why plantation agriculture is commonly practised in hot and humid regions of the world?
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Humid farming is prevalent in areas where rainfall is abundant, excess water is stored and provided to the farmlands — systematically. Rainy season is sowing season, harvesting is done in the dry months. According to the nature and characteristic of rainfall, cropping pattern varies from one region to another.
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The wide belt of land and water that lies between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is home to half of the world's people and some of its most diverse and productive ecosystems. Citizens and governments within and beyond the tropics are increasingly aware of this region 's unique properties, problems, and potential. As scientific understanding of tropical ecosystems has expanded, appreciation of their biological diversity and the vital role they play in the functioning of the earth's biophysical systems has risen. The fate of tropical rain forests, in particular, has come to signify growing scientific and public interest in the impact of human activities on the global environment.
At the same time, the people and nations of the tropics face a difficult future. Most of the world's developing countries are in the tropics, where agriculture is important to rural and national economies. About 60 percent of the people in these countries are rural residents, and a large proportion of these are small-scale farmers and herders with limited incomes (Population Reference Bureau, 1991). The need to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty, and increase agricultural production to feed a rapidly growing population is placing more pressures on the natural resource base in developing countries (see Part Two, this volume). The deterioration of natural resources, in turn, impedes efforts to improve living conditions. This dilemma, however, has stimulated a growing commitment to sustainable
Suggested Citation:"1 Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics." National Research Council. 1993. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1985.
able development among tropical and nontropical countries alike, with special concern for the world's humid tropics.
This report focuses on the humid tropics, a biogeographical area within the tropical zone that contains most of its population and biologically rich natural resources. The problems associated with unstable shifting cultivation and tropical monocultures, together with the need to improve productivity on degraded and resource-poor lands, have prompted farmers, researchers, and agricultural development officials to search for more sustainable agricultural and land use systems suitable for the humid tropics. This chapter describes the agricultural resources of the humid tropics, outlines the processes of forest conversion that have affected wide areas, and examines the potential of improved agricultural practices to prevent continued resource degradation. It stresses the need for a more integrated approach to research, policy, and development activities in managing resources on a more sustainable basis.
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At the same time, the people and nations of the tropics face a difficult future. Most of the world's developing countries are in the tropics, where agriculture is important to rural and national economies. About 60 percent of the people in these countries are rural residents, and a large proportion of these are small-scale farmers and herders with limited incomes (Population Reference Bureau, 1991). The need to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty, and increase agricultural production to feed a rapidly growing population is placing more pressures on the natural resource base in developing countries (see Part Two, this volume). The deterioration of natural resources, in turn, impedes efforts to improve living conditions. This dilemma, however, has stimulated a growing commitment to sustainable
Suggested Citation:"1 Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics." National Research Council. 1993. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1985.
able development among tropical and nontropical countries alike, with special concern for the world's humid tropics.
This report focuses on the humid tropics, a biogeographical area within the tropical zone that contains most of its population and biologically rich natural resources. The problems associated with unstable shifting cultivation and tropical monocultures, together with the need to improve productivity on degraded and resource-poor lands, have prompted farmers, researchers, and agricultural development officials to search for more sustainable agricultural and land use systems suitable for the humid tropics. This chapter describes the agricultural resources of the humid tropics, outlines the processes of forest conversion that have affected wide areas, and examines the potential of improved agricultural practices to prevent continued resource degradation. It stresses the need for a more integrated approach to research, policy, and development activities in managing resources on a more sustainable basis.
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