Science and Technics / Technology & engineering / Agriculture

Panic on a Plate: How Society Developed an Eating Disorder

von Rob Lyons

Food in Britain today is more plentiful, more nutritious, more varied, and much more affordable than ever in our history. This is something to celebrate, and Rob Lyons does exactly that. In a series of short...

The Pesticide Detox: Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture

von Jules Pretty

Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread...

Food Security and Global Environmental Change

von John Ingram, Polly Ericksen & Diana Liverman

Global environmental change (GEC) represents an immediate and unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, especially those who depend on small-scale agriculture for their livelihoods....

The Rice Crisis: "Markets, Policies and Food Security"

von David Dawe

The recent escalation of world food prices - particularly for cereals - prompted mass public indignation and demonstrations in many countries, from the price of tortilla flour in Mexico to that of rice in the...

SUCCESS WITH CHICKENS: THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHY OF TROUBLE-FREE CHICKEN KEEPING

von JEREMY HOBSON

Chicken-keeping is an increasingly popular hobby as more and more people discover the benefits of raising chickens and supplying their own eggs. Written by an expert chickenkeeper of many years standing, the...

Fungi and Lignocellulosic Biomass

von Christian P. P. Kubicek

Harnessing fungi’s enzymatic ability to break down lignocellulolytic biomass to produce ethanol more efficiently and cost-effectively has become a significant research and industrial interest. Fungi and Lignocellulosic...

Plant Tissue Culture: Techniques and Experiments

von Roberta H. Smith

Plant Tissue Culture, Third Edition builds on the classroom tested, audience proven manual that has guided users through successful plant culturing A.tumefaciens mediated transformation, infusion technology,...

Rabbit Housing: Planning, Building, and Equipping Facilities for Humanely Raising Healthy Rabbits

von Bob Bennett

This is the definitive guide to safe, sanitary, and efficient facilities for your rabbits. Bennett provides clear, step-by-step instructions for building all-wire hutches and the necessary accessories, including...

Raising Animals by the Moon: Practical Advice on Breeding, Birthing, Weaning, and Raising Animals in Harmony with Nature

von Louise Riotte

Louise Riotte has taught thousands of gardeners how to plant and harvest in harmony with the astrological calendar. Now she offers her expertise to help improve the health and well-being of your domestic and...

Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities

von Cherry Hill

Effective management requires knowledge, dedication, and a sincere interest in the well-being of horses. In this thoroughly updated second edition of her best-selling classic, Cherry Hill explains how to be...

People Land and Water

von Guy Bessette

In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams and other stakeholders to jointly identify research and development parameters...

Seed Trade in Rural Markets: Implications for Crop Diversity and Agricultural Development

von Leigh Anderson, Timothy J. J. Dalton & Leslie Lipper

Markets have been found to be an increasingly important source of the seeds of crops and varieties low income farmers need to improve their livelihoods, encompassing both the formal and informal seed sector....

Handbook of Bioenergy Crops: A Complete Reference to Species, Development and Applications

von N. El El Bassam

Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns.

Handbook...

Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry: Measurement and Payment

von Fabrice DeClerk, Jean Francois Francois Le Le Coq & Bruno Rapidel

Agricultural systems are no longer evaluated solely on the basis of the food they provide, but also on their capacity to limit impacts on the environment, such as soil conservation, water quality and biodiversity...

Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security: Stakeholder Perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

von Christine Frison, Francisco Lopez & Jose Esquinas-Alcazar

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is a pivotal piece of recent legislation, providing a route map for the use of such resources for sustainable agriculture...

Dynamics and Diversity: Soil Fertility and Farming Livelihoods in Africa

von Ian Scoones

Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility...

Fisheries Subsidies, Sustainable Development and the WTO

von Anja von von Moltke

The fisheries sector is in crisis. Inappropriate subsidies to the fishing industry are a key factor responsible for worldwide fisheries depletion, overcapitalization and ecosystem degradation. There is an urgent...

Advances in Sponge Science: Physiology, Chemical and Microbial Diversity, Biotechnology

von Michael Lesser

Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 45 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its excellence...

Sleep Hormones

von Gerald Litwack

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal...

Food Processing Handbook

von James G. G. Brennan & Alistair S. S. Grandison

The second edition of the Food Processing Handbook presents a comprehensive review of technologies, procedures and innovations in food

processing, stressing topics vital to the food industry today and pinpointing...