HIGH ALTITUDE HARVEST: A MOSAIC OF PERSPECTIVES ON MOUNTAIN FARMING

The CBED project in Uttaranchal, India has just published High Altitude Harvest: A Mosaic of Perspectives on Mountain Farming, a result of the International Symposium on Mountain Farming, which was held this past November in Mussoorie, India as part of the United Nations declared year of the mountains.

The ISMF brought together over 150 stakeholders of mountain development from 18 countries with the aim of facilitating cross-fertilization of ideas among people from different mountain regions of the world in the context of mountain farming.

The ideas presented in this book are a result of the convergence of practitioners, academicians, policy-makers, media, and donors from five continents and mountain ranges stretching from the Andes and the Rockies to the Himalayas.

The compilation of papers and presentations from the symposium touches on issues ranging from technical aspects of farming, appropriate technology, indigenous knowledge and technologies, market opportunities and issues of research relevancy. In addition, focus of gender and women's role and rights in mountain farming is a strong element throughout the report.

The contents of the publication include:

• The Roles and Rights of Women in Mountain Farming
• International Experiences on Cooperatives in Mountains
• Research, technology and Local Wisdom
• Mountain Agriculture Research Challenges
• Highland Farming Systems
• Mountain Farming, Policy and Governance
• International Networking in Mountains

As well, the publication highlights interactive sessions, which focus on issues and recommendations from participants on issues of: livelihood, water, and food security in mountain areas cooperatives in Uttaranchal women and culture in mountains agro-forestry practices in mountains appropriate technology in mountains policy and governance issues economic development in mountains

 

To order a copy of High Altitude Harvest, please contact: CBED India 241 Vasant Vihar I Dehradun, Uttaranchal 248006, India cbedindia@ceciasia.org Tel: 91-0135-2765218 Fax: 91-0135-2765219 International Orders CDN $40.00 + shipping and handling Please send a check payable to CECI-CBED India Within India Rs. 500 + shipping and handling Please send a demand draft payable to CBED Project A/C Symposiums

The CBED project is designed to serve 15 000 families in 230 villages in the districts of Pithoragarh and Champawat in Uttaranchal, India. The goal of the project is to reduce rural poverty by supporting the social and economic reform processes of the Uttaranchal Government. This will be achieved by implementing an integrated set of activities aimed at improving the livelihoods of the local communities through participatory processes in community-based sustainable economic development. An important dimension of the project is to expose communities and their leaders to responsive and participatory modes of designing and implementing development activities CBED is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency

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