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_Spurring_Innovation in_Food and_Agriculture_A Review of the USDA_Agriculture and_Food_ Research Initiative Program
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6327″] The United States embarked on bold polices to enhance its food and agricultural system during the last half of the 19th century, investing first in the education of people and soon thereafter in research and discovery programs aimed at acquiring new knowledge needed to address the complex challenges of feeding a growing and…
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_Genetically_Engineered_Crops_Experiences and_Prospects
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6323″] Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not…
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_Toward_Sustainable_Agricultural_Systems in the_21st_Century
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6318″] In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges. Not only is the agricultural sector expected to produce adequate food, fiber, and feed,…
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_Transforming_Agricultural_Education for a_Changing_World
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6311″] During the next ten years, colleges of agriculture will be challenged to transform their role in higher education and their relationship to the evolving global food and agricultural enterprise. If successful, agriculture colleges will emerge as an important venue for scholars and stakeholders to address some of the most complex and urgent problems…
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_Emerging_Technologies to_Benefit_Farmers in_Sub-Saharan_Africa and_South Asia
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6307″] Increased agricultural productivity is a major stepping stone on the path out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but farmers there face tremendous challenges improving production. Poor soil, inefficient water use, and a lack of access to plant breeding resources, nutritious animal feed, high quality seed, and fuel and electricity-combined with…
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_Global_Challenges and_Directions for_Agricultural_Biotechnology_Workshop Report
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6299″] Many developing countries are exploring whether biotechnology has a role in addressing national issues such as food security and environmental remediation, and are considering whether the putative benefits of the technology-for example, enabling greater agricultural productivity and stability in the food supply-outweigh concerns that the technology might pose a danger-to biodiversity, health, and…
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_Farming with_Nature_The_Science and_ Practice of_Ecoagriculture 2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6293″] A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing diverse types of “ecoagriculture” landscapes to generate cobenefits for production, biodiversity, and local people. Farming…
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_Agriculture in the_City_A Key to_Sustainability in_Havana_Cuba
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6289″] During the 1990s, several national economies saw their urban food markets collapse. Like Zambia, Mozambique and Armenia, Cuba responded to this crisis with a food programme that included support to urban agriculture: farming in the city. As a result, food prices are increasing, free markets have been reinstated, production cooperatives have been linked…
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_Profitable_Organic_Farming 2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6282″] The demand for food produced from sustainable and organic farm enterprises continues to grow worldwide, with demand exceeding supply for many items. This second edition of an extremely well received and successful book covers every aspect of an organic farm enterprise that can have an influence on profitability. As such the book is…
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The_Nature of the_Farm_Contracts_Risk and_Organization in_Agriculture
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6274″] The Nature of the Farm is a theoretical and empirical study of contracts and organization in agriculture based on the transaction cost framework. Transaction costs are important in agriculture because nature (for example, seasonality, weather, pests) plays such a critical role in determining output and limiting the ability of farmers to specialize. The book…
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_Why Does the_World Stay_Green_Nutrition and Survival of Plant-Eaters
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6063″] Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesn’t it happen, and why…
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Kirk_and_Bistner’s_Handbook_of_Veterinary_Procedures_and_Emergency_Treatment,_8e 8th_Edition
[ebook_store ebook_id=”747″]
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International_Handbook_of_Foodborne_Pathogens (Food_Science and Technology)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”513″]
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STANDARD_HANDBOOK_OF_PLANT_ENGINEERING
[ebook_store ebook_id=”370″]
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STANDARD_HANDBOOK_OF_PLANT_ENGINEERING
[ebook_store ebook_id=”355″]