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Informationen zum Autor John E. Ikerd is professor emeritus of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri. He is the author of Sustainable Capitalism, A Return to Common Sense, and Small Farms are Real Farms. Klappentext With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation, American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms. Here one of the most eloquent and influential proponents of sustainable agriculture explains what this means. These engaging essays describe what sustainable agriculture is, why it began, and how it can succeed. Together they constitute a clear and compelling vision for rebalancing the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of agriculture to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future. In Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore economic viability, ecological soundness, and social responsibility to our agricultural system and thus ensure sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a sustainable food system and a sustainable society. Zusammenfassung With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation! American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms. This collection describes what sustainable agriculture is! why it began! and how it can succeed. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Crisis and Opportunity in American Agriculture Section I - The Industrialization of American AgricultureChapter 2. The Industrialization of Agriculture: Why We Should Stop Promoting ItChapter 3. Corporate Agriculture and Family FarmsChapter 4. The Corporatization of America Section II - New Hope for the Future of FarmingChapter 5. New Hope for the Future of Farming: Rediscovering AgricultureChapter 6. Farming in Harmony with Nature and SocietyChapter 7. Reclaiming the Sacred in Food and Farming Section III - Principles of Sustainable AgricultureChapter 8. Sustainable Agriculture: Do We Really Need to Define It?Chapter 9. Foundational Principles: Soils, Stewardship, and SustainabilityChapter 10. Economics of Sustainable FarmingChapter 11. The Renaissance of Rural America Section IV - The New American FarmerChapter 12. Walking the Talk of Sustainable AgricultureChapter 13. Survival Strategies for Small FarmsChapter 14. Marketing in the Niches: The Key to Sustainable FarmingChapter 15. Local Organics Saves Farmland and CommunitiesChapter 16. Farming in the Future: The Triple Bottom Line Section V - Creating Sustainable Food and Farming SystemsChapter 17. The Real Costs of GlobalizationChapter 18. Redirecting Government Policies for Agricultural SustainabilityChapter 19. The New American Food SystemChapter 20. American Agriculture, after Fossil Energy ...
