Abstract

MARCO BROWN, Olymar L  and  REYES GIL, Rosa E.. Tecnologías limpias aplicadas a la agricultura. INCI [online]. 2003, vol.28, n.5, pp.252-259. ISSN 0378-1844.

The agricultural activity has been, through the times, bases fundamental on human development. Although at first the environmental impact of this activity agreed to the resilience of the environment, at present, as a result of the population growth and the increase in productivity, the irreversible effects caused on the environment are considerable, mainly on land, water and biodiversity. Different groups of researchers, farmers and individuals have proposed and developed styles of "non-conventional" agriculture, in which it is attempted to diminish the negative effects of this agriculture on the environment, and to implant diverse alternatives and strategies. The options are natural, biodynamic and organic biological agricultures, and perm culture. The term "agroecology", includes the incorporation of these alternatives in the agricultural activities, the socioeconomic and cultural aspects of the affected population and the use of clean technologies. This work presents information of new approaches of agricultural processes on world-wide scale the main impacts caused by the agricultural activities in the environment and proposed clean technologies as palliative measures to correct the negative effects caused by man’s activity.

Keywords : Agroecología; Agroecosistemas; Agricultura Orgánica ; Impacto Ambiental ; Tecnologías Limpias ; Desarrollo Sostenible .