Agricultural and forestry development in the Amazonian Basin
have significant potential for contributing to economic growth and
improved human welfare in this vast region of South America.
Although national policies concerning colonization and the
bringing of new lands intoproduction vary greatly, the predominant
trend in the Basin is toward accelerated development of frontier
regions. Realization of the Amazonian agricultural potential will
not, however, be an easy task, for experience has demonstrated
numerous technical, social, and economic constraints. It is now well
recognized that there is an urgent need to expand and strengthen
research programs which will generate the much greater knowledge
base necessary to ensure that agricultural development in the
Amazonia is both technically and economically sustainable.
Proceedings of the International Conference sponsored by:
The Rockefeller Foundation
The German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Ltd., GTZ
The Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT
North Carolina State University, NCSU
The International Center for Research in Agroforestry,
1CRAF.
Author(s): Susana Hecht, (ed.)
Series: Serie CIAT; 03E-3(82)
Publisher: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); University of Missouri
Year: 1982
Language: English
Pages: 428
City: Columbia, MO
Tags: Amazonas; Amazon; Amazon basin; Amazonia; Amazonía peruana; Selva peruana; Loreto; Iquitos; Amazonian Agriculture; Agricultura amazónica; Geografía amazónica; Amazonian Geography; Economía amazónica; Amazonian Economy; Natural Resources; Recursos naturales; Peru; Brasil; Brazil; Colombia; Bolivia; Venezuela; Forestry; Agroforestry; Agroforestales; Explotación maderera; Madera;Land Use; Land Utilization; Uso de la tierra; Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical; CIAT
Preface 7
Welcome Address 9
Opening Address 11
Country Reports 15
General Evaluation of the Agricultural Potential of the Bolivian
Amazon, Francisco Pereira, José G. Salinas 17
General Evaluation of Development Policies and
Research in the Brazilian/ Amazon, Herminio Maia Rocha 33
Considerations on the Colombian Amazon Region,
Jaime Navas Alvarado 41
Development Policies and Plans for Ecuador's Amazon
Region, Raul de la Torre F. 61
Development Policies and Plans for Peru's Amazon Region,
Javier Gazzo 85
A Peruvian Experience for the Development of Amazonia:
The Regional Development Organization of Loreto
(Ordeloreto) and the Jenaro Herrera Settlement Project,
José Lopez Parodi 107
Agricultural Development in Venezuela's Amazon Region,
Sergio Benacchio 115Technical Reports 135
Ecosystem Research 135
Land Resources, Soils and their Management in the Amazon
Region: A State of Knowledge Report, Thomas T. Cochrane,
Pedro A. Sanchez 137
Natural Resources for Land Use in the Amazon Region: The
Natural Systems, Herbert O. R. Schubart, Eneas Salati 211
Agricultural Research 241
Production of Annual Food Crops in the Amazon,
Carlos Valverde S., Dale E. Bandy 243
Pasture and Animal Production in Amazonia,
" José M. Toledo, E. Edilson Sousa Serrao 281
An Appraisal of Perennial Crops in the Amazon Basin,
Paulo de T. Alviin . 311
Forestry and Agroforestry 329
Agroforestry in the Amazon Basin: Practice, Theory and
Limits of a Promising Land Use, Susanna B. Hecht 331
Forest Research 'Activities and the Importance of
Multi-strata Production Systems in the Amazon Basin
(Humid Nco-tropics), Robert B. Peck 373
Forestry and Agroforestry Research in Colombia,
Juan E. Valencia 387
Agroforestry Systems for the Humid Tropics East
of the Andes, John P. Bishop 403
Conclusions and Recommendations 417
Acronyms 425
