ABSTRACT
Sustainable agriculture systems are complex, and work related to sustainable agriculture should include many aspects: the consumer’s perspective, the total food system from production to consumption, the social implications of agriculture, the role of women in agriculture. The complex nature of sustainable agriculture leads to the need for inter-rated farming systems. The economic aspects of sustainable agriculture for the United States and developing countries are of obvious concern. The human side of sustainable agriculture is mentioned in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Technical Advisory Committee definition of sustainable agriculture as involving “successful management of resources for agriculture to satisfy changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the natural resource base and avoiding environmental degradation.”.
