TY - BOOK AU - Gliessman,Stephen R. AU - Rosemeyer,Martha TI - The conversion to sustainable agriculture: principles, processes, and practices T2 - Advances in agroecology SN - 9780849319174 U1 - 630.2086 PY - 2010/// CY - Boca Raton, FL (EE.UU:) : PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - Agricultura sostenible KW - Estudios de caso KW - Estructura agraria KW - Agricultura KW - Agronomía KW - Desarrollo sostenible KW - Aspectos ambientales N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices; The framework for conversion; Stephen R. Gliessman --; What do we know about the conversion process?: yields, economics, ecological processes, and social issues; Martha E. Rosemeyer --; The history of organic agriculture; Rachael J. Jamison and John H. Perkins --; Northern Midwest (U.S.): farmers' views of the conversion process; Paul Porter, Lori Scott, and Steve Simmons --; Pacific Northwest (U.S.): diverse movements toward sustainability amid a variety of challenges; Carol Miles [and others] --; California (U.S.): the conversion of strawberry production; Stephen R. Gliessman and Joji Muramoto --; Ontario, Canada: lessons in sustainability from organic farmers; E. Ann Clark and Jennifer Sumner --; Mexico: perspectives on organic production; María del Rocío Romero Lima --; Mexico: traditional agriculture as a foundation for sustainability; Alba González Jácome --; Cuba: a national-level experiment in conversion; Fernando R. Funes-Monzote --; The European Union: key roles for institutional support and economic factors; Gloria I. Guzmán and Antonio M. Alonso --; Japan :finding opportunities in the current crisis; Joji Muramoto, Kazumasa Hidaka, and Takuya Mineta --; The Middle East: adapting food production to local biophysical realities; Alireza Koocheki --; Australia: farmers responding to the need for conversion; David Dumaresq and Saan Ecker --; Transforming the global food system; Stephen R. Gliessman ER -