The pesticide detox towards a more sustainable agriculture

• Other Authors: Pretty, Jules N.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005.
• Subjects: Agricultural pests > Biological control.; Pesticides > Environmental aspects.; Organic farming.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849773188; 9781601197054; 9781844071425; 9781844071418; 9781417583225; 9781280475115
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty univerzity

Since the 1960s the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects. Whereas once the risks involved with pesticide use were judged to be outweighed by the potential benefits increasingly the external costs of pesticides to environments and human health are being seen as unacceptable. In response to this trend recent years have seen millions of.