Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods Contributor(s): Halberg, Niels (Editor), Muller, Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849712964 ISBN-13: 9781849712965 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Organic - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 631.584 |
LCCN: 2012003542 |
Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.97 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with developed countries. It covers market-oriented approaches and challenges for OA as part of high value chains and as an agro-ecologically based development for improving food security. It demonstrates the often unrecognised roles that organic farming can play in climate change, food security and sovereignty, carbon sequestration, cost internalisations, ecosystems services, human health and the restoration of degraded landscapes. The chapters specifically provide readers with:
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