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Weaver, Eric R. R. "Sustainable Development Through Urban Agriculture." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6636.

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This document includes three completed publications to represent Urban Agriculture as a ideal solution to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The first publication (Weaver, 2017a) provided in Chapter Two examines the stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) modelling parameters for the current EPA Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) as the first step to developing Urban Agriculture BMPs. The second publication (Weaver, 2015) provided in Chapter Three highlights how many high-rated scholars have identified agriculture as a critical driver for the planetary systems impacts we find with c

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Kramar, Laura L. "Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2007. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/KramarLL2007.pdf.

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Delgado-Hernández, Eduardo José. "Level of involvement in sustainable agriculture activities among agricultural researchers in Venezuela /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487951595500436.

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Norton, Juliet Nicole Pumphrey. "Information Systems for Grassroots Sustainable Agriculture." Thesis, University of California, Irvine, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13808140.

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<p> Scientists widely accept that modern agriculture is unsustainable, but the best methods for addressing unsustainability are still contested (Constance, Konefal, and Hatanaka 2018). Grassroots sustainable agriculture communities have long participated in the exploration of solutions for agriculture unsustainability, and their momentum continues to grow in the technical age. Practitioners of grassroots sustainable agriculture use many information systems that were not originally built to support the design of agricultural systems. Based on ethnographic research with two grassroots sustainabl

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De, Oliveira Silva Rafael. "Modelling sustainable intensification in Brazilian agriculture." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28821.

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At the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change COP15 (2009) Brazil presented ambitious commitments or Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), to reduce greenhouse gases emissions (GHGs) mitigation by 2020. At COP21 (2015), the country presented new commitments and a framework to achieve further mitigation targets by 2030 as so-called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Both NAMAs and INDCs focus on the land use change and agricultural sectors, but the INDCs include a commitment of zero illegal deforestation in the Amazon by 2030. This research focuses

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BOTTA, ANDREA. "Agri.Q - Sustainable Rover for Precision Agriculture." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2963950.

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Martin, Narelle. "Sustainable agriculture in Australia : rhetoric or reality /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1993. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envm382.pdf.

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Andersson, Pär. "Sustainable Agriculture Modernization, Orongo Village, Western Kenya." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, NV, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-9524.

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Today more than 200 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa, a major contributing factor to this is that Africa is the continent, by a large margin, that gets least yield per cultivated hectare. The relatively poor yield is not because Africa has no cultivable land but because of the prevailing agricultural practices. Orongo is a village in western Kenya, where large parts of agriculture are threatened by severe soil erosion problems and two-thirds of the inhabitants are totally dependent on agriculture for food and economic security. Today's agricultural practices have proved

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Linnik, Juliana. "Prospects of sustainable agriculture for developing countries." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2007. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8351.

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Agriculture is perhaps the most outstanding issue and challenge for sustainability. To attain the ‘sustainable development’ goal requires urgent actions on three fronts - the ecological, the social and the economic. There is a looming crisis and possible calamity developing in this all-important sector that must be urgently addressed, as it impacts on the livelihoods of most of the world’s people and everyone else’s food needs. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8351

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Kilaru, Aruna. "Phosphate Replacement System – A Sustainable Agriculture Approach." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4766.

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Nadal, Ana. "Urban agriculture in the framework of sustainable urbanism." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/664684.

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L'urbanisme sostenible promou el desenvolupament d'estratègies amb l’objectiu de la sostenibilitat del territori. Una d'aquestes estratègies és l'agricultura urbana (AU). Específicament, els hivernacles en cobertes o terrats (RTGs) permeten el cultiu d'aliments a la ciutat sense comprometre superfície de sòl permeable. No obstant això, la investigació que abordi el seu comportament energètic i que brindi eines per a la quantificació i anàlisi de la seva viabilitat és limitada. A Amèrica Llatina i al Carib (ALC), l'estudi de la AU encara es troba en una etapa inicial, fet pel qual és necessari

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Leonard, Evan. "Embedded Within Landscapes: Agrarian Philosophy and Sustainable Agriculture." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4861/.

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Small-scale, conservation-based agrarianism provides a model for sustainable human habitation within heterogeneous landscapes. Thoreau's Transcendentalism and the historical roots of American Agrarianism are explored as influences for wilderness preservation and the New Agrarian movement. Idealizing a distant wilderness too often means overlooking the ecological and socio-economic environment where people live. Middle landscapes between nature and culture, or between wilderness and cities, can either increase or reduce ecological and social functioning within the landscape matrix. Managing mid

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Cochran, Jason. "Patterns of sustainable agriculture adoptionnon-adoption in Panamá." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=80240.

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The promoter system of agriculture extension has been widely studied and accepted as a tool for agriculture development where local resources are scarce. Much development work has been done in Panama using the promoter model. In order to ascertain the local success of this model, promoters trained by World Vision were visited. The adoption of sustainable agriculture practices were measured in five communities where 7 promoters were trained and placed in Veraguas, Panama. Despite the long-term presence of World Vision and trained promoters, only six farmers have adopted at least one sust

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Anaïs, Marie. "Sustainable urban agriculture: a sustainable adaptation strategy for the City of Cape Town? : Practices and views on sustainable urban agriculture and climate change in Cape Town." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25056.

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This work explores the narratives associated with the benefits of sustainable urban agriculture areas in terms of adaptation to climate change in the Cape Town Metropolitan Area, South Africa. Urbanization and climate change are stressing urban areas in developing countries. Therefore, finding a development path towards "sustainable adaptation" remains a critical matter for humanity. Adaptation is sustainable only if it takes into consideration climate risks, while maximizing both social justice and environmental integrity. Urban agriculture is defined in this dissertation as the urban and per

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Merrigan, Kathleen Ann 1959. "Negotiating identity within the Sustainable Agriculture Advocacy Coalition." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8835.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2000.<br>Vita.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-227).<br>Three prominent national coalition efforts to promote sustainable agriculture are examined: the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Integrated Farm and Food Systems Network, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Research methods include participant observation, interviews, and a survey. Qualitative and quantitative results are presented. F

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Fernandez-Reynoso, Demetrio Salvador. "Evaluation of Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Central Mexico." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195783.

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In Mexico, corn (Zea mays L.) is the most important crop (59% of its agriculture land) and the primary source of sediment yield. This study looks for alternatives to maintain corn productivity by means of sustainable soil and water conservation practices at central Mexico. In order to understand broad tendencies between soil erosion and crop productivity in the region, the EPIC (Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator) model was applied in the Texcoco's district as follows:1) Calibrate the model using 352 experimental corn plots established between 1972 and 1992 in 36 rural communities.2) Valid

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King, Chad Eric. "Integrated agriculture and aquaculture for sustainable food production." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280769.

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As we have come to depend on aquaculture to supplement natural fisheries, intensive culture methods have increased production. Accompanying environmental damage--non-point source pollution, loss of biodiversity and struggle for water--has offset food and financial gains. Problems surrounding food production are amplified in arid lands, as the potential of irrigated agriculture is weighed against the value of water. Through the following research, I studied integration of aquaculture and agriculture through multiple uses of water and nutrients, to reduce environmental impacts. When managed prop

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Potenza, Sarah Lynne. "Action-oriented sustainable agriculture education attitudes towards nutrition and agricultural practices in Guaimaca, Honduras /." CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05222007-131327/.

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Böber, Elisabeth. "Seeds of Change : Urban Agriculture." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5837.

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Nowadays more than half of the world´s population lives in cities. Urbanization is viewed as the primary cause of many problems, but also as the primary stage for more sustainable development in the 21st century. But the increasing and ongoing urbanization changes the economic, social, environmental and political setup of cities and can have several negative impacts related to economic and social inequities and environmental damage. At the same time the global sustainability challenges intensifies. Especially cities need to become more sustainable; they need to abolish their dependence on the

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McGrady, John, Michael Matheron, John Palumbo, et al. "Sustainable Lettuce Production." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/221435.

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Thomas, Brian J. "Searching for sustainability : Chinese ecological agriculture in Zhejiang Province /." view abstract or download file of text, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p1405201.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Oregon, 2001.<br>Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-94). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to UO users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p1405201.

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MATSUMOTO, Tetsuo. "Role of International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE) in Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture." 名古屋大学農学国際教育協力研究センター, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/8940.

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Nault, Jacques. "Participatory extension strategies for the implementation of sustainable agriculture." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60538.

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Requirements for the development of sustainable farm systems include the generation of site-specific management practices and heightened levels of awareness and empowerment within the farming community. The current model of technology development and transfer does not adequately facilitate the development of these characteristics. This study elaborates an alternative, participatory approach for agricultural extension, and presents the experiences of a group consisting of six farmers and a university co-research team, who employed this approach over a 17-month period to develop more ecologicall

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Donn, Suzanne. "Molecular analysis of soil nematode assemblages under sustainable agriculture." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500626.

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Мареха, Ірина Сергіївна, Ирина Сергеевна Мареха, and Iryna Serhiivna Marekha. "The economic, social and environmental context of sustainable agriculture." Thesis, Вид-во СумДУ, 2010. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8150.

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Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. A variety of philosophies, policies and practices have contributed to these goals. People in many different capacities, from farmers to consumers, have shared this vision and contributed to it. Despite the diversity of people and perspectives, the following themes commonly weave through definitions of sustainable agriculture. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8150

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Durant, Valerie A. "Sustainable urban agriculture and forestation : the edible connected city." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26246.

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Current global agricultural practices are recognized as unsustainable. The increase in overall human population as well as the global trend of rural to urban migration, partially as a result of historically and continual unsustainable agricultural practices, exacerbates the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger in developing countries. Furthermore, cities and regions in developed countries practice unsustainable food production, distribution and consumption patterns, and as a result, exceed their global ecological footprint (Rees 2009). Consequently, the world is facing a global food (FAO 2009)

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Toporova, Jelizaveta. "GROWING IN CITIES : rooftop urban agriculture for sustainable cities." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-235710.

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The thesis takes into notice a rare case of integration of rooftop urban agriculture into sustainable development of urban areas. The current situation shows that the development of rooftop urban agriculture has not been adequately studied. This master thesis aims to enhance the understanding regarding planning opportunities and challenges for integration of rooftop urban farming in urban design and sustainable urban development with a focus on environmental benefits of its implementation. Furthermore, the thesis brings up a conceptual design programme «Malmö FIVE» that shows one of the ways h

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Rodriguez, Baide Joysee Mariela Molnar Joseph J. "Barriers to adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in the South change agents perspectives /." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Fall/Thesis/RODRIGUEZ_BAIDE_18.pdf.

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Allison, Helen Elizabeth. "Linked social-ecological systems: A case study of the resilience of the Western Australian agricultural region." Thesis, Allison, Helen Elizabeth (2003) Linked social-ecological systems: A case study of the resilience of the Western Australian agricultural region. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2003. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/60/.

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In the Western Australian agricultural region, an area of approximately 14 million hectares (70,000 square miles), widespread areas of native vegetation have been cleared and replaced with annual cropping systems, predominantly wheat. Only 1.3 million hectares (10%) of small and scattered native vegetation remnants remain. By 2000 16% of land in the region was at risk from soil salinity and was largely unproductive for commercial agriculture. A new hydrological equilibrium affecting 33% of the Western Australian agricultural region is predicted to be reached between 2050 and 2300. The starting

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Allison, Helen Elizabeth. "Linked social-ecological systems : a case study of the resilience of the Western Australian agricultural region /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2003. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20040730.144640.

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Hersman, Erin M. "Knowledge and dissemination of sustainable agriculture practices by county extension agents in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3398.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 67 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-51).

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Kern, James D. "Energetics of a sustainable crop-livestock system." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41918.

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<p>This study compares the energy utilization of two systems for producing cattle of desirable slaughter weight and grade from weanlings. Both systems produce beef cattle as a primary output; various types of baled hay are produced as a secondary output. One system uses generally accepted, "best management practices" while the other uses experimental, sustainable agriculture techniques. Since the adoption of new practices in agriculture often hinges on economics, an economic comparison is also presented.</p> Beef produced in the sustainable system required 32% less energy per kilogram than tha

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Sameipour, Sharmin Faraj. "Teachers’ Perceptions toward Sustainable Agriculture in an Ohio Science High School." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149426481206391.

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Kinkaid, Eden. "The architecture of ecology: Systems design for sustainable agricultural landscapes." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1366983104.

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Haught, Stacy C. "An Examination of Contemporary Initiatives to Facilitate Sustainable Agriculture Experiences." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1502631347157021.

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Mukute, Mutizwa. "Exploring and expanding learning processes in sustainable agriculture workplace contexts." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003421.

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The focus of this study is to explore and expand farmer learning processes in sustainable agriculture workplace contexts. It examines change oriented learning processes in the context of three sustainable agriculture practices. The study begins by discussing the history and emergence of environmental discourses and approaches; sustainable agriculture; and the histories of three kinds of sustainable agriculture practices: Permaculture, Organic Farming and Machobane Farming System. It also traces the evolution of agricultural extension approaches within the wider context of education for sustain

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Kibe, Alison G. "Farm Scale Feasibility of Exploiting UV Radiation for Sustainable Crop Production." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/605.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations predicts that food supplies will need to increase by 70 percent by 2050. To cope with this, farmers and technologies must adapt to produce higher yields and do so in harsher conditions associated with climate change. The shifting view of ultraviolet radiation may be one of a system of management approaches that agriculture could sustainably adopt to improve crop production. While this technology sounds promising, whether or not farmers choose to adopt the technology, on what scale, or when, is often ambiguous. These decisions are depe

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Marston, Jasmin [Verfasser], Rüdiger [Akademischer Betreuer] Glaser, and Tim [Akademischer Betreuer] Freytag. "Aid and agriculture : : a constructivist approach to a political economy analysis of sustainable agriculture in Ghana." Freiburg : Universität, 2017. http://d-nb.info/116284017X/34.

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Obrycki, John F. "Broadening the Communities to Which We Belong: Iowa, Agriculture, and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1209177917.

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McGrady, John, Marvin Butler, Michael Matheson, Michael Rethwisch, Joe Matejka, and Phil Tilt. "Sustainable Vegetable Production with Modified Cultural Management." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/214490.

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Silva, Hilbaty Estephany Rodrigues da. "Sustentabilidade de sistemas de produção de hortaliças em propriedades rurais de Botucatu e região /." Botucatu, 2109. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/181660.

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Orientador: Filipe Pereira Giardini Bonfim<br>Banca: Vânia Christina Nascimento Porto<br>Banca: Nathalia de Souza Parreiras<br>Resumo: Os diferentes e inúmeros agroecossistemas do território nacional, onde as hortaliças são produzidas majoritariamente pelo sistema de cultivo convencional, têm-se modificado ao longo dos últimos anos, apresentando crescimento significativo de cultivos diferenciados com destaque para aqueles em ambiente protegido e sob sistema orgânico. O setor de hortaliças é um ramo do agronegócio em pleno crescimento e que movimenta em torno de 55 milhões de reais anualmente,

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Briones, Dahlin Antonio. "Botanical pesticides : a part of sustainable agriculture in Babati District Tanzania." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Life Sciences, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-2626.

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<p>Botanical pesticides are agricultural pest management agents which are based on plant extracts. In modern times these have been used as alternatives to synthetic chemicals in organic pest management. The practice of using plant materials against field and storage pests however has a long history in many indigenous and traditional farming communities across the world. During February and March 2009 a field study was conducted in Babati district in Manyara region, Tanzania to investigate the local use of botanical pesticides. The results from the field study were subsequently analyzed and con

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Carlsson, Johanna. "Sustainable agriculture : A field study from the Babati District in Tanzania." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Life Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-717.

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<p>The aim with this paper is to study the concept of sustainable agriculture. One angle of approach has also been to investigate the role of NGOs, where the organisation FARM-Africa is mostly studied. A field study in the Babati District is the base of the paper.</p><p>Sustainable agriculture is a concept with various definitions and is expressed in different ways. Ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane are some of the keywords within the concept of sustainable agriculture. Over the years, various technologies within the concept have been developed and have proven t

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Follmer, Margret Amelia. "Fair trade, sustainable agriculture, and cultural impacts in the coffee industry." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2538.

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Coffee production focuses on two species of the plant, Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora, also known as Coffea robusta. This plant is a tropical cash crop that has a wide range of quality and production standards, and provides a unique means for the study of economic, agricultural, social, and ecological issues. Many works discuss groups of people who produce coffee as a cash crop, ranging from Verena Stolcke's (1988) monograph, which analyzed the Brazilian colonato system, closely linked to colonial slavery, to Daniel Jaffee's (2007) fieldwork in Oaxaca and discussion of democratically orga

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Grace, Patricia Elizabeth. "The Effects of Storytelling on Worldview and Attitudes toward Sustainable Agriculture." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27700.

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There is evidence that the American agrifood system is a significant contributor to environmental, economic, social, and ethical-animal welfare damage to the earth and to society and is unsustainable, yet the worldview of a substantial percentage of the population conflicts with this assessment. A significant number of researchers, non-governmental organizations, and government entities assert that the detrimental effects of industrial agriculture must be addressed without delay and sustainable agricultural practices implemented. The transition from industrial to sustainable agriculture will

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Wang, Hanjie [Verfasser]. "Sustainable Development: Rural Poverty and Climate Change in Agriculture / Hanjie Wang." Göttingen : Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1220504475/34.

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Duruiheoma, Franklin I. "The role of anaerobic digestion in achieving soil conservation and sustainable agriculture for sustainable development in the UK." Thesis, University of Chester, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620354.

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The subjection of soils to degradation directly and indirectly from rising world food demand and resultant intensified agricultural production, population growth, and climate change, demand that soils are better protected. The role of AD in addressing this challenge is examined using a pragmatic research paradigm and the questions: How can we raise awareness of AD in the UK? What factors motivate and hinder farmers towards adopting improved technology and sustainable agricultural practises? What is the perception of farmers about soils? To what extent does sustainable agriculture incorporate s

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Guo, Huanxiu. "The "New Rural Reconstruction" : movement and sustainable agricultural development in China." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013CLF10434/document.

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Cette thèse étudie le mouvement de la Nouvelle Reconstruction Rurale (NRR) sous l'angle du développement durable, en prenant l'exemple concret du village de Sancha, une communauté rurale de la province du Guangxi en Chine. Initié en 2003, la NRR est un réseau national de projets de développement qui réunit des intellectuels, des étudiants et des organisations dont l'objectif estd'expérimenter différents modèles de développement agricole et rural en Chine. Comme alternative à l'industrialisation agricole, la NRR favorise la coopération entre les petits agriculteurs, le savoir-faire local et l'a

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MacRae, Roderick John. "Strategies to overcome institutional barriers to the transition from conventional to sustainable agriculture in Canada : the role of government, research institutions and agribusiness." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=70174.

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Literature on sustainable agriculture was examined using qualitative research methods to identify institutional barriers to the transition to sustainable agriculture, and solutions to overcome them. Information was also collected from different participants in the food and agriculture system by conducting interviews and workshops, and by soliciting comments on discussion papers of preliminary findings.<br>An explanatory scheme (or general theory) was developed to organize strategies for overcoming institutional barriers using an efficiency--substitution--redesign framework. Efficiency strategi

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Penfold, Christopher Morant. "The relative sustainability of organic, biodynamic, integrated and conventional broadacre farming systems in Southern Australia /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2004. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AS/09asp3984.pdf.

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