A trilogy of books has been designed as a sequel to the highly-acclaimed publication "Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming" (RFF Press, 2007) that brought scientific attention to indigenous innovations in improved fallow management.

A third and final volume, edited by Malcolm F. Cairns and with the continued assistance of Bob Hill and Tossaporn Kurupunya, will explore the ways in which today’s shifting cultivators are innovating and adjusting their traditional “hitching a ride with nature” to cope with the modern challenges of population growth, climate change, market economies, shortages of land and the threat of plantation monocropping. 

If you research or work in areas within the Asia Pacific region where shifting cultivation persists, and your research involves innovation and best practices, the Editor warmly invites you to contribute a paper to the final volume of the trilogy, titled “Farmer Innovations and Best Practices by Shifting Cultivators in Asia-Pacific”.