Agricultural Sustainability: Principles, Processes, And Prospects

Table Of Contents: Foreword (M. S. Swaminathan) Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Agricultural Sustainability Cannot Be Compromised The Changing Face of Global Agriculture Increasing Demands and Mounting Constraints Holistic Approach to Sustainability Organization of This Book PART I: PRINCIPLES AND PARADOXES OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY Chapter 2. Agricultural Sustainability: Principles and Paradoxes Sustainable Development Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Development As a Harbinger of Sustainable Agriculture Elements of Sustainable Agriculture Hierarchy of Agricultural Systems and Trade-Offs Temporal Dimension of Agricultural Sustainability Conclusion Chapter 3. Contextual Nature of Agricultural Sustainability Diversity of Agricultural Systems Determinants of Agriculture General Profile of Current Agricultural Systems Impact of Changes in the Determinants of Agriculture Sustainability Conundrums Sustainable Agriculture: An Evolving and Adaptive Process Contextual Trade-Offs Among Elements of Agricultural Sustainability Unified Principles, Different Approaches Conclusion Chapter 4. Conceptual Framework for Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems General Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Agricultural Production on a Small Farm Production Pattern Is Not Always Consistent with Opportunities Conclusion PART II: OPERATIONALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Chapter 5. Resources and Their Importance for Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Agricultural Sustainability Natural Capital Ecosystem Goods and Services Sustainable Agriculture and Ecosystem Services Physical Capital Human Capital Social Capital Conclusion Chapter 6. Conservation of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture Core Guiding Principles for Conservation of Natural Resources Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainability Socioeconomic Parameters and Sustainability Pathway to Sustainable Agriculture Con.