Shortly after 1900, tens of thousands of tobacco growers throughout Kentucky and Tennessee convulsed the region for nearly a decade in a revolt against the monopolistic practices of the American Tobacco Company.
Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Guide to Good Practice presents a unique approach to the teaching of project management by blending theory, application, and case studies.
Study of the abiding farm question in twentieth-century United States history has directed the author's attention to the period 1919-1923 as a turning point in the great economic, political, and social trends of agriculture.
Artificial Intelligence in Future Mining explores the latest developments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in mining and how it will impact the industry's future.
Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 21st Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM21, Victoria, University, Melbourne, Australia, 7th , 10th of December 2010).
This bookA gives an overview ofA the world,s literature on analytical data and theoretical concepts of the regularities of rare earth elements (REE) in ultramafic and mafic rocks of different chemical and mineral compositions , mantle restites (including those composing mantle xenoliths in alkali basaltoids), highly magnesium hypabyssal roc
Carbon Nanotubes in Agriculture: Specifications and Applications presents a comprehensive overview of the beneficial roles of carbon nano-tubes (CNT) in regulation of seed germination, plant metabolism and their applications in plant stress management with particular focus on agricultural crop plants.
Energy Science and Applied Technology includes contributions on a wide range of topics:- Technologies in geology, mining, oil and gas exploration and exploitation of deposits- Energy transfer and conversion, materials and chemical technologies- Environmental engineering and sustainable development- Electrical and electronic technology, power system
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the palm oil export market, including analysis of its current challenges and move towards sustainability.
The agribusiness supply chain includes a number of processes such as supply management, production management, and demand management to customers through a competitive distribution channel.
Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene , SHO2013 (Guimar,, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO).
The first comprehensive guide to the petrography of geomaterials, making the petrographers specialist knowledge available to practitioners, educators and students worldwide interested in modern and historic construction materials.
One of the main concerns of the food industry is the need for high-quality fresh fruits and fruit products with good sensory quality, long shelf life, and high nutritional value.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the palm oil export market, including analysis of its current challenges and move towards sustainability.
The focus of food science and technology has shifted from previous goals of improving food safety and enhancing food taste toward providing healthy and functional foods.
The prominence of the carp group of fish is widely recognised in three important economic areas: food production, recreation and the ornamental market.
Since the first edition of this book was published, most developments in welding construction have been within the quality assurance element of the process rather than in welding technology itself.
This volume is a collection of 14 conference papers discussing India's development story around the three themes of sustainable development goals (SDGs), agricultural productivity and sustainability, and climate change - mitigation and adaptation.
This volume is a collection of 14 conference papers discussing India's development story around the three themes of sustainable development goals (SDGs), agricultural productivity and sustainability, and climate change - mitigation and adaptation.
The comprehensive grower's guide to seed productionThe Seed Farmer is required reading for any grower who cares about being part of a truly sustainable local food system.
This book analyses the transition of South Asian nations from agrarian to industrialized economies, which is accompanied by a widening gap between agricultural and non-agricultural growth rates and a greater income disparity between farmers and urban residents.
Defining the fundamentals of building a risk management plan, Applied Risk Management in Agriculture uses strategic management to organize the process of risk management.
This book contains selected papers from the LVIII Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Economists which was held in Palermo, Italy, from 29 to 30 September 2022.
This book contains selected papers from the LVIII Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Economists which was held in Palermo, Italy, from 29 to 30 September 2022.
The book is an exhaustive assessment of the innovative farmer producer companies or co-operative companies in India based on 23 case studies of such companies, including all-women member PCs, across four states of India.
The freshwater eels, the Anguillids, have increasingly become the focus of attention for fisheries managers, scientists, researchers, policy makers, conservation bodies and other stakeholders.
Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide is a readable, useable, and com-prehensive source of information for all those interested in growing shellfish.
