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Agriculture and Biodiversityby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2003; US$ 100.00Proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, November 2001 What are the impacts on biodiversity of current farm policies and potential reduction of subsidies to agriculture? Are international interests in biodiversity and trade liberalization complementary or in conflict? The OECD is developing a set of agri-biodiversity indicators as a tool for policy makers and other stakeholders to help answer these questions. more...
Biodiversity In Agricultural Production Systemsby Benckiser Gero
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 139.95While modern science has always recognized the central role that biodiversity plays in the ecological processes that maintain the Earth's equilibrium, our increasing knowledge of nature has deepened our appreciation of this principle. Consequently, those involved with implementing and maintaining sustainable agriculture systems have begun to take a far more sophisticated approach to understanding and making use of the components and mechanics of biodiversity. Providing a comprehensive and highly practical exploration of the subject, "Biodiversity in Agricultural Production Systems" examines abiotic ecosystem diversity and biological complexity at every relevant level. Leading researchers detail subspecies diversity, covering ecotypes, lifecycles,... more...
Agriculture's Ethical Horizonby Robert L. Zimdahl
Elsevier 2006; US$ 53.95What are the goals of agricultural science? What should the goals of agricultural science be? How do and how should the practitioners of agriculture address complex ethical questions? These questions are explored in this monumental book so that those in agriculture will begin an open dialoge on the ethics of agriculture. Discussion of foundational values, of why we practice agriculture as we do, should become a central, rather than peripheral, part of agricultural practice and education. If agricultural scientists do not venture forth to understand and shape the ethical base of the future, it will be imposed by others. Largely autobiographical, this book covers topics such as scientific truth and myth, what agricultural research should... more...
Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Developmentby Joseph Cooper; Leslie Marie Lipper; David Zilberman
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 143.00Summarizes the state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development. This book identifies key issues confronting policy makers in managing biodiversity and biotechnology and provides an analysis of the linkage between the two. more...
Governing Agrobiodiversityby Regine Andersen
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 134.95Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central precondition for food security. This important book contributes to our understanding of how international regimes affect the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries. more...
Agriculture, Biodiversity and Marketsby Stewart Lockie; David Carpenter
Earthscan 2009; US$ 96.00Debate about how best to ensure the preservation of agricultural biodiversity is caught in a counter-productive polemic between proponents and critics of market-based instruments and agricultural modernisation. This book argues that neither position does justice to the range of strategies that farmers use to manage agrobiodiversity and other livelihood assets as they adapt to changing social, economic, and environmental circumstances. Chapters explore relationships between the exploitation and conservation of agricultural biodiversity and the livelihoods of agricultural communities, and evaluate the capacity of national and multilateral institutions and policy settings to support the protection and capture by communities of agrobiodiversity... more...
Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Securityby Jillian M. Lenn'e; D. Wood
CAB International 2011; US$ 145.00Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It also addresses claims and misinformation in the subject based on sound scientific principles. It is suitable for policymakers, researchers in ecology, agricultural science and management. more...
Agrobiodiversity Conservationby Nigel Maxted; M. Ehsan Dulloo; Brian V. Ford-Lloyd; Jose M. Iriondo; M. A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho
CABI 2011; US$ 180.00Based on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book is the cutting-edge discussion of agrobiodiversity conservation. By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. "Agrobiodiversity Conservation" focuses on Europe, but is globally relevant. It is suitable for postgraduate students of conservation and environmental studies, conservation professionals, policy makers and researchers. more...
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