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planningand hinrre land rodrsenhulron Than- are slvw
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m in preaenr gayernnrenr enrles Io rnrnlure some
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sanily inns lite and landseape. as llrlre agrlmlluxr)
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governmenl musr (hange inwards an environmenrauy
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imnld polrry.
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ELEMENTS OF A VILLAGE COMPLEX
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IN THE HUMID TROPICS
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bared on rraduianal and mude villages, a eomplei
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ran bebuill lrorn rhe lollowing eherlrlrsl
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- A wellrarnnged array or housing, alren grouped
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around a eompound
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- The eurnponnd has praressmg and siorage areas,
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rhreshrng lloors, danemg areas. meenng house,
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moperarive or rerarl slore, bulk luel depors, hewood
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and mulch depoe.
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- A well, piped waler. ranks, a! darn muss be SIM
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and rnregrared for elnn warer ldepends an loral slrills,
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raaourees, warer available, and she shamrorislirsi.
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- A plan nursery m sene gardens and (arosr.
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- M earn house, 025m ha nl home garden and
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orehard, based on sell_.elianre
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- A| borders ul gardens, ranges lor dameslre species.
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e.g. rhirlrens, guinea pigs. duels, rabblls. small pigs.
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pigeons, lhese are a manure resourre lnr rhe home
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garden
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- in areas ol plenmul malcr, lrsh ponds over whrelr
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some animals are housed
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. Senor or zone ol luelwood planlauon, polenlrally
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inregraled with wmdbrealr
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- A strong yard and sheds (or ram. and pigs al a
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mmrnenial Iml.
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- A earehrl znmnun ol neepolyrulrureas per name
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in :9,
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- Speeral larrlihes sum as a lagsrnrnming or beak
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building area, llsh Ml drying racks, canoe ar small boar
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landing whanl, neem, solar pond insrallalron, powcr
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house, large eommumry drying shed, rrah work areas,
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and yehrele or dranghr-anrmal park area,
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10.9
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EVOLVING A POLYCULTURE
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ll, as rs ollcn lhe case. we srarr lo r-vnlyr a permae
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enlnrre on grasslands or eornpaered soils, rhen lhe very
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hm slep is in rhorouphly plan lhe sire. and rip, awale,
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pil, or dam every area ro be planred, rhus ensuring
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maximum wed—season soil wikv slorage ro earry (we!
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ro dry perrodr,1'hrs process should rommenee ar rhe
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highesl poim at "up properry, and alumni lhe house or
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village sr e.
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an lheselmned soils and m mulehed swales, a flux
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oi rree legumes, l . bananas, papayar. arrowroor
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(Carma), easaava. sweer poralo, and eomrrey an be to»
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planted There shmlld be one sueh plane every l4 5 rn,
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wrrh Amie II a x 3 rn spaalng. banana ar 2 x 2 m, lnnls
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5 x i m, palms lo x lo rn,nnd rhesrnallerspeeres asgap
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lrllers
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As well, all larger plannng holes should be seeded
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wnh nasrnmurn, nalrrlras, llarla elover, broad bean
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(lava), buelrwhear, Umbrlli/rmz (dlll. lennel), lupin,
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vereh (hairy m woolly), dun peas, ehrhes, pigeon pea.
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or any useful mamas mix .wmlabk and snnable bu
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elimaie and landscape The and aim is so eomplerely
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earper and oyershads lire ground rn lhe lirsr lino
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mnnrhs ol growrh.
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ideally, dense planrings or rhis iype should be grass
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or hay mulehed, usrng monsoon grasses swamp
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grasses, and laier rhe rops ol arrowroor, comirey,
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banana, Arms, and green snip larar roll, shade—loving
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speoes sueh as rule. and dry raro can he plaeed rn any
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open spars
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Parhs los am, openings tor annual erop, bee planis
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on ihe edges, llawers, and flm—lrslslam -wei- ground
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{oven sueh as eomlrey, Tradasrrmm, lrnmlrrrri. and
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sumileurs ran beplaeed as rirne goes on, whll: are lruii
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rrees are bepr nee of pass and rnulehed by euinng our
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enywded Aeneia and banana as mulrh
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lr ls larbener tv mpy a quaner hmare ihnrnughly
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man In seaner nees awr 1 ha as produeuun 's higher
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and mxmm less, moishue is conserved, and lrusr
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eaeluded.
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As lar spades richness, or speqes per hreiare, ihis
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an be vny (omplex and dense near the village or
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home, and simplify ro wtlHeslnd spears nl high yields
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as drsranae horn rhe home increases. Any lrellrs crop
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should be hrsl plaeed |u shade ihe home, Iivrsmck, or
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lo nuke lenees and only laler plaeed ml Arum mother
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legumes as they age
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The number of produenve, managed and
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etleduvelyrharvested speeies m a polyeullure is
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deeided bya mmplex plurase raenns;
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I. 11!: number ol people responsrble lor nranagrng
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one or rwn omen mp: or animal sperms llabourl.
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2. The pmximlly oi ihe eomplex |u vrllage or
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serrlemenr (arming)
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a The ninth: cushhenem balanee on rnrreasrng
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rnpurs in ophmunl levels tfiml «ononrresl
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l. we need lor elleedve plani guilds lnannonrous
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aeologial assemblies)
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5. The melhod ol nurkulng and proerssing lwheiher
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lhese ran rope wnh enmplex pmdum.
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s The roral area whreh rs eonrrolled larger areas
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dernand muzzsmg simplieuy. ar a rosl m laclor A
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abuve
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7 The rnalnnry or siage ol evoluunn 0| rhe piani
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sysrem, older sysrems provide more nrelres, younger
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syslmu more regular proouei
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ln praenee, lhe gardens, walls, mo! areas, lrellis
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svsleins, and eornpoonds or villages are ihe mosr eom-
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plex and rleh areas ol eulrrvaied sperles We ean
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rnanage, and (and uses iorsame zmspeeies in sneh
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silurlions, ol whieh lhe [allowing usage elaases are
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donunanl borne very uselul speeies lail inlo a or more
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