000			03937cam a2200433 a 4500
001			0000032857
005			20230921135351.0
008			100628t20102010dcum a000 0 eng
010			_a2010927714
019			_a650119285
020			_a0309148960
020			_a9780309148962
035			_a(OCoLC)644689159
049			_aOSUU
050		4	_aS441 _b.T68 2010
082	0	4	_a630.973 _222
245	0	0	_aToward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _c[2010]
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _c[2010]
300			_axxviii, 570 pages : _billustrations (some color), maps.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aUnderstanding agricultural sustainability -- A pivotal time in agriculture -- Improving productivity and environmental sustainability in U.S. farming systems -- Economic and social dimensions of the sustainability of farming practices and approaches -- Examples of farming system types for improving sustainability -- Drivers and constraints affecting the transition to sustainable farming practices -- Illustrative case studies -- Sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: "lessons learned" from the United States -- Conclusions and recommendations.
520			_a"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.
530			_aAlso available on the Internet.
650		0	_aSustainable agriculture _zUnited States. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010115161.
650		0	_aAgricultural systems _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSustainability _zUnited States.
700	1		_aWhitacre Paula Tarnapol, _ceditor.
710	2		_aNational Research Council (U.S.). _bCommittee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010118209.
856	4	1	_3Access page _uhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12832
856	4	1	_zView e-book freely online _uhttp://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12832&page=1
908			_a230404
913			_aN
989		7	_a20230822095114.0
999			_c8401 _d8401