Challenging nature : local knowledge, agroscience, and food security in Tanga region, Tanzania /
Porter, Philip Wayland,1928-
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-310) and index.
Research Questions and Conceptual Contexts -- Livelihood and Poverty in Tanga Region -- Biophysical Environment and Local Knowledge -- Tanga's Regional History -- Introducing the Eighteen Villages -- Assessing Different Farm Management Practices -- Drought, Food Shortages, and Ways of Coping -- Local Knowledge, Sustainability Science.
Agriculture
Food supply
Rural development
Sustainable development