Agribusiness and primary industries

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return to civil order.

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return to civil order.

It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber.

It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

From the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE to the present, the Chinese have been preoccupied with the notion of ordering their world.

From the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE to the present, the Chinese have been preoccupied with the notion of ordering their world.

In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda.

In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda.

This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets.

This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets.

In response to the challenges of a growing population and food security, there is an urgent need to construct a new agri-food sustainability paradigm.

In response to the challenges of a growing population and food security, there is an urgent need to construct a new agri-food sustainability paradigm.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, more than 80% of world's fish stocks are fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, more than 80% of world's fish stocks are fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion.

Farmers' Rights are essential for maintaining crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production in the world.

Farmers' Rights are essential for maintaining crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production in the world.

Drawing on a range of case studies from across Latin America, this book highlights the ways that urbanization shapes the food systems that feed this region's cities, approaching the problem of food in cities as a particularly urban problem.

A successful construction business is a knowledge business.

A successful construction business is a knowledge business.

Novel research in construction management is often distant from existing practice.

Novel research in construction management is often distant from existing practice.

Fair and ethical trade is often criticized for being highly gendered, and for institutionalizing the ethical values of consumers, the priorities of NGOs and governments, and most of all, food retailers.

Fair and ethical trade is often criticized for being highly gendered, and for institutionalizing the ethical values of consumers, the priorities of NGOs and governments, and most of all, food retailers.

The Estimator's Pocket Book, Third Edition is a concise and practical reference cover-ing the main approaches to pricing, as well as useful information such as how to process sub-contractor quotations, tender settlement and adjudication.

This book aims to provide actual methods of calculation and standard details followed by professionals in industrial projects pertaining to Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) structures backed by practical design and standard details.

This book reviews the development of research into the explosive loading of structures, mainly since the beginning of the twentieth century.

This book reviews the development of research into the explosive loading of structures, mainly since the beginning of the twentieth century.

A complete review of the fast-developing topic of high performance concrete (HPC) by one of the leading researchers in the field.

A complete review of the fast-developing topic of high performance concrete (HPC) by one of the leading researchers in the field.

Chemical admixtures are used in concrete mixtures to produce particular engineering properties such as rapid hardening, water-proofing or resistance to cold.

Chemical admixtures are used in concrete mixtures to produce particular engineering properties such as rapid hardening, water-proofing or resistance to cold.

Contaminated land is a problem both in the short and long term as it cannot be used without remediation.

Contaminated land is a problem both in the short and long term as it cannot be used without remediation.

Inequity of control over food systems is a particularly insidious form of injustice.

Inequity of control over food systems is a particularly insidious form of injustice.

The new edition of this successful manual has been carefully revised throughout to take account of recent changes and to incorporate amendments required due to the publication of the revised BS 5328.

The new edition of this successful manual has been carefully revised throughout to take account of recent changes and to incorporate amendments required due to the publication of the revised BS 5328.

Offers insights on currently-used concrete formwork structures, from classification, system components and materials' properties to selection and construction requirements and procedures, while considering product quality, labour, safety and economic factors throughout.

Offering the fundamental information for successful piping and pipeline engineering, this book pairs real-world practice with the underlying technical principles in materials, design, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance.

Written by a pioneer in the field, this unique volume is the only one of its kind to explore advanced concepts in the mathematical representation of polarization, descriptors, and various optical elements used in the analysis of polarization in multiple applications.

The construction enterprise is being transformed by visual modelling.

The construction enterprise is being transformed by visual modelling.

This book comprises technical papers that were presented at the International Mining Forum 2004.

The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries.

The purpose of ground support is to safely maintain excavations for their expected lifespan.

Drilled shafts in rock are widely used as foundations of heavy structures such as highway bridges and tall buildings.

Almost 3000 lives have been lost in the UK construction industry over the last twenty-five years, in addition to those seriously injured or made ill.

Almost 3000 lives have been lost in the UK construction industry over the last twenty-five years, in addition to those seriously injured or made ill.