Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia-one of the worst urban slums in North America-who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood.

In the weeks and months after the end of the Spanish-American War, Americans celebrated their nation's triumph by eating sugar.

Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades.

Agricultural futures and options has been written for the potential and actual users of agricultural futures markets but should also provide a useful introduction to the more academic students of the subject.

Compared to other wealthy countries, America stands out as a gluttonous over-consumer of both food and fuel.

From mad cows to McDonaldization to genetically modified maize, European food scares and controversies at the turn of the millennium provoked anxieties about the perils hidden in an increasingly industrialized, internationalized food supply.

Integrating a focus on gender with Marx's surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States.

Written by internationally renowned scientist and author Thomas S.

Why David Sometimes Wins tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' groundbreaking victory, drawing important lessons from this dramatic tale.

With this book, Allan Kulikoff offers a sweeping new interpretation of the origins and development of the small farm economy in Britain's mainland American colonies.

Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster.

In this comprehensive desk reference, a variety of bioactives and therapeutics from the legume family (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) are thoroughly detailed.

Stemming from an 11-year DFID funded programme under its Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy (RNRRS), Technology Development Assistance for Agriculture: Putting Research into Low Income Countries reviews part of this programme as a case study of a broader issue of technology development for Africa.

Forage crops are an essential component of livestock's diet.

This book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of tractors.

Capitalism and the Commons focuses on the political and social perspectives that commons offer, how they are appropriated or suppressed by capital and state, and how social initiatives and movements contest these dynamics or build their struggles on commoning.

The United States-one of the world's wealthiest and resource-richest nations-has multiple food-related problems: declining food quality due to industrialization of its production, obesity across all age groups, and a surprisingly large number of households suffering from food insecurity.

This timely two-volume compendium, Sustainable Horticulture, addresses the most important topics facing horticulture around the world today.

Rural Development in the Digital Age explores current theoretical and policy developments in EU rural policy during the 4.

Plant-Based Functional Foods and Phytochemicals: From Traditional Knowledge to Present Innovation covers the importance of the therapeutic health benefits of phytochemicals derived from plants.

The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery distills the wisdom of craft brewing veteran Dick Cantwell into one text that delivers essential industry insight.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Ökonomische Probleme der Ausnutzung des Wertgesetzes in der Landwirtschaft" verfügbar.

If you are responsible for oak management, Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States is for you.

This is the true story of how you get your milk.

Agricultural market liberalization is essential in achieving a successful Doha Round agreement because these are the most protected markets remaining in most rich countries.

It is a cliche that China is the world's manufactured goods factory, but most observers are just as certain that China's farmers are a serious burden on growth.

Anindispensable and accessible guide to Mexico's treasured agave spirits.

Satisfy Your Hunger for SuccessCatering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business is booming with new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you.

This is the true story of how you get your milk.

An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industrya shocking, in-depth report every American should read.

How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe jaw-dropping expose on how America's fast food industry has shaped the landscape of America.

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificacion profesional y adquisicion de certificados de profesionalidad.

- Recolectar los productos de los cultivos herbáceos teniendo en cuenta las normas de calidad, trazabilidad y seguridad alimentarias.

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificacion profesional y adquisicion de certificados de profesionalidad.

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "AGAU0208.

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "AGAU0208.

An agricultural revolution is sweeping the land.

The Sunday Times bestseller *Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize*A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year'This book calls for nothing less than a revolution in the future of food' Kate RaworthFrom the bestselling author of Feral, a breathtaking first glimpse of a new future for food and for humanityFarming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about.

An agricultural revolution is sweeping the land.

A topical and richly entertaining history of food preservation and food waste in Britain from the sixteenth-century kitchen to the present day.

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'This is fantastic' THE TIMES'Deeply relatable' SPECTATOR'Rigorous, incisive, warm and brave' LUCY JONES'Essential reading for anyone that eats' JAKE FIENNES'Universally urgent.

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'This is fantastic' THE TIMES'Deeply relatable' SPECTATOR'Rigorous, incisive, warm and brave' LUCY JONES'Essential reading for anyone that eats' JAKE FIENNES'Universally urgent.

'A priceless portrait of one of the least understood and frequently most vilified of people: farmers.

*Winner of the 2022 Cherasco International Prize*'Thoroughly engrossing' Michael Pollan, The Atlantic'Wonderful, energising' Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianCoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug.

WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARDS 2024THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant - a must read' Tim Spector'Ravenous is a truly important book .