Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century /

In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Sustainable agriculture > United States.
Agricultural systems > United States.
Sustainability > United States.
Agriculture durable > États-Unis.
Systèmes agricoles > États-Unis.
Durabilité de l'environnement > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural systems
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
United States
Electronic book.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding agricultural sustainability
  • A pivotal time in agriculture
  • Improving productivity and environmental sustainability in U.S. farming systems
  • Economic and social dimensions of the sustainability of farming practices and approaches
  • Examples of farming system types for improving sustainability
  • Drivers and constraints affecting the transition to sustainable farming practices
  • Illustrative case studies
  • Sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa : "lessons learned" from the United States
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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