From Slash-and-burn to Disk Ploughing: The Land Policy and Tractors Behind Erosion and Forest Pioneer Farming in Southern Xayabury Province (Laos)
Bordering Thailand, the southern part of Xayabury province is engaged in international trade and has experienced agricultural growth like nowhere else in Laos. The rapid transformation from manual slash-and-burn agriculture to mechanized, chemical-based cropping systems is often cited by Laotian aut...
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| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Moussons |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/1997 |