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Autor/in | Klinkenborg, Verlyn |
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Titel | A Farming Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture. |
Quelle | In: National Geographic, 188 (1995) 6, S.60-89 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0027-9358 |
Schlagwörter | Adoption (Ideas); Agricultural Trends; Agriculture; Diffusion (Communication); Farm Management; Farmers; Innovation; Nonformal Education; Rural Areas; Soil Conservation |
Abstract | Growing realization of the economic, social, and environmental costs of conventional agriculture has led many U.S. farmers to embrace and become advocates for agricultural practices that limit the need for pesticides and chemical fertilizers, decrease soil erosion, and improve soil health. Some hope that sustainable agriculture can promote smaller farms and the revitalization of rural communities. (SV) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |