Agribusiness and primary industries

A powerful and important work of investigative journalism that explores the runaway growth of the American meatpacking industry and its dangerous consequences"e;A worthy update to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and a chilling indicator of how little has changed since that 1906 muckraking classic.

A lighthearted and informative narrative about the history of herring and our love affair with the silver darlings.

Handbook of Plant-Based Meat Analogs : Innovation, Technology and Quality presents the growing opportunities and challenges of meat substitutes from plant-based resources.

Improving Cereal Productivity through Climate Smart Practices is based on the presentations of the 4th International Group Meeting on "e;Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices,"e; and moves beyond the presentations to provide additional depth and breadth on this important topic.

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.

Industrial Oil Crops presents the latest information on important products derived from seed and other plant oils, their quality, the potential environmental benefit, and the latest trends in industrial uses.

The Cheese Chronicles is an insider's look at the burgeoning world of American cheese from one lucky person who has seen more wedges and wheels, visited more cheesemakers, and tasted more delicious (and occasionally stinky) American cheese than anyone else.

Plant Breeding and Cultivar Development features an optimal balance between classical and modern tools and techniques related to plant breeding.

The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture: A Guide to Competitive Potential with Case Studies describes and synthesizes existing methodologies for evaluating competitiveness in agriculture, introduces extensions and refinements, and provides a novel approach based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980s.

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Economists have described the upcountry Georgia poultry industry as the quintessential agribusiness.

Advances in Rock-Support and Geotechnical Engineering brings together the latest research results regarding the theory of rock mechanics, its analytical methods and innovative technologies, and its applications in practical engineering.

This is a cautionary tale.

Electron Spin Resonance in Food Science covers, in detail, the ESR identification of the irradiation history of food products and beverages to investigate changes that occur during storage, with an aim of improving hygienic quality and extending shelf-life with minimal tempering in nutritional profile.

"e;A delightful book about America's most popular nut butter and sandwich spread .

Few people in America today live with the dangers and deprivations that Appalachian coal mining families experience.

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A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish: the salmon.

Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options is based on agricultural extension reforms across five South Asian countries, reflecting past experiences, case studies and experiments.

Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: Localising Oil and Gas Operations, Volume Four in the Getenergy series will set out the case for localising the oil and gas operations within hydrocarbon-producing countries.

Abiotic Stress and Legumes: Tolerance and Management is the first book to focus on the ability of legume plants to adapt effectively to environmental challenges.

What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys?

The Offshore Pipeline Construction Industry: Activity Modeling and Cost Estimation in the United States Gulf of Mexico presents the latest technical concepts and economic calculations, helping engineers make better business decisions.

An elegant demolition of the supermarket miracle, this book charts the impact that supermarkets have had on every aspect of our lives and culture.

Declines in the abundance of salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region of western Alaska in the late 1990s and early 2000s created hardships for the people and communities who depend on this resource.

Our nation faces daunting challenges to its food and fiber system and to the condition of our natural resources in the coming decades.

Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are a major and growing industry worldwide.

The Board on Agriculture (BA), in this self-initiated study, reaffirms recommendations it made for the U.

The neem tree, one of the most promising of all plants, may eventually benefit every person on the planet.

How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations?

Microlivestock is a term coined for species that are inherently small as well as for breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs that are less than about half the size of the most common breeds.

This book presents the results of a meeting held by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development.

This book provides new perceptions of rural community development by considering the relationships between communities and individuals.

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This book focuses on innovations in agriculture that is aimed at eliminating global hunger and poverty and promoting sustainable development of global agriculture.

Our nation faces daunting challenges to its food and fiber system and to the condition of our natural resources in the coming decades.

This is a business history of soy that reveals how Japanese imperial and military institutions and financial-mercantile-industrial interests created a role for soy as a versatile raw material and global commodity beginning in the 19th century, even before the Western world recognized this "e;oilseed.

This book contains up-to-date studies on the economics of sustainable energy in agriculture.

The advent of new biotechnologies implies significant changes in the world, both biologically and industrially.

How the debate over genetically modified crops in India is transforming science and politics Genetically modified or transgenic crops are controversial across the world.

An unexplored, fascinating history of nineteenth-century agrarian life, told through the engaging lens of three families central to the peppermint oil industry This unconventional history relates the engaging and unusual stories of three families in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose involvement in the peppermint oil industry provides insights into the perspectives and concerns of rural people of their time.

An exploration of the lived experience of small-scale organic farmers in New England that unpacks how they balance their ideals with economic realities In recent years, the popularity of organically grown produce has exploded.

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This book, the first English translation of what many consider to be the most original work of Chinese philosophy produced in the twentieth century, draws from Buddhist and Confucian philosophy to develop a critical inquiry into the relation between the ontological and the phenomenal.

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

An exploration of the rise of the crop strain that came to dominate the American tobacco industry and its toll on the Southern landscape that produced it Drew A.

In this groundbreaking book Andrew Sluyter demonstrates for the first time that Africans played significant creative roles in establishing open-range cattle ranching in the Americas.

Among the Wola people of Papua New Guinea, our category economy is problematic.