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  • Vision Infinity for Food Security

    Some Whys, Why Nots and Hows!

    by Shashi B. Sharma, John A. Wightman ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    A new perspective on the global food security situation and highlights the need for seeking a common vision and implementing global planning to define the manner in which the human species will manage its food security. The basic question of ‘is there enough food’ is examined in general and then in some detail. The history of food production is reviewed in the hope that lessons can be learned from ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Wharf at Waterfall Bay

    by Lisa Harper ...
    The inspiring and entertaining story of a determined young woman alone, who overcame the isolation of her family farm to build a flourishing business. When Lisa Harper returned to her family’s farm at the head of remote Mahau Sound, in the Marlborough Sounds, after years overseas working as a scientist, she showed all the pluck and entrepreneurial streak of the earlier generations of women in her ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Cold Antler Farm

    A Memoir of Growing Food and Celebrating Life on a Scrappy Six-Acre Homestead

    by Jenna Woginrich ...
    Jenna Woginrich is well loved for her essays on all that accompanies the life of a true homesteader: the mud and mess, the beautiful and tragic, the grime and passion. In Cold Antler Farm, she draws our attention to the timekeeper of such a lifestyle: the ancient agricultural year, filled with celebrations and seasonal touchstones that mark turning points in the cycles of life.Amidst these new-old ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2014

    by Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la A ...
    En un mundo en el que más de 800 millones de personas siguen padeciendo malnutrición crónica y en el que se espera que la población mundial aumente en otros 2 000 millones hasta llegar a los 9 600 millones de personas para el 2050 (con una concentración en las zonas urbanas costeras), tenemos que enfrentar el inmenso desafío que supone alimentar a nuestro planeta y proteger al mismo tiempo sus ... Read more

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  • Diamonds

    by Ian Smillie ...
    Series series Resources
    Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world’s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector. But behind the sparkle of the diamond lies a murkier story, in which rebel armies in Angola, Sierra Leone and the Congo turned to diamonds to finance their wars. Completely ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Agricultural Expansion and Tropical Deforestation

    International Trade, Poverty and Land Use

    by Solon L. Barraclough ...
    There is no clear-cut causal relationship between international trade, agricultural expansion and tropical deforestation. Academics, policy-makers and the public are all tempted by simplistic solutions to complex problems. In order to establish the true causal factors involved in this critical area of environmental decline, the authors of this study present case studies ranging over three ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Practical Cattle Farming

    by Kat Bazeley, Alastair Hayton ...
    Practical Cattle Farming is written by two experienced, practising veterinarians, and covers the essential elements of beef and dairy cattle farming and the latest cutting-edge scientific research, and is therefore of value both to the novice and to those with experience. The text is clearly written and includes helpful explanatory notes and detailed practical information. Examines the principles ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

  • Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures

    Edited by Paul Horne, Jessica Page ...
    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. It explains the differences between conventional pesticide-based controls and IPM, and demonstrates the advantages of IPM. Effective control of pests depends on a number of approaches, not ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Vegetable Gardening For Beginners - Book For Dummies and Tips To Urban Organic Gardening

    by Sophia Moore ...
    Vegetable Gardening For Beginners - Book For Dummies and Tips To Urban Organic Gardening is the book that contains every aspect gardening. This book written for starter and makes them a expert in vegetable gardening. You will come to know much about these in this book-- raised garden beds- growing tomatoes- garden design ideas- container gardening- growing potatoes- gardening tips- urban gardening ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Water and Sustainable Agriculture

    by Iván Francisco García-Tejero, Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo, José Luis Muriel-Fernández, Carmen Rocío Rodríguez-Pleguezuelo ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Irrigated agriculture, a vital component of general agriculture, supplies fruits, vegetables, and cereals consumed by humans and grains fed to animals. Consequently, agriculture is the largest user of fresh water globally, and irrigation practices in many parts of the world are biologically, economically, and socially unsustainable. Water management should balance the need for agricultural water ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Micro Irrigation Engineering for Horticultural Crops

    Policy Options, Scheduling, and Design

    Edited by Megh R. Goyal, Ajai Singh ...
    Series series Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation
    This book presents a variety of policy adoption methods, irrigation scheduling, and design procedures in micro irrigation engineering for horticultural crops. The chapters range from policy interventions to applications of systems for different crops and under different land conditions. Compiling valuable information and research, the book is divided into three main sections:Policy Options: Drip ... Read more

    $155.99 USD

  • Growing Trees and Fruits in Dry Areas - With Information on Growing for Dry Land Farms

    by Thomas Shaw ...
    This vintage book is a beginners’ guide to growing trees and fruits in dry areas, with information on common problems, different types of trees, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects. Written in plain language and packed full of useful tips, this volume constitutes a must-read for novice fruit growers, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of agricultural literature. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus