Author : Stephen R. Gliessman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : 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
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Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 26,67 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Sustainable agriculture
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Author : Todd LeVasseur
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 081316799X
Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions -- from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety. In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyze a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Throughout, the contributors address current critical issues, including global trade agreements, indigenous rights to land and seed, and the effects of postcolonialism on farming and industry. Covering indigenous, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives, this groundbreaking volume makes a significant contribution to the study of ethics and agriculture.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : 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.
Author : M. Sundaramari
Publisher :
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Agriculture planning
ISBN : 9788177541762
1. Introduction, 2. Concept and Characteristics of Indigenous Agricultural Practices, 3. An Overview of Studies on Indigenosu Knowledge / Practices, 4. Collection and Analysis of Indigenous Agricultural Practices Methods of Study, 5. Categorization of Indigenous Agricultural Practices, 6. Rationality of Overall Adoption IAPs, 7. Adoption of IAPs on the Cultivation of Food Crops, 8. Adoption of IAPs on the Cultivation of Commercial Crops, 9. Adoption of IAPs on the Cultivation of Fruit Crops, 10. Adoption of IAPs on the Cultivation of Vegetable Crops, 11. Adoption of IAPs on the Cultivation of Beverage Crop and on General Agriculture, 12. Perceived Effectiveness of IAPs, 13. Characteristics of Farmers and their Association with Adoption and Effectiveness of IAPs, 14. Summary and Conclusion, 15. Bibliography, 16. Appendix, 17. List of Symbols and Abbreviations.
Author : Gabriel Alonso de Herrera
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781423601203
The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods (involving acequias, sangras, and arroyos) to transform barren high-desert landscapes into fields supporting crop growth. This book speaks to today's farmers, no matter their size or output, in drought-ridden areas with land patterns characterized by natural ditches (acequias) and community water distribution systems (suertes). This type of agriculture exists not only in the American Southwest but from the Philippines to India to the Middle East. With global warming, water usage, and increased populations today, this book is more pertinent now than ever. Practical as well as philosophical, The Art of Agriculture will fascinate anyone interested in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture worldwide.
Author : Alexander Wezel
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : 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.
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Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 34,92 MB
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783038423300
Frontiers in Sustainability (FinS) is an edited book series by MDPI. It serves as a transdisciplinary and multistakeholder platform for regional and global sustainability issues. Here, we understand transdisciplinarity as a collaboration between researchers from different disciplines to conceptualize, study, and derive solutions to sustainability-relevant problems that may be relevant to stakeholder practices and outcomes beyond academia. FinS promotes debates within and between academic disciplines, especially the natural sciences, engineering and technology, and the social sciences, and it seeks to publish academically relevant exchanges between academia, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, politics, and business.
Author : Leah Penniman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 21,51 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1603587616
Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.--AMAZON.
Author : Cyril G. Hopkins
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Farm That Won't Wear Out" by Cyril G. Hopkins. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
