Sustainable Agriculture

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479316144Author Segun R BelloFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781461153283Author Mary BooteFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438203225Author John C GreenfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

A profound shift is occurring among women working in agriculture-they are increasingly seeing themselves as farmers, not only as the wives or daughters of farmers. The authors draw on more than a decade of research to document and analyze the reasons for...

El proposito de las Insignias de las Naciones Unidas es despertar conciencia, educar y, sobre todo, motivar a los jovenes a cambiar su comportamiento y a ser agentes de cambio activos en sus comunidades locales. Las Insignias son apropiadas para ser...

The objective of this document is to assist stakeholders, primarily policymakers, who wish to develop bioenergy options that safeguard food security. The guidance in this document is based on FAO's Bioenergy and Food Security Approach (BEFS ). The...

One-third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted from farm to fork, according to estimates calculated by FAO (2011). This wastage not only has an enormous negative impact on the global economy and food availability, it also has major...

Poverty continues to persist in many countries throughout the world despite the improvements in the global trade regime and significant enhancement in agricultural productivity through the green revolution technologies. To achieve the millennium goal of...

While scientists can develop yield enhancing technologies, these will not make an impact on production and productivity without appropriate support from public policy and investment. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has from time to time...

In a world where three quarters of poor and chronically undernourished people reside in rural areas, this publication demonstrates how social protection can strengthen food security, nutrition, agricultural development, rural livelihoods and resilience...

Forest genetic resources (FGR) are the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and other woody plant species that are of actual or potential economic, environmental, scientific or societal value. They are crucial to the adaptation and...

This book, comprising 16 chapters, covers various aspects of microorganisms as natural resources for sustainable agriculture. The composition of media used for culturing the microorganisms and methods are also listed in this book. Figures with updated...

Carrageenan is a gelling agent extracted from red seaweeds and it has multiple applications in the food processing and other industries. Increasing demand for carrageenan has led to rapid expansion of carrageenan seaweed (primarily Kappaphycus and...

The Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA) Guidelines were developed for assessing the impact of food and agriculture operations on the environment and people. The guiding vision of SAFA is that food and agriculture systems...

This book is specially designed for B.E./B.Tech. students of all branches of engineering and technology. The book is highly informative on different aspects of the environment. Efforts have been made to explain the fundamental concepts in a simple but...

The objective of this document is to assist stakeholders, primarily policymakers, who wish to develop bioenergy options that safeguard food security. The guidance in this document is based on FAO's Bioenergy and Food Security Approach (BEFS ). The...

Agro-industries are an important source of employment and income generation worldwide, occupying a dominant position in the manufacturing sector of the economy and representing a significant demand driver for agricultural products. As part of its mandate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991538218Author John Clark VincentFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Yulan StudioPublisher Yulan StudioWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm...

With food insecurity, climate change and deforestation and forest degradation remaining key global issues, this paper highlights the role of sustainable woodfuel in improving the food security of households in developing countries. Food insecurity and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781082417368Author Alan Adrian Delfin CotaFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601731463Author Mark ShepardFormat PaperbackImprint Acres U.S.A., IncPublisher Acres U.S.A., Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601731388Author Reginaldo Haslett-MarroquinFormat PaperbackImprint Acres U.S.A., IncPublisher Acres U.S.A., Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601731364Author Athena TainioFormat PaperbackImprint Acres U.S.A., IncPublisher Acres U.S.A., Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996608541Author David L BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Moab BookworksPublisher Moab BookworksWeight(grams) 445g

This book aims to focus on the current state of knowledge and scientific advances about the complex and intertwined issues of regenerative farming as a transformative solution for offsetting the disastrous climate effects of burning fossil fuels and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986188138Author Kollibri Terre SonnenblumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Macska Moksha PressPublisher Macska Moksha PressWeight(grams) 313g

Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year, exacerbating climate change and threatening the...

With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation, American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692936412Author Keller HortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Useful Trees & Shrubs in Dryland PermaculturePublisher Useful Trees & Shrubs in Dryland...

Food and agriculture are in the news daily. Stories in the media highlight issues of abundance, deprivation, pleasure, risk, health, community, and identity. Remaking the North American Food System examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972334365Author Sarah J RabkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint University Library, Uc Santa CruzPublisher University Library, Uc Santa...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986379529Author John G Zahina-RamosFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint John G. Zahina-RamosPublisher John G. Zahina-RamosWeight(grams) 191g

From his 66-year farm, food, and family experience, Joel Salatin explains why people are fleeing cities, cashing out retirement funds, and heading to the countryside. The exodus is both a goodbye to one life and an embrace of another.   When society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611225808Author Rajiv K SinhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 71Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 126g

A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on life cycle assessment (LCA) of crops. The first chapter discusses the application of LCA to agricultural systems and highlights key issues associated with its implementation, including...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on fertiliser use in agriculture. The first chapter examines the role of biofertilizers and consortia of microorganisms to improve the effectiveness of organic fertilization, before moving...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on decision support systems (DSS) in agriculture. The first chapter provides a review of DSS in agriculture, whilst addressing the key questions surrounding their use for farm soil and crop...

This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on crops as livestock feed. The first chapter reviews the impact of feeding ruminants cereal grains on animal physiology and health. The chapter explores the use of...

This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on improving crop disease management. The first chapter reviews strategies for limiting foliar disease development in wheat and barley crops, such as crop rotations,...