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August 18, 2014

Agri-Culture and Agroecosystems: Producing More, Protecting More

Jules Pretty, Professor of Environment and Society, University of Essex

  Interest in agricultural sustainability can be traced to environmental concerns that began to appear in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly with books by Rachel Carson and Barbara Ward. However, concepts and practice of sustainability date back at least to the oldest surviving texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. Prominent Roman agricultural writers, including [&helli ...
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