Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560221704 ISBN 13: 9781560221708

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Understand sustainable development from economic, ecological, and social perspectives

As world population continues to increase, the need grows for a safe, sustainable supply of food. Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future provides the latest research results and vital information on the process of producing an enduring food supply that is healthy for consumers and does not harm the environment. Internationally respected experts provide diverse perspectives on the issues and problems in striving for a safe, continuous food supply that is stable for future generations. Researchers and practitioners will gain insight into the current and oncoming challenges in providing food for the hungry around the world.

The neglect of environmental factors would inevitably lead to the collapse of both industry and agriculture. Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future focuses on the economic, ecological, and sociological issues that intertwine with efforts for effective agricultural sustainability in the coming years. This crucial look to the future provides a clear view of what needs to be done in long-term land use to ensure sustainability of resources, economic viability, and environmental preservation. This important resource is well-referenced and has several figures, tables, and graphs to clearly illustrate ideas.

Topics in Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future include:

• sustainability of agriculture issues, such as economic returns, environmental preservation, and enhancing quality of life
  
• opportunities for alleviating poverty and stopping land degradation through agroforestry
  
• management principles to improve and restore soil
  
• whole-system modeling approach to work for sustainable agricultural systems
  
• global wheat mega-environments and sustainability
  
• enhancing the productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system
  
• overcoming the use of the outmoded plow
  
• holistic model systems to help farm families become more food secure
  
• the economic impact of bacterial wilt and drought stresses in banana production
  
• the sale of environmentally friendly products in developed countries
  
  

Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future is an essential resource for crop breeders, geneticists, agronomists and horticulturists, educators, and students and belongs in every agricultural university library.

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About the Author

Manjit S. Kang, PhD, is Professor of Quantitative Genetics in the Department of Agronomy at Louisiana State University. He earned his BSc in agriculture and animal husbandry with honors from the Punjab Agricultural University in India, an MS in biological sciences, majoring in plant genetics from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, an MA in botany from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a PhD in crop science (genetics and plant breeding) from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Dr. Kang is the editor, author, or co-author of hundreds of articles, books, and book chapters and enjoys an international reputation in genetics and plant breeding. He serves on the editorial boards of Crop Science, Agronomy Journal, and Journal of New Seeds, as well as the Haworth Food Products Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1560221704
• ISBN 13: 9781560221708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Mangit S. Kang