Regenerating Agriculture by Jules N Pretty

Regenerating Agriculture by Jules N Pretty

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Outlines a viable alternative to current agricultural practices which conserves resources, maintains rural employment and minimizes costs without loss of productivity. Using case studies from industrialized and developing nations, the text describes the technical and policy options available.

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Regenerating Agriculture by Jules N Pretty

For the past 50 years, the main goal of agriculture has been to increase production at any price, using high amounts of fertilizers and pesticides and intensive industrial methods. This has caused damage to the environment and widespread rural depopulation. This study shows that there is a viable alternative - a form of agriculture which conserves resources, maintains rural employment and minimizes the external costs, without loss of productivity. Using case studies from industrialized and developing countries, the author describes the new technical, institutional and policy options available.
Jules Pretty is Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development, and co-author of Unwelcome Harvest (Earthscan, 1991).
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ISBN 13 9781853831980
ISBN 10 1853831980
Title Regenerating Agriculture
Author Jules N Pretty
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1995-03-01
Number of pages 336
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