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Informationen zum Autor Jules Pretty is Director of the Centre for Environment and Society at the University of Essex and author of Agri-Culture (2002) and The Living Land (1999). Klappentext Since the 1960s! the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. This title explores the potential for the phasing-out of hazardous pesticides and the phasing-in of cost effective alternatives available on the market. Zusammenfassung Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. This title explores the potential for the phasing-out of hazardous pesticides and the phasing-in of cost effective alternatives available on the market. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pesticide Use and the Environment * The Health Impacts of Pesticides: What Do We Now Know? * Paying the Price: The Full Cost of Pesticides * Corporations and Pesticides * Overview of Agrobiologicals and Alternatives to Synthetic Pesticides * Farmer Decision-making for Ecological Pest Management * The Human and Social Dimensions of Pest Management for Agricultural Sustainability * Ecological Basis for Low-toxicity Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Rice and Vegetables * Towards Zero-pesticide Use in Tropical Agroecosystems * From Pesticides to People: Improving Ecosystem Health in the Northern Andes * Breaking the Barriers to IPM in Africa: Evidence from Benin! Ethiopia! Ghana and Senegal * Towards Safe Cocoa Pest Management in West Africa * Agroecological Approaches to Pest Management in the US * Towards Safe Pest Management in Industrialized Agricultural Systems * Policies and Trends * References * Index
