Sustainable Agricultural SystemsA unique look at how the adoption of sustainable farming methods is being pursued throughout the world. This comprehensive book provides clear insight into research and education needs and the many points of view that come to bear on the issue of sustainability. Essential for agricultural leaders in research, education, conservation, policy making, and anyone else interested in creating an economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture worldwide. |
Contents
Making Agriculture a Sustainable Industry | 20 |
International Goals and the Role of the International | 33 |
Sustainable Agriculture in the United States | 50 |
Benbrook | 68 |
An Opportunity for Leadership | 77 |
Components of Sustainable | 87 |
Crop Rotations in Sustainable Agricultural Systems | 107 |
Ecological and Agronomic Characteristics | 123 |
Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the Humid | 391 |
The Indian Scene | 438 |
Policy Development for the Lowinput | 451 |
The Role of Economics in Achieving Lowinput Far | 459 |
The Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Systems | 478 |
The Economic Impact of Sustainable Agriculture | 495 |
A Sustainable | 504 |
Sociological Aspects of Agricultural Sustainability | 515 |
Biotechnology and Crop Breeding for Sustainable | 141 |
Pest Management in Sustainable Agricultural Systems | 157 |
Evolving Strategies for Managing Weeds | 174 |
Conservation Tillage in Sustainable Agriculture | 203 |
Pasture Management | 226 |
Role of Animals in Sustainable Agriculture | 238 |
The Importance of Integration in Sustainable | 249 |
Research on Integrated Arable Farming and Organic | 287 |
Systems in the Tropics | 297 |
Sustainable Agricultural Systems in Tropical Africa | 325 |
21 | 353 |
Understanding the Basis of Sustainability | 378 |
Socioeconomic Aspects of Machinery Requirements | 533 |
Lower Input Effects on Soil Productivity | 549 |
Soil Erosion and a Sustainable Agriculture | 569 |
Sustainable Agriculture and Water Quality | 582 |
Soil Microbiological Inputs for Sustainable | 614 |
Role of Sustainable Agriculture in Rural Landscapes | 624 |
Soil Biota as Components of Sustainable | 637 |
Agriculture and Human Health | 655 |
A Matter of Commitment | 666 |
A Concluding View | 674 |
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