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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.

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.

Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal: A New Lease on Life documents the success story of an innovative rural development programme in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal.

Regenerating Forests and Livelihoods in Nepal: A New Lease on Life documents the success story of an innovative rural development programme in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal.

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

Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community.

Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community.

Following the author's Farm Business Management series, this new textbook takes the core principles and techniques and distils them into an accessible student resource.

It is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union-specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)-are the part of the world with the most potential to increase food supplies and strengthen world food security.

This book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds.

The fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector.

This practical book provides an updated resource for the identification of bacteria found in animals inhabiting the aquatic environment, illustrated with colour photos.

Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa.

Investing in agriculture is one of the most effective ways of reducing hunger and poverty, promoting agricultural productivity and enhancing environmental sustainability.

An authoritative update of forest tree biotechnology and genomics methodologies, this book covers procedures and accomplishments from basic biological science to applications.

Our understanding of the historical ecology of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years.

Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa.

This book explores structural changes in India's agrifood systems during the next ten to twenty years.

This book explores structural changes in India's agrifood systems during the next ten to twenty years.

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

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

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

This book demonstrates a successful and sustainable model for value addition to millets from production to consumption.

This book demonstrates a successful and sustainable model for value addition to millets from production to consumption.

Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security.

Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security.

The third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems.

The third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems.

Risk and uncertainty are inescapable factors in agriculture which require careful management.

Poplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products.

Agriculture Reimagined: Harnessing the Power of AI for a Greener FutureIn a world where technology touches every facet of life, AI-Powered Agriculture: The Next Green Revolution promises to be a game-changer.

In a primary commodities boom spurred on by the rise of China, countries the world over are turning to the extraction of natural resources and the export of primary commodities as an antidote to the global recession.

In a primary commodities boom spurred on by the rise of China, countries the world over are turning to the extraction of natural resources and the export of primary commodities as an antidote to the global recession.

Over the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across the world.

Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent.

The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving force behind soaring demand.

The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving force behind soaring demand.

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

In Food, John Coveney examines 'food as .

Megaboere, kykNET se gewilde reeks oor suksesvolle boere in Suid-Afrika, het kykers reeds vir drie seisoene vasgenael gehou.

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAn essential read.

A New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Selection';Delves into not only what we eat around the world, but what we once ate and what we have lost since then.

"e;Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years.

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment.

In this comprehensive guide to laser cladding of engineering materials, expert contributors provide a detailed yet easy to follow explanation of the process, its use for surface modification and the benefits and applications of this technique in different environments and for different purposes.

Britain in the 1970s (1996) provides an objective appraisal of the workings and failings of the British economy in the 1970s.

The Franchise Fix helps franchisees set up their food franchise business for success.

This book is about a life in the meat business.