The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture

Principles, Processes, and Practices

• Author(s): Stephen R. Gliessman, Martha Rosemeyer,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 380
• ISBN_10: 1420003593
  ISBN_13: 9781420003598
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Ecology , Science / Life Sciences / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Forestry , Business & Economics / Industries / Agribusiness , Science / Life Sciences / Botany , Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity ,

Description:... 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