Industrial vs ecological agriculture
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Author
Contributions
- Navdanya (Organization) - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Navdanya, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, New Delhi
Language
English
Word Count
20,000 words, Guess
Page Count
80 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL16319810M
- OCLC Control Number76821787
- Library of Congress Control Number2006413689
Classifications
- LCCS589.76.I4 D43 2004
Alternate Titles
- Industrial verses ecological agriculture
Description
This book traces the origin of industrial agriculture, and argues that modern agriculture is pivoted on the typically west European notion of subjugation of nature by techno-military supremacy. As a result, modern industrial agriculture has irrevocably disintegrated natural agroecosystems (e.g. agroforestry), and promoted intensified production systems, based on monocultures of crops and toxic agrochemicals. Industrial agriculture is highly unsustainable, and crop yields tend to progressively decline, because the on-farm biodiversity is destroyed by application of toxic agrochemicals. As a result, this destructive mode of production elicits buildup of resistant pests and pathogens, depletes soil nutrients and groundwater stock, and jeopardizes public health across generations. In contrast, the existing models of biodiversity-based ecological agriculture worldwide, show significantly greater yield stability, productivity, and resilience than industrial agriculture.
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