Crisis & opportunity sustainability in American agriculture / John E. Ikerd.

Author/creator Ikerd, John E.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press,
Descriptionxi, 325 p. ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
Sustainable agriculture--United States.
Alternative agriculture--Economic aspects. --United States.
Farms, Small--United States.
Agriculture--United States. --Forecasting.

Variant title Crisis and opportunity
SeriesOur sustainable future
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-325).
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007036542
ISBN9780803211421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0803211422 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other class# U5001 T312 .0020 -2008

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