AGROECOLOGY BOOKS Books Related to AgroEcology In alphabetical order by title
A Viable Food Future: Part IPart II Aksel Naerstad, Ed. Utviklingsfondet, The Development Fund, Norway -- 2010
Agri-Culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature Jules Pretty, Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2002
Agriculture and Food in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance and Renewal Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar, Monthly Review Press-- 2010
Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Production with Participatory Development Edited by Norman Uphoff, Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2002
Agroecology Carl Ronald Carroll, John H. Vandermeer, Peter Rosset, McGraw-Hill-- 1990
Agroecology and Small Farm Development Miguel A. Altieri, Susanna B. Hecht, Ed., CRC Press-- 1990
Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture Miguel Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls, United Nations Environment Programme, -- 2005
Agroecology: The Bold Future of Farming in Africa Michael Farrelly, G. Clare Westwood, Stephen Boustred, Ed., Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) -- Launched 16 Feb 2017 "Agroecology applies ecological principles to the design and management of agroecosystems. Its practices diversify farms and farming landscapes, increase biodiversity, nurture soil health, and stimulate interactions between different species, such that the farm provides for its own soil organic matter, pest regulation and weed control, without resort to external chemical inputs."
Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, 2nd Edition Stephen Gliessman, CRC Press -- 2006
Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture, 2nd Edition Miguel Altieri, Westview Press -- 1995
Agroecology : The Scientific Basis of Alternative Agriculture Miguel Altieri, Westview Special Studies in Agriculture, Science and Policy -- 1987
An Agricultural Testament Sir Albert Howard, Benediction Classics -- 2010 (First published in the UK, 1940, and in the US, 1943) See on-line version
Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems Miguel Altieri, CRC Press -- 1994
Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food Wendell Berry, Counterpoint Press -- 2009
Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers Miguel A. Altieri, Ed., Westview Studies in Insect Biology-- 1993
Ecoagriculture: Strategies to Feed the World and Save Wild Biodiversity Jeffrey A. McNeely and Sara J. Scherr, Island Press -- 2003
Ecological Agriculture, Climate Resilience and a Roadmap to Get There Doreen Stabinsky and Lim Li Ching, Third World Network -- 2012
Eco-Mind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want Frances Moore Lappé, Nation Books -- 2011
Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations Evan D. G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas, Free Press -- 2010
Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence Peter Burdon, Ed., Wakefield Press -- 2011
Farmer Innovation in Africa: A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development Editors: Chris Reij and Ann Waters-Bayer, Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2001
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture Andrew Kimbrell, Ed., Foundation for a Deep Ecology -- 2002
Fertile Ground: Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up Steve Brescia, Ed., Food First Books -- Mar 2017 “There are about 2.5 billion people in the world, on 500 million farms, involved with smallholder family agriculture and food production. Their creative capacity to farm productively and sustainably with nature, instead of against it, is perhaps the most powerful force that can be unleashed to overcome the interlinking challenges of hunger, poverty, climate change, and environmental degradation. This is the essence of agroecology.”
Food Movements Unite! Strategies to Transform Our Food Systems Eric Holt-Giménez, Ed., First Food Books -- 2011
Food Rebellions: Crisis and Hunger for Justice Eric Holt-Giménez, Food First Books -- 2009
Food: Riots and Rights: Reclaiming Diversity and Citizenship [Online Book] Luca Colombo and Antonio Onorati, International Institute for Environment and Development -- 2013
Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries Regine Andersen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Ashgate Publications -- 2008
Green Inheritance: Saving the Plants of the World Anthony Huxley, University of California Press -- 2006
Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth Cindy Conner, New Society Publishers -- Mar 2014
Hands-On Agronomy: Understanding Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use Video available at ACRES USA Neal Kinsey and Charles Walter, ACRES USA -- 2006
Introduction to Permaculture Bill Mollison, Ten Speed Press (revised) -- 1997
Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future Compiled by Stone Barns Center on Food & Agriculture, Martha Hodgkins, Ed. Princeton Architectural Press -- Mar 2017 "'Letters to a Young Farmer'is for everyone who appreciates good food grown with respect for the earth, people, animals, and community. Three dozen esteemed writers, farmers, chefs, activists, and visionaries address the highs and lows of farming life--as well as larger questions of how our food is produced and consumed--in vivid and personal detail."
Organic Agriculture: African Experiences in Resilience and Sustainability National Resources Management and Environment Department, UN/FAO -- May 2013 This resource stems from the conference on "Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture into the African Development Agenda" held in Lusaka, Zambia on 02-04 May 2012. See Conference Declaration.
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability David Holmgren, Holmgren Publications -- 2002
Permaculture One: Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements Bill Mollison with David Holmgren, Trasworld Publishers, 5th Edition -- 1990
Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation Amartya Sen, Oxford University Press -- 1983
Promised Land: Competing Visions of Agrarian Reform Editors: Peter Rosset, Raj Patel, Michael Courville, Food First Books -- 2006
Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba Fernando Funes, Luis Garcia, Martin Bourque, Nilda Perez, Peter Rosset, Food First Books -- 2002
The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture Jules Pretty, Ed., Earthscan Publications Ltd -- 2005
The Gift of Good Land: Further Essays Cultural and Agricultural Wendell Berry, Counterpoint -- 1981
The Global Food Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming Tony Weis, Fernwood Publishing Co. -- 2007
The Other Game: Lessons from How Life is Played in Mexican Villages Phil Dahl-Bredine and Stephen Hicken, Orbis Books -- 2009
The Rwenzori Experience: The Farmer Family Learning Group Approach to Human and Social Capital Building, Environmental Care and Food Sovereignty Mette Vaarst, Jane Nalunga, Thaddeo Tibasiima, Aage Dissing, Inge Lis Dissing, Third World Network -- 2012
The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food Janisse Ray, Chelsea Green Publishing -- 2012
The Soil and Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture Sir Albert Howard, University of Kentucky Press -- 2007 (First published in the UK, 1947)