Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Sustainable Agriculture; 3 2. The Modernization of Agriculture; 4 3. The Environmental and Social Costs of Improvement; 5 4. Resource-Conserving Technologies and Processes; 6 5. Local Groups and Institutions for Sustainable Agriculture; 7 6. External Institutions and Partnerships with Farmers; 8 7. Linking Process to Impact: The Transistion to Sustainable Agriculture; 9 8. Agricultural Policy Frameworks and Instutional Processes; 10 9. Policies That Work for Sustainable Agriculture; 11 References; 12 Index

About the Author

Jules N. Pretty, International Institute for Environment and Development, London; A Joseph Henry Press book