Farming of the future : an introduction to low-external-input and sustainable agriculture / Coen Reijntjes, Bertus Haverkort, Ann Waters-Bayer

1. AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
The concept of sustainable agriculture
World agriculture: the record to date
Trends in tropical agriculture
etc...

2. SUSTAINABILITY AND FARMERS; MAKING DECISIONS AT THE FARM LEVEL
The farm as a system
Site-specific characteristics of a farm system
Decision-making within farm households

3. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BY FARMERS
Traditional farming and innovation
Indigenous farming systems, practices and knowledge: some examples
Common traits of indigenous farming systems
etc...

4. LOW-EXTERNAL-INPUT ANDAGROECOLOGY
The agroecological view
Agroecosystems that stimulate natural ecosystems

5. BASIC ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF LEISA
Securing favourable soil conditions for plant growth
Optimizing nutrient availability and cycling
Managing flows of solar radiation, water and air managing microclimates
etc...

6. DEVELOPMENT OF LEISA SYSTEMS
Opportunities and limitations
Strategies for transition to LEISA

7. ACTORS AND ACTIVITIES IN DEVELOPING LEISA TECHNOLOGIES
Actors in the technology development process farmers
Participatory Technology development
Case examples of participatory technology development
etc...

8. PARTICIPATORY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE: PROCESS AND METHODS
Getting started: networking and making inventories
Looking for things to try: developing the research agenda
Designing experiments: building on local experimental capacity
etc...

Include index and reference