Agriculture category: 3369 books
by Andrew H. Cobb, John P. H. Reade
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Herbicides make a spectacular contribution to modern crop production. Yet, for the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals, it is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings.
This expanded and fully revised second edition of Herbicides and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria...
Status and Potential for the Development of Biofuels and Rural Renewable Energy
People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
This report contains a detailed assessment of the status and potential for the development of biofuels in the People's Republic of China and presents a country strategy for biofuels development consistent with the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Strategic Framework for Biofuel Development. The findings...
Global and Regional Development and Impact of Biofuels
A Focus on the Greater Mekong Subregion
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
This study is one of the first steps to improve understanding of the impacts of biofuel development on agriculture and economy, with specific focus on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Living Farms
Encouraging Sustainable Smallholders in Southern Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Designed as an accessible text on sustainable agriculture, this book contains information on community organization and participation, technologies for sustainability and the wider policy and service environment. The book looks at a variety of ways of encouraging sustainability through policy change...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Logistics plays an important role in agricultural production and supply-chain management, ultimately enhancing food safety and quality. Improvements in rural logistics help farmers to harvest and market crops more efficiently; and by facilitating communication, they serve to expand the markets for...
Start Your Farm
The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
A totally modern, all-purpose handbook for today’s agricultural dreamers—covering the challenges and triumphs of launching any successful farm—from two leading lights in sustainable farming
Do you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm...
Private or Socialistic Forestry?
Forest Transition in Finland vs. Deforestation in the Tropics
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
While deforestation continues at an alarming rate around the world, discussions on the range of underlying causes continue. The premise is that studying successful transitions from deforestation to sustainable forestry ex post in Finland can provide novel insights into how deforestation in the tropics...
Farming on the Fringe
Peri-Urban Agriculture, Cultural Diversity and Sustainability in Sydney
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This volume offers a new perspective to debates on local food and urban sustainability presenting the long silenced voices of the small-scale farmers from the productive green fringe of Sydney’s sprawling urban jungle. Providing fresh food for the city and local employment, these culturally and...
by Donald L. Sparks
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial
Maintains the highest impact factor...
Status and Potential for the Development of Biofuels and Rural Renewable Energy
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
This report contains a detailed assessment of the status and potential for the development of biofuels in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and presents a country strategy for biofuels development consistent with the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Strategic Framework for Biofuel Development....
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This report analyses Philippine agricultural policy. Agriculture provides 30% of total employment in the Philippines and represents 11% of its Gross Domestic Product. The Philippines has had notable recent overall economic success, yet improving agricultural performance remains challenging. Productivity...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2011
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria...