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Tropical Homegardens
Springer 2007; US$ 199.99Homegardens' are integrated tree - crop - animal production systems and primarily found in tropical environments. This work summarizes the state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems. more...
The Pesticide Detox
Earthscan 2004; US$ 48.95Since the 1960s the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects. Whereas once the risks... more...
Sustainability in Agriculture
Royal Society of Chemistry 2005; US$ 96.00World trade in agriculture, with its massive subsidies, restrictive barriers, international collaboration and competition, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide at stake, is an emotive subject that often provokes heated debate. So how can sustainability in agriculture be addressed whilst taking these issues into account? Sustainability... more...
Soil Organic Matter in Sustainable Agriculture
CRC Press 2004; US$ 115.95Soil Organic Matter in Sustainable Agriculture gathers key scientific reviews concerning issues that are critical for successful SOM management. This book contains evaluations of the types of organic soil constituents-organisms, fresh residues, biologically active compounds and humic substances. It explores how organic matter benefits the function... more...
Agroecosystem Sustainability
CRC Press 2000; US$ 115.95Agroecologists from around the world share experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in this title. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional agriculture as well as drawing on modern ecological knowledge and methods. more...
Sustainable Agriculture
Landlinks Press 2003; US$ 39.95Explains the concepts and long-term benefits of sustainable farming systems. more...
Remaking the North American Food System
University of Nebraska Press 2008; US$ 45.00Examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this work offers a North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects specific localities. more...
Perspectives for Agroecosystem Management
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 89.95Sustainable agriculture is a key concept for scientists, researchers, and agricultural engineers alike. This book focuses on the FAM- project (FAM Munich Research Network on Agroecosystems) of the 1990s as a means to assessing, forecasting, and evaluating changes in the agroecosystems that are necessary for agricultural sustainability. The management... more...
Crisis and Opportunity
University of Nebraska Press 2008; US$ 18.95In Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore economic viability, ecological soundness, and social responsibility to our agricultural system and thus ensure sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a sustainable food system and a sustainable society. more...
Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000
CABI 2001; US$ 190.00This book follows on from a previous volume "Biological Control Programmes against Insects and Weeds in Canada, 1969-1980" published in 1994. It includes chapters written by well known scientists involved in work on biological control between 1981 and 2000. more...









