TY - BOOK ID - 13366891 TI - Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century PY - 2010 SN - 0309148960 9780309148962 9786612787317 0309148979 1282787314 0309157498 PB - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, DB - UniCat KW - Agricultural systems KW - Sustainability KW - Sustainable agriculture KW - Basic Sciences. Agriculture KW - Agricultural Systems KW - Agricultural Systems. KW - Agricultural systems -- United States. KW - Electronic books. -- local. KW - Sustainability -- United States. KW - Sustainable agriculture -- United States. KW - Agriculture KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Agriculture - General KW - Sustainability science KW - Farming systems KW - Systems, Agricultural KW - Systems, Farming KW - Human ecology KW - Social ecology KW - Agricultural geography KW - Farm management UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:13366891 AB - "In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges. Not only is the agricultural sector expected to produce adequate food, fiber, and feed, and contribute to biofuels to meet the needs of a rising global population, it is expected to do so under increasingly scarce natural resources and climate change. Growing awareness of the unintended impacts associated with some agricultural production practices has led to heightened societal expectations for improved environmental, community, labor, and animal welfare standards in agriculture. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century assesses the scientific evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different production, marketing, and policy approaches for improving and reducing the costs and unintended consequences of agricultural production. It discusses the principles underlying farming systems and practices that could improve the sustainability. It also explores how those lessons learned could be applied to agriculture in different regional and international settings, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa. By focusing on a systems approach to improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture, this book can have a profound impact on the development and implementation of sustainable farming systems. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century serves as a valuable resource for policy makers, farmers, experts in food production and agribusiness, and federal regulatory agencies."--Publisher's description. ER -