Agriculture Reference
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TABLE 4:
A Suggestive Model for Reverting to the Indigenous Farming System
Total
Suggested
Use of
Cultivable
Land
Farming
Method
Purpose(s)
Plans Regarding Population
in the Global Context
Fifty percent
(50%) of the
total culti-
vable land
Modern
intensive
cultiva-
tion
Scientific
cultivation
Diverse food pro-
duction with huge
amount of HYV rice
production
a) Population in the third
world and poor countries
must be kept at the replace-
ment level.
b) There should be controlled
population policies in many
rich and developed nations.
c) Controlled population
in many Asian and Middle
Eastern countries.
Twenty-five
percent (25%)
of the total
cultivable
land
Mono-
cropping
or double
cropping
Indigenous
cultivation
Indigenous food
production as indig-
enous technology
permits
a) Population in the third
world countries and many
selected underdeveloped
countries must be brought at
the zero level replacement.
b) Optimum population in
many rich and developed
nations (optimum population
for many Asian and Middle
Eastern countries as well as
East Asian countries).
Twenty-five
percent (25%)
of the culti-
vable land
Keeping
it fallow
for the
whole
year
To maintain
land fertility
and nutrition
a) Population in the third
world and many selected
countries must be at zero
level replacement.
b) Controlled population for
many rich and developed
nations.
c) Controlled population in
many rich Asian and Middle
Eastern countries.
