Sustainable agriculture

An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way.

Our capacity to maintain world food production depends heavily on the thin layer of soil covering the Earth's surface.

Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms.

Global food security is dependent on ecologically viable production systems, but current agricultural practices are often at odds with environmental sustainability.

We are currently facing significant challenges in environmental management that must be addressed to maintain the health of our planet and our population.

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change.

Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences.

Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region - where 60% of the global population, including some of the world's poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass.

Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience.

Are you wishing you knew how to better communicate science, without having to read several hundred academic papers and books on the topic?

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia's agricultural landscapes.

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia’s agricultural landscapes.

Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world's most vulnerable areas.

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

Sustainable Futures explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and the implications for Australia's future.

What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment?

Native temperate grasslands are Australia's most threatened ecosystems.

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Read this book, then look and wonder' Sunday Times *A TLS Book of the Year*We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it.

We got ourselves into this.

"e;How to Produce Extracted Honey"e; is a detailed guide to processing honey from beehives, with information on hive management, equipment, common problems, and more.

Contained within this volume is a complete guide to gardening in New Zealand, with chapters on Bee-keeping and poultry-breeding.

Taken from the sixty-fifth annual report of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, this is an analysis of the importance of honey in the early twentieth century.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farming and farm management, being a guide to every aspect of farming from design and construction to drainage and irrigation.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on farm crops, being an encyclopedia of common crops with information on cultivation, history, varieties, land preparation, weeding, propagation, pests and diseases, harrowing, and much more besides.

Industrial agriculture has taken a toll on our soils, environment and local food cultures.

With the publication of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire established himself as one of the most important and radical educational thinkers of his time.

With the publication of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire established himself as one of the most important and radical educational thinkers of his time.

What is the future of food in light of growing threats from the climate emergency and natural resource depletion, as well as economic and social inequality?

Throughout the past few years, there has been extensive research done on structural design in terms of optimization methods or problem formulation.

Over the past decade, the use of Renewable Energy Technology (RET) has significantly increased around the globe.

Over the past decade, the use of Renewable Energy Technology (RET) has significantly increased around the globe.

Grow a profitable, resilient vegetable farm on just a few acres with this fully revised, year-round guide.

Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought.

Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower.

This is a practical work on poultry breeding and feeding, by William Cook.

Contained within this book is a complete introductory guide to creating and maintenance hay fields.

This book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing grain in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to independent farming, with information on all aspects from selecting a farm to growing strawberries.

This volume deals with the subject of grassland management, looking at such aspects as grazing, mowing, cultivating, etc.

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing hay and pasture crops in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to cultivating food in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to breeding and rearing chickens, with information on different systems, construction of accommodation, feeding, breeding, rearing, and many other related aspects.

Today's generation has borrowed from the future by grabbing prosperity now and imposing the cost on the next generation.

Dieser Tagungsband dokumentiert das Symposium Dürnstein 2024 zum Thema WAS WERDEN WIR MORGEN ESSEN?

Provides a comprehensive analysis of the major pests and diseases affecting global banana production, including their impact and occurrence, as well as the modes of disease transmission and distribution Addresses the economic impact of individual pests and diseases on farm profit margins and provides examples of the quantified impacts of losses per ha and whole farm/plantation Reviews current management strategies available to banana growers and producers to control and/or prevent future outbreaks of pests and disease