Contribution of Biogeotextiles to Soil Conservation and Socioeconomic Development

Autor:	C. Bühmann, Tran Huu Cuong, Antonio José Teixeira Guerra, Truong Thi Toan, Michael A. Fullen, D.G. Paterson, Dao Chau Thu, Colin A. Booth, F. Jonsyn-Ellis, A. Cole, Tang Li, Madhu Subedi, Zheng Yi, Li YongMei, José Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Wage Socioeconomic development Mode of production Raw material Agricultural economics Economics Production (economics) Household income Animal Science and Zoology Agricultural productivity Soil conservation Agronomy and Crop Science media_common
Zdroj:	Outlook on Agriculture. 41:187-194
ISSN:	2043-6866 0030-7270
DOI:	10.5367/oa.2012.0093
Popis:	This paper explores the contribution of biogeotextile mat production to household incomes and farmers' participation in, awareness of and perceptions of the benefits of biogeotextiles for soil and water conservation and agricultural production. Mat production can be a source of additional household income where wage rates are low, raw materials are inexpensive and transportation costs are low. The use of locally available raw materials, which would otherwise be wasted, helps to reduce production costs. To be able to compete with industrial geotextile products on the market and to be economically viable, a cottage-scale industry as a secondary part-time occupation appears to be an appropriate mode of production.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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