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    The Landcare experience in the Philippines: technical and institutional innovations for conservation farming

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    Author(s)
    Mercado, Agustin
    Patindol, Marcelino
    Garrity, Dennis
    Editor(s)
    Eade, Deborah
    Publication date
    2001-08-01
    Subject
    Food and livelihoods
    Approach and methodology
    Keywords
    Agriculture
    Development methods
    Development in Practice Journal
    DiP
    Country
    Philippines
    
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    Publisher(s)
    Oxfam GB
    Routledge
    Journal
    Development in Practice
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130489
    DOI
    10.1080/09614520120066774
    Document type
    Journal article
    Language
    English
    Description
    Sustainable land use is critical for the development of the Philippines uplands, where about 18 million people live. This paper relates our experiences using a participatory approach to develop agroforestry practices and institutions for conservation farming that ensure food security, alleviate poverty, and protect the environment in Claveria, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. We found that natural vegetative strips provide a simple solution to the technical constraints of soil conservation on slopes. These are buffer strips, laid out on the contour, in which natural vegetation is allowed to re-grow into a thick, protective cover. The strips also provide a foundation for developing more complex agroforestry systems including fodder, fruit, and timber trees. The tremendous surge in adoption of these systems has been enhanced by the Landcare approach. Landcare is a movement of farmer-led organisations that share knowledge about sustainable and profitable agriculture on the sloping lands while conserving the natural resources. The Landcare movement is spreading rapidly to many municipalities in Mindanao and Visayan islands.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
    Pages
    14
    ISSN
    0961-4524
    EISSN
    1364-9213
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/09614520120066774
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