Agribusiness and primary industries

'My hope is that people can grow to appreciate this sector - its challenges and opportunities, but most importantly, the role agriculture can play in improving South Africa's rural economy, creating jobs and bringing about much-needed transformation (or inclusive growth).

Earth observation data policy has received little attention, even though the conditions of access to Earth observation data are fundamental to the exploitation of and the further growth of the Earth observation sector.

This timely and much-needed book focuses on the phenomenon often referred to as "e;holiday hunger"e; in the United Kingdom.

This book focuses on Constructability, a project management tool and its effectiveness in promotion of sustainable development and architecture.

This book introduces and develops the novel concept of Lean Construction 4.

Clean and environmentally sound disposal of animal waste in the quantities that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) produce can only be described as a challenge.

The irradiation of food is a low cost, highly effective method of ensuring food safety, and extending shelf life.

Wild Edible Underutilized Plants explores the role of wild plants in human nutrition-a topic that continues to take precedence in various fields of research.

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 book is an outcome of the third conference on the use of computers in the coal industry in Morgantown.

The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species.

Der Wirz Kalender ist die erfolgreichste landwirtschaftliche Fachpublikation in der Schweiz.

The genetic improvement of fish for aquaculture and related fisheries has seen huge advances over recent years.

This book employs different parametric and non-parametric panel data models which have been used in history of developed panel data efficiency measurement literature.

Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes challenges many of the assumptions of current agricultural policies-such as equating "e;farm"e; with "e;rural,"e; high farm prices with high farm incomes, or farm programs with food programs-and examines the agrarian roots of these policies.

Volume III of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses water and watershed issues such as water quality, evapotranspiration, water resource management, and ecological services.

This book addresses the ability of market-based instruments to improve the sustainable provision of environmental services.

Plantations are playing an increasingly important part in the development and the economies of the South.

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience.

This book reports the proceedings of the symposium, "e;Chinese Rural Development: Strategies and Experience,"e; organized by the China Com-mittee of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) and held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 30, 1989.

Animals are biological transformers of dietary matter and energy to produce high-quality foods and wools for human consumption and use.

Water pollution control has been a top environmental policy priority of the world's most developed countries for decades, and the focus of significant regulation and public and private spending.

This book, by way of a comparative analysis of the main economic viewpoints of the Chinese and Western traditions, shows that the theories of the Physiocrats originated, in a significant way, from ancient Chinese economic thought.

Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production, Second Edition presents a comprehensive look at the implementation of plant factory (PF) practices to yield food crops for both improved food security and environmental sustainability.

This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security.

Vertebrate Skeletal Histology and Paleohistology summarizes decades of research into the biology and biological meaning of hard tissues, in both living and extinct vertebrates.

Focusing on high-end cuisine, this book examines the flows of culinary knowledge from culturally peripheral locations to two cities at the global center, London and New York.

Functional Pavement Design is a collections of 186 papers from 27 different countries, which were presented at the 4th Chinese-European Workshops (CEW) on Functional Pavement Design (Delft, the Netherlands, 29 June-1 July 2016).

Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: A Global Perspective takes an analytical approach to issues related to current agricultural practices.

Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city.

First published in 1989.

The design of concrete mixes is becoming increasingly complex, with the addition of new materials in the compounds, such as organic admixtures, fibres and supplementary cementitious materials.

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity.

This new volume offers a multi-pronged perspective on maize science, bringing together important recent research advances from several disciplines.

Mining is a transformative activity which has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts.

The 3rd edition of this popular textbook introduces the reader to the investigation of vegetation systems with an emphasis on data analysis.

Thoroughly updated and revised, this second edition of the bestselling Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis presents several new chapters in the areas of biological and physical analysis and soil sampling.

This concise, practical text covers the essential information veterinary students and nurses, new graduates, and practitioners need to succeed in equine medicine, focussing on respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases.

Renewable Materials and Green Technology Products: Environmental and Safety Aspects looks at the design, manufacture, and use of efficient, effective, safe, and more environmentally benign chemical products and processes.

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.

Theory and Technology of Multiscale Dispersed Particle Gel for in-depth Profile Control systematically introduces concepts surrounding preparation principles and methods of DPG particles.

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

From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are considered enormously important in contemporary agriculture and horticulture due to their important role in nutrient, biotic and abiotic stress management apart from enhancing plant health and soil fertility.

Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all while reducing their overall carbon footprint.

This book provides a genealogical study of Australian agricultural restructuring, focusing on the case study of wheat export market deregulation.

Based on case studies, the book creates a multidisciplinary conversation on the gendered vulnerabilities resulting from extractive industries and toxic pollution, and also charts the resilience and courage of women as they resist polluting industries, fight for clean water and seek to protect the land.

The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions.

Our tendency to read French Enlightenment political writing from a narrow disciplinary perspective has obscured the hybrid character of political philosophy, rhetoric, and natural science in the period.