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Holistic Management

By: Richard B. Gifford
In: Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide
Edited by: Dustin Mulvaney & Paul Robbins
Subject:Environmental Technology, Policy & Management, Environmental Policy
Keywords:cycles; ecosystems; farm management; farming; process management; soil; water cycle

Successful production on sustainable and organic farms relies heavily on working in harmony with natural ecological cycles. The term Holistic Management, coined by Allan Savory, describes a decision-making process for aligning with those cycles. Holistic Management incorporates systems thinking into the ...

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  Gifford, R. (2011). Holistic management. In D. Mulvaney, & P. Robbins (Eds.), Green food: An A-to-Z guide (pp. 240-242). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n80
  
  Gifford, Richard B. "Holistic Management." In Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide, edited by Mulvaney, Dustin, and Paul Robbins, 240-42. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n80.
  
  Gifford, R. 2011. Holistic Management. In: Dustin Mulvaney and Paul Robbins Editors, 2011. Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 240-242 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n80> [Accessed 15 Apr 2021].
  
  Gifford, Richard B. "Holistic Management." Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide. Edited by Dustin Mulvaney and Paul Robbins. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 240-42. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n80.
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