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Autore |
Ikerd John E |
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Titolo |
Crisis and opportunity : sustainability in American agriculture / / John E. Ikerd |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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9786611241346 |
9781281241344 |
1281241342 |
9780803217447 |
0803217447 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable agriculture - United States |
Alternative agriculture - Economic aspects - United States |
Farms, Small - United States |
Agriculture - United States - Forecasting |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Crisis and opportunity in American agriculture -- Why we should stop promoting industrial agriculture -- Corporate agriculture and family farms -- The corporatization of America -- Rediscovering agriculture and new hope for farming -- Farming in harmony with nature and society -- Reclaiming the sacred in food and farming -- Do we really need to define sustainable agriculture? -- Foundational principles of soils, stewardship, and sustainability -- Economics of sustainable farming -- The renaissance of rural America -- Walking the talk of sustainable agriculture -- Survival strategies for small farms -- Marketing in the niches for sustainability -- Local organic farms save farmland and communities -- The triple bottom line of farming in the future -- The real costs of globalization -- Redirecting government policies for agricultural sustainability -- The new American food system -- American agriculture after fossil energy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore |
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