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The Spirit of the Soilby Paul B. Thompson
Routledge 1994; US$ 49.95Identifies four 'worldviews' which approach agricultural ethics from different philosophical perspectives and examines current issues, such as the use of pesticides, from these perspectives thu s achieving a workable account of sustainability. more...
Genes in the Fieldby Stephen B. Brush
International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 30.00The diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change such as human population growth, the use of new agricultural technologies, the development of new varieties, and the commercialization of agriculture. Gene banks have been successful in capturing much of the genetic diversity of crop species, but it is also essential that the environmental systems where the crop genes evolve also be conserved. This work provides an interdisciplinary foundation for an important new conservation program: maintaining... more...
Natural Resource Management in Agricultureby B. Shiferaw; H.A. Freeman; S.M. Swinton
CAB International 2004; US$ 120.00Discusses the features and methodological difficulties of NRM impact assessment. This book examines the strengths and weaknesses of various impact assessment approaches, including econometric, bio-economic, and more direct methods. It also assesses and identifies data requirements for developing impact indicators. more...
Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agricultureby Manava V.K. Sivakumar; Raymond P. Motha; Haripada P. Das
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2005; US$ 209.00Vulnerability associated with the hazards of natural disasters can be controlled to some extent by timely prediction and by taking counter-measures to reduce their impacts on agriculture. This book based on an expert meeting held in Beijing, China is of interest to the organizations involved in disasters reduction and mitigation of extreme events. more...
Agriculture and climate beyond 2015by Floor Brouwer; Bruce A. McCarl
Springer 2006; US$ 139.00Explores key interactions between changes in agriculture, patterns of land use and efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions from agriculture. This volume is based on inter-disciplinary science and policy interactions, exploring the way land use may aid in addressing or be affected by the onset of climate change and alterations in food demand. more...
Agriculture, Environment, and Healthby Vernon W. Ruttan
University of Minnesota Press 1994; US$ 90.00Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the implications of changes in institutional design and policy reform now underway at the global level. Particular attention is given to the institutions that conduct research and implement changes in technology and practice in the fields of agriculture and health, as well as those that monitor the changes in resource endowments, the quality of the environment and the health, and productivity of the human resources employed in agricultural production. more...
Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organismsby D.A. Andow; A. Hilbeck; N. van Tuat
CABI 2008; US$ 170.00Synthesises information relevant to GM crops in Vietnam, taking Bt cotton as an example. This book enables Vietnamese scientists to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of Bt cotton varieties prior to commercialization, and provides guidance for environmental risk assessment of various transgenic crops. more...
The Agri-Environmentby John Warren; Clare Lawson; Kenneth Belcher
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 46.00An academic textbook and practical guide to farm conservation, based on the authors' extensive teaching experience. more...
Introgression from Genetically Modified Plants into Wild Relativesby H.C.M. den Nijs
CABI 2004; US$ 155.00Contributes to the GM debate by examining the unintentional spread of new genes from cultivated plants to their wild relatives, and the subsequent impacts on the ecology of wild plants and their associated flora and fauna. more...
Managing Water for Australiaby Karen Hussey; Stephen Dovers
CSIRO Publishing 2007; US$ 44.95Addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management. more...









