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Agrarianism and the Good Society: Land, Culture, Conflict, and Hope by Eric T. Freyfogle 9780813124391
RRP: £64.95£27.80Every society expresses its fundamental values and hopes in the ways it inhabits its landscapes. In this literate and wide-ranging exploration, Eric T. Freyfogle raises difficult questions about America's core values while illuminating the social origins... -
Sustainable Food Production: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer by Dr. Shahid Naeem 9780231189644
RRP: £50.00£39.12Industrial agriculture is responsible for widespread environmental degradation and undermines the pursuit of human well-being. With a projected global population of 10 billion by 2050, it is urgent for humanity to achieve a more sustainable approach to... -
Who's Minding the Farm?: In this climate emergency by Patrice Newell 9780143789390
RRP: £24.95£16.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143789390Author Patrice NewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Viking AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams)... -
The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge by Bill Vitek 9780813124773
RRP: £75.50£37.35"To the victors belong the spoils" is a time-honored cliche. When in 1865 northern armies defeated the greatest challenge ever posed to the Union, issues of spoils and peace terms dominated public debate. But precisely what did the victorious... -
Farming in a Changing Climate: Agricultural Adaptation in Canada by Ellen Wall 9780774813945
RRP: £34.00£26.50Canadian farming has evolved under the influence of climate andweather - a process that continues with climate change. Infarming systems across the country, effective risk management isnecessary to deal with drought, flooding, and extreme weather, and... -
Operations Management in Agriculture by Dionysis Bochtis 9780128097861
RRP: £58.99£52.68Operations Management in Agriculture bridges the knowledge gap on operations management for agricultural machinery. It complements traditional topics (cost of using and choosing machinery) with advanced engineering approaches recently applied in... -
Social Science and Sustainability by Heinz Schandl 9781486306404
RRP: £57.00£47.68A discussion of social science and sustainability concepts, frameworks and methodologies.Sustainability policies shape the ways that society and the economy interact with the environment, natural resources and ecosystems, and address issues such as... -
Australia's Role in Feeding the World: The Future of Australian Agriculture by Tor Hundloe 9781486305896
RRP: £48.95£41.59Earth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed. When faced with providing food for so many people, the idea is often advanced that Australia will become the 'food... -
Climate Change Effects on Soils: Aspects & Considerations by Claudia Holmes 9781634827737
RRP: £84.99£68.91Climate change has and will significantly affect soil properties. Biotic processes that consume atmospheric CO2 and create organic carbon (C) that is either reprocessed to CO2 or stored in soils, are the subject of active current investigations with... -
Solar Energy in Agriculture: Principles and Applications by Priyabrata Santra 9780367726591
RRP: £86.99£75.54The book focuses on all the possible options of solar energy use and generation in agriculture sector. The book covers basic fundamentals of solar energy resources and technologies are discussed in detail. Overall, the book contains 23 chapters. Out of... -
Food Security and Global Environmental Change by John Ingram 9781849711272
RRP: £135.00£117.68Global environmental change (GEC) represents an immediate and unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, especially those who depend on small-scale agriculture for their livelihoods. As this book shows, at the same time,... -
Seed Trade in Rural Markets: Implications for Crop Diversity and Agricultural Development by Leslie Lipper 9781844077847
RRP: £135.00£117.28Markets have been found to be an increasingly important source of the seeds of crops and varieties low income farmers need to improve their livelihoods, encompassing both the formal and informal seed sector. Markets also have major impacts on... -
Water and Cereals in Drylands by Parviz Koohafkan 9781844077090
RRP: £35.99£31.69This topic is central to contemporary concerns for more sustainable agricultural development. This is a well-written and clear book, with excellent data, tables and illustrations, addressing issues of water use, climate change, poverty and small farmers... -
Instant Insights: Reducing Antibiotic Use in Dairy Production by Prof. David C. Barrett 9781801461658
£40.46This collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on reducing antibiotic use in dairy production. The first chapter describes the regulatory control of medicines in the United Kingdom and European Union and discusses the wider implications... -
Finding Good Farmland by Ann Larkin Hansen 9781612120867
RRP: £7.99£6.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612120867Author Ann Larkin HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 123Imprint Storey Publishing LLCPublisher Storey Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 0g -
Afghanistan-Pakistan Shared Waters: State of the Basins by Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah 9781800622357
RRP: £115.00£107.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800622357Author Muhammad Azeem Ali ShahFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI Publishing -
Managing Risk in Agriculture: A Development Perspective by Ashok K Mishra 9781800622265
RRP: £115.00£107.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800622265Author Ashok K MishraFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI Publishing -
Nanoformulations for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Risk Mitigation by Zeba Khan 9781800623071
RRP: £95.00£89.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800623071Author Zeba KhanFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI PublishingWeight(grams) 608g -
Food Sovereignty, Agroecology and Biocultural Diversity: Constructing and contesting knowledge by Michel Pimbert 9781138955356
RRP: £135.00£117.28Contestations over knowledge - and who controls its production - are a key focus of social movements and other actors that promote food sovereignty, agroecology and biocultural diversity. This book critically examines the kinds of knowledge and ways of... -
Pollination Services to Agriculture: Sustaining and enhancing a key ecosystem service by Barbara Gemmill-Herren 9781138904347
RRP: £135.00£117.28It is only recently that the immense economic value of pollination to agriculture has been appreciated. At the same time, the alarming collapse in populations of bees and other pollinators has highlighted the urgency of addressing this issue. This book... -
What is Land For?: The Food, Fuel and Climate Change Debate by Michael Winter 9781138881228
RRP: £43.99£38.44In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, alternative land uses and 'wilding' have been key terms in debates over land. Quite suddenly all... -
Real Green: Sustainability after the End of Nature by Manuel Arias-Maldonado 9781138249554
RRP: £32.99£29.16What would a sustainable society look like? How could it be achieved? By challenging conventional wisdom about the ecological crisis and reframing the traditional values of green politics "Real Green; Sustainability after the End of Nature"... -
A New Agenda for Sustainability by Bo Elling 9781138248090
RRP: £49.99£43.50Two decades after the Brundtland Commission's Report "Our Common Future" adopted the concept of 'sustainable development', this book provides a renewal of the concept exploring the potential for new practices and fields for those involved in... -
Agricultural Investment and Productivity: Building Sustainability in East Africa by Gunnar Kohlin 9781138103849
RRP: £46.99£40.97Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural... -
The Selection Process of Biomass Materials for the Production of Bio-Fuels and Co-firing by N. Altawell 9781118542668
RRP: £111.95£97.17Beginning first with the fundamentals of biofuel and co-firing, this essential resource then moves into coverage of the methodology that assists energy scientists and engineers to arrive at optimal biomass materials that are tailored to each company's... -
Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes by Richard A. Sikora 9781032083926
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations,... -
Food for the Future: Agriculture for a Global Age by Jose Bove 9780745632056
RRP: £15.99£14.41It's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in... -
From Tropical Root to Responsible Food: Enhancing Sustainability in the Spice Trade by M J Boomsma 9789460221484
RRP: £27.99£17.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789460221484Author M J BoomsmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint KIT PublishersPublisher KIT PublishersWeight(grams) 238g -
Climate Change and Agricultural Development: Improving Resilience through Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology and Conservation by Udaya Sekhar Nagothu 9781138364080
RRP: £43.99£38.44Two of the greatest current challenges are climate change (and variability) and food security. Feeding nine billion people by 2050 will require major efforts aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation. One approach to agriculture has recently been... -
Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry: Measurement and Payment by Bruno Rapidel 9781138339088
RRP: £43.99£38.84Agricultural systems are no longer evaluated solely on the basis of the food they provide, but also on their capacity to limit impacts on the environment, such as soil conservation, water quality and biodiversity conservation, as well as their... -
Assessment of the integration of fisheries and aquaculture in policy development: framework and application in Africa by Pierre Murekezi 9789251327609
RRP: £36.95£13.15This paper assists African countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in improving the integration of the fisheries and aquaculture sector into policy documents dealing with poverty eradication, foreign currency generation, food security, the... -
Technical guidelines for scientific surveys in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: procedures and sampling for demersal (bottom and beam) trawl surveys and pelagic acoustic surveys by Paolo Carpentieri 9789251325551
£44.93This publication presents a methodology aimed at supporting the planning and implementation of regional demersal (bottom and beam) trawl and pelagic acoustic surveys. It can be useful for the implementation of new surveys-at-sea in areas where demersal... -
Advances in Nanotechnology for Smart Agriculture: Techniques and Applications by Parul Chaudhary 9781032385471
RRP: £115.00£99.36The yield of major agricultural crops can be severely decreased due to the inappropriate application of commonly used harmful chemicals. Excessive agrochemicals in field application can negatively affect microbial populations and their diversity, which... -
The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less by Ben Hartman 9781645022046
RRP: £30.00£19.80“Ben Hartman is a true innovator for the small farm.”—Curtis Stone, author of The Urban Farmer It’s time to think big about small farms. Award-winning author and “green leader” (Grist) Ben Hartman shares practical how-to tips, personal stories, and... -
The Organic Grain Grower: Small-Scale, Holistic Grain Production for the Home and Market Producer by Jack Lazor 9781645022015
RRP: £40.00£26.15"The Organic Grain Grower is the best resource we’ve seen for small-scale grain growers everywhere. . . . [Lazor's] passion comes alive in this fine guidebook’s depth of detail."—Mother Earth News The ultimate guide to growing organic grains on a small... -
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity: Lessons from Cuba by Julia Wright 9781844075720
RRP: £110.00£95.51When other nations are forced to rethink their agricultural and food security strategies in light of the post-peak oil debate, they only have one living example to draw from: that of Cuba in the 1990s. Based on the first and - up till now - only... -
Family Farms, Food Sovereignty and the Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Cuba by Pablo B. Eyzaguirre 9781138735712
RRP: £135.00£117.28This highly original volume investigates and documents the complex interactions between Cuba's Man and Biosphere Reserves and the emergence of small family farms. The authors cover over two decades of dramatic changes in the political economy of... -
Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: A Global Perspective by Acharya Balkrishna 9781774637562
RRP: £131.00£112.96Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: A Global Perspective takes an analytical approach to issues related to current agricultural practices. It looks at global geographical data and key statistical reports to aid readers in comparing, understanding,... -
Commentary on Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course: From the Paul W. Scharff Archive by Paul W Scharff 9781621482376
RRP: £22.50£15.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621482376Author Paul W ScharffFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Food Rebellions!: Forging Food Sovereignty to Solve the Global Food Crisis by Eric Holt-Gimenez 9781906387303
RRP: £12.95£12.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906387303Author Eric Holt-GimenezFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Pambazuka PressPublisher Pambazuka PressWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...