Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems

• Other Authors: Uphoff, Norman Thomas (Editor), Ball, Andrew S. (Editor), Fernandes, Erick (Editor), Herren, Hans (Editor), Husson, Olivier (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC/Taylor & Francis 2006
• Series: Books in soils, plants, and the environment v. 113
• Subjects: Soil fertility; Soil biology; Soil ecology; Soil management
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• Physical Description: xi, 764 pages illustrations 27 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1574445839; 9781574445831

Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the knowledge that will support successful and sustainable agriculture systems. These depend crucially on soil. Gaining international attention, Dr. Uphoffs efforts to promote and develop sustainable agriculture was recently featured in the N.Y. Times Led by Norman Uphoff, internationally renowned for his proactive approach to world hunger, this volume brings together 102 experts representing 28 nations and multiple disciplines to report on achievements in sustainable soil-system management. While accepting some continuing role for chemical and other external inputs, this book presents ways in which crops can be produced cost effectively in greater abundance with lessened dependence on the exogenous resources that have driven the expansion of agriculture in the past.