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Dust Bowl
Oxford University Press, USA 2004; US$ 16.99In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Now, twenty-five years after his book helped to define the new field... more...
Gender, Land, and Livelihoods in East Africa
International Development Research Centre 2001; US$ 30.00In rural Africa and the Middle East, many ecosystems are on the verge of collapse. The interplay of social, ecological, and political-economic forces has compromised the ability of farmers to sustain their precious soil. As a result, farmers, and especially women farmers, face a constant daily struggle to survive. This book illustrates in rich detail... more...
Agricultural Science & Technology in China
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of agriculture. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the... more...
Maximizing Your Mini Farm
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 39.30Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family?s food on just a quarter acre?and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on... more...
Food and Fuel
Springer 2011; US$ 59.95This book is a contribution of the authors to the food - fuel debate.During 2007 and 2008 several factors led to the food inflation problem: growing population, income distribution, urbanization, biofuel, social programs, production scarcity etc.. Biofuel got most of the blame for food inflation but its responsibility was only limited.There are several... more...
Tomorrow Finally Came
Bitingduck Press 2000; US$ 7.50A review from the PENN STATER , Sept./Oct. 1997: ?. . .Braund's descriptions of his agricultural mission will interest some readers, but many will be more taken with the depictions of an American tackling life in post-Soviet Poland. The conditions may be spartan, but the hospitality of his newfound Polish friends brings a warm glow to the recollections.... more...
Tropical Dairy Farming
Landlinks Press 2005; US$ 44.95Shows smallholder dairy farmers in the humid tropics how to improve feeding of cows cost-effectively. more...
Developpement durable de l'agriculture urbaine en Afrique francophone
Centre de recherches pour le développement international 2006; US$ 30.00Les pays en développement vont connaître dans les années à venir une explosion démographique, qui sera particulièrement sensible dans les villes. La production alimentaire devra doubler dans les trente prochaines années et, parallèlement, la production de déchets et d?effluents sera multipliée par quatre. L'agriculture urbaine, qui utilise les ressources... more...
Model Plants and Crop Improvement
CRC Press 2006; US$ 189.95Provides a critical assessment of the potential of the model plant species for crop improvement. This volume presents the summary for studying the development of plant species of particular agricultural significance. It brings together experts from across the globe to summarize the achievements and the limitations of the model plant model. more...
Protozoal Abortion in Farm Ruminants
CABI 2007; US$ 140.00The farm ruminant industry forms the core of livestock agriculture in Europe and many other parts the world, and suffers major economic loss every year due to reproductive dysgenesis. Protozoal diseases cause abortion in ruminants and therefore its rapid, accurate diagnosis is vital in improving the health and welfare of farm livestock. This book is... more...









