Smallholders, Householders: Farm Families and the Ecology of Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture

by Robert Netting

Contrasting the prevailing theories of the evolution of agriculture, the author argues that the practice of smallholding is more efficient and less environmentally degrading than that of industrial agriculture which depends heavily on fossil fuel, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.

He presents a convincing case for his argument with examples taken from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and demonstrates that there are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804721025
• ISBN13: 9780804721028
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An interesting read

This book is very interesting and well written. I ordered it for a class and have been required to read a couple chapters already. The book goes through Netting's experience with smallholders around the world.