TY - CHAP
T1 - The problem is the solution
T2 - The role of biofuels in the transition to a regenerative agriculture
AU - De La Torre Ugarte, Daniel G.
AU - Hellwinckel, Chad C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Due to the rapid rate of soil loss, fossil energy dependence and climate change gases associated with industrial agriculture, the current model cannot provide sustainable food or energy in the future. It is imperative that international agricultural and energy policies be coordinated so that a transition to new regenerative systems can be achieved. Biofuels can play a key role in this transition by increasing long-term prices of all commodities, thereby creating the opportunity for farmers to invest in regenerative practices. Such a policy must be implemented simultaneously with national and international investments in research, extension and infrastructure of regenerative agriculture.
AB - Due to the rapid rate of soil loss, fossil energy dependence and climate change gases associated with industrial agriculture, the current model cannot provide sustainable food or energy in the future. It is imperative that international agricultural and energy policies be coordinated so that a transition to new regenerative systems can be achieved. Biofuels can play a key role in this transition by increasing long-term prices of all commodities, thereby creating the opportunity for farmers to invest in regenerative practices. Such a policy must be implemented simultaneously with national and international investments in research, extension and infrastructure of regenerative agriculture.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944563050&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-13440-1_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-13440-1_14
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84944563050
T3 - Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
SP - 365
EP - 384
BT - Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -
