Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Editors: Clive A. Edwards, Rattan Lal, Patrick Madden, Robert H. Miller, and Gar House
696 pages, hardbound
1990

Currently, agriculture tends to depend on the use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides for crop production. This book addresses the need for research and education on farming systems that can increase productivity and profits without having adverse impacts on the environment.

This book includes the following:

• An overview of sustainable agriculture
• Components of sustainable agriculture systems
• The importance of integration in sustainable farming systems
• Sustainable agricultural systems in the tropics
• Policy development for the low-input sustainable agriculture program
• Improved ecological impacts of sustainable agriculture