Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789400701854)

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues, and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

Author: Eric Lichtfouse
ISBN-10: 9400701853
ISBN-13: 9789400701854
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2010
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d