Sustainable agriculture

Artificial Intelligence for a More Sustainable Oil and Gas Industry and the Energy Transition: Case Studies and Code Examples presents a package for academic researchers and industries working on water resources and carbon capture and storage.

Design and build a hoophouse or polytunnel, and grow abundant produce year-round in any climate The Year-Round Hoophouse is the comprehensive guide to designing and building a hoophouse and making a success of growing abundant, delicious fresh produce all year, whatever your climate and land size.

Seventy-five percent of processed foods on supermarket shelvesfrom soda to soup, crackers to condimentscontain genetically engineered ingredients.

Biofuel Crop Sustainability brings together the basic principles of agricultural sustainability and special stipulations for biofuels, from the economic and ecological opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel crop production to the unique characteristics of particular crops which make them ideal for biofuel applications.

Real world stories from the frontlines of climate change, resilience, and the future of foodPractical insights and plenty of examples of how we can reshape our food system to one that is resilient and regenerative.

Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures describes in straightforward language what is required for farmers to successfully implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cropping and grazing operations.

Two perspectives have dominated the social science discourse on climate change adaptation.

This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a globalising world that fundamentally impacts on the structure of agricultural life in rural areas and urban-rural relations.

Do less, produce more, and grow soil that feeds crops using chemical-free, organic no-till methodsAndrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming.

With a Foreword by Barbara Kingsolver.

Artificial Intelligence for a More Sustainable Oil and Gas Industry and the Energy Transition: Case Studies and Code Examples presents a package for academic researchers and industries working on water resources and carbon capture and storage.

The importance of local programmes in driving sustainable development has been enshrined in Local Agenda 21, arguably the most influential output of the 1992 Rio 'Earth' Summit.

Marginalizing Access to the Sustainable Food System is a comprehensive analysis of the barriers and opportunities confronting minority communities' ability to access healthy, fresh foods.

This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed.

Valorising Seaweed By-Products is a book that has been divided into 9 chapters, including information on the recovery of highly valuable compounds for microalgae.

An introduction to the conservation and utilisation of plant genetic diversity, with a focus on sustaining global food security.

The first practical, hands-on guide for female farmers Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sustainable dairy production, helping the industry to develop more sustainable dairy products, through new technologies, implementing life cycle analysis, and upgrading and optimization of their current production lines.

Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance.

With this absolute beginner's guide, learn how to set up your backyard hives, select and raise bees, and harvest honey, with the added bonus of bringing pollinators to your yard and garden.

Level up your growing with the right tool for every jobSearching for effective, economical ways to level up your growing?

The future of Africa and the whole globe is dependent on sustainable agribusiness management.

Entertaining, easy-to-understand book by dietitian Dr.

Food gardening is becoming increasingly popular, as people look for new ways to live more sustainably and minimize harm to the environment.

This volume describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it.

Integrated Agriculture - An Approach for Sustainable Agriculture offers a comprehensive examination of a transformative agricultural paradigm aimed at revolutionizing farming practices worldwide.

The presented book describes the results of the research of the project titled 'Phosphorus Renewable Raw Materials - A Resource Base for the New Generation of Fertilizers' attributed to the National Center for Research and Development of Poland.

'If we could all live and eat a little more like Tom the world and the food chain would be in much better shape.

This book presents a novel and systematic social theory of soil, and is representative of the rising interest in 'the material' in social sciences.

This book focuses on understanding farming transition pathways towards sustainability, using case studies from Europe.

Studies key design features of policy pilots influencing their scaling-up and mainstreaming into formal policies.

Phosphorus is essential to all life.

The global population is projected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and food and feed production will need to increase by 70%.

Local, diverse and resilient the new culture of food Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year, exacerbating climate change and threatening the very earth and water on which we depend.

Plants of Western New South Wales grew from the long experience and expertise which the authors acquired during their employment with their respective organisations in the arid and semi-arid pastoral areas of the State.

Alternative methods of disease control such as natural products and compounds derived from biological origins, provide an effective alternate to the use of chemical products or a means to minimize their use.

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

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?

The book is focused on Bio Products derived from renewable resources processed by conventional catalytic thermochemical processes and or emerging bioprocessing techniques including fermentation and synthetic biology.

In Flammable Australia: Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World, leading researchers in fire ecology and management discuss how fire regimes have shaped and will continue to shape the distribution and abundance of Australia’s highly diverse plants and animals.

Row by row - maximize your harvest and feed your soil by developing a customized plan for your garden Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden.

Toward Sustainability recommends a design for a new Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) for the U.

Every farm needs a cow - open the gates!

A changing climate is causing challenges for soil and water management in many parts of the world.

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