Items related to Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation...

Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation and Medic Pasture in a Mediterranean Climate - Softcover

 
9780521337410: Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation and Medic Pasture in a Mediterranean Climate
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Sheep and wheat are the staples of dryland farms in the Mediterranean zone of the Northern hemisphere. The commonly used dryland farming system introduced in the 1950s is proving unsustainable. Erosion has reached a critical level and pastures have all but disappeared. Experts advise more cropping (forage crops for instance) and more fertiliser. Yet intensification of the present system will only hasten erosion. Is there an alternative system that is both environmentally sustainable and within the means of most farmers in the region? Innovative farmers in a similar climate in Australia discovered a sustainable rotation using annual medics as both fertiliser and pasture. Attempts to transfer their knowledge have often foundered. Why is this so? How much do the experts know about this system? This book pulls apart the warp and weft of development on dryland farms to try to find some answers to these questions.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
'... a deeply informed study ... a book which should be on the shelves of all libraries in institutions world-wide concerned with agricultural science, all aspects of developmental studies and relayed specialisations, as well as international agencies and NGOs'. MEWREW

'I enjoyed reading this text, partly because the enthusiasm of the authors comes through in their writing. It is well presented with good quality black and white photographs, text figures and tables.' Stephen Nortcliff, Annals of Botany
Book Description:
Dryland farmers in Mediterranean zones need a new farming system to help prevent soil erosion and increase production of sheep and wheat. This book tells how such a system was discovered in Australia, and considers what is needed to enable farmers in other dryland zones to benefit from its benevolent effects and productivity.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherCambridge University Press
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0521337410
  • ISBN 13 9780521337410
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages356

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780521331418: Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation and Medic Pasture in a Mediterranean Climate

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780521331418
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996
Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Chatterton, Lynne
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation and Medic Pasture in a Mediterranean Climate 1.1. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 41.23
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Chatterton, L.
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Blackwell's
(Oxford, OX, United Kingdom)

Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 36.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 4.50
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Chatterton, Lynne; Chatterton, Brian
Published by Cambridge University Press (2005)
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580249962

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 38.62
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

L. Chatterton
Published by Cambridge University Press (2005)
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
Ria Christie Collections
(Uxbridge, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book. Seller Inventory # ria9780521337410_lsuk

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 37.40
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 9.98
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Chatterton, L.
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New PF Quantity: 10
Seller:
Chiron Media
(Wallingford, United Kingdom)

Book Description PF. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 6666-IUK-9780521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 33.06
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 14.99
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Lynne Chatterton
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Paperback First Edition Quantity: 1
Print on Demand
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sheep and wheat are the staples of dryland farms in the Mediterranean zone of the Northern hemisphere. The commonly used dryland farming system introduced in the 1950s is proving unsustainable. Erosion has reached a critical level and pastures have all but disappeared. Experts advise more cropping (forage crops for instance) and more fertiliser. Yet intensification of the present system will only hasten erosion. Is there an alternative system that is both environmentally sustainable and within the means of most farmers in the region? Innovative farmers in a similar climate in Australia discovered a sustainable rotation using annual medics as both fertiliser and pasture. Attempts to transfer their knowledge have often foundered. Why is this so? How much do the experts know about this system? This book pulls apart the warp and weft of development on dryland farms to try to find some answers to these questions. Dryland farmers in Mediterranean zones need a new farming system to help prevent soil erosion and increase production of sheep and wheat. This book tells how such a system was discovered in Australia, and considers what is needed to enable farmers in other dryland zones to benefit from its benevolent effects and productivity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 48.32
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Chatterton, Lynne
Published by Cambridge University Press (2005)
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
Brook Bookstore On Demand
(Napoli, NA, Italy)

Book Description Condition: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand. Seller Inventory # 257013809dbd799abc97ac1213d14400

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 40.23
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 9.52
From Italy to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lynne Chatterton/ Brian Chatterton
Published by Cambridge Univ Pr (2005)
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Revaluation Books
(Exeter, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 355 pages. 9.20x6.00x0.90 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 40.24
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 10
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lynne Chatterton
Published by Cambridge University Press (2005)
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Paperback / softback Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
THE SAINT BOOKSTORE
(Southport, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9780521337410

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 41.89
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 8.95
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

L. Chatterton Lynne Chatterton B. Chatterton
ISBN 10: 0521337410 ISBN 13: 9780521337410
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Books Puddle
(New York, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. pp. 356. Seller Inventory # 26415819

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 50.64
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book