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Technological Change in Agricultureby Dominic Hogg
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 136.00Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context, The theoretical framework (based on 'path-dependence' and 'lock-in') is supported by historical case studies concerning hybrid maize in the United States and the Green Revolution in Mexico. A chapter is also devoted to biotechnology and its implications for the disturbing trend towards genetic uniformity. more...
AGROPOLISby Luc J.A. Mougeot
International Development Research Centre 2005; US$ 50.00Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world. more...
The Industrial Revolution in Americaby KEVIN HILLSTROM; LAURIE COLLIER HILLSTROM
ABC-CLIO 2007; US$ 185.00The concluding three-volume set in ABC-CLIOÕs landmark Industrial Revolution in America series offers vivid reminders of how this economic renaissance changed virtually every facet of American life.||Communications takes readers from the telegraph to the telephone and beyond, showing how improvements in communication (aided by better transportation) helped create a truly national marketplace. Agriculture and Meatpacking details the shift of agriculture from family farms and local trade to mass production and agribusiness, sparking the development of a full range of farm machinery and spawning the rise of a new metropolis practically overnight. The concluding Overview/Comparison volume looks at the Industrial Revolution as a wholeÑrevealing... more...
Redesigning Animal Agricultureby D.L. Swain; E. Charmley; J.W. Steel
CABI 2007; US$ 150.00Focusing on livestock production systems, this text addresses how the diversity of global food demands will be met in future, providing insights into scientific areas and the implications for addressing global drivers for change. more...
Communication for Rural Innovationby Cees Leeuwis; Anne Van den Ban
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 84.95This important book is the re-titled third edition of the extremely well received and widely used Agricultural Extension (van den Ban & Hawkins, 1988, 1996). Building on the previous editions, Communication for Rural Innovation maintains and adapts the insights and conceptual models of value today, while reflecting many new ideas, angles and modes of thinking concerning how agricultural extension is taught and carried through today. Since the previous edition of the book, the number and type of organisations that apply communicative strategies to foster change and development in agriculture and resource management has become much more varied and this book is aimed at those who use communication to facilitate change in agriculture and resource... more...
Science for Agriculture and Rural Development in Low-income Countriesby R.P. Roetter; H. Van Keulen; Marijke Kuiper; J. Verhagen; H.H.van Laar
Springer 2007; US$ 189.00Since 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Food Quality (LNV) promotes development-orientated agricultural and environmental research and strengthening of North-South partnerships through its International Cooperation (DLO-IC) research programme. By 2005, some 70 collaborative North-South projects had been carried out. All science groups in Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) were involved in the implementation of the programme and at least half the projects and activities undertaken were directly related to Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture (RDSA). Facing new challenges with respect to sustainable development strategies for low-income countries, related to global environmental change and globalization... more...
Zambia - Country Profileby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2007; US$ 5.00Agriculture in Developing Countriesby Keijiro Otsuka; Kaliappa Kalirajan
SAGE India 2008; US$ 39.95Agriculture in Developing Countries: Technology Issues presents an experimental. approach of testing new possibilities and combinations to match the changes taking. place in the agricultural production environment of developing countries. While. emphasizing the importance of combining scientific and indigenous knowledge, this. book argues that sustained agricultural development can be achieved only by promoting. farmers` participation in technology development. It provides empirical evidence. for this, using recent primary data from across Asia. This book is topical considering that the agriculture scenario in many countries. has been undergoing a transformation due to various factors such as changes. in governments` macroeconomic policies... more...
Innovation Africaby Pascal C. Sanginga; Ann Waters-Bayer; Susan Kaaria; Jemimah Njuki; Chesha Wettasinha
Earthscan 2008; US$ 58.50Innovation by with and for farmers in Africa is one of the major contemporary challenges of development. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in these issues. Professor Ian Scoones Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex UK This book takes the theme of innovation and its mainstreaming in research and extension a major step forward. I am impressed by the wide range of subjects and the diversity of authors. Chris Reij Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Netherlands Agricultural research extension and education can contribute greatly to enhancing agricultural production in a sustainable way and to reducing poverty in the developing world but achievements have generally fallen short... more...
Self-Sufficient Agricultureby Robert Tripp
Earthscan 2005; US$ 37.00Low external-input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are growing calls for self-sufficient agriculture in an era experiencing diminishing returns from reliance upon expensive synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. There are many reasons to support strategies for low external input farming including a concern for environmental sustainability increased attention to resource-poor farmers and marginal environments and the conviction that a better use of local resources in small-scale agriculture can improve farm productivity and innovation. But despite the increased attention to self-sufficient agriculture there is little evidence available on the performance and impact of... more...









