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Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture - Historical Perspectives (Paperback)
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Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture - Historical Perspectives (Paperback)
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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This
important compilation presents an in-depth view spanning past
values and practices, present understandings, and potential
futures, and covering a range of concrete case studies on
sustainable development of organic agriculture. The book explores
the very different facets of organic and sustainable agriculture.
Part I of this book delves into the ways that people have
approached organic agriculture in sociological, scientific, and
economic terms. Part II looks ahead to the future of organic
agriculture, presenting opportunities for further progress. Part
III consists of an extensive bibliography chronologically
developing the progress of organic and sustainable agriculture over
two thousand years. The book Studies the cultural dimension of
organic consumption Presents how sustainable agriculture can reduce
and mitigate the impact of climate change on crop production Looks
at the impact of agriculture on both famine and rural poverty in an
ecofriendly and socially inclusive manner Examines six of the
oldest grain-crop-based organic comparison experiments in the US,
looking at the environmental and economic outcomes from organic
agroecosystems, to both producers and policymakers Reviews the role
of experimentation and innovation in developing sustainable organic
agriculture Looks at the challenges of organic farmers Discusses
ways to ensure sustainability and resilience of farming Looks at
ways to change the mindset of farmers especially in traditional
farming communities Explores the development of organic and
sustainable agriculture through more than 500 years, ending with
the early twenty-first century. Altogether, the chapters provide a
nuanced look at the development of organic and sustainable
agriculture, with the conclusion that organic is not enough to be
sustainable.
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