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The World Commission on Environment and Development drew attention to the common challenges of population growth, the need for strategies for sustaining food security and the need to conserve natural resources. Agenda 21, the plan of action for implementing sustainable development elaborated further. It states
"Major adjustments are needed in agricultural, environmental and macroeconomic policy, at both national and international levels, in developed as well as developing countries, to create the conditions for sustainable agriculture and rural development. The major objective of sustainable agriculture and rural development is to increase food production in a sustainable way and enhance food security. This will involve education initiatives, utilization of economic incentives and the development of appropriate and new technologies, thus ensuring stable supplies of nutritionally adequate food, access to those suppies by vulnerable groups, and production for markets; employment and income generation to alleviate poverty; and natural resource management and environmental protection. (Agenda 21 1992, ).
Definitions of sustainable agriculture are generally concerned with the need for agricultural practices to be economically viable, to meet human needs for food, to be environmentally positive, and to be concerned with quality of life. Since these objectives can be achieved in a number of different ways, sustainable agriculture is not linked to any particular technological practice. Nor is sustainable agriculture the exclusive domain of organic farming. Rather, sustainable agriculture is thought of in terms of its adaptability and flexibility over time to respond to the demands for food and fiber (both high and low), its demands on natural resources for production, and its ability to protect the soil and the resources. This goal requires an efficient use of technology in a manner conducive to sustainability. Finally, because agriculture is affected by changes in market and resource decisions in other sectors and regions, it is important that these changes do not provide a rationale for depleting the agricultural resource base locally. (Wilson and Tyrchniewicz. Agriculture and sustainable development: policy analysis on the Great Plains. 1995)
Acton, D.F and L.J. Gregorish (eds). The health of our soils : toward sustainable agriculture in Canada. Ottawa: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1995. 120 p.
Agarwal, Anil and Sunita Narain. Towards green villages : a strategy for environmentally sound and participatory rural development. New Delhi: The India Centre for Science and Environment, 1989. 51 p. : ill.
Agra Europe. Agriculture and the environment: how will the EC resolve the conflict? Agra Europe, 1991. 67, xxi p.
Notes: Includes synopses of national agricultural environmental policies for the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom
Alders, Carine and others (eds). Linking with farmers : networking for low-external-input and sustainable agriculture. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1993. 298 p.
Americans for Safe Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest. Taxing pesticides to fund research for sustainable agriculture : the Iowa model. Washington, D.C.: Americans for Safe Food, 1990. 1v. (various pagings)
Anderson, Nancy W. (ed). Agenda 21 [twenty-one] : moving into the 21st [twenty-first] century: a record of proceedings... March 20-21, 1993. Medford, MA: Tufts University, 1993. 223 p.
Conference: New England Environment Conference on Agenda 21 (1993 : Medford, MA)
Contents: (Selected): The corporate response to Agenda 21: the Earth Summit challenge; From cold war to peace: conversion, jobs for the environment; Northern forests: a panel discussion; Business, ethics and the environment; Indigenous rights after Rio: native peoples and sustainable development; Population issues; The environmental impacts of conventional agriculture; Greening the debate: the roles of environmentalists in elections; A world-wide network of environmental lawyers; Corporation actions to improve the environment; The urban environment: the complexity of the problems; Renewable energy and building design; Local and regional sustainable development; Citizen participation in lake protection; Watersheds and their importance; The growth of organic farming; Making universities environmentally repsonsible.
Annis, Robert C. Prairie people: changes and challenges : a document produced for the... Prairie Forum on Rural Development, Oct 26-27 1989, Brandon, Manitoba. Brandon: WESTARC Group, 1989. 25 p.
Conference: Prairie Forum on Rural Development (1989 : Brandon)
Asian Development Bank and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development. Proceedings of the regional workshop ...15-19 June 1992. Manila, PH: ADB, 1992. 191 p.
Conference: Regional Workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Asia and the Pacific Region (1992 : Philippines)
Contents: Food production after the green revolution: addressing sustainability issues (Havener); Farmers' agenda in sustainable agricultural development: is it destructive or creative (Rhoades); Biological principles and interactions in sustaining long term agricultural productivity (Harwood); Building sustainable agricultural systems: economic and policy dimensions (De Boer); Critical gender issues for sustainable agricultural development(Tisch); Community forestry and sustainable agriculture in the Philippines (Guiang); Framework for sustainable agricultural development (Rhoades, Harwood)
Aziz, Abdul and Richard C. Round. A review of the economics of regional waste management systems in Manitoba. RDI report series no.1994-5. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1994. 87 p.
Baldock, David and Graham Bennett. Agriculture and the polluter pays principle: a study of six EC countries. London: Institute for European Environmental Policy, 1991. 231pp
Abstract: This report contains six national case studies and a discussion of the relevance of the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) to agricultural pollution. The six case studies cover Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany (prior to unification of 1990), the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom.
Barbier, Edward B. (ed). Economics and ecology: new frontiers and sustainable development. London: Chapman & Hall, 1993. 205 p.
Contents: (Selected): Ecological economic systems analysis (Costanza); Sustainable agriculture: the trade-offs with productivity, stability and equitability (Conway); Economic and ecological carrying capacity: applications to pastoral systems in Zimbabwe (Scoones); Tropical forests and biodiversity conservation: a new ecological imperative (Swingland); Optimal economic growth and the conservation of biological diversity (Barrett); The viewing value of elephants; Ecology and economics in small islands: constructing a framework for sustainable development
Abstract: Illustrates the extent to which economic thinking applied to natural resource management can be influenced by ecological perspectives and vice versa, using an applied technical approach and case studies
Baudry, Jacques. "Interactions between agricultural and ecological systems at the landscape level." Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 27 (1989) : 119-130. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1989. 12 p.
Beets, Willem Cornelis. Raising and sustaining the productivity of smallholder farming systems in the Tropics : a handbook of sustainable agricultural development. Alkmarr, NL: AgBe Publishing, 1990. 738 p. : ill.
Abstract: Explains on a variety of levels (from elementary to specialized) relevant knowledge on the various tropical farming systems, with emphasis placed on interactions between agro-technical, environmental, economic, sociological, institutional and political aspects. Information also given on climate, soils, and plant breeding
Bentley, C.F. World agriculture in the 1990's. Ames, IA: Iowa State University, 1990. 17 p.
Notes: W.H. Pierre memorial lecture
Bollman, Ray D. and Richard C. Rounds. Employment trends in rural Manitoba : the role of manufacturing. RDI report series. No.1993-6. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1993. 73 p.
Bonilla, Javier and Gerard Viatte. "Radical reform in Mexican agriculture. " OCED Observer n191: 21-26. Paris: OECD, 1994. 6 p.
Booth, Ian. Trade and the environment : issues for Australian agriculture.
National Farmers' Federation discussion paper no.8. Barton, AU: Australian National Farmers' Federation, 1994. 64 p.
Braun, Joachim von and Eileen Kennedy (eds). Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. 411 p.
Abstract: First comprehensive treatment of issues that link agricultural commercialization, development and nutrition. Examines, using case studies, the driving forces of commercialization, such as trade policy and infrastructure, and analyzes potential risks to the poor
Brklacich, Michael and others. "Forum: review and appraisal of concept of sustainable food production systems." Environmental Management 15(1) : 1-14. New York: Springer-Verlag, 14 p.
Abstract: Environmental degradation, competition for resources, increasing food demands, and the integration of agriculture into the international economy threaten the sustainability of many food production systems. Despite these concerns, the concept of sustainable food production systems remains unclear, and recent attempts to appraise sustainability have been hampered by conceptual inconsistencies and the absence of workable definitions. Six perspectives are shown to underpin the concept. Many studies into sustainable agriculture cover more than one of these perspectives, indicating the concept is complex and embaces issues relating to the biophysical, social, and economic environment.
Brown, Lester R. The changing world food prospect: the nineties and beyond. Worldwatch paper no.85. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1988.
Buitenkamp, M. and others (eds). Action plan: sustainable Netherlands : report. Amsterdam: Friends of the Earth Netherlands Milieudefensie, 1992. 186 p.
Contents: Environmental space (Energy, Water, Non-renewable resources, Agriculture and food, Forest and wood in 2010); Sustainable consumption in the Netherlands (Housing, home furnishings and water consumption,Agriculture and food in a sustainable Netherlands, Recreation and leisure time); Social consequences (Role of the government in a sustainable Netherlands, Trade and industry, Consumer, International aspects of the action plan, Use of environmental resources, government and social democracy, Liberal environmental policy in conformance with market forces)
Abstract: Attempts to indicate the practical implications of sustainable development, i.e. in terms of eating, living, travelling and working
Burke, Stan. People first : a guide to self-reliant participatory rural development. London: Zed Books, 1993. 256 p.
Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Environmental Indicator Working Group. Agri-environmental indicator project - Agriculture and Agri-food Canada : description and implementation plan. (draft) Ottawa: Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, 1995. 47 p.
Canada. Agriculture Canada. Bureau for Environmental Sustainability. A survey of environmental policy instruments for the agriculture sector in selected OECD countries. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada, 1994.
Canada. Agriculture Canada. Bureau for Environmental Sustainability.Trade and the environment : the agriculture dimension. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada, 1994.
Canada. Agriculture Canada. Farm-scale production and use of fuel alcohol : opportunities and problems. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada, 1980. 8 p.
Canada. Agriculture Canada. Growing together: a vision for Canada's agri-food industry. Ottawa: Supply and Services, 1989. 19 parts
Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Report of Canada to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development : Third Session of the Commission = Rapport du Canada … la Commission du d‚veloppement durable des Nations unies : troisiŠme session de la Commission : April 11-28 1995. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1995. 88, 95 p.
Contents: General trends in the implementation of Agenda 21; Cross-sectoral issues: information for decision making, Indicators for sustainable development, Science for sustainable development; Environmentally sound management of biotechnology; Sectoral issues: Conservation of biological diversity, Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources, Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development, Promoting agriculture and rural development, Measures to manage, conserve and sustainably develop Canada's forests; Follow-up to 1994 CSD sectoral issues
Abstract: Second in a series that will be produced over the next three years leading up to the 1997 Commission of Sustainable Development review of all issues addressed at UNCED
Canada. Environment Canada. The state of Canada's environment. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1990. 1 v. in various pagings : ill.
Notes: Second national state of the environment report. Selected highlights also available.
Contents: Pt.1 Perspectives: Ecosphere: where we live. Pt.2 Environment and human activities (Atmosphere, Fresh water, Oceans, Land, Wildlife, Protected areas, Fisheries, Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Energy, Urbanization, Industries). Pt. 3 Regional case studies: Arctic, endanngered ecosystem; Great Lakes basin, pulling back from the brink; St. Lawrence River, restoring an ecosystem; Upper Bay of Fundy dikelands, changing the tides. Pt. 4 Current issues: Toxic chemicals, cradle-to-grave management; Climatic change, warming to the challenge; Stratospheric ozone, wearing thin; Acidic deposition, environmental acid test; Solid waste, out of sight, out of mind; Habitat change, space for species. Pt 5 Conclusion: Sustainable development, living within the limits of the ecosphere
Canada.Federal-Provincial Safety Net Committee. Report to Ministers of Agriculture Federal-Provincial Safety Net Committee. Growing together. Ottawa: The Committee, 1990.
Canada. Task Force on Competitiveness in the Agri-Food Industry. Factors contributing to a competitive agri-food sector: case study example. Growing together. Ottawa: 1990. 246 p.
Canadian Fertilizer Institute Environmental Affairs Committee. Position paper from the Canadian Fertilizer Industry on the role of fertilizers in sustainable agriculture and food production. Ottawa: The Canadian Fertilizer Institute, 1990. 18 p.
Canadian National Committee on Hydology, Comit‚ National Canadien d'Hydrologie. Hydrology : proceedings of the Canadian Hydrology Symposium...Winnipeg, Manitoba Jun 15-17 1992. Hull: CNCH, 1992. 432 p.
Notes: Abstracts and one paper in French
Conference: Canadian Hydrology Symposium (19th : 1992 : Winnipeg)
Contents: The contribution of hydrology to sustainable development, by J.P. Bruce. Sustainable development and hydrologic data, information andresearch, by D.A. Daugharty. Role of hydrology in developing sustainable wetlands habitat, by R.W. Coley. Hydrologic extremes and sustainable development, by W.E. Watt. Canada, water and the world, by W.F.G. Cardy. The expanded hydrological role, by T.M. Dick. Climate change with a focus on research, by J.M.R. Stone. Implementing sustainable development in the Fraser River System, by A.H.J. Dorcey. Sustainable development-the role of hydrology in remote northern communities, by K.W. Lathem and J.A. Bertulli. Managing the water resources of the Winnipeg River Drainage Basin, by R.F. Walden and R. Cousins. Introducing hydrologic techniques to assess road water crossings, by R.B. Adamson. Groundwater in the Manitoba economy, by F.W. Render. Lateral drainage and its relationship to Jack Pine Forest productivity, by P. Cartier, Y. Prairie, and Y. Bergeron. Role of hydrology in the economy, by D.J.F. Johnson and A.B. Banga.The role of hydrology in support of sustainable agriculture, by W. Nicholaichuk and K. Best. The hydrology and impacts of the Rafferty-Alameda Project, by W.J. Stolte. A management framework for network evaluation and planning, by M.Z. Kowalchuk. Regionalization of low flows in central and southern Alberta, by V.K. Khanna. Mine development assessment in British Columbia: hydrologic data use for sustainable development, by D.B. Letvak. The application of expert systems to solving groundwater problems, by A.S. Crowe and G.L. McClymont. A study of the effects of hydrological and meteorological parameters on the growth of border ice, by T.M. Miles and D.H. Burn. Meeting the needs of environmental clients: implications for an operational hydrology program, by T.J. Day and R.A. Halliday. The Natyield model, by J.H. Taggart Canada and the global water cycle, by R.G. Lawford. The development of a hyrologic model suitable for resource planning, by G.W. Kite. Role of hydrology in environmental impact assessment by M.D. Grajczyk and A.B. Banga. Streamflow and pollution control measures in the Nottawasaga River Basin, by L.A. Logan. Development of long range flow forecasting capabilities for a large multi-reservoir system, by M.J. Bender and S.P. Simonovic. Etude hydrobiologique du bassin Catamaran (N.-B.), par D. Caissie and others. Evaluation of the contribution of animal husbandry to the contamination of surface waters, by D. Cluis.
Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development. Reaping without weeping : a guide to safe management and application of chemicals in agriculture. St. Augustine, TT: CNIRD, 1991. 35 p. : ill.
Carley, Michael. Policy management systems and methods of analysis for sustainable agriculture and rural development. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1994. 64 p.
Chambers, Robert. Challenging the professions : frontiers for rural development. London: ITP, 1993. 143 p.
Contents: Normal professionalism, new paradigms and development; Managing rural development: procedures, principles and choices; Project selection for poverty-focused rural development: simple is optional; Health, agriculture and rural poverty: why seasons matter; Farmer first: a practical paradigm for the third agriculture; Normal professionalism and the early project process: problems and solutions; Thinking about NGOs' priorities: additionality and spread; The state and rural development: ideologies and an agenda for the 1990s
Chan-Muehlbauer, Charlene and others. An agriculture that makes sense : profitability of four sustainable farms in Minnesota. Marine on St. Croix, MN: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program Land Stewardship Project, 1994. 43 p.
Choy, Kevin Allen and Richard C. Rounds. Community development strategies on the Northern Plains. RDI report series no.1992-8. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1992. 152 p.
Contents: (Selected): Community economic development theory; High-technology industry in rural economic development; Entrepreneurship and rural development; Financing local economic development; Government supported financing: Development in Northern Plains' communities
Abstract: Surveys rural community leaders from Minnesota, Manitoba, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Montana and Alberta regarding perceptions of various development strategies, and presents an overview of theory behind such strategies to empower community leaders with knowledge of systems that have evolved through time
Christie, Racquel and others. Farm-level environmental accounting : report of the consultation workshop held at the University of Mantoba. Winnipeg: U.of M. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, 1994. 17 p.
Chum, Helena Li and others. "The great energy harvest : renewable energy crops could provide clean sources of fuel and industrial chemicals and at the same time revive rural economies". The Futurist (May-June 1993): 34-40.
Clinch Powell Sustainable Development Forum. Sustainable development for Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Abingdon, VA: Clinch Powell Sustainable Development Forum, 1994. 36 p.
Clunies-Ross, Tracey and Nicholas Hildyard. The politics of industrial agriculture. London(UK): Earthscan, 1992. 167 p..
Abstract: Argues that "sustainable agriculture" means different things to different people and that the real issue is power - who controls the land and what it produces - which can only result in greater intensification of farming, environmental destruction and inequality. Present new options and approaches in which agriculture "depletes neither soil nor people"
Cogan, Douglas. The greenhouse gambit : business and investment responses to climate change. Washington, DC: Investor Responsibility Research Centre, 1993. 484 p. : ill.
Contents: (Selected): Climate of uncertainty (Forecasting the future); Agriculture (Effects on crops, Responses of farmers and food producers); Forest products (Carbon sequestration potential); Automobiles (Fuel efficiency potential, Alternative transportation fuels); Electric power (Effects on power generation, Energy efficiency potential, Alternative generating sources)
Abstract: Examines four industries with the most at stake in the greenhouse debate: agriculture, forest products, automobiles and electric power
Conway, Gordon R. and Edward B. Barbier. After the green revolution: sustainable agriculture for development. Toronto: Earthscan Canada, 1990. 205 p.
Contents: Ideas of development; Indicators of agricultural performance; International constraints; National policies; Farms and livelihoods
Abstract: Defines "sustainable agriculture" and examines the effects of international economic restraints and of national policies on a new kind of development
Crosson, Pierre. "Sorting out the environmental benefits of alternative agriculture." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 45 (January/February 1990): 34-41.
Curtin, Deane. "Discussion paper : making peace with the earth: indigenous agriculture and the green revolution." Environmental Ethics 17 (Spring 1995): 59-73.
Darkoh, M.B.K. "Trends in natural resource use and prospects for sustainable resource management in Kenya's arid and semiarid lands." Land Degradation and Rehabilitation 2 (1990): 177-190.
Doerksen, Al and Al Kehler. Food security in the horn of Africa : a policy perspective. Winnipeg: Canadian Foodgrains Bank, 1994. 16 p.
Dommen, Arthur J. Physical and economic interactions in African low-input agriculture : implications for resource degradation. Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1992. 18 p.
Notes: Paper prepared for the UNCTAD Conference on Links between Market Conditions and the Environment, Geneva, Jan. 27-28, 1992
Doolittle, William E. " Agricultural change as an incremental process." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 74(1), 1984: 124-137. 13 p.
Abstract: At least two major views of agro-ecosystem change can be recognized-systematic and incremental. Systematic change involves the addition of new fields and associated features that are constructed completely prior to cultivation; incremental change involves gradual transformation of fields and features in conjunction with cultivation. The systematic view has been the more dominant. The study describes one case of incremental agro-ecosystem change and indicates that both change processes are possible.
Durning, Alan B and Holly B. Brough. Taking stock: animal farming and the environment. Worldwatch paper no.103. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1991. 62 p.
Edwards, Clive A. "The importance of integration in sustainable agricultural systems." Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 27(1989) : 25-35.
Abstract: Conventional agriculture has caused economic problems associated with over production of crops, increased costs of energy-based inputs and decreased farm incomes. It has also produced ecological problems such as poor ecological diversity, soil and water pollution and soil erosion. The adoption of integrated systems of agricultural production involving lower inputs of fertilizer, pesticides and cultivations can alleviate these economic and ecological problems. Such systems are dependent upon a good understanding of the nature of interactions between the four main components of such systems, which are fertilizers, pesticides, cultivations and rotations, and how these interactions influence crop yields and farm income. Alternatives to energy-based inputs are also examined. It is concluded that it is essential to integrate the components of agricultural systems fully so that their impacts on other inputs can be taken into account. Our knowledged of the main inputs and how these practices interact must increase before we can design fully integrated farming systems that minimize energy-based chemical inputs, produce good yields, increase farm profits and decrease environmental problems. There is considerable scope for the develoment of computer-based, farmer-operated, integrated management systems.
Engelman, Robert and Pamela LeRoy. Conserving land : population and sustainable food production. Washington, D.C.: Population Action International, 1995. 48 p.
Contents (selected): Prospects for food security; Limits; Population and arable land; Population and availablity of arable land per person for 1960/61,1990 and 2025.
Faeth, Paul (et al). Paying the farm bill : U.S. agricultural policy and the transition to sustainable agriculture. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute, 1991. 70 p.
Feath, Paul. "Evaluating agricultural policy and the sustainability of production systems: an economic framework ". Journal of Soil and Water (March/April, 1993): 94-99. 1993.
Federal-Provincial Agriculture Committee on Environmental Sustainability. Growing together : report to Ministers of Agriculture. Ottawa: Federal-Provincial Agriculture Committee on Environmental Sustainability, 1990. 41, 47 p.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and Netherlands. Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries. [Main, background, miscellaneous and regional documents for the conference] 15-19 April 1991. Issues and perspectives in sustainable agriculture and rural development. Rome: FAO, 1991. 7 microfiches
Conference: FAO/Netherlands Conference on Agriculture and the Environment (1991 : s'Hertogenbosch, NL)
Contents: v.1 Technological options and requirements for sustainable agriculture and rural development. v.2 Criteria, instruments, and tools for sustainable agriculture and rural development. v.3 Sustainable crop production and protection. v.4 Social and institutional aspects of sustainable agriculture and rural development. v.5 Sustainable agriculture and rural development in Asia and the Pacific. v.6 Sustainable agriculture and rural development in the Near East. v.7 Legal aspects of sustainable agriculture and rural development
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Netherlands. Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries. The Den Bosch declaration and agenda for action on sustainable agriculture and rural development : report of the conference. Rome: FAO, 1991. 60 p.
Conference: FAO Netherlands Conference on Agriculture and the Environment (15-19 April, 1991 : 'S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Committee on Commodity Problems. International Trade, Environment and Sustainable Agricultural Development, Committee on Commodity Problems, Fifty-Nine Session, Rome, 7-11 June, 1993. Rome: FAO, 1993. 17pp
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Key aspects of strategies for the sustainable development of drylands. Rome: FAO, 1993. 60 p.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Report of the conference. Rome: FAO, 1993. 47 p.
Conference: Inter-Regional Conference of Small Island Countries on Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1992: Christ Church, Barbados)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil loss accelerating worldwide: hinders effort to feed earth's growing population . Washington, DC: FAO, 1993. 9pp.
Notes: Press Release
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The state of food and agriculture. FAO agricultural series. Rome: FAO. v. ; annual
Notes: Each year has special chapter. 1993 ed. has country table data on diskette (Time series for SOFA '93. Library holds 1988, 1989 & 1993 editions
Contents: (1993): Water policies and agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Strategies for sustainable agriculture and rural development : new directions for agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Rome: FAO, 1994. 64 p.
Notes: FAO has been designated by Interagency Committee on Sustainable Development to make SARD operational
Abstract: Focuses on issues and areas of action (which are highlighted in UNCED's Agenda 21, Ch. 10-18) connected with SARD - Sustainable agriculture and rural development - the declaration and agenda for action from FAO/Netherlands Conference on Agriculture and the Environment, s'Hertogenbosch, 1991
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Sustainable agriculture and rural development : report of the Consultation on Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile, April 1992. Rome: FAO, 1992. 47p
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. WCARRD: eighth government consultation on WCARRD in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 24-27 August 1993 : report : World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. RAPA report no.1993/30. Bangkok: RAPA, 1993. 54 p.
Fox, Glenn (et al). Agriculture and the environment : economic dimensions of sustainable agriculture : a submission to the Science Council of Canada and to the Agricultural Institute of Canada. CAEFMS Occasional Publication no.1. Guelph, ON: The Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society Committee, 1990 on Sustainable Agriculture. 45 p.
Gates, Jane Potter. Educational and training opportunities in sustainable agriculture. (6th ed.) Beltsville, MD: United States National Agricultural Library, 1993. 31 p.
Gillies, A. M. Where to start? Action plan : protecting the environment and reducing Canada's deficit. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1994. 39 p.
Notes: "The greening of government taxes and subsidies". Prepared as a discussion paper for consideration by governments and citizens. Offshoot of a larger IISD study, International casebook on leading practices, which will focus on "leading edge" budget reforms in Europe and North America. Includes references
Contents: (Selected): Forest loss; Agriculture danger signals; Energy and global warming; Ecological tax reform: Environment-friendly taxation; Income-friendly taxation; Incentives for a clean and green economy; Jobs and competitiveness
Gilson, J.C. World agricultural changes: implications for Canada. Policy study no.7. Ottawa: Renouf, 1989. 219 p.
Contents: (Selected): World food demand in perspective (Population trends, Demand for food); Food supply, trade and the demand supply balance; National agricultural policies and the implications for trade; Canada US Free Trade Agreement and the GATT; Agriculture and the Uruguay Round of the GATT
Abstract: Surveys changes taking place in world agriculture and the reforms that must occur in national agricultural policies if liberalization of trade in farm products is to be realized
Girt, John. Common ground : recommendations for policy reform to integrate wildlife habitat, environmental and agricultural objectives on the farm : a report. Ottawa: Wildlife Habitat Canada, 1990. 56 p.
Contents: Agriculture and the land base. The political economy of current agricultural policy and the environment. Towards a framework for agriculture to habitat farmland conversions in the Prairies. Implications of forecasts for commodity sales, farm incomes and international trading arrangements. Recommendations. Factors determining optimal public incentives for the conversion of farmland to habitat
Goering, Peter and others. From the ground up: rethinking industrial agriculture. London: Zed Books, 1993. 120 p.
Abstract: Argues for a radical and global move towards organic agriculture as a practical ecological alternative to industrial agriculture with its accompanying mass degradation of fragile farmlands
Gold, Mary V. Sustainable agriculture : definitions and terms. Special reference briefs no.SRB 94-05. Beltsville, MD: United States National Agricultural Library, 1994. 10 p.
Hansen, Karl G. "Estonian agriculture : from a Soviet past to an uncertain future." Oxford Agrarian Studies 22(2) : 159-173.
Hansen, Karl G. and Stephan Barg (ed.). Making budgets green : leading practices in taxation and subsidy reform. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1994. 52 p.
Contents: Guide to the case studies on green budget reform; Energy and automotive (Tax credits and the development of renewable energy in California, Wind energy in Denmark, Tax or fuel conservation in Ontario, Tax differentials for catalytic converters and unleaded gasoline in Germany); Agriculture (Replenishing the Prairies: the Canadian Permanent Cover Program, Reform of European Union common agricultural policy, Environmentally sensitive areas in the UK: economic incentives for sustainable farming, Dutch policies aimed at diminishing mineral releases in agriculture, Tax on Undeveloped Land (TUL) in France); Air and water pollution (Nitrogen oxide charge energy production in Sweden, Carbon dioxide taxes in Sweden, Tax tools for climate protection: the US ozone-depleting chemicals tax, System of water charges in France, Levy on surface water pollution in the Netherlands, Iowa's 1987 Groundwater Protection Act, Water taxes in Germany); Waste management (Landfill tax in France, Possible landfill levy in the UK: economic incentives for reducing waste to landfill, Recycling credits in the UK: economic incentives for recycling household waste, User pay waste management initiative in the Victoria Capital Regional District (BC), SARCAN: promoting recycling and the employment of disabled people in Saskatchewan; Environment and development policy: Louisiana environmental tax scorecard, Accelerated depreciation of environmental investments in the Netherlands
Abstract: Reviews 23 cases of national and local initiatives in Europe and North America of environmentally based fiscal policies
Helmore, Kristin and Annu Ratta. "The surprising yields of urban agriculture. " Choices 4 (April 1995): 22-27. New York: UNDP, 1995. 6 p.
Hiemstra, Wim (ed.) Let farmers judge: experiences in assessing the sustainability of agriculture. ILEIA readings in sustainable agriculture. London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1992. 208 p.
Contents: Includes checklist of criteria for assessing agricultural technology
Abstract: Collection of reports as follow-up to 1990 ILEIA workshop on incorporating the long term impact of sustainable agricultural practices into an evaluation of their appropriateness
Horlings, Ina and Jaap Gersie. " Agriculture and nature in ecological networks in The Netherlands and Europe." European Environment 5 (1995): 7-12. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1995. 5 p.
Hoskins, Anne and Jeffrey Tryens. The harvest: state strategies for sustainable agriculture. Washington, DC: Center for Public Policy, 1990. 41 p.
Contents: (Appendices): Findings from organic and low-put studies; Supermarket pledges (including Safeway's commitment to safe produce); Alternative systems; Contacts on sustainable agriculture; The 1990 Farm Bill
Huston, Michael. "Biodiversity thrives where crops fail." Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 10 (Spring 1995): 101-105. Knoxville, TN: Uniiversity of Tennessee Energy, Environment and Resources Center, 1995. 5p.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Nineteen ninety-five (1995) farm bill review . Minneapolis, MN: IATC, 1994. v
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. Agricultura y medio ambiente = Agriculture and the environment = Agriculture et environnement = Agricultura e meio ambiente. Coronado, CR: IICA, 1992. 71 p. : ill.
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and Canadian International Development Agency. Rural woman = mujer rural = femme rurale. San Jose, Costa Rica: IICA, 1991. 334 p. : chiefly ill.
International Federation of Agricultural Producers. Sustainable farming and the role of farmers's organizations: based on IFAP Seminar for Developing Country Farm Leaders, Adelaide, Australia. Paris: International Federation of Agricultural Producers, 1990. 62pp.
Contents: The document which is intended for farmers' organizations and development decision-makers, attempts to put forward observations from the farmers' viewpoint and make constructive suggestions for action.
International Food Policy Research Institute. 2020 (twenty twenty) brief. Washington, D.C.: IFPRI, 1994-. 1v. (loose-leaf)
Contents: Includes n.1 Economic growth and development(Pandya-Lorch). n.2 World supply and demand projections for cereals, 2020 (Agcaoili, Rosegrant). n.3 World production of cereals, 1966-90 (Agcaoili, Rosegrant). n.4 Sustainable farming : a political geography (Paarlberg). n.5 World population projections, 2020 (Nygaard). n.6 Malnutrition and food insecurity projections, 2020. n.7 Agricultural growth as a key to poverty alleviation (Brown, Haddad). n.8 Conservation and enhancement of natural resources (Vosti, Scherr); n.9 Role of agriculture in saving the rain forest (Vosti); n.10 Time of plenty, a world of need the role of food aid in 2020 (Webb); n.11 Managing agricultural intensification (Hazell); n.12 Trade liberalization and regional integration: implications for 2020; n.13 The potentional of technology to meet world food needs in 2020 (Oram); n.14 An ecoregional perspective on malnutrition (Sharma and others); n.15 Agricultural growth is the key to poverty alleviation in low-income developing countries (Pinstrup-Andersen and Pandya-Lorch);n.16 Declining assistance to developing country agriculture : change of paradigm? (Dresrusse)
International Fund for Agricultural Development.Technical Advisory Division. Technical issues in rural poverty alleviation: staff working paper series. Rome: IFAD, 1992. v.
Contents: no.1 Rural poverty and environmental degradation in Latin America. no.2 Natural resource management and agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa (Carrying capacity). no.3 Policies for sustainable agriculture. no.4 Sustainability, marginal areas and agricultural research. no.5 Sustaianble development systems for small farmers: issues and options. no.6 Strategies for developing a viable and sustainaable agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa: some issues and options. no.7 Issues of sustainabiltiy in agricultural development in Asia. no.8 Sustainability of small farms in West Asia and North Africa. no.9 Sustainable development in famine prone areas: approaches and issues. no.10 Sustainability in irrigated agriculture. no.11 Towards strengthening the range/livestock research and extension capabilities of the national institutions in the Near East and North Afirca. no.12 Environment and rural poverty alleviation: an exmination of the case for grant financing. no.13 Plant genetic diversity and small farmers: issues and options for IFAD. no.14 Rural poverty alleviation and nutrition: IFAD's evolving experiences. no.15 Poverty reduction, sustainable agriculture and the project cycle International
International Institute for Sustainable Development. Great Plains sustainable development. Winnipeg: IISD. Online. Internet.
Available: <URL: http://iisd1.iisd.ca/agri/agric.html>
International Institute for Sustainable Development. Paper[s] submitted for the ... Meeting June 23-25, 1994, Winnipeg, to advise the Minister and Department of Human Resources Development. Winnipeg: IISD, 1994. 1 v. (loose leaf)
Conference: Employment and Sustainable Development Meeting (1994 : Winnipeg)
Contents: Applying sustainable development criteria to employment opportunities for community shared agriculture (Allerdings). Jobs Ontario training promotes jobs and futures (Andrew). Prairie aquaculture at AGPRO (Bielka). Building our community : an experiential case for project based CED (Born). Sustainable cultural development : sustainable development in the past and future of aboriginal employment in Canada (Brascoup‚). Uses of conflict resolution in dealing with resource based disputes (Doyle). Newfoundland inshore fishery : industry renewal : draft (Dwyer). Sustainable prairie communities : developing a new agenda (Everitt, Annis, Bessant, McGuinness). Brighter future : energy efficiency and jobs in Manitoba (Frayne, Martin). Edmonton Recycling Society : an experiment in employment and sustainable development (Guenter). Employment opportunities of sustainable rural tourism (Jamieson). Green development corporations : a proposed framework for an economically attractive and environmentally sustainable form of urban development (Larsson, Riley). Leaping into sustainable social and environmental development? Australia's landcare and environmental action program (Law, Williamson). Community economic development : lessons from the trenches : directions for the future (Lewis). Eco-efficient buildings (Lowans). West End Community Ventures : an urban community organization on the path to sustainability (Mark). Green enterprises : energy retrofitting (McKnight). Linking the solitudes of wildlife habitat, landscapes and economic development to create sustainable employment opportunities (Neave). New opportunities for growth (Newfoundland and Labrador Economic Recovery Commission). Youth enterprise and sustainable development (Newing). Employment and sustainable development in forestry : the ecosystem-based determinant increased complexity in forecasting employment trends (Patterson, Nixon). Sustainability, growth, and employment : toward an ecologically stable, economically secure, and socially satisfying future (Rees). Win-win-win : good jobs, strong communities, healthy environment (Roberts). Aquaculture : a model for sustainable economic development in Canada (Stechey, Connors, Cook). Human resource development in the Canadian environment industry (Trump, Miller, Redhead). Moving towards sustainability, three demonstrations of ideas and methods that create jobs (Wanlin, Hyerj). Transporting ourselves to ustainable economic growth (Zielinski)
ISIS International. Women in development : a resource guide for organisation and action. (Reprint ed.) London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1983. 225 p. : ill.
Contents: Women and multinationals (Karl); Women and rural development (Karl); Women and health (Cottingham); Education and communication (Verghese); Migration and tourism (Claire)
Islam, Nurul. Toward 2020 (twenty-twenty) : conclusions from a Roundtable on Food and Population to 2010 (twenty-ten). Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute, 1995. 4 p.
Izac, A-M.N. and M.J. Swift. "On agricultural sustainability and its measurement in small-scale farmining in sub-Saharan Africa." Ecological Economics 11 (1994): 105-125. New York: Elsevier, 1994. 20 p.
Jahn, Laurence R. and Eric W. Schenck. "What sustainable agriculture means for fish and wildlife." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (July-August 1991): 251-255.
John Girt and Associates. Environmental issues scoping study for the AFCC. Guelph, ON: Agri-Food Competitiveness Council, 1994. 37 p.
Kaiser, Harry M. and Thomas E. Drennen. Agricultural dimensions of global climate change. Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1993. 311 p.
Contents: (Selected): Is cliimate change occurring? Evidence from the instrumental record (Jones): Current climate and population constraints on world agriculture (Gommes); Potential impacts of climate change on world food supply: summary of a recent international study (Rosenzweig); Impacts of climate change on the agriculture and economy of the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas (MINK) region (Crosson); Adaptation to global climate change at the farm level (Kaiser); After Rio: the status of climate change negotiations Drennen); Agricultural emissions of greenhosue gases: monitoring and verification (Greene, Salt)
Abstract: Examines issues critical to global climate change research, summarizes relevant findings on potential agricultural impacts and contributions, points out key areas that need further research and provides information to help policy makers take a rational stand on climate change policies
King, James W. and Charles A. Francis (eds). Extension and education materials for sustainable agriculture. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994. 2 v.
Kox, Henk and Ruurd Stellinga. Sustainable development, intensity of resource use and international market structures for agricultural products. Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1991. 85 p.
Notes: Report to UNCTAD Commodities Division, Dec. 1991
Contents: (Selected): Resource use and environment in agricultural production; International market conditions and environmental pressure in agriculture: a conceptual model; Market structures, resource use and environment in selected agri-ecological systems: case studies; Ecological lessons and policy alternatives. Annexes: Pesticide use in agriculture; Preliminary steps for creating International Environment and Commodity Agreements (IECAs)
Abstract: Forms part of a wider UNCTAD study on links between market conditions and the intensity of resource use in four commodity sectors: agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. Project to provide basis for policy proposals which will ensure international commodity trade promotes sustainable development
Laarman, Jan G. Evaluating environmental impacts of rural development projects. EPAT/MUCIA working paper no.8. Madison: Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Research & Training, University of Wisconsin, 1993. 14 p.
Leisinger, Klaus M. Sociopolitical effects of new biotechnologies in developing countries. Food, agriculture and the environment discussion paper no.2. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 1995. 14 p.
Lerohl, M.L. and others. Soil erosion implications of selected agricultural programs. Project report no.90-09. Edmonton: University of Alberta Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, 1990. 207 p.
Lipton, Michael and Jacques van der Gaag (eds). Including the poor : proceedings of a symposium.... Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1993. 610 p.
Notes: Conference (October 1989, Virginia) a result of monthly workshops co-sponsored by the World Bank and International Food Policy Research Institute.
Contents: (Selected): Measuring poverty: definitions and significance tests with application to Cote d'Ivoire (Kakwani); New research on poverty and malnutrition: what are the implications for policy? (Alderman); Technological change and commercialization in agriculture: impact on the poor ((Binswanger); Farm-nonfarm growth linkages and the welfare of the poor (Hazell); Population growth, externalities and poverty (Birdsall); Efficiency and equity in social spending: how and why governments misbehave (Birdsall); Protecting the vulnerable: social security and public policy (Ahmad)
Loyns, R.M.A. and J.A. MacMillan. Sustainable development and agriculture. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, 1990. 35 p.
Lutz, Ernst and Michael Young. " Integration of environmental concerns into agricultural policies of industrial and developing countries." World Development 20(1992) : 241-253. 12 p.
Abstract: The question which this paper addresses concerns the types of environmental and resource-related agricultural policy adjustments that coulc properly address the costs of resource degradation and increase long-term prospects for sustainable development. Various public policy approaches (e.g. Polluter-pays Principle, fiscal measures, regulations, etc.) are discussed and analyzed with regard to their environmental and resource impacts. The paper provides illustrative experiences from industrial and developing nations and, where possible, lessons and insights of relevance to policy making in developing countries are sought.
MacRae, Rod J. and others. "Farm-scale agronomic and economic converstion from conventional to sustainable agriculture. " Advances in Agronomy 43 (1989): 155-197.
MacRae, Rod J. and others. "Policies, programs, and regulations to support the transition to sustainable agriculture in Canada."American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 5 (1990): 76-92.
Manitoba. Manitoba Environment. State of the environment report for Manitoba : conditions and trends, facts and figures, problems and solutions: 1995 focus on agriculture. Winnipeg: Manitoba Environment. v. ; biennial
Markandya, A. The integration of environment and sustainability considerations in agricultural and rural development policy and planning : general review of issues for training purposes. Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Institute for International Development, 1993. 35 p.
Markandya, Anil. (ed). Policies for sustainable development : four essays. FAO economic and social development paper. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1994. 268 p.
McCalla, Alex F. Agriculture and food needs to 2025 (two thousand and twenty-five) : why we should be concerned. Sir John Crawford Memorial Lectures. Washington, D.C.: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 1994. 29 p.
McGuinness, Fred. Bootstrap three : enterprise stories from rural Manitoba .
Winnipeg: Manitoba Department of Rural Development, 1994. 76 p.
McGuinness, Fred. Bootstrap two : stories of rural Manitoba entrepreneurs. Winnipeg: Manitoba Department of Rural Development, 1989. 58 p.
McIsaac, Gregory. Sustainable agriculture in the American midwest: lessons from the past, prospects for the future. Urbana, ILL: University of Illinois Press, 1994.
McRae, Terence and Nadia Lombardi. Report of the consultation workshop on environmental indicators for Canadian agriculture. Ottawa: Environment Bureau Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1994. 79 p.
Meredith, Thomas C. "Environmental impact assessment, cultural diversity, and sustainable rural development." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 12 (1992): 125-138. New York: Elsevier, 1992. [13 p.]
Minnesota Environmental Initiative. Corporate farm law and livestock confinement issues : the social, economic, and environmental challenge : proceedings.... Minneapolic, MN: MEI, 1994. 40p.
Conference: Policy Conference (10th : 1994 : New Ulm, Minnesota)
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Sustainable Development Initiative. Redefining progress : working toward a sustainable future. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Planning, 1994. 1 v. in various pagings
Notes: Report of the Minnesota Sustainable Development Initiative
Contents: Settlement; Manufacturing; Agriculture; Energy; Forestry; Minerals; Recreation
Abstract: Work of seven Initiative teams focusing on the goal of improving environmental protection and economic development. Presents seven separate visions and sets of sustainable development principles
Moses, Jim. " Can a Canadian Iroquois revive the Six Nations' farming tradition?" Ceres 27 (January-February 1995): 4-6.
Murdoch, Jonathan. "Sustainable rural development : towards a research agenda." Geoform 24(1993): 225-241.
Nijkamp, Peter and Frits Soeteman. "Land use, economy and ecology: needs and prospects for co-evolutionary development." Futures (December 1988): 621-634. (s.l.): Butterworth & Co., 1988. [13 p.]
Northwest Area Foundation. A better row to hoe : the economic, environmental, and social impact of sustainable agriculture. St. Paul, MN: Northwest Area Foundation, 1994. 39 p.
Northwest Area Foundation. Which row to hoe: a regional perspective on alternative directions in commercial agriculture. St. Paul, MN: Northwest Area Foundation, 1992. 24 p.
OECD. Biotechnology, agriculture and food. Paris: OECD, 1992. 219 p.
Notes: Includes bibliography
Contents: Scientific and technological options (Plants, Animals including fish, Food, Non-food products from agriculture); Industrial and socio-economic issues (Strategies of leading firms in agrofood, Public acceptance, Patent protection, Economic impacts)
Parris, Kevin. Agriculture and the environment : developing a set of indicators for use in agricultural policy analysis. Paris: OECD, 1994. 15 p.
Petry, F. Integration of environment and sustainability considerations in in-service training of agricultural planners and policy analysts : survey results. (draft). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 1994. 80 p.
Pierce, John T. "Agriculture, sustainability and the imperatives of policy reform." Geoforum, 24 (1993) : 381-396.
Abstract: Agriculture stands alone among resource sectors in Western industrilized countires as having the fastest growth in production/productivity during post-war years. Yet that growth in productivity and accompanying high levels of sufficience has been at the expense of such goals as adequate income, community stability and resource/environmental conservation. In the process, agriculture has mimicked trends in the economy as a whole through increased segmentation and differentiation , throughput of non-renewable resources and divergence of natural and economic processes. Within the context of prevailing policies and market forces in OECD countires in general and Canada in particular, this paper evaluates the problems facing the sector and the nature of the trade-offs being made in the pursuit of high-input agriculture.
Pimentel, David and Carl W. Hall (eds). Food and natural resources. Toronto: Academic Press, 1989. 512 p.
Contents: (Selected):Loss of biological diversity and its potential impact on agriculture and food production; Water use in agriculture; Water scarcity and food production in Africa; Agricultural chemicals: food and environment; Natural gas as a resource and catalyst for agroindustrial development; Population, food and the economy of nations; Environment and population: crises and policies; Population growth and the poverty cycle in Africa: colliding ecological and economic processes; Food and fuel resources in a poor rural area in China
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. "Enough food for future generations?" Choices (1994): 13-16.
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per and Rajul Pandya-Lorch. Alleviating poverty, intensifying agriculture, and effectively managing natural resources. Food, Agriculture, and the Environment discussion paper no.1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 1994. 21 p.
Pollock Shea, Cynthia. Employment and sustainable development: opportunities for Canada. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1994. 54 p.
Contents: (Selected): Sustainable employment generators (Infrastructure improvements, Knowledge access and use, Natural resource protection, use and renewal, Development, commercialization and useof environmental technologies, Service industries); High priority sectors (Retrofitting buildings, Tourism, Renewing forests and forest based communities, Restoring fisheries and promoting aquaculture, Revitalizing agriculture, Materials management and recycling - Edmonton Recycling Society, Environmental technologies, Designing energy efficient and people friendly cities; New approaches to development (Promoting synergies through community economic development - Ecotrust)
Postel, Sandra. Water for agriculture: facing the limits. Worldwatch paper no.93. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1989.
Pretty, Jules N. Regenerating agriculture. London: Earthscan, 108 p.
Abstract: Looks at the scale of the challenge facing agriculture today and details the concepts and characteristics of alternative, sustainable agriculture practices. The author draws together new empirical evidence from a diverse range of agroecological land community settings to show the impacts of more sustainable practices. Using 20 detailed case studies, and field and community level data from more than 50 projects and programmes in 28 countires, he identifies the common elements of success implmenting sustainable practices and shows how to replicate them. In addition, he looks at existing policy frameworks and institutional processes and sets out 25 alternative policies which are known to support the shift to greater self-reliance and sustainability in agriculture.
Raghavan, Chakravarthi. "WTO accord threatens south's food security." Third World economics: trends, and analysis (February 16-28). Penang: Third World Network, 1995. 4 p.
Ranoa, Milagros. Women and decision-making in agriculture : barriers to participation. RDI report series no.1993-2. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1993. 40 p.
Reynolds, Russ and others. Impacts on the environment of reduced agricultural subsidies : a case study of New Zealand. MAF policy technical paper no.93/12. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1993. 26 p.
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Richie, Mark and Kevin Ristau. Crisis by Design: a brief review of U.S. farm policy. Minneapolis, MN: League of Rural Voters Education, 1987. 21pp.
Contents: Includes bibliographical reference.
Ritchie, Mark. Impacts of NAFTA on sustainable agriculture. [s.l.]: The Author, 1992. 13 p.
Notes: Publishing information assumed
Rocky Mountain Institute Agriculture Program. Farm subsidies: consequences and alternatives. (s.l.): The Institute, 1992. 59 p.
Rounds, Richard C. and J. Thomas McEwen. Issues relating to value-added processing of agricultural products in Manitoba. RDI report series no.1994-4. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1994. 82 p.
Rounds, Richard C. (ed). The structure, theory and practice of partnerships in rural development : selected papers from [the seminar] 27-29 May 1993. Agriculture and Rural Restructuring Group (Canada)working paper. No.5. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1993. 76 p.
Conference: ARRG National Rural Economics Seminar (1993: Merrickville, ON)
Contents: Characteristics of successful community development partnership strategies; Negotiating partnerships for community development; Building multi-community rural development partnerships; Enhancing results from participatory rural development; The Inuit experience in rural development and managing partnerships with government; The co-op system in Canada building partnerships; New roles for co-operatives in rural development; New partnerships for fishermen's cooperatives in New Brunswick
Rounds, Richard C.(ed). Proceedings of the Prairie Forum on Rural Development [Brandon, Manitoba 25-26 October 1989]. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1990. 185 p.
Conference: Prairie Forum on Rural Development (1989 : Brandon)
Contents: Public policy session; Future of sustainable rural communities; Programs and progress in rural communities
Rural Development Institute Canadian Agricultural and Rural Restructuring Group. Development strategies for rural Canada : evaluating partnerships, jobs, and communities : summary of proceedings. Brandon: RDI, 1993. 94 p.
Conference: ARRG National Conference (5th. : 1993 : Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
Sarris, Alexander and Hadi Shams. Ghana under structural adjustment : the impact on agriculture and the rural poor. International Fund for Agricultural Development studies in rural poverty no.2. New York: New York University Press, 1991. 268 p.
Contents: (Selected): Agricultural sector structure and performance; Social dimensions of rural poverty; Women and rural development; Agricultural credit; Grassroots institutions and non governmental and social service organizations; Structural problems and constraints in smallholder development
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. Forging partnerships in agriculture : an outline for discussion. (s.l.): Saskatchewan Agriculture and Foord, 1993. 20 p.
Science Council of Canada. It's everybody's business : submissions to the Science Council's Committee on Sustainable Agriculture : a discussion paper. Ottawa: Miinister of Supply and Services, 1991. 35 p.
Contents: Submissions from organizations involved in different aspects of the agri-food system in response to the Science Council's study on how science and technology can best can be managed to achieve an agricultural system that is economically and environmentally sustainable
Science Council of Canada. Sustainable agriculture : the research challenge. Science Council of Canada report no.43. Ottawa: Supply and Services, 1992. 46 p.
Scruggs, Patricia and Angela Park (ed). Guidelines for state level sustainable development. Washington, D.C.: Center for Policy Alternatives, 1993. 75 p.
Notes: Includes bibliography
Contents: Definitions and principles; Origins and applications (United Nations initiatives, Sustainable development initiatives abroad: Dutch national Environmental policy plan, Canadian experience); Sustainability efforts in the States (Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Washington) and also other initiatives, including Global Tomorrow Coalition efforts); Towards a sustainable state; Developing sustainable state policies (Sustainable agriculture, Economic develoment, Economic incentives for environmental accountability, Peace and security: military conversion, Energy, Air quality and atmospheric protection, Water quality, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Land use, Natural resource management: biodiversity and land preservation, Social policies: ensuring health, child and family care, Environmental equity, Child care and family leave, Citizen participation, Transportation)
Abstract: Explores the concepts and principles of sustainable development as it is being applied in industrializaed countries, gives examples of sustainable processes and policy frameworks, and reflects on their lessons to the States
Shamanski, Kevin and Richard C. Rounds. The internal and functional restructuring of rural communities in agro-Manitoba. RDI report series no.1993-3. Brandon: Brandon University Rural Development Institute, 1993. 39 p.
Notes: Includes references
Shand, Hope. The impact of biotechnology on agriculture in the third world: a challenge for sustainable development. Pearson paper no.2. Halifax: Lester Pearson Institute, 1990. 13 p.
Shane, Mathew and Harald Witzke (eds.). The environment, government policies, and international trade : proceedings : papers presented at the Dec. 1990 annual meeting of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), San Diego, California. Staff report no.AGES9314. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Economic Research Service, 1993. 272 p.
Contents: Public goods, the environment and international trade, by Matthew Shane and Harald von Witzke. The environment and international trade: A constitutional political economy perspective on international trade, by Viktor Vanberg; International public goods, export subsidies and the harmonization of environmental regulations, by C.Ford Runge; The growing demand for food quality: implications for international trade, by Jean D. Kinsey and James P. Houck; Effects of domestic environmental policy on patterns of international trade, by James A. Tobey; The conflict between trade policy and environmental policy in agriculture, by Utpal Vasavada and others; Of models and measures: some thoughts on the use and abuse of policy indicators, by Tim Josling. Policy reform and international trade: Potential impact on world agricultural markets of policy reform in central and eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, by Robert B. Koopman; Are there lessons from the Polish agricultural reform that are applicable to the Soviet Union, by Odin Knudsen; Common agricultural policy rebalancing: the basis for possible agreement, by James Gleckler and Luther Tweeten. Political economy issues and international trade: The governance of agricultural trade: perspectives from the 1940's, by David W. Skully; Increased protection in the 1980's: exchange rates and institutions, by David A. Stallings; Endogenizing government behavior, by Mary A. Marchant and Alex F. McCalla; Global grain stocks and world market stability revisited, by Steven Martinez and Jerry Sharples
Shiva, Vandana. The violence of the green revolution : Third World agriculture, ecology and politics. London: Zed Books, 1991. 264 p.
Notes: Part of a project on Conflicts over natural resources, Peace and Global Transformation Programme, United Nations University
Abstract: Study, beginning in 1986, of the ecological and social costs of the Green Revolution and the links between the ecological and ethnic crisis in Punjab
Singh, Naresh C. and Jacqueline Romanow. Adaptive strategies and sustainable livelihoods in agricultural communities. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development. 1995. 43 p.
Notes: "Working paper". Includes bibliography
Contents: (Selected): The LAP ecosystem: Plantation workers, Plantation agriculture (Large scale monoculture, Herbicide and pesticide dependence, Fertilizers, Irrigation, Biodiversity: risk of loss); Some specific plantation crops (Oil palm, Coffee, Sugar cane, Bananas, Rubber plantations); Coping and adaptive strategies of poor plantation workers; External influences on LAPs: IMF and World Bank intervention, Effects of GATT on plantation production, Biotechnological revolution
Sundsbo, Svein. "Soil cultivation in relation to "Our Common Future" and sustainable global development." Soil and Tillage Research 21 (1991): 159-166.
Abstract: Increasing food production in pace with the growth in population may aggravate environmental problems, and undermine the agricultural resource basis for future production. On the other hand, measures introduced to alleviate pollution and to reduce pressures on the environment from agriculture may lead to lower production and more expensive food. Change and improvement will have to take palce over a very broad field, and this will require active cooperation between research institutions, farmers, and the political policy makers. New production technologies and improved plant varieties must be developed, and a better insight must be gained into the links betwen machinery, soil, plants, and animals.
Takase, Kunio. Global environment and agricultural resources management (IV) : with special emphasis on land degradation by salinization and soil erosion. IDCJ study summary series. No.5. Tokyo: International Development Center of Japan, 1995. 39 p.
Third World Network. "A people's charter for food security." Third World Resurgence n55 (1995).
Third World Network. Return to the good earth: damaging effects of modern agriculture and the case for ecological farming. Penang: Third World Network, 1990. 570 p.
Thomas, R. and Science Council of Canada. Sustainable agriculture : economic perspectives and challenges : summary of a workshop held 6 and 7 May 1991 in Winnipeg, Manitoba = L'agriculture durable : perspectives et enjeux economiques. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services, 1991. 18, 20 p.
Abstract: The Science Council of Canada and the Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society hosted a two-day workshop in Winnipeg, Manitoba in May 1991. This workshop brought together more than 100 economists, farmers, and govenrment officials. Some 40 papers were presented covering topics ranging from environmental impacts to policy directions. To supplement the formal proceedings and reach a broader audience, the Council produced this condensed version to provide an overview of the current economic debate on agricultural sustainability.
Tisdall, Paul. Approaches to sustainable agriculture : seven case studies = Sept visages de l'agriculture durable. Ottawa: Science Council of Canada Council, 1992. 31 ; 32 p.
Abstract: In 1990 the Science Council of Canada launched a major project to investigate how science and technology can best be used to achieve an agriculture-food system that is economically viable and environmentally sustainable. As part of that project, the Council commissioned case studies of several alternative farming operations across the country. This discussion paper, the fourth and last in the Council's sustainable agriculture series, describes the ideas and practices of seven Canadian farm families.
Troughton, Michael J. "Conflict or sustainability : contrasts and commonalities between global rural systems." Geography research forum 13: 1-11. London: 1991.
Abstract: Takes the theme of the Conference, "Harmony and conflict in rural and ex-urban space", and contrasts the need for harmony with the conflicts that exist between situations in developed (DC) and less-developed countries (LDC)
Tschirley, J.B. The use of indicators for sustainable agricultureand rural development. 9 p.
Conference: World Resources Institute Wookshop on Global Environmental Indicators (1992: Washington, D.C.)
Tyrchniewicz, Allen and Art Wilson. Sustainable development for the Great Plains : policy analysis. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1994. 35 p.
United States Department of Agriculture. National Public Policy Education Committee. 1995 (nineteen ninety-five) Farm Bill issues briefs. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Extension, 1994. 1v. in various pagings
United States Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Sustainable agriculture vs. weeds. Burlington, VT: SARE, 4 p.
United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. International agriculture and trade reports : western hemisphere. Situation and outlook series. Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Agriculture, 1993. 104 p.
United States National Research Council Committee on Long-Range Soil and Water Conservation. Board on Agriculture. Soil and water quality : an agenda for agriculture. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 993. 516 p.
United States Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture. America's biodivesity strategy: actions to conserve species and habitats. Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Interior,Dept. of Agriculture, 1992.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. What is sustainable agriculture? Davis, CA: UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Online. Internet.
Available: <URL: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/SAREP/Concept.html>
Van Bers, Caroline and John B. Robinson. Farming in 2031 : a scenario of sustainable agriculture. Sustainable Society Project working paper no.7. (s.l.): Sustainable Society Project, 1992. 23 p.
Virmani, S.M. Stressed ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., 1994. 441 p.
Abstract: Proceedings of a meeting by thirty-four scientists in Hyderabad, February 1993, to devise alternate systems of land management that would restore degraded lands back to productivity, optimize natural resource use and stabilize dryland production
Walsh, John. Preserving the options: food productivity and sustainability. Issues in agriculture no.2. Washington, DC: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 1991. 33 p.
Abstract: This booklet was prepared in anticipation of 1992 UNCED Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It describes the efforts of nearly a thousand agricultural scientists working to sustain food production in developing countries.
Wilken, Elena. "Assault of the earth." World Watch (March/April 1995): 20-27.
Abstract: The appetites of growing populations are squeezing the life out of the earth's finite suppy of good soil. Now th question is whether we can rebuild it faster than it disappears.
Williams, Jeffery R. "Social traps and incentives : implications for low-input, sustainable agriculture. "Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 45 (January/February 1990): 28-30.
Wilson, Art and Allen Tyrchniewicz. Agriculture and sustainable development : policy analysis on the Great Plains. Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development 1995. 108 p.
Notes: Bibliography: p.99-102
Contents: (Selected): Development of agriculture on the Prairies; Issues in sustainable agriculture: Measurement of sustainability, Land use, Degradation of prairie soil resources, Preservation of biodiversity, Water use and quality on the prairies, Use of common property, Economic situation, Social problems on the Plains, Impacts of trade on sustainability, Trade and the environment, Federal and provincial policies, Global change; Analytical methodology (Contributions to measurement of sustainability, Principles for sustainable agriculture on the Prairies); Selected agriculture policies and sustaianbility (Selection of policy instruments, Assessment of the Western Grain Transportation Act, Economic instruments incorporated into the policy, Assessment of the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, Assessment of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act, Assessment of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Wimberley, Ronald C. "Policy perspectives on social, agricultural, and rural sustainability." Rural sociology 58 (1993) : 1-29.
Abstract: Three types of agricultural, or sustainability, policy are introduced. One deals with the interests of society, another with the agricultural sector, and the third with rural people and places. Each type serves different purposes, interest groups, and issues. Yet, they share some common ground. Because social, agricultural, and rural objectives are interdependent, we need all three policy types if any is to be effective in a highly specialized society. Agricultural policy often substitutes for rural policy, but this is inadequate. Factors shaping the rural policy context include regionality, the large rural population, the rural situation, lack of rural human resource development, technological displacement, and legislation. The environment, economic change, physical infrastructure, social services, jobs, and the role of land grant universities are issues to be considered in rural policy.
World Commission on Environment and Development. Food 2000 : global policies for sustainable agriculture. Geneva: WCED, 1986. 2 microfiches
Notes: Part of the WCED Archive collection on sustainable development
Ye, Su. Economic impact of the ethanol industry in Minnesota : present situations and future opportunities. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 1994. 35 p.
Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Information products. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. Online. Internet.
Available: <URL: http://aceis.agr.ca/agmaine.html>
Drew, Wilfred. Not just cows : a guide to Internet/Bitnet resources in agriculture and related sciences. drewwe@synmorva.cs.synmor.edu. Online. Internet.
Available: <URL: http://www.monash.edu.au/library/guides/agriculture.html>
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Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Promotes the development, adaptation and competitiveness of the agriculture and agri-food sector. Develops and implements national policies and programs to support the agriculture and agri-food sector in a manner that assures a dependable supply of safe, nutritious food at reasonable prices to consumers, with equitable returns to producers and processors. In addition, participates in the development and implementation of federal policies and programs in socio-economic development, emergency response and international relations.
Sir John Carling Bldg., 930 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON. K1A 0C5
Phone: 613-995-5222
Online. Internet. Available: <URL: http://aceis.agr.ca/deptinfe.html>
Canadian Organic Growers, Inc.
Conducts research into alternatives to traditional chemical and energy-intensive food growing practices; provides a resource base and forum, open to all farmers and food growers interested in alternative agriculture; fosters the goals of a decentralized, bio-regionally-based food system; endorses practices which promote and maintain long-term soil fertility, reduce fossil fuel uses, reduce pollution, recycle wastes, conserve non-renewalbe resources; assists farmers, growers, food processors, consumers through education and demonstration to better understand value of organic foods.
Box 6408, Station J, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 3Y6
Phone: 613-395-5392
Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development.
CNIRD's mission is to highlight the importance of rural areas and to ensure the involvement of rural people in the planning and implementation of activities pursued in different sectors for the development of their communities.
40 Easter Main Rd., St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: 809-662-6473
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Following from the den Bosch Agenda for Action established by the FAO/Netherlands Conference on Agriculture and the Environment in April 1991, and in response to Agenda 21 agreed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992, the FAO has brought together 12 Special Action Programmes within an international cooperative framework for sustainable agriculture and rural development. The Programmes fall into four broad categories: policy advice and planning assistance, nutrition and welfare of rural peoples, sustainable management of natural resources, and sound use of agricultural inputs.
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Phone: 396-52251
Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc.
Serves as a publisher of reliable scientific information on alternative agriculture; sponsors research and education outreach programs; provides a voice to alternative agriculture; acts as a contact for farmers and others who seek information on diversified, sustainable farming systems; encourages and facilitates the adoption of low-cost, resource-conserving and environmentally-sound farming methods.
#117, 9200 Edmonston Rd., Greenbelt MD 20770, USA
Phone: 301-441-8777
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
The IICA was created in October 1942 by the Governing Board of the Pan American Union, to support the efforts of the Member states in promoting agricultural development and rural well-being. Priority has been given to the topics of competitiveness, sustainability, and equity in the five program areas of agricultural policy analysis and planning, technology generation and transfer, organization and management for rural development, trade and integration and agricultural health.
Box 55-2200 Coronado, Costa Rica
Phone: 229-02-22
International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
A non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1983 by farmers, consumers, researchers, business leaders, government officials and various groups who shared a vision of bringing about the worldwide realizaton of sustainable agriculture - food systems that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane. The Alliance provides organizational support and network building, education and information dissemination and policy development.
1701 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 USA
Phone: 612-331-1099
International Food Policy Research Institute
Established in 1975 to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting food needs in the world, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries. While the research effort is geared to the precise objective of contributing to the reduciton of hunger and malnutrition, the factors involved are many and wide-ranging, requiring analysis of underlying processes and extending beyond a narrowly defined food sector. The Institute's research program reflects world-wide interaction with policymakers, administrators, and others concerned with increasing food production and with improving the equity of its distribution.
1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-3006
Phone: 202-862-5600
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. [
IITA was founded in 1967 as an international agricultural research institute with a mandate for specific food crops, and with ecological and regional responsibilities to develop sustainable production systems in Africa. IITA conducts research, training, and germplasm and information exchange activities in partnership with regional and national programs in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
Phone: 234-22 400300-400319, 234-1 263-7324
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
The Leopold Center was established by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. Its mandated missions are to identify negative impacts of agricultural practices, contribute to the development of profitable farming systems that conserve natural resources, and cooperate with Iowas State University Extension to inform the public of new research findings.
126 Soil Tilth Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-293-3711
Rocky Mountain Institute
Fosters the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security; focuses on five program areas - energy, water, agriculture, economic renewal, security; stresses understanding the interconnections between resource issues, honoring people's integrity, seeking ideas that transcend ideaology, and harnessing the problem-solving power of free-market economies.
1739 Snowmass Creek Rd., Old Snowmass CO 81654-9199
Phone: 303-927-3851
Sustainable Agriculture Network
SAN is a cooperative effort of university, government, business and non-profit organizations dedicated to the exchanges of scientific and practical information on sustainable agricultural systems. It supports the exchange of information with a variety of users. The networking takes many forms: print, meetings, as well as electronic netoworks.
c/o AFSIC, Room 304, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Blvd., Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone: 301-504-6425
United States Department of Agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
This program was initiated in 1988 to help develop a research and education base for the future economic viability, ecological soundness, and social acceptance of U.S. agriculture. The Farm Bill definition of sustainable agriculture states that farming practices must "enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agriculture economy depends" and "make the most efficient use of non-renewable resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls." The SARE program complements other USDA programs, such as integrated pest management and water quality.
Room 3851 South Bldg., Ag Box 1910, Washington, D.c. 20250-0910
Phone: 202-720-6283
United States. National Agricultural Library Alternative Farming Systems Information Centre
Ensures and enhances access to agricultural information for a better quality of life.
10301 Baltimore Boulevard, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351
Phone: 301-504-6559