1,802
Views
151
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Agroecology versus input substitution: A fundamental contradiction of sustainable agriculture

&
Pages 283-295 | Received 10 Jan 1996, Accepted 14 Oct 1996, Published online: 21 Nov 2008

References

  • Allen , Patricia . 1993 . Food for the future: Conditions and contradictions of sustainability. , New York : Wiley. .
  • Allen , Patricia and van Dusen , Debra . 1990 . Sustainability in the balance: Raising fundamental issues. , Santa Cruz : University of California at Santa Cruz, Agroecology Program. .
  • Altieri , Miguel A. 1995 . Agroecology: The science of sustainable agriculture. , 2nd ed. , Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press .
  • Altieri , Miguel A. and Rosset , Peter . 1995 . Agroecology and the conversion of large‐scale conventional systems to sustainable management . International Journal of Environmental Studies , 50 : 165 – 185 .
  • Botrell , Dale G. 1979 . Integrated pest management. , Washington, D.C. : Council on Environmental Quality .
  • Buttel , Frederick H. 1990 . “ Social relations and the growth of modern agriculture ” . In Agroecology , Edited by: Carroll , C. R. , Vandermeer , J. H. and Rosset , Peter M. 113 – 145 . New York : McGraw‐Hill .
  • Carroll , C. R. , Vandermeer , John H. and Rosset , Peter M. , eds. 1990 . Agroecology. , New York : McGraw‐Hill. .
  • Conroy , Michael E. , Murray , Douglas L. and Rosset , Peter M. 1996 . A cautionary tale: Failed U.S. development policy in Central America. , Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers .
  • Goering , Peter , Norberg‐Hodge , Helena and Page , John . 1993 . From the ground up: Rethinking industrial agriculture. , London : Zed Books. .
  • Goodman , David and Redclift , Michael . 1991 . Refashioning nature: Food, ecology and culture. , London : Routledge. .
  • Guither , Harold D. , Baumes , Harry S. and Meyers , William H. 1994 . “ Farm prices, income, stability, and distribution ” . In Food, agriculture and rural policy into the 21st century: Issues and trade‐offs , Edited by: Hallberg , Milton and Spitze , Robert . 223 – 236 . Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press .
  • Hamilton , Neil D. 1994 . Agriculture without farmers? Is industrialization restructuring American food production and threatening the future of sustainable agriculture? . Northern Illinois University Law Review , 14 : 613 – 657 .
  • Hewitt , Tracy Irwin and Smith , Katherine R. 1995 . Intensive agriculture and environmental quality: Examining the newest agricultural myth. , Greenbelt, Md. : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture .
  • Holmes , Steven A. 1994 . Farm count at lowest point since 1850: Just 1.9 million . The New York Times , November 10 : A8
  • de Janvry , Alain . 1983 . “ Historical forces that have shaped world agriculture: A structuralist perspective ” . In Agriculture, change, and human values , Edited by: Haynes , R. and Lanier , R. Gainesville, Fla. : University of Florida Press .
  • Krebs , A. V. 1991 . The corporate reapers: The book of agribusiness. , Washington, D.C. : Essential Books .
  • Lélé , Sharachchandra M. 1991 . Sustainable development: A critical review . World Development , 19 : 607 – 321 .
  • Lewontin , R. C. 1982 . Agricultural research and the penetration of capital . Science for the People , 14 : 12 – 17 .
  • Lewontin , R. C. and Berlan , J. P. 1986 . Technology, research and the penetration of capital: The case of U.S. agriculture . Monthly Review , 38 (3) : 21 – 34 .
  • Magdoff , F. R. 1993 . Building soils for better crops: Organic matter management. , Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press. .
  • McGuinness , Hugh . 1993 . Living soils: Sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers for developing countries. , Yonkers, New York : Consumer Policy Institute .
  • Moore , Monica . 1995 . Redefining integrated pest management: Farmer empowerment and pesticide use reduction in the context of sustainable agriculture. , San Francisco : Pesticide Action Network. .
  • National Research Council (NRC) . 1989 . Alternative agriculture. , Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press .
  • Perelman , Michael . 1977 . Farming for profit in a hungry world: Capital and the crisis in agriculture. , Totowa, N.J. : Allanheld, Osmun .
  • Rosset , Peter and Benjamin , Medea . 1994 . The greening of the revolution: Cuba's experiment with organic agriculture. , Melbourne : Ocean Press. .
  • Pretty , J. N. 1995 . Regenerating agriculture. , London : Earthscan. .
  • Shiva , Vandana . 1991 . The violence of the Green Revolution: Third World agriculture, ecology and politics. , Penang, , Malaysia : Third World Network .
  • Strange , Marty . 1988 . Family farming: A new economic vision. , San Francisco : Food First Books. .
  • Tribe , Derek . 1994 . Feeding and greening the world: The role of international agricultural research. , Wallingford, , England : CAB International .
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO‐AGROSTAT) . 1990–1996 . FAOSTAT agriculture statistics database. , Rome : U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. .
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture . 1990 . A historical look at farm income. , Herndon, Va. : United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service .
  • _____ . 1995a . Feed situation and outlook yearbook. , Hemdon, Va. : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service .
  • _____ . 1995b . Rice situation and outlook yearbook. , Herndon, Va. : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service .
  • van den Bosch , Robert . 1978 . The pesticide conspiracy. , New York : Doubleday. .
  • Vandermeer , John and Perfecto , Ivette . 1995 . Breakfast of biodiversity: The truth about rainforest destruction. , Oakland, Calif. : Food First Books .
  • Vogeler , I. 1981 . The myth of the family farm: Agribusiness dominance of U.S. agriculture. , Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press .
  • Wessel , James and Hantman , Mort . 1983 . Trading the future: Farm exports and the concentration of economic power in our food system. , San Francisco : Food First Books. .
  • Western Crop Protection Association . 1995 . IPM: The quiet revolution. , Sacramento, Calif. : Western Crop Protection Association .
  • Wright , Angus . 1990 . The death of Ramón González: The modern agricultural dilemma. , Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.