Regenerating agriculture | Policies and practice for sustainability and self-reliance
1995
Pretty, Jules N. | Antholt, Charles | Bawden, Richard
It is becoming increasingly clear that a more sustainable agriculture can bring economic, environmental and social benefits, yet despite the emerging evidence, many farmers are still locked into modernist approaches to agriculture which are dependent on high levels of external inputs. This book looks at the scale of the challenge facing agriculture today and details the concepts and characteristics of alternative, sustainable agricultural practices. Jules Pretty draws together new empirical evidence from a diverse range of agroecological and community settings to show the impacts of more sustainable practices. Using 20 detailed case-studies and field and community-level data from more than 50 projects and programmes in 28 countries, he identifies the common elements of success in implementing sustainable practices and shows how to replicate them. In addition the author looks at the existing policy frameworks and institutional processes, and sets out 25 alternative policies which are known to work to support the shift to greater self-reliance and sustainability in agriculture.
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