Alternative Agriculture

by National Research Council, Board on Agriculture, Committee on the Role of Alternative Far

Book Overview

More and more farmers are adopting a diverse range of alternative practices designed to reduce dependence on synthetic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics; cut costs; increase profits; and reduce the adverse environmental consequences of agricultural production.

Alternative Agriculture describes the increased use of these new practices and other changes in agriculture since World War II, and examines the role of federal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309039851
• ISBN13: 9780309039857
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.0"