Sustainable agriculture

An increase in the global population has led to a higher demand for food, besides complicating environmental, economic, and social issues.

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and weed management

Progress in Sustainable Development: Sustainable Engineering Practices provides readers with the latest research and best practices in sustainable engineering in the fields of urban, environmental, energy and sustainability sciences, reflecting a focus on state-of-the art insights and the latest developments.

Soil, sun and seeds - these are the ingredients to create a green world.

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm; Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management; Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world

Consumption of goods and services represents a growing share of global economic activity.

Bevor wir die multiplen globalen Krisen bewältigen können, müssen wir zuerst unsere Paradigmen an den tatsächlichen Gegebenheiten ausrichten.

Grow your own cut flowers and you can fill your house with the gorgeous colours and heavenly scents of your favourite blooms, knowing that they haven't travelled thousands of miles - and you can make money while you do it!

Picking mushrooms in the woods on a sunny day can be fun for the whole family .

Both agriculture and forestry produce a large amount of biomass waste.

This textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to organic food and farming.

This textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to organic food and farming.

A delicious alternative to the status quo when it comes to how we farm, cook, and eat Nutrition, environmental impact, ethics, sustainability - it seems like there's no end to the food factors we must consider.

An authoritative reference on food system transformation and how it can be achieved in the face of climate change.

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'This is fantastic' THE TIMES'Deeply relatable' SPECTATOR'Rigorous, incisive, warm and brave' LUCY JONES'Essential reading for anyone that eats' JAKE FIENNES'Universally urgent.

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'This is fantastic' THE TIMES'Deeply relatable' SPECTATOR'Rigorous, incisive, warm and brave' LUCY JONES'Essential reading for anyone that eats' JAKE FIENNES'Universally urgent.

Small but mighty - a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for highly productive gardens, landscapes, and farms TWO-WHEEL TRACTORS are multifunctional, economical, practical, maneuverable, portable, and low impact.

Small but mighty - a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for highly productive gardens, landscapes, and farms TWO-WHEEL TRACTORS are multifunctional, economical, practical, maneuverable, portable, and low impact.

Dieses Buch wird klimapositiv hergestellt, cradle-to-cradle gedruckt und bleibt plastikfrei unverpackt.

MEHL, WASSER, SALZ UND LIEBE - UND SONST NICHTS.

Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient time.

Assesses key developments in sensor technology to improve monitoring and management of complex agricultural systems Considers the growing influence of proximal crop sensors in assessing, monitoring and measuring the health of agricultural soils Explores the potential of remote and aerial sensing towards achieving sustainable crop production through more targeted irrigation management, site-specific nutrient management and weed management

Assesses key developments in sensor technology to improve monitoring and management of complex agricultural systems Considers the growing influence of proximal crop sensors in assessing, monitoring and measuring the health of agricultural soils Explores the potential of remote and aerial sensing towards achieving sustainable crop production through more targeted irrigation management, site-specific nutrient management and weed management

Progress in Sustainable Development: Sustainable Engineering Practices provides readers with the latest research and best practices in sustainable engineering in the fields of urban, environmental, energy and sustainability sciences, reflecting a focus on state-of-the art insights and the latest developments.

This publication explores how Viet Nam can improve the safety of its fruit and vegetables, including through production and postharvest handling, value chain development, and a stronger food safety management system.

This publication explains the evaluation and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector.

Farming is fun, especially if you're growing the most popular and healthy foods you see in the grocery.

Agriculture and Energy consists of the proceedings of a conference held at Washington University, St.

Textile products are produced, distributed, sold and used worldwide.

Handbook of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts, Second Edition, covers all aspects of spent hydroprocessing catalysts, both regenerable and non-regenerable.

Logistics plays an important role in agricultural production and supply-chain management, ultimately enhancing food safety and quality.

Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient time.

This timely book provides authoritative, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow coverage of the fundamental concepts and practical techniques on the use of process integration to maximize the efficiency and sustainability of industrial processes.

Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach is the first book to look at the imminent threats to sustainable food security through a cross-sectoral lens.

Brewing with Hemp: The Essential Guide explores the Cannabis sativa plant from a brewer’s perspective.

During his years as a scientist working for the British government in India, Sir Albert Howard conceived of and refined the principles of organic agriculture.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective provides a knowledge synthesis on the water-energy-food(WEF) nexus, focusing primarily on the global south.

Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition, written by noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it.

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.

Where does all the food in the world come from?

These days, food comes out frozen.

This is for all the future veterinarians, agriculturists or just plain animal-lovers of the world.

Let's pretend to be farmers for a day!

Learn to appreciate healthy food with the help of this wonderful educational resource.

For a child who has lived in the city for most his/her life, this book will be a great eye opener.

Agriculture is a topic not normally discussed in kindergarten or preschool.

In the day and age of instant gratification, it is important that your child learn the value of patience and hard work through agriculture.

Where does food come from?

Maximize your water harvesting potential with efficient, cost-effective earthworks In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed, water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use.