Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia
Swidden cultivators are often found as a distinct category of farmers in the literature, but rarely appear in population censuses or other national and regional classifications. This has led to a worldwide confusion on how many people are dependent on this form of agriculture. The most often cited n...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Journal |
Published: |
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=67651155778&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59326 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Institution: | Chiang Mai University |
id |
th-cmuir.6653943832-59326 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
th-cmuir.6653943832-593262018-09-10T03:25:43Z Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia Ole Mertz Stephen J. Leisz Andreas Heinimann Kanok Rerkasem Thiha Wolfram Dressler Van Cu Pham Kim Chi Vu Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Carol J.P. Colfer Michael Epprecht Christine Padoch Lesley Potter Arts and Humanities Environmental Science Social Sciences Swidden cultivators are often found as a distinct category of farmers in the literature, but rarely appear in population censuses or other national and regional classifications. This has led to a worldwide confusion on how many people are dependent on this form of agriculture. The most often cited number of 200-300 million dates back to the early 1970s, but the source is obscure. We assess available, published data from nine countries in Southeast Asia and conclude that on this basis it is not possible to provide a firm estimate of the number of swidden cultivators in the region. A conservative range of 14-34 million people engaged in swidden cultivation in the region is suggested, however. We argue that along with improved knowledge of swidden livelihoods, there is an urgent need to develop techniques that will allow for better estimates of swidden populations in order to secure appropriate rural development and poverty reduction in swidden areas. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009. 2018-09-10T03:13:50Z 2018-09-10T03:13:50Z 2009-06-03 Journal 03007839 2-s2.0-67651155778 10.1007/s10745-009-9249-y https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=67651155778&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59326 |
institution |
Chiang Mai University |
building |
Chiang Mai University Library |
country |
Thailand |
collection |
CMU Intellectual Repository |
topic |
Arts and Humanities Environmental Science Social Sciences |
spellingShingle |
Arts and Humanities Environmental Science Social Sciences Ole Mertz Stephen J. Leisz Andreas Heinimann Kanok Rerkasem Thiha Wolfram Dressler Van Cu Pham Kim Chi Vu Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Carol J.P. Colfer Michael Epprecht Christine Padoch Lesley Potter Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
description |
Swidden cultivators are often found as a distinct category of farmers in the literature, but rarely appear in population censuses or other national and regional classifications. This has led to a worldwide confusion on how many people are dependent on this form of agriculture. The most often cited number of 200-300 million dates back to the early 1970s, but the source is obscure. We assess available, published data from nine countries in Southeast Asia and conclude that on this basis it is not possible to provide a firm estimate of the number of swidden cultivators in the region. A conservative range of 14-34 million people engaged in swidden cultivation in the region is suggested, however. We argue that along with improved knowledge of swidden livelihoods, there is an urgent need to develop techniques that will allow for better estimates of swidden populations in order to secure appropriate rural development and poverty reduction in swidden areas. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009. |
format |
Journal |
author |
Ole Mertz Stephen J. Leisz Andreas Heinimann Kanok Rerkasem Thiha Wolfram Dressler Van Cu Pham Kim Chi Vu Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Carol J.P. Colfer Michael Epprecht Christine Padoch Lesley Potter |
author_facet |
Ole Mertz Stephen J. Leisz Andreas Heinimann Kanok Rerkasem Thiha Wolfram Dressler Van Cu Pham Kim Chi Vu Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Carol J.P. Colfer Michael Epprecht Christine Padoch Lesley Potter |
author_sort |
Ole Mertz |
title |
Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
title_short |
Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
title_full |
Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
title_fullStr |
Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Who counts? Demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
title_sort |
who counts? demography of swidden cultivators in southeast asia |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=67651155778&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59326 |
_version_ |
1681425230460878848 |