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This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of
Spanish agriculture from 1900 to the present, offering a more
diverse picture to the complex and multidimensional reality of
agrarian production. With a clear transdisciplinary ambition, the
book applies an original and innovative theoretical and
methodological tool, termed Agrarian Social Metabolism, combining
Social Metabolism with an agroecological perspective. This
integrative analysis is especially interesting for environmental
scientists and policy makers being the best way to design
sustainable agroecosystems and public policies capable of moving us
towards a more sustainable food system. Spanish agricultural
production has experienced impressive growth during the 20th
century which has allowed it to ensure the supply of food to the
population and even to transform some crops into important chapters
in foreign trade. However, this growth has had its negative side
since it was based on the injection of large amounts of external
energy, on the destruction of employment and the loss of
profitability of agricultural activity. But perhaps the most
serious part is the strong impact of the current industrialised
agriculture model on Spanish agroecosystems, exposed to the
overexploitation of hydric resources, pollution of the water by
nitrates and pesticides, high erosion rates and an alarming loss of
biodiversity; damage which in the immediate future will end up
reducing production capacity.
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