Library Resource
Articles et Livres
décembre, 2003
Indonésie, Népal, Laos, Bangladesh, Inde, Malaisie, Thaïlande
Shifting cultivation, which long provided the subsistence requirements of a large number of people in the mountains of South and Southeast Asia under a situation of low population, has been shown to be an environmentally and economically unsuitable practice. Efforts have been made throughout the region to replace it with more productive and sustainable land-use systems. Experiences have been mixed.