Description
Book SynopsisThis book highlights the environmental footprints and best practices in sustainable agriculture. This first volume includes forty-four interesting chapters that present agriculture in the light of food security, circular economy, sustainability, food exports and imports written by leading experts in the field. It provides and interesting read for researchers, policy makers and professionals in the area of agriculture and economy.
Table of ContentsSection 1. Environmental Footprint of Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 1. Sustainable agriculture as the basis for ensuring food security
Chapter 2. Extended reproduction as the basis for sustainability of agriculture
Chapter 3. Advantages of circular agriculture for the environment
Chapter 4. Ecological efficiency as a criterion of sustainability of agriculture
Chapter 5. Methodological approach to the multicriterial assessment of sustainability of agriculture
Section 2. Current best practices of sustainable agriculture
Chapter 6. Agriculture in developed countries: a review of circular practices
Chapter 7. Agriculture in developing countries: a view from the perspective of sustainability
Chapter 8. World’s biggest food producers on the way toward sustainable agriculture
Chapter 9. Best practices and prospects of sustainable agriculture in food exporting countries
Chapter 10. Problems relating to agricultural development in food importing countries
