Agricultural sustainability / Elisa Gomez Gonzalez.

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 An Overview on Agricultural Sustainability; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Definitions of Sustainability; 1.3. Agricultural Sustainability Strategy; 1.4. Past Studies on Agricultural Sustainability; 1.5. Social Dimension Issues on Agricultural Sustainability; 1.6. Measurement of Agricultural Sustainability; 1.7. Strategic Interventions Towards Agricultural Sustainability; 1.8. Impacts of Biotechnology on Agricultural Sustainability

Chapter 2 Factor Influencing Agricultural Sustainability2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Resources; 2.3. Climatic Factors; 2.4. Financial Factors; 2.5. Land Fragmentation; 2.6. Technological Factors; 2.7. Information Access; 2.8. Social-Cultural Factors; 2.9. Region Factors; 2.10. Cropping Pattern; 2.11. Storage Facilities; 2.12. Agricultural Cooperatives; 2.13. Policy Formulation; 2.14. Marketing And Pricing; 2.15. Agricultural Extension Services; Chapter 3 Irrigation Practices and Agricultural Sustainability; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Place of Irrigation in Agricultural Sustainability

3.3. History of Irrigation3.4. Methods of Irrigation; 3.5. Some Factors that Affect Crops Response to Irrigation; 3.6. Problems Facing Irrigation Schemes In Agricultural Sustainability; 3.7. Key Concepts of Irrigation for Agricultural Sustainability; 3.8. Socio-Economic Aspects of Irrigation; Chapter 4 Cultural Farm Practices That Contribute Toward Agricultural Sustainability; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Crops Support; 4.3. Crops Spacing; 4.4. Crops Pruning; 4.5. Mixed Cropping; 4.6. Mulching; 4.7. Crops Fertilization; Chapter 5 Sustainability of Urban Agriculture; 5.1. Introduction

5.2. A Brief History of Urban Agriculture5.3. Urban Farming for Sustainable Cities; 5.4. The Roles of Urban Agriculture; 5.5. Key Resources for Urban Agriculture; 5.6. Challenges in Sustainable Urban Agriculture; 5.7. Irrigation in Urban Agriculture; 5.8. Wastewater Reuse in Urban Agriculture; 5.9. Solid Waste Management and Urban Agriculture; 5.10. Factors That Determine Land Use For Urban Agriculture; Chapter 6 Dairy Cattle Keeping and Agricultural Sustainability; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Major Dairy Cattle Breeds; 6.3. Sustainable Dairy Farming Practices

6.4. The Importance of the Dairy Industry6.5. Milk Marketing; 6.6. Factors Influencing Milk Production in Dairy Cattle; 6.7. Incentives for Sustainable Dairy Farming; Chapter 7 Beef Cattle Farming and Agricultural Sustainability; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Beef Meat Demand and Supply; 7.3. Challenges in Beef Cattle Production; 7.4. Markets for Beef Cattle; 7.5. Factors Affecting Beef Farming; Chapter 8 Sustainability of Poultry, Rabbit, and Fish Farming; 8.1. Poultry Farming; 8.2. Rabbit Farming; 8.3. Fish Farming; Chapter 9 Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Potentials in Agricultural Sustainability; 9.1. Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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