Sustainability of Agricultural Systems in Transition

by Payne, William A.; Keeney, Dennis R.; Rao, Srinivas C.

• ISBN13: 9780891181491
• ISBN10: 0891181490
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Amer Society of Agronomy

Summary

"Current issues in world agricultural development, and those of tomorrow, are interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, transnational, and global. Contributions derived from a Societies-World Bank symposium address on-farm, institutional, and policy levels of action in the effort to develop global agriculture sustainably. Experts from every continent provide examples of vision and success, including a section on post Green Revolution India, which was derived from an AASIO-Societies symposium."

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Contributors	xiii
Conversion Factors for SI and Non-SI Units	xv
Opening Remarks-American Society of Agronomy	1	(2)
G.H. Heichel
World Bank Opening Remarks-An Action Plan to Meet the Challenges	3	(4)
Alex McCalla
Sustainability in Agricultural Systems in Transition-At What Cost?	7	(24)
Richard R. Harwood
Perceptions of Sustainability	31	(18)
Jonathan Harsch
Integrated Watershed Management and Sustainable Food Production	49	(12)
Parviz Koohafkan
Assessing Sustainability in Agricultural Systems of South Brazil	61	(8)
Eduardo Zaffaroni
Sustainable Technology Modification, Testing, and Transfer: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations	69	(14)
James P. Muir
Brian Hilton
A Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture System from Honduras	83	(14)
H.L. Corrales
C.A. Lara
J.E. Heerin
J.M. Wigglesworth
B.W. Green
Changes Toward Sustainability in the Malheur-Owyhee Watershed	97	(10)
Clinton C. Shock
Erik B.G. Feibert
Lynn B. Jensen
Ron L. Jones
Gregg W. Capps
Edward C. Gheen
Farmer-Scientist Collaboration for Research and Agricultural Development on the Zuni Indian Reservation, New Mexico, USA	107	(14)
Jay B. Norton
Roman R. Pawluk
Jonathon A. Sandor
Linking Small-Scale Farmers and Upstream Research in the Cassava Biotechnology Network: A Case of Cooperation for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation	121	(10)
Ann Marie Thro
Participatory Approaches for Sustainable Use of Sloping Land in Asia	131	(14)
F.W.T. Penning de Vries
Chalinee Niamskul
Hans-Dieter Bechstedt
Amado Maglinao
Adisak Sajjapongse
Panel Discussion: Sustainable Farming Systems-Are There Any Shortcuts?
Soil Management for Sustainable Intensification: Some Guidelines	145	(10)
Ray W. Weil
Principles for Implementing Sustainable Agriculture: Lessons from Successful Partnerships in Integrated Pest/Crop Management Initiatives	155	(12)
Lori Ann Thrupp
Sustainability of International Public Agricultural Research	167	(6)
Sam Dryden
Developing a Fertilizer Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa	173	(12)
John H. Sanders
Mohamed Ahmed
Panel Discussion: Market/Policy Issues and Regulatory Frameworks for Sustainable Agriculture
Fixing the Leaky Bucket: Why Agribusiness Matters	185	(6)
Daniele P. Giovannucci
Agricultural Growth, Poverty, and the Environment	191	(8)
Peter B.R. Hazell
Sustainability in Agricultural Systems in Transition: Synthesis and Framework for Future Action	199	(6)
Eugene R. Terry
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture for the 21st Century in India
Indian Agriculture in Retrospect and Prospect	205	(6)
Srinivas C. Rao
Herman S. Mayeux
USDA Research Contributions to the Advancement of World Food Production	211	(8)
Floyd P. Horn
Achieving Food Security and Environment Quality through Agricultural Intensification in India	219	(12)
R. Lal
Can India Continue to Feed Herself?	231	(10)
Peter B.R. Hazell
G.S. Bhalla
International Wheat Breeding: Genetic Diversity for Yield Potential, Yield Stability, and Improved Adaptability	241	(12)
S. Rajaram
Ensuring Food Security in India in the 21st Century: The Role of Public Policy, Expenditures, and Institutions	253	(12)
Dina Umali-Deininger
Pride and Place of Scientific Leadership: Summary and Perspectives	265
C. Jerry Nelson