Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lichtfouse, Eric (Editor), Hamelin, Marjolaine (Editor), Navarrete, Mireille (Editor), Debaeke, Philippe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Sustainable development.; Agricultural economics.; Sociology.; Life Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Sustainable Development.; Agricultural Economics.; Sociology, general.

Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Starving people in poor nations, obesity in rich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climate changes, increasing fuel and transportat...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1 - Novel Concepts
• Section 2 - Food Security
• Section 3 - Sociology and Economics
• Section 4 - Climate Change
• Section 5 - Alternative Pest Control
• Section 6 - Soil Health
• Section 7 - Alternative Fertilisation.