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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...
The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture
CRC Press 2009; US$ 89.95A comprehensive reference for agricultural practitioners, this book provides an analysis of the transition process for making farms more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. It explores the ways to lessen the dependency on fossil fuels and pesticides and examines each step in the conversion process. more...
The Meat Crisis
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 44.95Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally 60 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that methane emissions from cattle and other livestock are major contributors to greenhouse gas levels and to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts... more...
Incentives and Instruments for Sustainable Irrigation
WIT Press 2010; US$ 170.00This book looks at Sustainable Irrigation in a holistic way, considering the multidisciplinary objectives of sustainable agriculture, sustainable water management, sustainable water infrastructure, sustainable irrigation communities and a sustainable environment, the need to reallocate water between competing users, and the need for water and food... more...
Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming
Springer 2010; US$ 189.99Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility... more...
Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture
Springer 2010; US$ 169.99Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are... more...
Nature as Measure
Counterpoint 2011; US$ 16.95Wes Jackson can teach us many things about the land, soil, and conservation, but what most resonates is this: The ecosphere is self-regulating, and as often as we attempt to understand it, we are not its builders, and our manuals will often be faulty. The only responsible way to learn the nuances of the land is to study the soil and vegetation in... more...
Analyse statistique des risques agro-environnementaux
Springer 2012; US$ 31.99Cet ouvrage constitue un manuel pratique qui s'adresse aux ing nieurs, scientifiques et tudiants travaillant sur les risques agro-environnementaux. Il constitue une bonne introduction aux principaux types de mod le et aux principales m thodes statistiques utiles pour l analyse de ces risques. L utilisation de chaque m thode est illustr e par une ou... more...
Methods and Procedures for Building Sustainable Farming Systems
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99Showing how the method of sustainability assessment plays a key role in choosing the best agricultural productive mode, this book guides the reader through the process of selecting, from among the various approaches for building farming systems, the method of decision-making that will result in the most appropriate outcome, given the context. Case... more...









