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The One-Straw Revolutionby Masanobu Fukuoka; Larry Korn; Wendell Berry; Masanobu Fukuoka; Frances Moore Lappe
New York Review of Books 2010; US$ 15.95Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book “is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.” Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural... more...
Post-Harvest Diseases and Disorders of Fruits and Vegetablesby Anna L. Snowdon
Manson Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 145.00The standard guide to the recognition and understanding of the causes of deterioration in temperate and tropical fruits and vegetables, two superbly illustrated full-colour volumes deal clearly, concisely and systematically with each of the main diseases and disorders, emphasising those of importance to international trade. more...
Soil Tillage in Agroecosystemsby Adel El Titi
CRC Press 2002; US$ 139.95Soil tillage is the guiding component of soil management and consequently has far-reaching implications for agroecosystems. This title emphasizes these aspects, highlighting both the short- and long-term effects of soil cultivation practices on the soil ecosystem above and below the soil surface. more...
GIS Applications in Agricultureby Francis J. Pierce
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 119.95As the first volume in a unique series concentrating on in-depth discussions of GIS topics, GIS Applications in Agriculture examines ways that this powerful technology can help farmers/firms to produce a greater abundance of crops with more efficiency and at lower costs. Each chapter describes the nature of the problem, examines the purpose of the GIS application, describes methods used to develop the application, provides results, and offers a conclusion as well as other supportive information. When appropriate, it presents the underlying statistical approach for the GIS software that is used. more...
Farming for Healthby Majken van Dijk; Jan Hassink
Springer 2006; US$ 209.00The utilization of agricultural farms as a base for promoting human health and social well-being is a promising development. Social farming appears as a dynamic scenario. This book contains scientific papers dealing with different aspects of Farming for Health. It also describes the situation in different countries. more...
Peasants, Farmers and Scientistsby H.J.W. Mutsaers
Springer 2007; US$ 139.00This book is a critical account of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the twentieth century, in particular in Africa. It describes successes as well as fads and failures, from the perspective of a practitioner of more than 40 years. The emphasis is on the second half of the century, but the story frequently reaches deep into the first half of the century as well. The book??'s premise is that the story of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development can be told in a single volume at a more than trivial level, understandable for people of normal intelligence. It tries to uncover what real value there has been in the major areas of study (Farming Systems Research, Natural Resource Management, crop modelling,... more...
Food Intake in Fishby Dominic Houlihan; Thierry Boujard; Malcolm Jobling
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 235.00The intake of food by fishes is an area of study that is of great importance to the applied sciences of fisheries and aquaculture for a number of reasons. For example a thorough knowledge of factors influencing the ingestion of feed can lead to successful manipulation of the rearing environment of cultured fishes, thereby ensuring improved growth performance and feed utilisation, and decreasing the amount of waste (and consequent pollution) per unit of fish produced. This important book, which has arisen out of a European Union COST programme, illustrates how insights into the biological and environmental factors that underlie the feeding responses of fish may be used to address practical issues of feed management. Food Intake in Fish... more...
Principles of Tropical Agronomyby S.N. Azam-Ali; G.R. Squire
CABI 2001; US$ 50.00This textbook integrates research in agronomy, physiology, physics and soil science to provide a framework for analyzing practical problems associated with crop production in tropical environments. more...
Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systemsby Petraq J. Papajorgji; Panos M. Pardalos
Springer 2008; US$ 129.00Presents a review of advances in the mathematical modeling of agricultural systems. This book covers a broad spectrum of problems and applications based on internet and communications technology, as well as methodological approaches based on the integration of different simulation and data management tools. more...
Cover Crops in Hillside Agricultureby Daniel Buckles; Bernard Triomphe; Gustavo Sain
International Development Research Centre 1998; US$ 30.00This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the use of velvetbean (Mucuna spp.) as a cover crop on the hillsides on northern Honduras. It sheds light on the opportunities and constraints presented by cover crops in the humid tropics and, perhaps most importantly, tells a story of successful farmer innovation. more...









