Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century
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National Academies Press,
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Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxviii, 570 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. |
ISBN: |
0309148960 9780309148962 (pbk.) 9780309148979 (PDF) 0309148979 (PDF) |
Index Number: | S |
CLC: | S-171.2 |
Call Number: | S-171.2/T737 |
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Includes bibliographical references. "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. |