First there was subsistence farming. Then there was a technological revolution: developments in machinery and chemicals allowed us to clear and cultivate land faster, feed plants and animals quicker (and grow them faster); and kill pests or diseases quickly. | WJOHN MASON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Second Edition JOHN MASON LAND LINKS National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Mason John 1951- . Sustainable agriculture. 2nd ed. ISBN 0 643 06876 7. 1. Sustainable agriculture. 2. Sustainable development. I. Title. Copyright John Mason 2003 AU rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Australian Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording duplicating or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Contact Landlinks Press for all permission requests. Published by and available from Landlinks Press PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic. 3066 Australia Telephone 61 3 9662 7666 Freecall 1800 645 051 Australia only Fax 61 3 9662 7555 Email Website Cover design and text design by James Kelly Set in 13 Minion Printed in Australia by BPA Print Group Front cover photograph courtesy of John .
