TY  - JA
AU  - Gliessman,S.R.
AU  - Amador,A.M.
AU  - Garcia,E.R.
TI  - The ecological basis for the application of traditional agricultural technology in the management of tropical agro-ecosystems
U1  - 82-765971 
PY  - 1981///
KW  - Cultivation
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Plant ecology
KW  - Plant production
KW  - Tropics
N1  - 38 ref.; Summary (En)
N2  - The rural inhabitants (campesinos) of the lowland tropical region of southeastern Mexico have managed their traditional agro-ecosystems for centuries with a focus on sustaining yields on a long term basis rather than maximizing them in the short term. Recently introduced agricultural technology in the region has been rapidly displacing and even eliminating local practices in favor of large-scale commercial farming and cattle raising, yet without achieving the production levels originally proposed. This is accompanied by a loss of diversity in local cropping systems, leading to an ever-increasing dependence on imported food products
T2  - Agro Ecosystems
ER  -