Seeds for the future: sustainable agriculture and natural resources in the Americas

Boron, L. and Toledo, V.M. (1996) Seeds for the future: sustainable agriculture and natural resources in the Americas. Documentation. Interamerican Council for Sustainable Agriculture, Mexico.

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Abstract

This document is an initial attempt to outline what could be a vision of sustainable development for agriculture and natural resources in the Americas. The first chapter gives a brief introduction. The second outlines the views of the ICSA on the meaning of sustainable development in agriculture and natural resources. The third chapter takes a look at today's agricultural sector in the region, and chapter four examines the political, institutional, and technological causes of non-sustainability in modern dayagriculture. Finally, chapter five proposes a number of strategies and alternatives designed to sow the seeds for the sustainable future of agriculture in the region

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Natural resources; sustainability; North America; South America; ecosystems, RP9685
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2014 10:24
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2014 10:24
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12986

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