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Shifting cultivation and population growth in Tonga

Journal of tropical geography • 31 • Published In 1970 • Pages: 57-64

By: Maude, Alaric Mervyn.

Abstract

This source provides a discussion of the relationships between agricultural systems and population density. The author utilizes data from his fieldwork in three communities on Ha'apai and Tongatapu and presents information on fallow periods, crop systems, and soil fertility. He concludes that there has been some increase in agricultural intensity as a result of increasing population density, but suggests that population density is not the only important causal variable in agricultural change.

HRAF PubDate

2006

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Polynesia

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Geographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978

Field Date

1962

Coverage Date

1960s

Coverage Place

Ha'apai and Tongatapu, Tonga

Notes

Alaric Mervyn Maude

Information on change in agriculture will be found in FUNCTIONAL AND ADAPTATIONAL INTERPRETATIONS (182)

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

sa 62000418

LCSH

Tongans