Regenerating Agriculture: Policies and Practice for Sustainability and Self-Reliance
Jules N. Pretty
For the past 50 years, the main goal of agriculture has been to increase production at any price, using high amounts of fertilizers and pesticides and intensive industrial methods. This has caused damage to the environment and widespread rural depopulation. This study shows that there is a viable alternative - a form of agriculture which conserves resources, maintains rural employment and minimizes the external costs, without loss of productivity. Using case studies from industrialized and developing countries, the author describes the new technical, institutional and policy options available.
Detalles de publicación
- Publicado: 1995
- Editor: Earthscan Publications
- ISBN-10: 1853831980
- ISBN-13: 978-1853831980
- Dewey Decimal: 631.584
- Librería ECHO: 631.584 PRE