Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Ecological Intensification: Local Innovation to Address Global Challenges

   • Pablo Tittonell, Laurens Klerkx, Frederic Baudron, Georges F. Félix, Andrea Ruggia, Dirk van Apeldoorn et al.

   Pages 1-34

3. The Hidden and External Costs of Pesticide Use

   • Denis Bourguet, Thomas Guillemaud

   Pages 35-120

4. Cocoa in Monoculture and Dynamic Agroforestry

   • Christian Andres, Hermann Comoé, Anna Beerli, Monika Schneider, Stephan Rist, Johanna Jacobi

   Pages 121-153

5. Cacao Nutrition and Fertilization

   • Didier Snoeck, Louis Koko, Joël Joffre, Philippe Bastide, Patrick Jagoret

   Pages 155-202

6. Agroecological Principles from a Bibliographic Analysis of the Term Agroecology

   • Zachary T. Brym, Jennifer R. Reeve

   Pages 203-231

7. Epichloë Fungal Endophytes for Grassland Ecosystems

   • David E. Hume, Geraldine D. Ryan, Anaïs Gibert, Marjo Helander, Aghafakhr Mirlohi, Mohammad R. Sabzalian

   Pages 233-305

8. Nanofertilisers, Nanopesticides, Nanosensors of Pest and Nanotoxicity in Agriculture

   • Alpna Dubey, Damodhara R. Mailapalli

   Pages 307-330

9. Impact of Fertilizers and Pesticides on Soil Microflora in Agriculture

   • Pratibha Prashar, Shachi Shah

   Pages 331-361

10. Bambara Groundnut for Food Security in the Changing African Climate

    • Philip Cleasby, Festo J. Massawe, Rachael S. Symonds

    Pages 363-389

11. Back Matter

    Pages 391-399

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This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economics and the social sciences.
Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Inside, readers will find articles that explore climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion.  
Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach, which seeks to limit negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats challenges at their source. Because most societal issues are in fact intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions that have the potential to build a more peaceful world. This book will help scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians build safer agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

• Pesticide
• Agroforestry
• Fertilization
• Agroecology
• Sustainable Development
• Ecosystems
• Nanofertilisers
• Global Challenges
• climate change impacts

• INRA, Dijon, France

  Eric Lichtfouse

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