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An analysis of some paradoxes in alternative agriculture and a vision of sustainability for future food systems
Onwueme, Inno; Borsari, Bruno; Filho, Walter Leal - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 3, pp. 199-210
public. Education and research in sustainable agriculture are suggested as possible tools via which solutions to the …The paper offers an analysis of some of the prevailing practices in sustainable agriculture and points out some of the … paradoxes that need to be addressed and resolved in order to enhance acceptability of sustainable agriculture by the general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564229
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An analysis of some paradoxes in alternative agriculture and a vision of sustainability for future food systems
Onwueme, Inno; Borsari, Bruno; Filho, Walter Leal - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 3, pp. 199-210
public. Education and research in sustainable agriculture are suggested as possible tools via which solutions to the …The paper offers an analysis of some of the prevailing practices in sustainable agriculture and points out some of the … paradoxes that need to be addressed and resolved in order to enhance acceptability of sustainable agriculture by the general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005543757
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In-situ soil moisture conservation: utilisation and management of rainwater for crop production
Kathuli, Peter; Itabari, J.K. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 10 (2014) 3, pp. 295-310
The salient results of in-situ soil water conservation technologies that have been found suitable for increasing soil moisture in the arid and semi-arid lands of eastern Kenya are reviewed. The results showed that Zai pits, tumbukiza and deep tillage when used together with soil fertility...
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Bottling water, greening farmers: the socio-technical and managerial construction of a 'dispositif' for underground water quality protection
Barbier, Marc - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 1/2, pp. 174-197
This paper proposes the description and analysis of the dynamics of an innovation process, which, over ten years ago, enabled a mineral water company to start protecting its underground water and to overcome a classical negative externality problem of no point-source nitrogen pollution. Based on...
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Introduction: Features of environmental sustainability in agriculture: some conceptual and operational issues
Dalgaard, Tommy; Ferrari, Sylvie; Rambonilaza, Mbolatiana - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 107-115
This introductory paper aims to address the features of environmental sustainability in agriculture. Recent … Issue, we draw some perspectives for future research on the topic. …
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Emergy analysis of one century of agricultural production in the Rolling Pampas of Argentina
Ferreyra, Cecilia - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 185-205
multi-disciplinary monitoring and research. Moreover, there is a greater need for a broader, critical and inclusive debate … to redefine the role and shape of sustainable agriculture in the Rolling Pampas. Emergy accounting, an evolving …
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Why are some French farmers sludge-takers? Some agronomic and socioeconomic explanations
Amon, Georges; Aznar, Olivier; Vollet, Dominique - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 289-308
The continued spreading of household wastewater sludge on farmlands is a major economic and environmental issue. This practice is being challenged in France, mainly through pressure from the agrifood business. Here, by means of an agronomic analysis performed on 60 farms, we show the relevance...
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Role of multicriteria decision-aid (MCDA) to promote sustainable agriculture: heterogeneous data and different kinds of actors in a decision process
Blanquart, Stephanie - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 8 (2009) 2/3/4, pp. 258-281
Regulation of pesticides in agricultural sector is becoming increasingly oriented to the use of best management practices in order to counter the effect of agricultural practices on health and groundwater. Several distinct criteria (economic, technical, environmental, social and informational...
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Land use change and the multifunctional role of agriculture: a spatial prediction model in an Italian rural area
Bernetti, Iacopo; Franciosi, Chiara; Lombardi, Ginevra … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 145-161
Land use and cover change are very complex phenomena, based on relationships among environmental, social and economic factors. Moreover, its analysis could be highly valuable for predicting the effects of land use change and for planning a policy intervention able to steer agricultural...
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European food and agricultural strategy for 21st century
Bindraban, Prem S.; Rabbinge, Rudy - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 9 (2011) 1/2, pp. 80-101
-oriented path of intensive agriculture, while cherishing a socially-oriented pathway to meet non-food desires. Europe can assume an … agricultural insight to facilitate processes towards sustainable agriculture in Latin America and to support overall agricultural … development in Africa. The prospects for the coming decades for European agriculture are so favourable that there is little need …
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