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Report and recommendations on organic farming [Japan; Europe; USA]

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: En Publication details: Washington, DC (USA) : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1980Description: 94 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 82-785733|82-723160
Summary: A comprehensive USDA study of organic farming in the U.S., Japan, and Europe is focused on the rationales for choosing this method, the sociopolitical influences, technology and management systems, economic factors and success, research and educational needs, and implementation methods. Interest in organic farming is increasing as the adverse effects of intensive chemical farming become better known, such as costs and AV of energy and chemical fertilizer, decline of soil productivity, environmental pollution, health hazards, and the decline of the family farm and local marketing. A few of the findings of the study are that the organic farming
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A comprehensive USDA study of organic farming in the U.S., Japan, and Europe is focused on the rationales for choosing this method, the sociopolitical influences, technology and management systems, economic factors and success, research and educational needs, and implementation methods. Interest in organic farming is increasing as the adverse effects of intensive chemical farming become better known, such as costs and AV of energy and chemical fertilizer, decline of soil productivity, environmental pollution, health hazards, and the decline of the family farm and local marketing. A few of the findings of the study are that the organic farming

English

United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Study Team on Organic Farming US (NAL S605.5.U52 F and N E-3590)|COMOD

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