Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education in the Field
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education in the Field

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0309045789

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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.

Agroecology
Agroecology

Author: Stephen R. Gliessman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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Interdisciplinary and integrative research in its formative stage that will provide the scientific basis for establishing long-term stability and sustainability of both the natural resource base upon which agriculture depends and the cultural systems in which they interact. The purpose of this volume is to develop a research approach as well as to give examples of this research.

Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Author: Edwards

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 715

ISBN-13: 100012357X

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A 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.

The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept For Sustainable Agriculture
The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept For Sustainable Agriculture

Author: K.P. Prabhakaran Nair

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2016-04-28

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9352067614

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The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept, a revolutionary soil testing procedure developed and tested for over more than three decades in European, African and Asian soils, looks at soil testing to devise appropriate and accurate fertilizer recommendations for many field crops, such as, summer rye, wheat, and maize among cereals, red gram among pulses, white clover among fodder crops, and black pepper and cardamom among perennial crops, with a totally new perspective as compared to routine and “text book” methods of soil testing. The center piece of the concept is the accurate quantification of a soil nutrient’s “buffer power,” which is then integrated into routine soil test data to devise appropriate and accurate fertilizer recommendations.

Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Policy
Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Policy

Author: Richard Olson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-02

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1351437801

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Find an interdiscliplinary view of sustainable agriculture that emphasizes the potential contributions of ecology to agricultural sustainability in this groundbreaking book. Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Policy explores how ecological knowledge, applied as part of a multidisciplinary effort, can be used to design a sustainable and environmentally sound agriculture. A more ecologically based agriculture can increase production efficiency and decrease environmental impacts, but hard choices regarding population control, energy conservation, and land use must still be made. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that the results are beneficial to all components, for example, an ecologically based management scheme which bankrupts the farmer is not considered a viable option for sustainable agriculture. These thought-provoking chapters are an excellent introduction to the contributions of ecological principles to an environmentally sound sustainable agriculture. This multidisciplinary examination provides readers interested in agriculture with a valuable introduction to related work in other fields including ecology and economics. Agronomists, ecologists, educators, and policymakers will find essential information on diverse topics including: the definition and measurement of ecological sustainability in agriculture landscape ecology and the design of sustainable agricultural landscapes soil ecology as a foundation for sustainable agriculture Federal agricultural policies as incentives or deterrent to sustainable agriculture applying farming systems research and extension to sustainable agriculture population growth and other threats to sustainable agriculture environmental policies and their effects on sustainable agriculture the role of precollege education in developing sustainable agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics
Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1993-02-01

Total Pages: 721

ISBN-13: 0309047498

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Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and biological resource losses and help the economic status of tropical countries through promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. The book includes: A practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting food production and enhancing local economies while protecting the natural resource base. Recommendations for developing technologies needed for sustainable agriculture. A strategy for changing policies that discourage conserving and managing natural resources and biodiversity. Detailed reports on agriculture and deforestation in seven tropical countries.