Eco-Efficiency: from vision to reality
The notion of eco-efficiency – first put forward by the private-sector at the time of the 1992 Earth Summit – has since been taken up by experts in agriculture as a guiding principle for research. Eco-efficient agriculture, according to a CIAT report, is competitive and profitable as well as sustain...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2012
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| description | The notion of eco-efficiency – first put forward by the private-sector at the time of the 1992 Earth Summit – has since been taken up by experts in agriculture as a guiding principle for research. Eco-efficient agriculture, according to a CIAT report, is competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient, thus generating multiple benefits for the poor, especially when it offers new options for women.
The concept seems especially relevant today, as leaders and organizations around the world – on the 20th anniversary of the Earth Summit – seek to renew global commitment to sustainable development against a troubling background of fragile food security and growing pressure on the environment.
To foster debate and action, CIAT has prepared a major scientific publication titled Eco-Efficiency: From Vision to Reality, which is the inaugural volume in a new series called Issues in Tropical Agriculture. The publication documents recent advances in research on key production systems and crops, and it explores new avenues by which agricultural research can help achieve further gains in eco-efficiency. |
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| spelling | CGSpace546562025-11-05T17:17:08Z Eco-Efficiency: from vision to reality Hershey, Clair H. cropping systems climate change mixed cropping agroforestry livestock crops cereals manihot esculenta oryza sativa forage sustainable agriculture soil fertility agroecology farmers developing countries tropical zones sistemas de cultivo cambio climático cultivo mixto agroforesteria ganado cultivos cereales forrajes agricultura sostenible fertilidad del suelo agroecología agricultores países en desarrollo zona tropical The notion of eco-efficiency – first put forward by the private-sector at the time of the 1992 Earth Summit – has since been taken up by experts in agriculture as a guiding principle for research. Eco-efficient agriculture, according to a CIAT report, is competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient, thus generating multiple benefits for the poor, especially when it offers new options for women. The concept seems especially relevant today, as leaders and organizations around the world – on the 20th anniversary of the Earth Summit – seek to renew global commitment to sustainable development against a troubling background of fragile food security and growing pressure on the environment. To foster debate and action, CIAT has prepared a major scientific publication titled Eco-Efficiency: From Vision to Reality, which is the inaugural volume in a new series called Issues in Tropical Agriculture. The publication documents recent advances in research on key production systems and crops, and it explores new avenues by which agricultural research can help achieve further gains in eco-efficiency. 2012 2015-01-28T13:46:54Z 2015-01-28T13:46:54Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54656 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Hershey, Clair H. (ed.). 2012. Eco-Efficiency: from vision to reality. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). |
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