Agriculture & Related Industries
"From Parastatals to Private Trade"Lessons From Asian Agriculture
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"International Food Policy Research Institute" series; Why must parastatal-centered policies in Asia change, when should policy changes occur, and how should such change happen: gradually or abruptly? This title addresses these questions and synthesizes these countries' experiences with price stabilization programs. With 13 line drawings. Hardback, 232 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 536g.
Author: (Rashid, Shahidur, ed.)
ISBN: 0801888158
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Geranium and Pelargonium"History of Nomenclature, Usage and Cultivation
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"Medicinal & Aromatic Plants" series; This book dispels the myths and incorrect information surrounding this particular genera and will be of interest to graduate students, scientists, industry, and those using Geranium and Pelargonium as an alternative medicine. With illustrations. Hardback, 344 pages. Size: 258 x 175 mm. Weight: 839g.
Author: (Lis-Balchin, Maria, ed.)
ISBN: 0415284872
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Grass for Dairy Cattle"
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Examines the role of grass in milk production in sustainable agricultural ecosystems. This book provides a summary of the role of grass in dairy cattle systems, including the breeding, management, storage, feeding and economics of grass for both lactating and dry dairy cows. Hardback, 416 pages. Weight: 771g.
Author: (Cherney, J., ed.)
ISBN: 0851992889
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Marketing, Distribution, and Consumers"
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"Handbook of Agricultural Economics" series; This volume deals with the economics of agricultural products after they leave the farm. It includes developments in application of dual approaches in household economies, the industrial organization of food marketing, marketing margins between farm and retail prices, and spatial price analysis. With illustrations. Hardback, 564 pages. Size: 241 x 171 mm. Weight: 1134g.
Author: (Gardner, Bruce L., ed.)
ISBN: 0444507299
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2001 (Netherlands)
Readership: Research/Professional Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Mathematical Models in Agriculture"Quantitative Methods for the Plant, Animal and Ecological Sciences
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"Cabi Publishing" series; With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 848 pages. Weight: 911g.
Author: (Thornley, J.H.M., ed.)
ISBN: 085199010X
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Perspectives for Agroecosystem Management"Balancing Environmental and Socio-Economic Demands
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Focuses on the FAM Munich Research Network on Agroecosystems project of the 1990s as a means to assessing, forecasting, and evaluating changes in the agroecosystems that are necessary for agricultural sustainability. This book describes the management of two separate management systems: an organic and an integrated farming system. With illustrations. Hardback, 456 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 962g.
Author: (Schroder, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 044451905X
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2005 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Redesigning Animal Agriculture"The Challenge of the 21st Century
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Focusing on livestock production systems, this text addresses how the diversity of global food demands will be met in future, providing insights into scientific areas and the implications for addressing global drivers for change. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 336 pages. Size: 250 x 180 mm. Weight: 742g.
Author: (Swain, D. L., ed.)
ISBN: 1845932234
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Science Under Scarcity"Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting
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This work reviews, synthesizes, and extends such methods as economic surplus analysis, econometric techniques, mathematical programming procedures, and scoring models. Originally published in 1995 in hardcover by Cornell Press. With illustrations. Paperback, 624 pages. Size: 230 x 160 mm. Weight: 930g.
Author: (Alston, J.M., ed.)
ISBN: 0851992994
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Food"What Are We Really Eating?
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Is organic food really better for us? Do we care about Fairtrade or food miles? Are all e-numbers bad for us? This book helps you navigate through the array of food choices we have to make daily. With 10line drawings. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 180 x 120 mm. Weight: 114g.
Author: Alexander, Mary
ISBN: 0955441536
Publisher: Pocket Issue Limited
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Ransomes Sims & Jefferies"Agricultural Engineers
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This work is a highly illustrated general introduction to Ransomes' products, an output that touches on the concerns of a varied range of enthusiasts, including those interested in steam, working horses, tractors and grass-cutting equipment. With 77 colour and 238 b&w illustrations. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Bell, Brian
ISBN: 1903366151
Publisher: Old Pond Publishing Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Agriculture & Related Industries
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"The Food for the Future"Agriculture for a Global Age
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It's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 227 x 152 mm. Weight: 65g.
Author: Bove, Jose Dufour, Francois
ISBN: 074563205X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Outgrowing the Earth"The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures
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With figures, tables, index. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 222 x 143 mm. Weight: 432g.
Author: Brown, Lester R.
ISBN: 1844071855
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Honey Bees"A Guide to Management
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"Guide to Management" series; From the basics of understanding the life cycle of bees and the duties of the queen, drones and workers, this is a reference to setting up and managing bees throughout the year. Other topics discussed include: hive products; pests and diseases; and marketing and legal aspects. With 54 b&w photographs & diagrams. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 218 x 138 mm. Weight: 250g.
Author: Brown, Ron
ISBN: 1861261748
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Diet for a Dead Planet"Big Business and the Coming Food Crisis
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Big Business and the Coming Food Crisis. A harrowing indictment of industrial agriculture's threat to the future of food, health and the environment. New ed. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 191 x 133 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Cook, Christopher D.
ISBN: 1595580840
Publisher: The New Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Agriculture & Related Industries
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"Organic Farming"Policies and Prospects
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Drawing on scientific research, this book: reviews the organic farming sector in the 21st century and the policies developed towards it; assesses its contributions to the environment, food quality, farmers' incomes; and makes a detailed range of recommendations for future organic farming policy. With notes, tables, figures, boxes, glossary, bibliography, index. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Weight: 95g.
Author: Dabbert, Stephan Haring, Anna Maria Zanoli, Raffaele
ISBN: 1842773275
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Agriculture & Related Industries
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