Building a Sustainable Business

Building a Sustainable Business
Author:
Publisher: Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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"Brings the business planning process alive to help today's agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets illustrate how real farm families set goals, research processing alternatives, determine potential markets, and evaluate financing options. Blank worksheets offer readers the opportunity to develop their own detailed, lender-ready business plan and map out strategies" --back cover.

Planning for Sustainable Farming

Planning for Sustainable Farming
Author: Andrew Campbell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1991
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

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Provides farmers with sensible, practical advice on how to combat soil degradation, salinity and erosion. Contains solutions in the form of whole farm planning, revegetation and improved farm layout.

Whole-Farm Planning

Whole-Farm Planning
Author: Elizabeth Henderson
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2011-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603583564

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Why do whole-farming planning? What makes it more effective than other ways of managing farms? The answers to these questions lie in a quiet rediscovery through science that is fundamentally changing the way modern humans see and must manage the world. The goal of this whole-farm planning manual is to reintroduce a macroscopic method of making and testing decisions on the farm and in larger wholes in which we live. This NOFA guide has information on: Lessons from systems science (including tools) Assessing the whole farm (what are we managing? the people, physical and mental assets, money) Understanding the farm ecosystems (the water and mineral cycles, dynamics of the biological community, the energy flow) Choosing appropriate tools Making a framework to test decisions Including examples and statements from practicing farmers, and more holistic resources and alternative business models.

Integrated Land Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Integrated Land Use Planning for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Author: M. V. Rao
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1498720013

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Land represents an important resource for the economic life of a majority of people in the world. The way people handle and use land resources impacts their social and economic well-being as well as the sustained quality of land resources. Land use planning is also integral to water resources development and management for agriculture, industry, dr

Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning

Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning
Author: Rob Roggema
Publisher: Routledge Studies in Food, Soc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781138183087

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13 The role of place, community and values in contemporary Israel's urban agriculture -- 14 Population dimensions, land use change and food security in the peri-urban area of Santa-Babadjou, Western Highlands, Cameroon -- 15 UK farming entrepreneurship for food security in an uncertain future -- 16 Experiences of ten European cities collaborating toward sustainable food governance in an URBACT network -- Index

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Augusto Salazar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Sustainable agriculture
ISBN: 9781608762699

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Sustainability is defined as the use of natural resources without risking their exploitation by future generations. Agriculture can only be considered as sustainable if it includes a suitable system of plant genetic resources conservation. In this book, the modern concepts of agricultural sustainability and the economics of agricultural sustainability are discussed. A new framework for analysis and improvement of the governance of agrarian sustainability is presented. In addition, specific modes for environmental governance in Bulgarian agriculture are identified and the efficiency of market, private and public modes are assessed. Furthermore, the regulation measures through nutrient solution regulation and environmental control on nitrate accumulation in vegetables are summarised, highlighting the control strategy. Arguments for and against government strategies to promote large-scale agricultural units in emerging economies are also analysed and an economic theory that models agricultural supply in emerging economies is presented. Other chapters in this book describe the role of fluorescent pseudomonads in soil fertility, biodegradation of agricultural pollutants, plant growth-promotion, biocontrol of weeds, phytopathogens and nematodes. Information about the global relevance of China's and Australia's cotton industries are also given, and the structure and other significant features of their cotton industries are compared. The main characteristics and importance of plant growth-promoting bacteria in sustainable agriculture in tropical agriculture are looked at as well. Developing alternative ways to control plant disease, with good agronomic and horticultural practices is becoming the focus of many researchers. This book also includes information on ways to control plant diseases in order to maintain the quality and abundance of food produced by growers around the world.

Agriculture in Urban Planning

Agriculture in Urban Planning
Author: Mark Redwood
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1849770433

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This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case studies cover food production diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides, micro-biological risks, pollution and water contamination on food production and people. Ultimately the book calls on city farmers, politicians, environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major, secure source of food and employment for urban populations. Published with IDRC

Planning for Sustainable Agriculture

Planning for Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Richard J. Bawden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 147
Release: 1989
Genre: Sustainable agriculture
ISBN: 9780642161987

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This paper was pages [56]-62 of a national workshop titled: Planning for Sustainable Agriculture: Why Plan?

Crop Rotation on Organic Farms

Crop Rotation on Organic Farms
Author: Charles L. Mohler
Publisher: Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes)
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2009
Genre: Crop rotation
ISBN: 9781933395210

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Developing Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan

Developing Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan
Author: Iqrar Ahmad Khan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1119
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351208217

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Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of Pakistan providing food to consumers, raw materials to industries, and a market for industrial goods. Unfortunately, agricultural production is stagnant due to several barriers including a fixed cropping pattern, reliance on a few major crops, a narrow genetic pool, poor seed quality, and a changing climate. In addition, the high cost of production, weak phytosanitary compliance mechanisms, and a lack of cold chain facilities makes Pakistan agriculturally uncompetitive in export markets. Despite all these issues, agriculture is the primary industry in Pakistan and small farmers continue to dominate the business. Small farmers grow crops for subsistence under a fixed cropping pattern and a holistic approach is required to develop agriculture to improve the livelihoods of the rural populace. This book presents an exhaustive look at agriculture in Pakistan. Chapters provide critical analyses of present trends, inadequacies in agriculture, strategic planning, improvement programs and policies while keeping in view the natural resources, plant- and animal-related agricultural production technologies, input supplies, population planning, migration and poverty, and balanced policies on finance, credit, marketing, and trade.