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Assessing the Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnologies
International Development Research Centre 1995; US$ 25.00Proceedings of a workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, 16-17 May 1995. more...
Agriculture in Urban Planning
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case... more...
Sustainable Rural Systems
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies from across the UK and Canada, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made so far towards sustainability within rural systems. Focussing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities, the studies also suggest positive directions for future policy practice. more...
Adaptive Environmental Management
Springer 2009; US$ 79.95Conceptually, adaptive management is simply learning from past management actions to improve future planning and management. However, adaptive management has proved difficult to achieve in practice. This book presents lessons learned from case studies, to provide managers with access to relevant information. more...
Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management
CSIRO Publishing 2009; US$ 79.95Illustrates the principles underlying the integration of trees into landscapes for environmental and productive purposes. more...
The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century
Wiley 2007; US$ 74.95A book for a varied audience: college students of agriculture and sociology; high school students of vocation agriculture; members of the American Agricultural Economics Association; people with a long-standing background in agriculture; and other readers interested in 20th century agriculture. The book reads like a story and is supplemented with... more...
Agricultural Biotechnology
CABI 2002; US$ 112.00Presents further material generated by the World Bank/ISNAR/Australian government biotechnology study. The volume covers the present status and future prospects for the application of biotechnology to solve agricultural and environmental problems in 12 countries. more...
Precision Agriculture
Wiley 2008; US$ 188.00This book investigates new agricultural systems such as organic and green manuring, as well as integrated pest management practices, and looks at how they can improve farm productivity against the enhancements for the environment. Much of the information presented focuses on microinvestigation of the soil, and on the effects of soil variability within... more...
Organic Farming, Pest Control and Remediation of Soil Pollutants
Springer 2009; US$ 189.99Sustainable agriculture as a central science to solve global society issues. This book discusses such topics as Transgenic cotton for sustainable pest management, Conservation Agriculture, a different approach for crop production through sustainable soil and water management, and Recurrent mass selection for routine improvement of common wheat. more...
Sustainable Agriculture
Springer 2009; US$ 219.99Sustainable agriculture is an alternative for solving fundamental and applied issues related to food production in an ecological way. This book is suitable for scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations. more...









