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Informationen zum Autor Saroja Raman Klappentext Agriculture is the most aggressively managed ecosystem. Agricultural Sustainability: Principles! Processes! and Prospects provides a comprehensive examination of all facets of agricultural sustainability! beginning with the history of the evolution of the concept to the present. Challenges to sustainability are clearly presented along with practical strategies to counter prospective problems. This vital resource considers options for the future! as well as reviewing past approaches for their value in today's world. The book is extensively referenced and includes figures and charts to clearly explain data. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive examination of various facets of agricultural sustainability, beginning with the history of the evolution of the concept. This book is useful for field workers in NGOs and agricultural extensions, and personnel in local, national, and international developmental organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword (M. S. Swaminathan),, Preface,, Acknowledgments,, Chapter 1. Introduction,, Agricultural Sustainability Cannot Be Compromised,, The Changing Face of Global Agriculture,, Increasing Demands and Mounting Constraints,, Holistic Approach to Sustainability,, Organization of This Book ,, PART I: PRINCIPLES AND PARADOXES OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY,, Chapter 2. Agricultural Sustainability: Principles and Paradoxes,, Sustainable Development,, Sustainable Agriculture,, Sustainable Development As a Harbinger of Sustainable Agriculture,, Elements of Sustainable Agriculture,, Hierarchy of Agricultural Systems and Trade-Offs,, Temporal Dimension of Agricultural Sustainability,, Conclusion,, Chapter 3. Contextual Nature of Agricultural Sustainability,, Diversity of Agricultural Systems,, Determinants of Agriculture,, General Profile of Current Agricultural Systems ,, Impact of Changes in the Determinants of Agriculture,, Sustainability Conundrums,, Sustainable Agriculture: An Evolving and Adaptive Process,, Contextual Trade-Offs Among Elements of Agricultural Sustainability,, Unified Principles, Different Approaches,, Conclusion,, Chapter 4. Conceptual Framework for Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems ,, General Framework for Sustainable Agriculture,, Sustainable Agricultural Production on a Small Farm,, Production Pattern Is Not Always Consistent with Opportunities,, Conclusion,, PART II: OPERATIONALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE,, Chapter 5. Resources and Their Importance for Sustainable Agriculture, ...
