This book provides a perspective into the past that few students and historians of the Civil War have considered: agriculture during the Civil War as a key element of power.
This book provides a perspective into the past that few students and historians of the Civil War have considered: agriculture during the Civil War as a key element of power.
From the Galapagos to the depths of Patagonia and up along the stark desert coast of Chile, Listening to Sea Lions empathic ethnography carries the reader directly into the heart of the ocean world of Latino coastal people.
From Oil to Gas and Beyond chronicles the history of the petroleum industry in Trinidad and Tobago and appraises major policy decisions impacting its economy.
This volume throws light on the Sick Building Syndrome in Libraries and other public buildings, and the extent to which it is influenced by the internal environment of libraries.
Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry offers a definitive guide to the many rich dimensions of the bean and the beverage around the world.
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.
A RUSA Outstanding Reference Source 2023This well-researched work provides a useful discussion of the historical, cultural, and commercial aspects of chocolate.
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.
Driven to the Field traces the culture of sharecropping-crucial to understanding life in the southern United States-from Emancipation to the twenty-first century.
Commercial Poultry Production on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore traces the beginnings and development of commercial poultry production in this very important region.
From Oil to Gas and Beyond chronicles the history of the petroleum industry in Trinidad and Tobago and appraises major policy decisions impacting its economy.
From the Galapagos to the depths of Patagonia and up along the stark desert coast of Chile, Listening to Sea Lions empathic ethnography carries the reader directly into the heart of the ocean world of Latino coastal people.
Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry offers a definitive guide to the many rich dimensions of the bean and the beverage around the world.
This book is the first to rigorously explore the specific impact of modern dairy farming on the empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh, highlighting a novel approach to addressing gender inequality.
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems offers a comprehensive review of digital technology's role in supporting sustainable agriculture and food systems.
The thrilling history of the extraction and economic control of the world's major minerals - from Antiquity to the present day: gold, copper, iron, lithium, rare earths, and more.
En las últimas décadas, la ecorregión del Gran Chaco sudamericano ha experimentado cambios ambientales, sociales y económicos acelerados, resultado de una intensificación de las industrias extractivas, como la agroindustria, la ganadería, la tala y la explotación de hidrocarburos.
El contenido del Volumen 2 abarca la proteccion de invenciones biotecnologicas mediante patentes, coexistencia entre derecho de obtentor y patentes, superposiciones y vacios de proteccion, regimenes de proteccion de recursos geneticos y fitogeneticos, gestion y administracion del derecho del obtentor, manejo del portfolio empresario, limites de la proteccion y recientes desafios producto de la innovacion abierta y la inteligencia artificial.
El contenido del volumen 1 abarca una introduccion general a la importancia del derecho del obtentor, una introduccion a conceptos biotecnologicos, las Actas de UPOV de 1978 y 1991, los distintos sistemas de proteccion regionales y nacionales a nivel de Latinoamerica, la excepcion del agricultor, los sistema de captura de valor, la excepcion del fitomejorador y el concepto de variedad esencialmente derivada.
Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions explores how agriculture has historically contributed to carbon emissions and then takes the reader forward, offering insights into an integrated approach to reducing those emissions toward the COP26 goal.
Este es un libro clave: gracias a una investigación monumental y a la consulta de miles de documentos reservados hasta ahora ignorados, Nicolás Gadano escribiólo que probablemente sea la versión definitiva del proceso, que va desde el descubrimiento del primer yacimiento petrolero, hasta la caída de Perón, y los encendidos debates suscitados en torno a la explotación y comercialización de este bien escaso cuyas consecuencias se dejan sentir aun en nuestros días.
Chile necesita, de manera urgente, retomar su crecimiento económico para poder salir de la "trampa de los países de ingreso medio" y alcanzar el tan anhelado desarrollo.
This book is the first to rigorously explore the specific impact of modern dairy farming on the empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh, highlighting a novel approach to addressing gender inequality.
The subject of this book is to reveal the formation process of circulation structure centering on vegetable wholesale market in western cities of China.
This book contains the complete text of the special Golden Anniversary issue of the flagship journal of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), Papers in Regional Science (Volume 83, Number 1), as well as the full text of Walter Isard's Presidential Address "e;The future (near and far) of regional science"e;.
This book investigates the multifaceted role of agroforestry in promoting sustainability and resilience in agricultural systems, with a particular focus on the potential of carbon credits and markets to incentivize these systems.
This book investigates the multifaceted role of agroforestry in promoting sustainability and resilience in agricultural systems, with a particular focus on the potential of carbon credits and markets to incentivize these systems.
Nanoscience and Nano-Formulations for Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production offers a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in nanotechnology to enhance yield, nutritional value, and delivery efficiency in vegetable crops, particularly those with shorter growth cycles.
Next-Gen Smart Farming presents a thorough, evidence-based assessment of using emerging physical and computerized systems designed to enhance agricultural efficiency.
This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of pastoralism, combining major theoretical debates with an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective on pastoral systems across the world.
