Innovative Technologies: Sustainable Agriculture

Editor/Author Owings, Lisa
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: ABDO

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-61783-468-4
Category: Agriculture, Aquaculture & Food Sciences
Image Count: 33
Book Status: Available
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In this title, discover what sustainable agriculture is, its history, how we practice it today, and how new technologies can contribute to our energy future. Learn about how farmers use energy, what steps they are taking to use new sources of energy more efficiently, and how they are learning from and working with nature to improve farming.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

CHAPTER 1 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
CHAPTER 2 THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 4 THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
CHAPTER 5 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
CHAPTER 6 PRECISION AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 7 BIODIVERSE FARMING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 8 THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
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