René Dumont

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René Dumont

Sociology

#1971

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#2206

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According to Wikipedia, René Dumont was a French engineer in agronomy, a sociologist, and an environmental politician. Biography Dumont was born in Cambrai, Nord, in the north of France. His father was a professor in agriculture and his grandfather was a farmer. He graduated from the INA P-G, as an engineer in agronomy. First sent to Vietnam at the end of his studies, he was disgusted by colonialism and returned to Paris to spend most of his career as a professor of agricultural sciences . René Dumont started his career as a promoter of the use of chemical fertilizers and mechanisation. He wrote articles in La Terre Française , favoring agricultural corporatism. However, he was one of the first to denounce damages from the Green Revolution and to fight agricultural productivism. He was an expert with the United Nations and FAO, and wrote about 30 books. He traveled widely and had a good understanding of farming issues in underdeveloped countries.

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Hyden, G. 1980. Beyond Ujamaa in Tanzania: Underdevelopment and an Uncaptured Peasantry, London: Heinemann (2010) (5)
1. As part of its semi-annual progress report, St. Mary's will develop and report quantitative measures specific to improving outcomes in its ED as recommended by the Maine Quality Forum; (2007) (0)

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