Farming of the future : an introduction to low-external-input and sustainable agriculture /
Coen Reijntjes, Bertus Haverkort, Ann Waters-Bayer
- 1st edition
- Leusden, Netherlands : MACMILLAN, c1992
- xxi, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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...