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Applying Lisa Concepts on Southern Farms

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The term LISA was coined in 1988 as an acronym to identify a federally funded research and education program designed to address the public issue of agriculture and the environment (USDA-CSRS, p. 2). LISA is made up of two related, but different, concepts: low input and sustainable agriculture. This combination reflects a compromise between two different perspectives of the environmental issues confronting agriculture. The low input perspective is that farmers must reduce their use of commercial chemical inputs as a means of reducing environmental and ecological risks. The sustainable agriculture perspective is that long-run productivity and utility of agriculture depend ultimately on our ability to keep farms both ecologically sound and economically viable. Reduced reliance on commercial inputs is seen as one means of addressing the ecological risks that could threaten long-run sustainability.

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  • Ikerd, John E., 1991. "Applying Lisa Concepts on Southern Farms," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(1), pages 43-52, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:23:y:1991:i:01:p:43-52_01
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    1. Taylor, Donald C., 1992. "Underlying Values and Beliefs "Modern Science" Versus "Sustainable Development"," Economics Staff Papers 232225, South Dakota State University, Department of Economics.
    2. Hansen, J. W., 1996. "Is agricultural sustainability a useful concept?," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 50(2), pages 117-143.
    3. Debertin, David L. & Pagoulatos, Angelos, 2015. "Production Practices and Systems in Sustainable Agriculture," Staff Papers 200248, University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    4. Alain Carpentier & . European Association of Environmental And Resource Economists, 1994. "Some issues on pesticide ban : the example of the French crop sector," Post-Print hal-01947506, HAL.
    5. Painter, Kathleen M. & Young, Douglas L., 1994. "Environmental And Economic Impacts Of Agricultural Policy Reform: An Interregional Comparison," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 26(2), pages 1-12, December.

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