Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries

This book enhances our understanding of biological control, integrating historical analysis, theoretical models and case studies in an ecological framework.

The global shift towards overweight and obese populations has led to a significant rise in diet-related chronic illness.

Theologian, academic, and third-generation organic farmer Frederick L.

During the last 100 years, the worldwide yields of cereal grains, such as wheat and rice, have increased dramatically.

In this loving homage to the beautiful bud, author Ellen Holland takes you on a journey into the heart of how cannabis is farmed, consumed, and appreciated today.

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia’s primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

In 1831 John Dodgson Carr, son of a Quaker grocer, set off to walk from his home in Kendal to Carlisle, determined to launch a great enterprise.

A $100 trillion global market (with little competition) exists for products & services that revitalize cities and natural resources, with an estimated activity of $2 trillion per yearThis is the first book to show community and national leaders how to achieve rapid, sustainable renewalCunningham's groundbreaking first book, The Restoration Economy (Berrett Koehler Publishers, 2002), now in its third printing, was hailed by government, business, and academic leaders worldwideThe theme of ReWealth!

"e;[Hewitt] paints an engaging portrait of a community learning how to take care of its own, and offers inspiration for others looking to do the same.

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.

Sweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing.

Farming is a complex job with many unique challenges, but can also be a rich and rewarding career that is full of opportunities.

An increase in the global population has led to a higher demand for food, besides complicating environmental, economic, and social issues.

This book enhances our understanding of biological control, integrating historical analysis, theoretical models and case studies in an ecological framework.

What really caused the failure of the Soviet Union’s ambitious plans to modernize and industrialize its agricultural system?

There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice.

This collection of essays by Ruttan and Hayami spans their long career in the economics of technical and institutional change.

Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed.

This book synthesises key insights from a century of ecological research and monitoring efforts in one of Africa''s oldest protected areas.

Readers of this book will encounter peasants and farmers who struggle at home and traverse national borders to challenge the World Trade Organization and other powerful global institutions.

In Challenging Social Inequality, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars and development workers explores the causes, consequences, and contemporary reactions to Brazil's sharply unequal agrarian structure.

Food Supply Chain Management: Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives is very different from parts supply chain management as can be seen from the increasing health, safety and environmental concerns that are increasingly garnering the public's attention about different food supply chain problems.

Based on the documentary THAT SUGAR FILM, this is an explosive expose of the dangers of sugar.

In the first half of the twentieth century, a major change occurred in Egyptian nationalist understandings of imperialism and economic sovereignty.

This is a multidisciplinary volume on the use of agricultural biotechnology to provide a sustainable food supply.

In einer Zeit, in der landwirtschaftliche Betriebe zunehmend unter Druck geraten und sich gegen die Übermacht industrieller Verarbeitungsprozesse behaupten müssen, zeigt Ludwig Obereder einen Ausweg: Selbstvermarktung und Direktvertrieb.

This book synthesises key insights from a century of ecological research and monitoring efforts in one of Africa''s oldest protected areas.

From the bestselling author of The Market Gardener - key principles for biointensive market gardening and powerful stories of successful growers who are farming profitably on a human-scaleMicrofarms is a guide to setting up and running profitable small-scale vegetable farms using organic, low-tech, and highly intensive production methods grounded in ecological principles.

Dates are an important fruit, especially in many African, Middle-Eastern and Asian countries.

Agricultural Systems: Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Development is a comprehensive source for developing sustainable farming systems.

In recent decades, Canada's agricultural industry, one of the world's largest, has had to adjust to global trade developments such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization.

The papers in this set of two volumes, presented at a national seminar, organized by the Department of Rural Industries and Management, Gandhigram Rural Institute provide a deep insight into the problems and management of small scale industries in India and try to find out ways and means for their promotion.

As millions continue to face a future of food poverty, lessons can be learned by considering how farmer cooperatives succeeded in improving India's food security.

In this completely revised Texas A&M University Press edition, Guthery and coauthor Fidel Hernndez have breathed new life into a classic work that for more than twenty years has been teaching biologists, managers, and ranchers to think like a quail.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Optimale Betriebsgrösse und industriemässige Produktion in der Landwirtschaft" verfügbar.

Chronic pain is unlike acute pain, it lasts beyond the time necessary for healing and resists normal treatment.

The agri-food and rural development world has experienced significant changes in recent years.

The Second Edition of The Future of Food Business: The Facts, The Impacts and The Acts is an updated collection of thoughtful articles previously published in leading newspapers around the world based on the author's practical life as international project leader, consultant, businessman, academic professor and world traveller.

Addressing both direct threats to humans, including the introduction of anthrax or smallpox, and indirect threats, those introducing diseases to plants and animals, the author examines the state of our food protection readiness.

Most countries in South-East Asia have established smallholder dairy farming industries through social welfare and rural development programs to provide a regular cash flow for poorly resourced farmers.

The potential users of GIS for health related analysis and applications are legion.

The book is divided into seven parts of introduction to management, agribusiness, functions of management, functional areas of management, Management Information System, Getting started, Government Policies and Programs for management.

This book addresses the complex labour and life conditions faced by workers in the agricultural borderlands of northern South Africa.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Kennziffern der pflanzlichen Produktion führender Erzeugerländer" verfügbar.