Crisis and Opportunity – Sustainability in American Agriculture Ikerd Paperback

Further Details\n\nTitle: Crisis and Opportunity\nCondition: New\nSubtitle: Sustainability in American Agriculture\nAuthor: John E. Ikerd\nFormat: Paperback\nType: Paperback\nEAN: 9780803211421\nISBN: 9780803211421\nPublisher: Bison Books\nGenre: Science Nature & Math\nTopic: Technology & Engineering\nRelease Date: 01/05/2008\nDescription: With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation, American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms. Here one of the most eloquent and influential proponents of sustainable agriculture explains what this means. These engaging essays describe what sustainable agriculture is, why it began, and how it can succeed. Together they constitute a clear and compelling vision for rebalancing the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of agriculture to meet the needs of the present without compromi.