Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia

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dc.contributor.advisorHolmes, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStoffberg, Gerrit Hendriken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-14T03:51:31Z
dc.date.available2014-11-14T03:51:31Z
dc.date.issued1998en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 124-128.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe current mono-crop farming practices in the Namibian resettlement farms . there were visited are unsustainable due to soil nutrient, structure and eventually texture destruction. Furthermore, the aridity of Namibia makes crop and livestock farming difficult. Permanent agriculture (permaculture) is a way of living sustainably in the environment and it is proposed as an alternative farming method for the mostly poor and illiterate settlers on resettlement farms. It emphasises self-reliance on basic needs and the creation of artificial ecosystems from which nutrition and infrastructure can be attained in a sustainable manner without exploiting or polluting the environment. Permaculture is not an instant solution but, a long-term sustainable alternative to current agricultural practices in semi-arid and arid areas of Namibia.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationStoffberg, G. H. (1998). <i>Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9593en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationStoffberg, Gerrit Hendrik. <i>"Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9593en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStoffberg, G. 1998. Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Stoffberg, Gerrit Hendrik AB - The current mono-crop farming practices in the Namibian resettlement farms . there were visited are unsustainable due to soil nutrient, structure and eventually texture destruction. Furthermore, the aridity of Namibia makes crop and livestock farming difficult. Permanent agriculture (permaculture) is a way of living sustainably in the environment and it is proposed as an alternative farming method for the mostly poor and illiterate settlers on resettlement farms. It emphasises self-reliance on basic needs and the creation of artificial ecosystems from which nutrition and infrastructure can be attained in a sustainable manner without exploiting or polluting the environment. Permaculture is not an instant solution but, a long-term sustainable alternative to current agricultural practices in semi-arid and arid areas of Namibia. DA - 1998 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1998 T1 - Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia TI - Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9593 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9593
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationStoffberg GH. Permaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibia. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1998 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9593en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Scienceen_ZA
dc.titlePermaculture as an alternative to present commercial resettlement farming practices in Namibiaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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