Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century

by National Research Council and National Academies

In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges. Not only is the agricultural sector expected to produce adequate food, fiber, and feed, and contribute to biofuels to meet the needs of a rising global population, it is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309148960
• ISBN13: 9780309148962
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 598 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"