Self-Sufficient Agriculture: Labour and Knowledge in Small-Scale Farming

by Robert Tripp

Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for self-sufficient agriculture in an era experiencing diminishing returns from reliance upon expensive synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. There are many reasons to support strategies for low external input farming, including a concern for environmental sustainability, increased attention to resource-poor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844072975
• ISBN13: 9781844072972
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.0"