Multifunctional Agriculture, Ecology & Food Security

International Perspectives

J Ram Pillarisetti, Roger Lawry, Azman Ahmad (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

398 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62618-294-3 (ISBN)

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Multifunctional agriculture first received wide attention in 1998, when Japan, South Korea, and the European Union used the term to describe the multiple environmental and social benefits derived from agriculture. However, it is developing countries that have a comparative advantage in multifunctional agriculture, as it tends to be dominated by small-holder farming, low external inputs, ecologically sustainable production, family labour and in tune with local conditions. Recently, critical food security issues and rising food prices have brought the concepts of multifunctional agriculture, food sovereignty, and socio-economic and ecological sustainability to the forefront of agricultural policy. The United Nations Environment Programme's Global Green New Deal has noted that the current state of agricultural policies distorts agricultural profitability to the disadvantage of sustainable farming, and argues for a new incentive system of subsidies, taxes and regulations that encourage environmentally responsible behaviour in agriculture. In addition, increasing awareness is prompting consumers to demand organic, ecological and locally produced products for their benefits to health, rural vitality, environment, biodiversity and other related factors. This book comes at an important time in the development of agricultural policies especially in developing nations. It contains 23 chapters dealing with a broad spectrum of multifunctional agriculture issues, authored by leading experts and researchers in the field. It can be considered as a scholarly reference work for libraries and researchers across the world and as a supplementary text for courses in development, agricultural, resource and environmental economics.

Preface; Introduction; Multifunctional Agriculture & Wellbeing in Developing Nations; Economic Analysis of Consumer Behavior & Agricultural Products Based on Biodiversity Conservation Value; Multifunctional Agriculture in Indonesia: Agricultural Policy & Farming Systems; Tropical Mountains Multifunctionality: Dendritic Appropriation of Rurality or Rhyzomic Community Resilience as Food Security Panacea; Re-defining the Rural-urban Relationship through Multifunctional Peri-Urban Agriculture: The Case of Native Maize Conservation in Mexico City; Youth Employment in Least Developed Countries: The Contribution of Sustainable Agriculture; An Overview of Multifunctional Benefits in Relation to Small Scale Farming in China; The Multi-functionality of Smallholder Farming: A Case of Ethiopia; Multifunctional Agriculture in Brunei Darussalam: The Prospect of Developing Agritourism as a Diversification Strategy; Multifunctional Agriculture in Sudan: Indigenous Practices & Potential Environmental & Social Roles; Agriculture, Indigenous Knowledge & Rural Livelihoods in Tanzania; Multifunctional Aquaculture in Brunei Darussalam: Potential & Policy Options; Albanian Agriculture: Analyzing the Past to Decide for the Future; Biological Control Agents for Crop Protection & Sustainability of Agro-ecosystems in Kyrgyztan; Multifunctional Agriculture in Sri Lanka; Priorities & Capacity of Food Policy in Mongolia: The Dilemma between Ambitions & Reality; Encouraging Youth Participation in Agriculture: The Case of Brunei Darussalam; Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security of Bangladesh Issues & Recommendations; Multifunctional & Organic Agriculture: Trade & Development Perspectives; Potentials of Organic Farming in Sustaining a Rich Biodiversity & Best Conservation Practices: Opportunities for Africa; Multifunctionality of Organic Agriculture in Romania; Multifunctional Agriculture, Food Security & Poverty Reduction in India: The Case of Organic Agriculture; Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security & Social Wellbeing: The Cuba Model; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	912 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-62618-294-9 / 1626182949
ISBN-13	978-1-62618-294-3 / 9781626182943
Zustand	Neuware