Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture, Second Edition Altieri 0813317177 9780813317175

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813317177
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780813317175
• Author: Altieri

This new edition builds on the explosion of research on sustainable agriculture since the late 1980s. By separating myth from reality, Miguel Altieri extracts the key principles of sustainable agriculture and expounds on management systems that “really work.” Providing case studies of sustainable rural development in developing countries, he goes beyond a mere description of practices to include data that reveal the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of alternative projects.Each chapter of Agroecology has been enriched and updated with the latest research results from around the world. New emphasis has been placed on such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies.

Table of contents:

Preface

The Theoretical Basis of Agricultural Ecology

The Evolution of Agroecological Thought

The Methodology and Practice of Agroecology

The Agroecosystem: Determinants, Resources, Processes, and Sustainability

The Design of Alternative Agricultural Systems and Technologies

Generating Sustainable Technologies Appropriate to Alternative Farming

Designing Sustainable Agroecosystems

Treditional Agriculture

Ecologically Based Agricultural Development Programs

Organic Farming

The Alternative Production Systems.

Polyculture Cropping Systems

Cover Cropping and Mulching

Crop Rotation and Minimum Tillage

Agroforestry Systems

Ecological Management of Insect Pests, Pathogens, and Weeds.

Integrated Pest Management

Weed Ecology and Management.

Plant Disease Ecology and Management

Pasture Management to Sustain Agriculture

Soil Quality and Management

Looking Ahead

Toward Sustainable Agriculture

About the Book and Author

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