Toward Sustainability : Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences; Office of International Affairs; Board on Science and Technology for International Development; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; Water Science and Technology Board; Committee on International Soil and Water Research and Development

Publisher: National Academies Press
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Leaves: 75
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations? Toward Sustainability explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. The book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties, improving water resource management, matching crops to environments, and effectively incorporating social and cultural dimensions into research. Also highlighted is the importance of developing collaborative, integrated research strategies and flexible mechanisms to periodically evaluate and reassess research priorities.

✦ Subjects

Sustainable agriculture -- Research -- Developing countries. ; Soils -- Research -- Developing countries. ; Water -- Research -- Developing countries. ; Soil management -- Developing countries. ; Water resources development -- Developing countries.

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