Sustainable Agricultural Development

An Economic Perspective

John M. Antle, Srabashi Ray (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XXVIII, 208 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-34601-0 (ISBN)

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This book provides a non-technical, accessible primer on sustainable agricultural development and its relationship to sustainable development based on three analytical pillars. The first is to understand agriculture as complex physical-biological-human systems. Second is the economic perspective of understanding tradeoffs and synergies among the economic, environmental and social dimensions of these systems at farm, regional and global scales. Third is the understanding of these agricultural systems as the supply side of one sector of a growing economy, interacting through markets and policies with other sectors at local, national and global scales. The first part of the book introduces the concept of sustainability and develops an analytical framework based on tradeoffs quantified using impact indicators in the economic, environmental and social domains, linking this framework to the role of agriculture in economic growth and development. Next the authors introduce the reader to the sustainability challenges of major agroecosystems in the developing and industrialized worlds. The concluding chapter discusses the design and implementation of sustainable development pathways, through the expression of consumers' desire for sustainably produced foods on the demand side of the food system, and through policies on the supply side such as new more sustainable technologies, environmental regulation and payments for ecosystem services.

John M. Antle is Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Oregon State University, USA. He has led multi-disciplinary research projects on the sustainability of agricultural systems in the United States and in Asia, Latin America and Africa for over 25 years. Srabashi Ray is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Applied Economics at Oregon State University, USA. Her doctoral research and work experience at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are on agricultural development and food security in developing countries.

1. Introduction.- 2. Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture.- 3. Sustainability of Agricultural Systems.- 4. Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries.- 5. Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries.- 6. Pathways to Sustainable Agricultural Development.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2021
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
Zusatzinfo	XXVIII, 208 p. 33 illus., 17 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte	Agricultural Economics • Agro-ecosystems • climate change • climate change effects on agriculture • Environment • Environmental Geography • Food Policy • food security • food system supply chain • Gates Foundation • john antle • john mellor • sustainable agriculture • sustainable development • Sustainable Development Goals • Sustainable development indicators • synergies and trade-offs • UNCED
ISBN-10	3-030-34601-3 / 3030346013
ISBN-13	978-3-030-34601-0 / 9783030346010
Zustand	Neuware