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Page 194
... agricultural land available per cap- ita . Land is now being lost at such a rapid rate in Britain that , giv- en current trends , the last acre of agricultural land in England and Wales will have been either cemented over or transformed ...
... agricultural land available per cap- ita . Land is now being lost at such a rapid rate in Britain that , giv- en current trends , the last acre of agricultural land in England and Wales will have been either cemented over or transformed ...
Page 297
... agricultural cycle — from weeding , to ploughing , to transplanting the paddy and , finally , to harvesting it — was ac- companied by special ceremonies involving song , music , and dance . Indeed , those traditional dances that still ...
... agricultural cycle — from weeding , to ploughing , to transplanting the paddy and , finally , to harvesting it — was ac- companied by special ceremonies involving song , music , and dance . Indeed , those traditional dances that still ...
Page 327
... agricultural land into a salt desert for short - term increases in agricultural yields ? Clearly , our ideas of what is " economical " need serious recon- sideration . The point is well made by Robert Goodland : " Eco- nomics excludes ...
... agricultural land into a salt desert for short - term increases in agricultural yields ? Clearly , our ideas of what is " economical " need serious recon- sideration . The point is well made by Robert Goodland : " Eco- nomics excludes ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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