Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture

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dc.contributor.authorAltieri, Miguel A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:08:59Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:08:59Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractAgroecology is an applied science, adapting ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems and providing a framework for assessing the performance of agroecosystems (Altieri, 1995). When fully developed, agroecology does more than inform the selection and use of alternative practices; it helps farmers fashion and maintain agroecosystems that have minimal dependence on expensive chemical and energy inputs. Agricultural systems are supported by interactions and synergies between and among biological components that enable these systems to sponsor their own soil fertility, productivity enhancement and crop protection (Altieri and Rosset, 1995).en
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dc.identifier541en
dc.identifier.isbn185383856Xen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65596en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.ispartofUphoff, N., ed. 2002. Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development, 40-46. Sterling, Va.: Earthscan Publicationsen
dc.subjectAgricultural innovationsen
dc.subjectAgricultural ecologyen
dc.subjectAgricultural productionen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleAgroecological Principles for Sustainable Agricultureen
dc.title.alternativeChapter 3en
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