The Conversion To Sustainable Agriculture
Download The Conversion To Sustainable Agriculture full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Conversion To Sustainable Agriculture ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Stephen R. Gliessman |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2009-12-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1420003593 |
With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the pasthigher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reductioncan be counted on to come to the rescue. In fact, these solutions are now part of the problem. It i
Author | : Alexander Wezel |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2017-06-19 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 178634307X |
Good agroecological practices are indispensable for the development of sustainable agriculture. In this book, principles, diversity and applications of agroecological practices for a range of systems are presented, transforming scientific research and participatory knowledge of production into practical application. It illustrates a broad range of research and teaching being used within the farming community to demonstrate best practice and current state-of-play within the field. Agroecological methods used in crop farming, grass-based livestock farming, fish production, and other complex farming systems are discussed. Conclusions are drawn from studies to provide an outlook on future trends of agroecological practices and on policies supporting implementation.Due to emphasis on real-life application, it is relevant not only to students of the agricultural sciences and public policy, but also to researchers, stakeholders and policy makers involved in the development of sustainable agriculture.
Author | : Jules N. Pretty |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2012-06-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1136529276 |
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.
Author | : Sean Clark |
Publisher | : MDPI |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2018-07-17 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3038423041 |
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sustainable Agriculture–Beyond Organic Farming" that was published in Sustainability
Author | : Jane Potter Gates |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stephen R. Gliessman |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2014-12-09 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1498728464 |
Agroecology is a science, a productive practice, and part of a social movement that is at the forefront of transforming food systems to sustainability. Building upon the ecological foundation of the agroecosystem, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Third Edition provides the essential foundation for understanding sustainability i
Author | : Fernando Funes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
"This is a story of resistance against all odds, of Cuba's remarkable recovery from a food crisis brought on by the collapse of trade relations with the former socialist bloc and the tightening of the U.S. embargo. Unable to import either food or the farm chemicals and machines needed to grow it via conventional agriculture, Cuba turned inward toward self-reliance. Sustainable agriculture, organic farming, urban gardens, smaller farms, animal traction and biological pest control are part of the successful paradigm shift underway in the Cuban countryside. In this book Cuban authors offer details-for the first time in English-of these remarkable achievements, which may serve as guideposts toward healthier, more environmentally friendly and self-reliant farming in countries both North and South."--Publisher's description
Author | : David Chaney |
Publisher | : UCANR Publications |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1991-05-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781879906020 |
Author | : Tanya E. Cheeke |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2012-07-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1439852979 |
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can reduce soil biodiversity, alter soil community structu
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1991-02-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0309045789 |
Interest is growing in sustainable agriculture, which involves the use of productive and profitable farming practices that take advantage of natural biological processes to conserve resources, reduce inputs, protect the environment, and enhance public health. Continuing research is helping to demonstrate the ways that many factorsâ€"economics, biology, policy, and traditionâ€"interact in sustainable agriculture systems. This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on the findings of a broad range of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The areas of study, such as integrated pest management, alternative cropping and tillage systems, and comparisons with more conventional approaches, are essential to developing and adopting profitable and sustainable farming systems.