social Organization of Parallel Production Processes in a Rural Bamana Village (Mali)
… use one organizational pattern for food production and another for market gardening. I provide extensive ethnographic detail on the organization of labor, land use strategies, agricultural techniques, and cropping systems within each production domain. I show that the community's five …
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A history of Ngoni chiefs of fort Jameson (Chipata) under colonial rule, 1895 - 1964.
… for the Ngoni. This was because their means of subsistence production were reduced due to land shortages coupled with the tax policy which was earlier implemented. Land alienation, movement to the reserves, and tax obligations necessitated wage employment among the Ngoni. The study further shows …
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A history of Ngoni chiefs of fort Jameson (Chipata) under colonial rule, 1895 - 1964.
… for the Ngoni. This was because their means of subsistence production were reduced due to land shortages coupled with the tax policy which was earlier implemented. Land alienation, movement to the reserves, and tax obligations necessitated wage employment among the Ngoni. The study further shows …
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The Contribution of Subsistence Farming to Rural Household Food Systems: A Case Study of Mamokgadi Village
Subsistence agriculture is regarded as a primary strategy adopted by the rural households for increasing their access to food for their families. Food system options for rural households are mainly through own production and purchase from markets. In some cases people require more than what they …
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Cult ritual and social organisation among the Mianmin
… group making use of large areas in their subsistence activities. They are the most northerly representatives of the Mountain Ok groups. Throughout the culture area a secret male cult, concerned with the initiation of boys and youths and the maintenance of subsistence production, is an …
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Cult ritual and social organisation among the Mianmin
… group making use of large areas in their subsistence activities. They are the most northerly representatives of the Mountain Ok groups. Throughout the culture area a secret male cult, concerned with the initiation of boys and youths and the maintenance of subsistence production, is an …
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Exploring Women Farmers' Experiences: A Case Study of Gender Inequality on Small Turkish Farms
… women are the cornerstones of the agricultural production. Resources, especially water, land, livestock, crops, and knowledge about agricultural production are crucial for preserving the livelihoods of most of the world's rural families. Access to, control over, and management of these resources …
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Physical and Chemical Parameters of Common Soils in the Central Plateau Region of Haiti
… of the population is rural and practices subsistence agriculture on hillsides and steeply-sloping land. Essential plant nutrients, such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), are commonly a limiting factor in crop production, yet fertilizer is unavailable or is too expensive for smallholder …