Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century [electronic resource] / Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture.
2010
S441 .T68 2010eb
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Title Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century [electronic resource] / Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.
ISBN 9780309148979 (electronic book)
0309148960
9780309148962
Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 570 p.) : ill., maps.
Call Number S441 .T68 2010eb
Summary "In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges. Not only is the agricultural sector expected to produce adequate food, fiber, and feed, and contribute to biofuels to meet the needs of a rising global population, it is expected to do so under increasingly scarce natural resources and climate change. Growing awareness of the unintended impacts associated with some agricultural production practices has led to heightened societal expectations for improved environmental, community, labor, and animal welfare standards in agriculture. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century assesses the scientific evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different production, marketing, and policy approaches for improving and reducing the costs and unintended consequences of agricultural production. It discusses the principles underlying farming systems and practices that could improve the sustainability. It also explores how those lessons learned could be applied to agriculture in different regional and international settings, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa. By focusing on a systems approach to improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture, this book can have a profound impact on the development and implementation of sustainable farming systems. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century serves as a valuable resource for policy makers, farmers, experts in food production and agribusiness, and federal regulatory agencies."--Publisher's description.
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Understanding agricultural sustainability
A pivotal time in agriculture
Improving productivity and environmental sustainability in U.S. farming systems
Economic and social dimensions of the sustainability of farming practices and approaches
Examples of farming system types for improving sustainability
Drivers and constraints affecting the transition to sustainable farming practices
Illustrative case studies
Sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: "lessons learned" from the United States
Conclusions and recommendations.

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