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
| 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.
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.
