The conversion to sustainable agriculture principles, processes, and practices

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Gliessman, Stephen R., Rosemeyer, Martha
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2010.
SeriesAdvances in agroecology ; 15.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420003598
Physical Descriptionx, 370 p. : ill., maps.

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Table of Contents:
  • The framework for conversion / Stephen R. Gliessman
  • What do we know about the conversion process? Yields, economics, ecological processes, and social issues / Martha E. Rosemeyer
  • The history of organic agriculture / Rachael J. Jamison and John H. Perkins
  • Northern Midwest (U.S.) : farmers' views of the conversion process / Paul Porter, Lori Scott, and Steve Simmons
  • Pacific Northwest (U.S.) : diverse movements toward sustainability amid a variety of challenges / Carol Miles ... [et al.]
  • California (U.S.) : the conversion of strawberry production / Stephen R. Gliessman and Joji Muramoto
  • Ontario, Canada : lessons in sustainability from organic farmers / E. Ann Clark and Jennifer Sumner
  • Mexico : perspectives on organic production / María del Rocío Romero Lima
  • Mexico : traditional agriculture as a foundation for sustainability / Alba González Jácome
  • Cuba : a national-level experiment in conversion / Fernando Funes-Monzote
  • The European Union: key roles for institutional support and economic factors / Gloria I. Guzmán and Antonio M. Alonso
  • Japan : finding opportunities in the current crisis / Joji Muramoto, Kazumasa Hidaka, and Takuya Mineta
  • The Middle East : adapting food production to local biophysical realities / Avaz Koocheki
  • Australia: farmers responding to the need for conversion / David Dumaresq and Saan Ecker
  • Transforming the global food system / Stephen R. Gliessman.