Using Traditional Knowledge in Economic Development : The Impact of Raised Field Irrigation on Agricultural Production in Puno, Peru

Using Traditional Knowledge in Economic Development : The Impact of Raised Field Irrigation on Agricultural Production in Puno, Peru

The Andean region of Puno, known as the altiplano, is located at 3,830 meters above sea level. The terrain is prone to flooding, and thus difficult to cultivate. In order to deal with this situation, Andean indigenous populations displaced huge amo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Middleton, Melisande
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
AID AGENCIES
AVERAGE YIELDS
CANALS
COMMUNITY LIFE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
CONSERVATION
COOPERATIVES
CROP
CROP YIELD
CROP YIELDS
CROPS
CULTIVATION
DAILY WAGE
DRAINAGE
ECONOMICS
EXTENSION
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH
FARMS
FROST
GRAZING
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
INTEGRATION
IRRIGATION
LAND TENURE
LIVESTOCK
LOCAL FARMERS
LOW INCOME
MOISTURE
MOUNTAIN SOILS
NGOS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUTRIENTS
POTATOES
PRODUCE
QUINOA
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEA
SEED
SOILS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TUBERS
UNEP
WATER STORAGE
YIELD DATA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7476373/using-traditional-knowledge-economic-development-impact-raised-field-irrigation-agricultural-production-puno-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10719

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7476373/using-traditional-knowledge-economic-development-impact-raised-field-irrigation-agricultural-production-puno-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10719

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