An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

Energy Use Efficiency in the American South

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Nature
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Author: Carl F. Jordan ISBN: 9789400767904
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: May 17, 2013
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Carl F. Jordan
ISBN: 9789400767904
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: May 17, 2013
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will be more sustainable when services of nature, such as nutrient recycling by soil micro-organisms and natural controls of insects, replace the services now provided by energy from petroleum. Examples are drawn from the Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can be applied worldwide.      

  

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Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will be more sustainable when services of nature, such as nutrient recycling by soil micro-organisms and natural controls of insects, replace the services now provided by energy from petroleum. Examples are drawn from the Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can be applied worldwide.      

  

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