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Author : Paul Starkey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Agricultural information networks
ISBN : OCLC:34884190
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Sustainable agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D01912744S
Author : John Nelson,John Farrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Agricultural information networks
ISBN : WISC:89057513533
Author : Laura Lengnick
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781550925784
Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the productivity and profitability of agriculture in North America. More variable weather, drought, and flooding create the most obvious damage, but hot summer nights, warmer winters, longer growing seasons, and other environmental changes have more subtle but far-reaching effects on plant and livestock growth and development. Resilient Agriculture recognizes the critical role that sustainable agriculture will play in the coming decades and beyond. The latest science on climate risk, resilience, and climate change adaptation is blended with the personal experience of farmers and ranchers to explore: The "strange changes" in weather recorded over the last decade The associated shifts in crop and livestock behavior The actions producers have taken to maintain productivity in a changing climate The climate change challenge is real and it is here now. To enjoy the sustained production of food, fiber, and fuel well into the twenty-first century, we must begin now to make changes that will enhance the adaptive capacity and resilience of North American agriculture. The rich knowledge base presented in Resilient Agriculture is poised to serve as the cornerstone of an evolving, climate-ready food system. Laura Lengnick is a researcher, policymaker, activist, educator, and farmer whose work explores the community-enhancing potential of agriculture and food systems. She directs the academic program in sustainable agriculture at Warren Wilson College and was a lead author of the report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation.
Author : Cynthia Arnold,Betty Blomberg,Ellen Clough,Jim Lukens
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788138300
Profiles of 723 organizations that can help farmers meet their farming stewardship and profitability goals. Includes 1,000 individuals and more than 200 organizations in all 50 states. Covers 169 farmers and ranchers, 247 ag. researchers, 161 Coop. Extension Service personnel, 72 agribus. people, and 63 farm consultants. Lists their special skills and knowledge in crop, forage and livestock production, soil and water mgmt., marketing, organics, pest control, cropping systems, erosion control, irrigation methods, and livestock feed and health mgmt. systems.
Author : Sustainable Agriculture Network
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Sustainable agriculture
ISBN : WISC:89066578451
A guide to books, newsletters, conference proceedings, bulletins, videos and more.
Author : Guy Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317047681
In a neo-liberal era where society in the Developed World is reliant on mass-produced cheap foods, and living standards are based on high consumption of non-renewable energy and materials, this book investigates the growing significance of sustainable systems in rural areas. Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies, primarily in the UK, it provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made towards sustainability within rural systems, focusing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. The authors provide an overview of the various systems of sustainability currently being applied in the Developed World. They highlight key environmental, economic and social issues, including post-productivism, 'alternative' food networks, organic farming, GM foods, conservation, rural development programmes, sustainable tourism, local training schemes and community participation. The various studies provide important lessons in the ongoing search for greater sustainability and suggest positive directions for future policy practice.
Author : Julian F. Gonsalves
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781552501818
Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.
Author : Simone Pascuzzi,Francesco Santoro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031130908
This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of sustainable and smart agriculture, as presented by leading researchers at the XI Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture (FMPMSA), held in Bari, Italy on June 13-15, 2022. The volume covers highly diverse topics, including: management of field and livestock production machinery; management of biomass and agroenergy production; plant protection, soil management and agrochemicals application; smart farming and sustainability; ergonomic, labour organization, pandemic impact; sustainable agriculture in the European Union and other countries. The papers, which are published after a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.
Author : Sietze Vellema
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789086867172
Public pressure and societal changes induce interventions and policies, which aim to transform agriculture and food provision. This book shows that for upscaling novel practices and organizational models it is important to include meso-level regime aspects in analysis and practice. The argument presented is that our understanding of the human and social dimensions of transformation processes can be enriched by anchoring practice and policy in social theory. A focus on transitions offers a clear view on the direction and velocity of change. This publication aims to complement this by highlighting theoretical insights in the social or institutional mechanisms enabling or hindering change. Essays on a selection of theorists, varying from idealist or materialist accounts, to actor or system approaches, examine what the presented explanatory framework on social change offers in terms of guidance for intervention and action. The value of these theoretical insights is further explored in a selection of case studies in agriculture and food: rural reconstruction in horticulture and livestock, seed supply systems, and pest control. Each case study systematically applies six theoretical frameworks with the purpose of investigating what novel insights arise from looking at the change process from a particular perspective. Through this exercise the often implicit assumptions of hands-on change processes surface. This book is of interest to practitioners engaged in changing current practices in agriculture and food provision, policy makers interested in grasping why transitions are challenging, applied researchers who like to move beyond individual case studies and social and natural scientists involved in integrative studies of complex change processes.
Author : Paul Starkey
Publisher : Intermediate Technology Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067938575
This concise practical manual is in two parts. The first part discusses the benefits and problems of networks in general and the second gives a more detailed case study of animal traction networks in Africa.
Author : Neva Hassanein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Agricultural information networks
ISBN : WISC:89061010906
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Alternative agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D01129840B
Author : Kimberly Etingoff
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781771883856
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. As we realize the ways in which our food systems contribute and respond to climate change, sustainable agriculture becomes increasingly crucial. It is a complicated, multi-dimensional issue, which should be considered from a variety of angles. This compendium includes the perspectives of science, economics, sociology, and policy. The editor and contributors present an international and comprehensive perspective that examines the concept of sustainability as it applies to the food supply chain from farm to fork.
Author : Lionel J. "Bo" Beaulieu,Jeffrey L. Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317850601
This book illustrates the ways in which communities can strengthen the links and set the stage for long-term partnerships between sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural community development initiatives. It provides lessons learned, first, from the community development literature that can help shape sustainable agriculture strategies, and second, from the sustainable agriculture literature that can prove useful in moulding sound and effective community development strategies. The threads that weave the chapters together is the commitment to a building and expanding the community capital resources that have important bearing on the sustainability of agriculture and the broader community of which it is a part. Certainly, the success of the agriculture/community partnerships is rooted in one critical ingredient – "social capital." To be effective over the long-term, sustainable development depends on a network of people, drawn from a wide array of interests, who have a strong trusting relationship with one another, and who are willing to work together in responding to the economic, environmental, and social challenges facing agriculture and community alike. At the same time, strategies that work to strengthen the stock of all seven types of community capitals are important to pursue. It is balanced investments in all seven types of community capitals that will contribute to the emergence of "community agency" -- the ability of local people to act in a proactive manner in managing, utilizing, and enhancing local resources. With the emergence of "community agency," an important step in the pursuit of a sustainable future for both agriculture and community is possible. This book was published as a special issue of Community Development.