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Introduction to Agricultural Geographyby David Grigg
Routledge 1995; US$ 65.95Globally, agriculture is the most important economic activity, influenced by a wide range of factors. This defines the causes of such variation providing the essential reasons for study in light of increasing social demands on the environment. more...
Miracle, Crisis and Beyondby OECD Publishing
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 33.00Kiichiro Fukasaku, Masahiro Kawai, Michael G. Plummer, Alexandra Trzeciak-Duval. What factors govern growth and sustainability? The remarkable recent development of several East Asian countries had brought this question to the fore. While other books have examined the impact of domestic policies and their interaction, this volume looks at the impact of OECD country policies on the region in a variety of areas: trade, investment, environment, agriculture, finance and aid, as well as macroeconomic policies and regional co-operation. Further, and most importantly, the book examines the coherence lessons of these OECD-country policies in the light of future challenges in East Asia and other developing regions. This book contributes answers to the... more...
Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture 2004by Colin G. Scanes; John A. Miranowski; Kenneth M. Quinn
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 189.95Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, and academics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004 comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in global agricultural. With a list of international contributors that reads like a "Who’s Who?" in agricultural research, this volume brings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural research being done today. This popular annual publication includes: Global agricultural statistics Trends in the food marketing system Agricultural policies Global food insecurity (a contribution from UNFAO) Ethics of agriculture Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology An invited review by the World... more...
Agricultural Sciencesby Agustin Gonzalez-Fontes; Agustin Garate; Ildefonso Bonilla
Studium Press 2010; US$ 70.00Crop Protection and Environmentby Drick Deep
Oxford Book Co. 2010; US$ 50.00Most crop protection deals with the development and promotion of socially and environmentally acceptable technologies to reduce crop losses from pests. Crops protection also deals with protecting crops from weeds, insects and diseases primarily to increase yield. The use of crop protection products secures yields, reduces crop losses and helps provide a sufficient and sustainable supply of healthy and safe food at affordable prices. Ultimately crop protection tries to meet global food demand. It also deals with efforts to assure quality and safety. more...
The Agricultural Systems of the Worldby D. B. Grigg
Cambridge University Press 1974; US$ 58.00This book is about the major agricultural systems of the world and the history and processes behind these systems. more...
Concise Guide to Self-Sufficiencyby John Seymour
DK Publishing 2007; US$ 22.00Teaching all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land, from harnessing natural forms of energy and raising cropsto keeping livestock and preserving foodstuffs, this John Seymour classic is still the most practical guide for realists and dreamers alike. John Seymour authored over 40 books, including the DK’s best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency and The Forgotten Arts & Crafts . He died in the fall of 2004 at the age of 90. more...
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