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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
The Farmers' Plea to Environmentalists
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| Autores: |
Avery, Dennis T.
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| Data: |
2010-05-24
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| Ano: |
1996
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| Palavras-chave: |
High-yield farming
Environmental quality
Wildlife habitat
Biodiversity
Population growth
Hunger
Free trade
Agricultural and Food Policy
Food Security and Poverty
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| Resumo: |
This paper critically examines linkages between alternative farming practices and environmental quality. Environmental impacts of high-yield farming are contrasted to those of low-yield farming. Traditional low-yield farming systems, while being promoted by environmental groups, have resulted in massive famine, higher cancer rates, soil erosion, and losses in wildlife habitat. Organic farming and other low-yield systems are land intensive and invade marginal farmland, thereby destroying wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Low-yield farming has not and cannot produce enough food to meet the food needs of the world’s population. By contrast, high-yield farming minimizes land use for food production and increase the availability of land for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. High-yield farming has contributed to economic development and lower birth rates, thereby reducing population growth. The environment risks from high-yield farming are considered low and have been declining. The benefits of high-yield farming can be maximized with agricultural research and free trade in farm products.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
0738-8950
http://purl.umn.edu/90375
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agribusiness>Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 1996
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| Formato: |
14
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