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Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood.

Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R....

Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood.

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Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood.

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Full title

Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood.

Publisher

Canberra : ANU E Press, 2009.

Date

2009.

Call Numbers

NQ630.9953/6

Record Identifier

74VKvzQ7m5yl

MMS ID

991021528329702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xxvii, 638 p. : ill., some col., maps ; 30 cm.

Contents

Twenty myths about Papua New Guinea agriculture / R. Michael Bourke and Bryant Allen -- Introduction / R. Michael Bourke and Bryant Allen -- History of agriculture in Papua New Guinea / R. Michael Bourke -- Pt. 1. People, land and environment / Bryant Allen and R. Michael Bourke -- Pt. 2. Food produ...

Publication information

Publisher

Canberra : ANU E Press, 2009.

Place of Publication

Australian Capital Territory

Date Published

2009.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Many aspects of agriculture in PNG are described in this data-rich book. Topics include agricultural environments in which crops are grown; production of food crops, cash crops and animals; land use; soils; demography; migration; the macro-economic environment; gender issues; governance of agricultural institutions; and transport. The history of ag...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea / edited by R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood.

Notes

General note

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/bookshop.

Contextual Information

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Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

NQ630.9953/6

Record Identifier

74VKvzQ7m5yl

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvzQ7m5yl

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781921536601 (pbk.)

DDC

630.9953

MMS ID

991021528329702626

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