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University of Pennsylvania Press Food Chains
Book SynopsisThis collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table.Trade Review"Food Chains is a significant achievement, reflecting original work from a variety of disciplines and offering penetrating insights on the complex connections among the different components of food-supply chains." * Business History Review *"The essays in this book . . . help us to discover what we might learn from the past and identify what might aid us in interpreting our food provisioning system in the future." * Food and Foodways *Table of Contents1. Making Food Chains: The Book —Roger Horowitz PART I. OVERVIEW 2. How Much Depends on Dinner? —Warren Belasco 3. Analyzing Commodity Chains: Linkages or Restraints? —Shane Hamilton PART II. ANIMALS 4. Lard to Lean: Making the Meat-Type Hog in Post-World War II America —J. L. Anderson 5. The Chicken, the Factory Farm and the Supermarket: The Emergence of the Modern Poultry Industry in Britain —Andrew C. Godley and Bridget Williams 6. Trading Quality, Producing Value: Crabmeat, HACCP, and Global Seafood Trade —Kelly Feltault PART III. PROCESSING 7. Anchovy Sauce and Pickled Tripe: Exporting Civilized Food in the Colonial Atlantic World —Richard R. Wilk 8. What's Left at the Bottom of the Glass: The Quest for Purity and the Development of the American Natural Ice Industry —Jonathan Rees 9. Provisioning Man's Best Friend: The Early Years of the American Pet Food Industry, 1870-1942 —Katherine C. Grier 10. Empire of Ice Cream: How Life Became Sweeter in the Postwar Soviet Union —Jenny Leigh Smith 11. Eating Mexican in a Global Age: The Politics and Production of Ethnic Food —Jeffrey M. Pilcher PART IV. SALES 12. The Aristocracy of the Market Basket: Self-Service Food Shopping in the New South —Lisa C. Tolbert 13. Making Markets Marxist? The East European Grocery Store from Rationing to Rationality to Rationalizations —Patrick Hyder Patterson 14. Tools and Spaces: Food and Cooking in Working-Class Neighborhoods, 1880-1930 —Katherine Leonard Turner 15. Wheeling One's Groceries Around the Store: The Invention of the Shopping Cart, 1936-1953 —Catherine Grandclément Notes List of Contributors
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Veterinary Medicine and Practice 25 Years in the
Book SynopsisIn this work, Tom Catanzaro and Terry Hall condense facts from recent studies, identify the social and technological long-term trends to watch, and supply an economic roadmap that should help veterinary professionals steer their practices through the next quarter of a century.Table of ContentsIntroduction xi Chapter 1 The World of the New Millennium 3 Chapter 2 The Story of a Veterinarian’s Search 29 Chapter 3 Emerging Practice Size Trends 73 Chapter 4 Mega Study Evolution 95 Chapter 5 Veterinary Transition from Control to Leadership 109 Chapter 6 The Consultant’s Story 129 Chapter 7 Steps to Financial Success 157 Appendix A: Healthy People 2010, A New Focus for Veterinary Medicine 171 Appendix B: What is Facilitation? 185 Appendix C: Creating a Vision for Strategic Assessment 193 Appendix D: Debt Retirement in the New Millennium 217 Appendix E: The Financial Planning Process 221 Appendix F: Savings Accumulation Strategies 229 Appendix G: Retirement Plans and IRAs 235 Appendix H: Insights into Investing 243 Appendix I: Estate Planning Concepts 249 Appendix J: Charting a Practice Course 257 Appendix K: Our Future in Our Community 267 Appendix L: A Primer Glossary on Money 271
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sorghum and Millet Diseases World Agriculture
Book SynopsisContains the global sorghum and millet pathology community's decennial summary of diseases and work in progress based primarily on contributions to the Third Global Conference on Sorghum and Millets Diseases in September 2000, sponsored by INTSORMIL, ICRISAT, and INIFAP.Table of ContentsPreface. Addresses of Contributors. I. Transition From the Previous Millenium. 1. Transition from the Second to the Third World Review of Sorghum and Millet Diseases. 2. Sorghum Worldwide. II. Millet Biology & Diseases. 3. Diseases of Finger Millet – A Global Overview. 4. Gene Management and Breeding for Downy Mildew Resistance. 5. Problems and Control Strategies for a New Millennium. 6. Identification of Resistance to Downy Mildew and Smut of Pearl Millet in Ghana. 7. Boosting Pearl Millet Yields with Apron Plus® and Apron Star® Seed Treatments. 8. Variability in Sclerospora graminicola, the Pearl Millet Downy Mildew Pathogen. 9. Pearl Millet Ergot Research: Advances and Implications. 10. The Dynamic Multi-Line Population: An Alternative Approach to Durable Resistance?. III. Sorghum Ergot. 11. Recommendations from the Ergot Working Group at the Third Global Conference on Sorghum and Millets Diseases. 12. Distribution and Diversity of the Sorghum Sugary Disease Pathogens in India. 13. Survival of Inoculum of Claviceps africana in Zimbabwe: Potential Sources of Initial Inoculum. 14. Response of Sorghum B and R Lines to Ergot (Claviceps africana) at Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. 15. Four Genotypes of Claviceps spp. Cause Sorghum Ergot in Australia. 16. Biosynthesis of Bioactive Honeydew Oligosaccharides by Sorghum Ergot Pathogens. 17. Genotype ´ Environment Effects on the Response of Sorghum to Ergot and Repercussions for Disease Screening. 18. Effect of Cold Degree Units on Incidence of Claviceps africana in Sorghum Hybrids. 19. Advances in Claviceps africana Chemical Control. 20. Relationship Between Climatic Variables and Claviceps africana Incidence on Sorghum Hybrids in Northern Mexico. 21. Differences in Ergot Vulnerability Among Sorghum Genotypes and the Relationship Between Stigma Receptivity and Ergot Vulnerability. 22. Sorghum Ergot (Claviceps africana) in México. 23. Quarantine Issues Arising from Contamination of Seed with Ergot: An Update. 24. Detection of Sclerotia of Claviceps africana in the Western Hemisphere. 25. Factors Associated with Ergot Resistance in Sorghum. 26. Ergot and its Impact on Hybrid Sorghum Seed Production in Venezuela. 27. The Genus Claviceps: Evolution at Work. 28. An Overview of the Biology of Sorghum Ergot. 29. Intra-Specific Variation in Claviceps africana. IV. Striga. 30. Striga Control in Sudan: An Integrated Approach. 31. Striga: Biological Control Strategies for a New Millenium. V. Pathogen Variability. 32. Sorghum Grain Mold: Through the 1990s into the New Millenium. 33. Stalk Rots of Sorghum. 34. A Population Genetic Approach to Variation in Colletotrichum graminicola, the Causal Agent of Sorghum Anthracnose. 35. Will the Real “Fusarium moniliforme” Please Stand Up!. 36. Sorghum Anthracnose - Problem and Management Strategies. 37. Genetic Variability Among and Within Host-Specialized Isolates of Sporisorium reilianum. 38. Grain Mold Fungi from Sorghum in Ghana. 39. Mycotoxins from Fungal-Infected Sorghum: Claviceps, Fusarium and the Striga Connection. VI. Molecular Biology, Genome Mapping & Host Plant Resistance. 40. Identification of Molecular Markers for Oval Leaf Spot Resistance in Sorghum. 41. Pearl Millet Genomics and Breeding for Resistance to Downy Mildew. 42. Molecular Tags for Disease Resistance Genes in Sorghum: Improved Prospects for Mapping. VII. Sorghum Breeding & Disease Physiology. 43. Developmental Stages of Sorghum Caryopses with Emphasis on the Aleurone Transfer Cell and Placental Sac. 44. Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Sorghum and Pearl Millet: Emphasis on Africa. 45. Evaluation of Reduced Sorghum Seed Germination. 46. Free and Bound Phenolic Acids in Mature Sorghum Caryopses as Affected by Inoculation with Fusarium thapsinum. 47. Breeding Sorghum for Resistance to Anthracnose, Grain Mold, Downy Mildew, and Head Smuts. 48. Breeding for Resistance to Root and Stalk Rots in Sorghum. 49. Antifungal Proteins and Other Mechanisms in the Control of Sorghum Stalk Rot and Grain Mold. VIII. Technology & Approaches to Disease Management. 50. The Role of Sorghum in the Overseasoning of Gibberella zeae. 51. Rapid Information Dissemination on the World Wide Web. 52. Agrobiodiversity in Pest Management. 53. Sorghum On-Line Crop Information. 54. Sorghum Grain Quality for Increased Utilization. IX. Collaboration & Its Implementation. 55. Public-Private Partnerships in International Agricultural Research: A Case for Promoting Technology Transfer and Enhancing Global Trade in Sorghum and Millet. 56. Changing Paradigms in the Design and Implementation of Collab-orative Research. 57. Private Sector and Public Institution Interactions on Sorghum and Pearl Millet Disease Management. 58. Examples of ICRISAT’s Research and Development Partnerships in Sorghum and Millet Improvement. 59. PROFIT – Productive Rotations On Farms In Texas. X. Country & Regional Disease Reports. 60. Recommendations from the Working Group for the Americas at the Third Global Confer-ence on Sorghum and Millets Diseases. 61. Recommendations from the African Working Group at the Third Global Conference on Sor-ghum and Millets Diseases. 62. Recommendations from the Working Group for Asia/Australia at the Third Global Conference on Sorghum and Millets Diseases. 63. Sorghum Diseases in Brazil. 64. Sorghum and Pearl Millet Diseases in the Horn of Africa. 65. Sorghum Diseases in Argentina. 66. Diseases of Sorghum and Pearl Millet in Asia. 67. Virus Diseases of Sorghum and Millet in the Americas and Australia. 68. The Status of Sorghum Diseases in Russia. 69. Current Status of Sorghum Diseases in Venezuela. 70. Sorghum and Pearl Millet Diseases in West and Central Africa. 71. Diseases of Sorghum and Pearl Millet in Some Southern African Countries. 72. Sorghum viruses in Asia and Africa. 73. Status of Sorghum and Pearl Millet Dis-eases in Australia. 74. Recurring and Emerging Sorghum Diseases in North America. 75. Sorghum and Millet Diseases in Mexico. 76. Diseases of Pearl Millet in the Americas. XI. Abstracts. 77. Fungal Contaminants and Mycotoxins on Stored Pearl Millet Grain. 78. A Physiological Approach to Resistance Breeding for Control of Seed Rot and Seedling Diseases of Grain Sorghum. 79. Development of Durable Johnson-grass Mosaic Virus (JGMV) Resistance in Sorghum via a Transgenic Approach. 80. Farmer Participatory Studies on Finger Millet in Western Kenya. 81. Differentiation of Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum Isolates Causing Sorghum Grain Mold by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis. 82. Phytoalexin Synthesis by Sorghum Grain in Response to Grain Mold. 83. Effect of Sorghum Sowing Dates on Grain Mold Development in Morelos State, Mexico. 84. Present Status of Sorghum Pathology in Cameroon. 85. Identification of Host Plant Resistance to Ergot in Sorghum. 86. Relationship of Stay Green to Charcoal Rot and Lodging in Sorghum. 87. The Importance of Public-Private Sector Partnerships to Indian Sorghum Farmers. 88. Resistance to Fusarium Stalk Rot in Grain Sorghum. 89. Access to the Next Generation of Sustainable Control of Covered Kernel Smut of SorghumIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Farm Management
Book SynopsisDesigned to teach the farm managers of tomorrow, Farm Management emphasizes the strategic and operations aspects of managing a farm. Today's farm managers will want to consult it as well to improve the effectiveness, objectivity, and success of their decisions. This innovative textbook is framed by the increasing need for farmers to develop and follow a business plan. Topics not found in traditional farm management texts include: Strategic management; How to evaluate, choose, and implement the business strategies that best fit the farm and the farmer; Production and operations planning; How to benefit from techniques and management tools used in general business; Quality management and control that will decrease costs and meet consumer demands; Production contract evaluation; Decision making beyond the traditional microeconomic analysis: decision making under risk and the development of scenarios to understand the impact of an uncertain future. Table of ContentsStrategic management—How to evaluate, choose, and implement the business strategies that best fit the farmer, the farm and the changing world Production and operations planning—How to benefit from techniques and management tools used in general business Quality management and control—How to decrease costs, better meet consumer demands and improve the progress towards goals and objectives Production contract evaluation—Discusses how to evaluate contracts and includes a checklist of items that a farmer should consider Decision-making beyond the traditional microeconomic analysis—In addition to the topics just mentioned, the text includes decision making under risk and the development of scenarios to understand the impact of an uncertain future
£86.36
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Practical Flatfish Culture and Stock Enhancement
Book SynopsisPractical Flatfish Culture and Stock Enhancement is a key reference on culture methods, offering both practical applications and essential biological information. Throughout the text, the culture and stock enhancement issues are treated simultaneously, integrating these two perspectives.Trade Review"In summary, the book is timely, well organized, clearly written, full of state-of-the-art information, and effectively links flatfish culture and stock enhancement. Thus, it should be a valuable resource for academics and industrial practitioners alike." (Reviews in Fisheries Science, 22 June 2011)Table of ContentsPractical Flatfish Culture and Stock Enhancement H.V. Daniels and W.O. Watanabe, Editors Table of Contents Forward Harry Daniels, Wade Watanabe, and Douglas Conklin Culture: North and South America 1. Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Chapter authors: Nick Brown 2. Chilean flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) Chapter authors: Alfonso Silva. 3. California halibut (Paralichthys californicuus) Chapter authors: Douglas Conklin and Raul Piedrahita 4. Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) Chapter authors: David Bengtson and George Nardi 5. Southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) Chapter authors: Harry Daniels, Wade Watanabe, Thomas Losordo, Ryan Murashige, and Chris Dumas 6. Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) Chapter authors: Elizabeth Fairchild Culture: Europe 7. Turbot culture (Scopthalmus maximus) Chapter authors: Jeannine Person-Le Ruyet Culture: Asia and Australia 8. Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) (Japanese perspective) Chapter authors: Tadahisa Seikai, Kotaro Kikuchi, Yuichiro Fujinami 9. Olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) (Korean perspective) Chapter authors: Sungchul Bai and Seunghyung Lee 10. Greenback flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) Chapter authors: Piers R. Hart 11. Turbot culture (Scopthalmus maximus) Chapter authors: Ji-Lin Lei and Xin-Fu Liu Stock Enhancement: North and South America 12. Southern flounder and summer flounder Chapter authors: John Miller, Robert Vega, and Yoh Yamashita Stock Enhancement: Europe 13. Turbot Chapter authors: Jossiane S. Stottrup and C.R. Sparrevohn Stock Enhancement: Asia and Australia 14. Japanese flounder Chapter authors: Yoh Yamashita and Masato Aritaki Flatfish Worldwide 15. Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter authors: Edward J. Noga, Stephen Smith and Oddvar H. Ottesen 16. Flatfish as Research Animals Russell Borski, John Godwin, and John Luckenbach 17. Behavioral conditioning of flatfish for stock enhancement Chapter authors: John S. Burke and Reji Masuda 18. Summary and Conclusions Chapter authors: Wade O. Watanabe and Harry V. Daniels
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Better Farm Accounting A Practical Guide for Prep
Book Synopsis* New, more user-friendly organization * Revised and updated headings for income and expenses * New separate sections for purchases and sales of capital assets, loans, and loan payments.Table of ContentsCrop Sales. Livestock Sales. Livestock Product Sales. Other Farm Income. Machinery, Land and Improvements. Livestock Purchases. Farm Expenses. Car and Truck Expenses. Wages and Deductions. Loans and Loan Payments. Nonfarm Expenses. Summaries of Income and Expenses. Depreciation, Cooperative Distributions, Cash Income. Crop Inventories. Livestock Inventories. Loans and Credits Inventory. Net Worth Statement. Net Income Statement. Crop Record. Livestock and Feed Record. Efficiency Analysis. Map of Our Farm
£9.33
The University of Alabama Press Feeding Cahokia Early Agriculture in the North
Book SynopsisOffers an authoritative and thoroughly accessible overview of farming and food practices at Cahokia. The book presents evidence to demonstrate that the emphasis on corn has created a distorted picture of Cahokia's agricultural practices.Trade ReviewFeeding Cahokia is an excellent summation of cultivated plant subsistence practices as evidenced by the material record from the interior Midwest. Because it is written in an accessible manner, it will appeal to anyone interested in the native cultivated crop complex; first in documenting its very existence and secondly for setting the record straight on its importance. As such, it is a good introduction to those topics for archaeologists wanting to understand and incorporate the archaeobotanical record into their research." - Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology"This is an excellent book that examines a topic with deep roots in American archaeology: the role of agriculture in the rapid growth, florescence, and decline of Cahokia Mounds, the largest prehistoric population center north of Mexico. As Fritz points out, numerous debates surround this topic. For years, the archaeological story maintained that Cahokia's ruling class governed via a wealth distribution system that relied mainly on corn grown by the lowest classes of society. Fritz sees this as a vastly oversimplified scenario that misrepresents the status of farmers, who were primarily women and girls of various socioeconomic levels. Further, the narrow focus on corn as the primary crop overlooks the abundant evidence that numerous other plants, including knotweed, chenopodium, and maygrass, were major contributors to the Cahokia diet. Fritz puts that diet in excellent perspective by examining the archaeobotanical record for the several thousand years prior to the rise of Cahokia. Twenty-two color plates add substantially to the text, and each chapter concludes with recipes for preparing the plants discussed. What fun! Highly recommended." - CHOICE"In Feeding Cahokia, Gayle Fritz has provided new data that leads to new insights about the role of domestic crops and the farmers who grew them in such abundance that they supported Cahokia's population. This readable volume brings together years of research and paints a new and enlightened picture of the United States' greatest ancient city." - American Archaeology"A significant contribution both to our understanding of food and farming among ancient American Indians and to our understanding of the largest American Indian polity north of Mexico." - C. Margaret Scarry, editor of Foraging and Farming in the Eastern Woodlands and coeditor of Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland"This thorough and accessible, beautifully written contribution provides a data-driven account of the agricultural systems of Cahokia. Feeding Cahokia reminds us that our agricultural systems have changed in the past, and they will change again. This epic work raises the intriguing question: could some of the crops grown by the residents of Cahokia have a role to play in the future of agriculture in the American Heartland? Dr. Fritz's book provides a deep historical description of agriculture in this region, and offers a sense of resilience and hope for future food systems." - Economic Botany"Here, for the first time, dozens of monographs and syntheses are marshaled to deal with the many topics and problems that have arisen over the timing and nature of the biologically diverse agricultural system unique to the central Mississippi Valley." - James A. Brown, coeditor of Archaic Hunters and Gatherers in the American MidwestTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Domesticating Gourds and Forests Chapter 2. Sunflower and Marshelder: Late Archaic Period Eastern Crops Chapter 3. Rise of the Eastern Agricultural Complex: Terminal Late Archaic and Early Woodland Periods Chapter 4. Seeds of Exchange: The Middle Woodland Period Chapter 5. Good Late Woodland Farmers in the American Bottom Chapter 6. Feasting at Early Cahokia Chapter 7. Early Mississippian Plant Use Chapter 8. Guardians of All Vegetation Chapter 9. Crop Production: Estimates of Yields and Dietary Proportions Chapter 10. How to Feed Cahokia: Cultivating Fields and Social Relationships Chapter 11. The Farmers Vote with Their Feet Chapter 12. What Can We Learn from the Past? References Cited Index Plates follow page 000.
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University of Pittsburgh Press An Agrarian Republic
Book SynopsisWith unprecedented use of local and national sources, Lauria-Santiago presents a more complex portrait of El Salvador than has ever been ventured before. An Agrarian Republic challenges the accepted vision of Central America in the nineteenth century and critiques the "liberal oligarchic hegemony" model of El Salvador.
£40.50
University of Pittsburgh Press Resource Extraction and Protest in Peru
Book SynopsisNatural resource extraction has fueled protest movements in Latin America and existing research has drawn considerable scholarly attention to the politics of antimarket contention at the national level, particularly in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina.
£36.05
University of Pittsburgh Press Living with Lead An Environmental History of Idahos Coeur DAlenes 18852011 Intersections
Book SynopsisThe Coeur d'Alenes, a twenty-five by ten mile portion of the Idaho Panhandle, is home to one of the most productive mining districts in world history.
£42.63
UNIV OF HAWAII PR From King Cane to the Last Sugar Mill
Book SynopsisFocuses on the technological and scientific advances that allowed Hawai’i’s sugar industry to become a world leader. The authors, both agricultural scientists, offer a history of the industry and its contributions, balanced with discussion of the enormous societal and environmental changes due to its aggressive search for labor, land, and water.Trade ReviewThis book is a treasure trove of information on the history of the Hawaiian sugar industry and the role of technology in its development. It is a useful resource for researchers whose inquiry is centred around the history, sociology and anthropology of Hawai’i, the sugar industry generally, sugar technology and agriculture. It is highly valuable as a platform for further studies on labour and a must read for those seeking knowledge on investment patterns in the sugar industry." —Rita Pemberton, Tropical Agriculture, 93:2"[The book is] both a scholarly treatment and an enjoyable read. . . . Using extensive research and careful analysis, the authors attempt to bring balance and objectivity to the subject of sugar in Hawaii." —Honolulu Star-Advertiser
£22.36
MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico For God and Revolution Priest Peasant and
Book SynopsisDuring the early 1880s, a wave of peasant unrest swept the mountainous Huasteca region of northeastern Mexico. This account traces the material and ideological roots of the rebellion to nineteenth-century liberal policies of land privatisation and to the growth of a radical anarchocommunist agrarian consciousness.
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Mizikers Complete Event Planners Handbook Tips
Book SynopsisWith decades of experience as a gala event planner, award-winning director and producer Ron Miziker presents the ultimate guide to planning and executing every special event in this one-of-a-kind guidebook. For professionals and beginners alike, it is designed to be a quick reference for ensuring that any exciting, educational, or entertaining event comes together on time and within budget.
£26.96
CABI Publishing Mathematical Models in Agriculture
Book SynopsisBringing together the disciplines of agriculture, animal science, plant science and ecology, this book explores how mathematics can be used to understand and explain agricultural processes. It starts by providing a review of the mathematical models currently available to agriculturalists, and the philosophy behind, and objectives of, modeling. The book then applies these techniques to real-life problems faced by people managing crops and animals, including the influence of digestion on animal growth rates and levels of photosynthesis on crop yield.Table of Contents1: Role of mathematical models 2: Mathematical programming 3: Growth functions 4: Simple ecological models 5: Environment and weather 6: Crop models 7: Crop husbandry 8: Plant diseases and pests 9: Animal organs 10: Whole-animal models 11: Animal products 12: Animal husbandry 13: Animal diseases
£212.72
CABI Publishing Tilapia Culture
Book SynopsisTilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia culture in the world. It covers all the vital issues of farmed tilapia including: the biology, environmental requirements, semi-intensive culture, intensive culture systems, feed and feeding, reproduction and breeding, spawning and larval rearing, stress and diseases, harvesting and marketing and the role of tilapia culture in rural development. It also highlights and presents the experiences of leading countries in tilapia culture.Trade Review"Tilapia Culture does a very good job of covering all aspects of the subject and should quickly become the standard reference work on the topic." R R Stickney, Texas A&M University, USA"Table of Contents1: Current State and Future Potential 2: Basic Biology and Ecology 3: Environmental Requirements 4: Semi-intensive Culture 5: Intensive Culture 6: Nutrition and Feeding 7: Reproduction and Seed Production 8: Stress and Diseases 9: Harvesting, Processing and Economics 10: The role of Tilapia Culture in Rural Development 11: Recent Technological Innovations 12: Environmental Impacts
£98.68
CABI Publishing Essential Oil Crops
Book SynopsisPlants producing an aromatic oil, fruit, or seed have been used in religious ceremonies, for personal use and adornment, and for flavouring throughout history. There is now also world-wide pressure by consumers to use perceived natural compounds in edible and personal products. It is vital that producers should be able to service this growing demand efficiently, economically and above all reliably. Many essential oil crops are part of the economy of countries with expanding populations, resulting in increasing pressure on land to produce food and fuel. It is thus important to ensure the optimum social and economic benefit from establishing and growing essential oil crops. This book is concerned with growing essential oil plants profitably to obtain an aromatic derivative. Each chapter covers a different family. A brief history of the use and economic development is given, and cultivation, harvesting and distilling described. Results of current research and recommendations for improved Table of Contents1: World Trade in Essential Oils 2: Annonaceae 3: Geraniaceae 4: Gramineae 5: Lamiaceae 6: Lauraceae 7: Myristicaceae 8: Myrtaceae 9: Oleaceae 10: Piperaceae 11: Rosaceae 12: Rutaceae 13: Santalaceae 14: Zingiberaceae 15: Distilling and Extracting Essential Oils
£138.01
CABI Publishing Wheat Production and Utilization
Book SynopsisThe domestication of wheat, more than any other plant, has allowed food to be produced in sufficient quantities to support community settlement, cultural development and population growth. Wheat is one of the major sources of energy, protein and dietary fibre in human nutrition. This book comprehensively describes how wheat is produced and used. It begins with a consideration of how the different grain characteristics influence the subsequent utilization of the harvested wheat. A large part of the book is then devoted to advice and discussion concerning establishing, managing and harvesting a successful crop, including the control of disease, and the use of wheat as forage. There is also a thorough consideration of the storage and use of the crop post-harvest. Wheat is grown and used throughout the world and the book reflects this by containing examples from many different countries. Research on the impact of the environment on the quality of the grain is presented and discussed, and tTable of Contents1: An Introduction to the Utilization, Development and Production of Wheat 2: Grain Characters Influencing Utilization 3: Genotypic Effects on Grain Quality: Species and Varieties 4: The Crop Environment and Grain Quality: Weather and Soils 5: Crop Establishment 6: Crop Nutrition and Fertilizer Use 7: Biology and Control of Diseases, Weeds and Pests: Effects on Grain Yield and Quality 8: Postharvest Management of Grain 9: Wheat Vegetation as Forage 10: Ethanol, Starch and Gluten Production
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CABI Publishing Milk Composition Production and Biotechnology
Book SynopsisMajor changes have recently taken place in the value attached to components of milk. Although approximately half the energy in milk is contained in fat, fat is rapidly decreasing in value relative to protein. This has come about because of the increased availability of competitively-priced, plant-derived edible oils and because of the perceived health problems associated with animal fat in the human diet. Such changes have major implications for the dairy sector, particularly in developed countries. Against this background, this book presents a timely review of developments in milk production and consumption, of changes in milk component values, and of the opportunities that biotechnology provides to alter the composition of and add value to milk on the farm. The subject coverage is very broad, ranging from nutritional aspects of pastures and forages, to rumen microbiology, genetics and reproductive technologies, milk biochemistry and environmental implications. It is based on a conferTable of Contents1: Major Issues Facing the World Dairy Economy G Viatte 2: Milk Fat Consumption and Human Health: Recent NIH and Other American Governmental Recommendations R J Havel 3: Milk Consumption and Individual Responses P J Scott 4: Milk Fat Composition: Targets for Alteration of Function and Nutrition J B German, L Morand, C J Dillard and R Xu 5: Transformations and Effects of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Rumen. Consequences on Milk Fat Secretion M Doreau, D I Demeyer and C S Van Nevel 6: The Effects of Milk Protein on the Functionality of Milk Products D G Dalgleish 7: Bioactive Factors in Milk: Natural and Induced G O Regester et al. 8: Regulation of Immunoglobin Transfer into Mammary Secretions of Ruminants T B McFadden and T E Besser 9: Exploitation of Casein Variants R J FitzGerald 10: The Polymorphism of the Milk Protein ß-Lactoglobulin. A Review J P Hill et al. 11: Amino Acid Composition of Cow's Milk and Human Requirements D L O'Connor, M L Masor, C Paule and J Benson 12: Recent and Future Improvements of Protein Fraction in Cow's Milk Based Infant Formula T Kuwata, T Yajima and T Kaneko 13: Application of Transgenesis to Modifying Milk Protein Composition J Vilotte et al. 14: Direct Transfection of the Mammary Gland: Opportunities for Modification of Mammary Function and the Production, Composition and Qualities of Milk F L Schanbacher and M D Amstutz 15: Perspectives for Marker Assisted Selection in Dairy Cattle Breeding M Georges 16: Public Attitudes to Biotechnology M Cantley 17: Strategies for POSILAC Use in Dairy Herds R J Collier 18: Immunomodulation of Lactation J M Pell and D J Flint 19: Perspectives for Improving Lactational Persistency T B McFadden 20: In Vitro Production of Cattle Embryos H R Tervit 21: Genetic Gain Through Reproductive Technologies J H G (Nanke) den Daas 22: Controlled Breeding Technologies K L (Jock) Macmillan, R Vishwanath and Z Z Xu 23: Modelling the Role of Reproductive Technologies in Seasonal Dairy Farm Systems D G McCall, W H McMillan and Y Q Tian 24: Nuclear Transfer from Cultured Cells: A New Opportunity in Animal Breeding? I Wilmut, J McWhir and K Campbell 25: Nutritional Merits and Problems of Pasture D A Clark, J W Penno and P G Neil 26: Supplementation of Forage Diets D E Beever and C L Thorp 27: Potential of Biotechnology to Alter Pasture Yield and Quality D W R White 28: Management of Milk Flavour Through the Manipulation of Rumen Microorganisms K N Joblin and J A Hudson 29: Rumen Microbiology and Efficiency of Digestion: Opportunities and Impact of Biotechnology R J Wallace 30: Biotechnology and Disease Control B M Buddle 31: Biotechnology Mitigating the Environmental Effects of Dairying. I. Greenhouse Gas Emissions D E Johnson,G M Ward and G Bernal 32: Biotechnology and Environmental Issues in Dairying S Tamminga 33: Limits to Productivity in Dairy Cows S R Davis 34: Conference Overview: Biotechnology for Dairy Production G J S Cooper
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CABI Publishing Asian Rice Bowls The Returning Crisis
Book SynopsisLess than two decades ago, the world was focusing on the impending food crisis across Asia, which was given little hope of ever being able to meet its rapidly growing food demand. Since then, Asia has made a quantum leap in food production. Technological innovations and policies that promoted intensive rice production systems helped achieve this. The authors of this book argue that there is a growing sense of complacency about future food supplies in Asia and that such complacency is not warranted. While rice productivity may increase, this will be limited by a number of factors: withdrawal of land and labor from agriculture to other uses, increased competition for resources, and land degradation. It is unlikely to match the increase in demand for rice because of population growth. The book provides a thorough assessment of the opportunities for increasing land productivity, including crop diversification. It evaluates the successes and limitations of the Green Revolution for rice in ATable of Contents1: Introduction - The State of Rice in Post-Green Revolution in Asia 2: Rice Productivity Growth: The Case Against Complacency 3: Sustaining Farm Profits Through Technical Change 4: Intensification-Induced Degradation of the Paddy Resource Base 5: Erosion, Pollution and Poison: Externalities and Rice 6: Asian Rice Market: A Demand and Supply Prospects 7: GATT and Rice: Impact on the Rice Market and Implications for Research Priorities 8: Agricultural Commercialization and Farmer Product Choices - The Case of Diversification Out of Rice 9: Strategic Look at Factor Markets and the Organization of Agricultural Production Beyond 2025 10: Post-Green Revolution Seed Technology for Intensive Rice Systems 11: Fertilizers and Pesticides: Higher Levels versus Improved Efficiencies 12: Dealing with Labor Scarcity - Mechanical Technologies 13: References
£79.42
CABI Publishing Sustainability of Rice Farming
Book SynopsisRice has supported a greater number of people for a longer period of time than any other crop. Nearly half of the global population is dependent on rice as its major staple food. While Asia remains the main centre of production and consumption of rice, the importance of rice is increasing rapidly in Africa and Latin America, and exports of rice from the United States and Australia are of major importance to the world rice trade. This book explores the factors which have contributed to the sustainability of rice production over the eight or nine thousand years for which rice has been produced. Sustainability is defined as the maintenance or improvement of production levels and protection of natural resources, within the context of economic viability and social acceptability. The author covers a wide range of issues, including soil fertility, plant breeding, pest management, irrigation, land degradation and social and economic factors. Greatest emphasis is placed on the special features Table of Contents1: The Importance of the Sustainability of Rice Farming 2: The Origins and History of Rice Farming 3: Rice Farming Today 4: The Biophysical Basis of the Sustainability of Rice Farming 5: Maintaining the Nutrient Requirements of Rice 6: Maintaining Water Supplies for Rice 7: Social and Economic Factors and the Sustainability of Rice Farming 8: Concerns About the Sustainability of Rice Farming 9: Increasing and Sustaining Rice Production
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CABI Publishing Crop Residues in Sustainable Mixed CropsLivestock
Book SynopsisIn many tropical areas the main constraint to increased output of livestock products is the inability of producers to feed animals adequately throughout the year. Yet opportunities exist to enhance ruminant livestock feed supplies by using crop residues, such as cereal straw and legume haulms. Greater emphasis is therefore now being placed on vegetative production in plant breeding research. Crop residues also play an important role in conserving soil moisture, preventing erosion and providing products such as fuel or thatch for smallholders. This book provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on crop residues, bringing together crop, animal and social scientists from six continents. It has been developed from papers presented at a workshop held in April 1996 at ICRISAT Asia Center, as part of the Systemwide Livestock Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) convened by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), based in Africa. It wiTable of Contents1: Technological Constraints and Opportunities in Relation to Class of Livestock and Production Objectives, 2: The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on the Availability and Utilization of Crop Residues as Animal Feeds, 3: Crop Residues in Tropical Africa: Trends in Supply, Demand and Use, 4: Cowpea and Its Improvement: Key to Sustainable Mixed Crop/Livestock Farming Systems in West Africa, 5: Dynamics of Feed Resources in Mixed Farming Systems in Southeast Asia, 6: Dynamics of Feed Resources in Mixed Farming Systems of South Asia, 7: Dynamics of Feed Resources in Mixed Farming Systems of West/Central Asia-North Africa, 8: Dynamics of Feed Resources in Mixed Farming Systems of Latin America, 9: Crop Residues as a Strategic Resource in Mixed Farming Systems, 10: Alternatives to Crop Residues as Feed Resources in Mixed Farming Systems, 11: Alternatives to Crop Residues for Soil Amendment, 12: Crop Residues for Feeding Animals in Asia: Technology Development and Adoption in Crop/Livestock Systems, 13: The National Perspective: A Synthesis of Country Reports Presented at the Workshop,
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CABI Publishing Forage Seed Production Volume 1
Book SynopsisThe grasses and legumes grown in pastures and rangelands form the basis of the worldwide animal production industry. Some species also have a significant role in the sport and leisure industry, for playing surfaces such as golf courses and football fields. It is therefore vitally important to ensure that seed supplies of appropriate species are available for use on a commercial scale. This book is published in association with the International Herbage Seed Production Research Group. It brings together leading researchers and along with its companion volume Forage Seed Production Volume 2: Tropical and Subtropical Species (to be published in late 1998), provides the definitive resource for all those concerned with breeding and profitable seed production for grasses and legumes used within grazing systems or recreation and amenity provision. The book is in two parts. Part 1 covers all aspects relevant to seed production, including improving seed yield and quality, crop management, harveTable of Contents1: General introduction, D T Fairey and J G Hampton 2: Establishing potential seed yield in grasses and legumes, T S Aamlid, O M Heide, B R Christie and R L McGraw 3: Components of yield in grasses and legumes, J G Hampton and D T Fairey 4: Maturation of grass and legume seed, P Coolbear, M J Hill, and W Pe 5: Grass seed crop management, M P Rolston, J S Rowarth, W C Young III, and G W Mueller-Warrant 6: Legume seed crop management, A H Marshall, J J Steiner, O Niemelainen, and J Hacquet 7: Pollination and fertilization in grasses and legumes, D T Fairey, P T P Clifford, and S M Griffith 8: Harvesting and processing grass and legume seed, U Simon, P T P Clifford, M Hare, and B Kjaersgaard 9: Seed quality of grasses and legumes, M J Hill, J G Hampton, and K A Hill 10: Breeding for higher seed yields in grasses and forage legumes, A Elgersma and A J P van Wijk 11: The Forage Seed Trade, A Burgon, O B Bondesen, W H Verburgt, A G Hall, N S Bark, M Robinson, and G Timm 12: Case Histories: 12.1: Festuca arundinacea Schreb. (tall fescue) in the USA: a case history, W C Young III 12.2: Festuca rubra L. (creeping red fescue) in Canada: a case history, N A Fairey 12.3: Lolium multiflorum Lam. (italian ryegrass) in Germany: a case history, W Schoberlein and E L Entrup 12.4: Lolium perenne L. (perennial ryegrass) in Denmark: a case history, Kh Svensson and B Boelt 12.5: Poa pratensis L. (kentucky bluegrass/smooth stalked meadow grass) in The Netherlands: a case history, D Donner and G Borm 12.6: Dactylis glomerata L. (cocksfoot/orchardgrass) in New Zealand: a case history, M J Hill 12.7: Lotus corniculatus L. (birdsfoot trefoil) in North America: a case history, P R Beuselinck 12.8: Medicago spp. (lucerne/alfalfa) in Canada: a case history, D T Fairey and N A Fairey 12.9: Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) in France: a case history, S Bouet and G Sicard 12.10: Trifolium repens L. (white clover) in New Zealand: a case history, P T P Clifford 12.11: Trifolium subterraneum L. (subterranean clover) in Australia: a case history, K G Boyce
£128.07
CABI Publishing Temperate Forage Legumes
Book SynopsisThe major temperate forage legumes are of global importance in the sustainable productivity of ruminant feed in the developed world. This book brings together in one volume all aspects of their basic biology and associated production practices. Emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding plant characteristics and their consequences in terms of forage output, quality and utilization by livestock. Recent research advances are reviewed and put into context and several recently commercialised species are also covered. The introduction considers the history, current extent, benefits and limits of temperate forage legume usage. Subsequent chapters are dedicated to a comprehensive examination of each forage species in turn, dealing with their origin, morphology, physiology, ecology, nitrogen-fixing capability, cultivars, seed production, nutritive value and productivity. The key factors for optimal management are identified and the prospects for the future outlined, including the poTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: White Clover 3: Lucerne 4: Red Clover 5: Subterranean Clover 6: Birdsfoot Trefoil and Greater Lotus 7: Alsike Clover and Sainfoin 8: Serrandellas, Sulla and Tagasaste 9: Prospects for Forage Legumes i: Index
£50.87
CABI Publishing Lupins as Crop Plants
Book SynopsisLupins have until recently remained wild or semi-domesticated species of minor interest to agriculture, although their value as a rotation crop was noted 2,000 years ago. However, with the advent of the science of genetics in the early twentieth century, full domestication of Lupinus species for use as crops was begun, by the combination of favourable genes such as those for low alkaloid content, non-shattering pods and soft seeds. As a result several lupin species have become an important part of temperate farming systems as a high protein crop for both animal and human consumption. This book gives an authoritative account of the history, distribution and taxonomy of Lupinus species and the current knowledge of all aspects of their agronomy and impact on agriculture, including breeding, genetics and biotechnology, nutrition, nitrogen fixation, transport physiology, toxins, stress responses, pests and diseases, agronomy and farming systems, composition and food uses, economic value andTable of Contents1: Distribution, Origin, Taxonomy, History and Importance, 2: Genetic Resources in Lupins, 3: Genetics, Cytology and Biotechnology, 4: Lupin Breeding, 5: Lupin Nutrition, 6: Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Balance, 7: Transport Physiology and Partitioning, 8: Responses to Abiotic Stresses, 9: Diseases and Pests, 10: Agronomy and Farming Systems, 11: Economic Assessment of the Role and Value of Lupins in the Farming System, 12: Composition and Food Uses of Lupins, 13: Lupins for Livestock and Fish, 14: Toxins and Lupinosis, 15: Marketing and Trade,
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CABI Publishing Tropical Moist Forest Silviculture and Management
Book SynopsisSilviculture in tropical forests has a long history going back many centuries and active management for timber production began about two hundred years ago. There is therefore a considerable body of evidence regarding both sustainable and destructive forestry practices in these forests, the future of which is the subject of one of the great scientific and public debates of the late twentieth century. Based on fifty years experience by each author and extensive research of the literature, this book provides information, much of which was previously not widely available, on the development of silvicultural systems in tropical moist forest (a broad term which encompasses many forest types). The book begins by tracing the early history and goes on to describe the later, more technical phases and the growth of global exploitation. Examples from many countries are described in detail, considering all aspects including the economic, ecological and social implications. It is the aim of the autTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Early Times: the Early Exploitative and Conservation Phases 3: Post-1900 to the Late 1950s – Conservation Continues: Forest Management and Colonialism 4: The Global Exploitative Phase – the Late 1950s to the Mid-1990s 5: Summary and Conclusions
£116.68
CABI Publishing Lettuce Endive and Chicory
Book SynopsisIn common with other titles in this series, this volume describes the scientific principles that are the bases of crop production practices. This volume focuses on the leafy salad vegetables lettuce, endive and chicory. It opens with a review of world production data, crop uses, botany, taxonomy and evolution. It then describes the genetics and breeding of the crop, including cultivar development and germplasm resources. Physiological aspects, such as germination, growth and development, are then discussed. Production methods worldwide, including growing under cover in protected environments, are reviewed, before consideration of harvesting and seeds, pests and diseases, and economics and marketing. The book is written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject and will be indispensable for advanced students and growers in horticulture.Table of Contents1: Introduction to the Crops 2: Genetics and Breeding 3: Physiology of Germination, Growth and Development 4: Production Methods 5: Harvest and Postharvest Methods 6: Seed Production and Marketing 7: Diseases and their Control 8: Insects, Weeds and Other Pests and their Control 9: Marketing, Economics and Food Safety
£49.26
CABI Publishing Grass for Dairy Cattle
Book SynopsisWith the current interest in the environmental and economic sustainability of dairy farming, grass forage crops have emerged as a potential solution to some of the nutrient management problems now encountered on intensively managed dairy farms. The expansion and reintegration of grass-based systems into the mainstream of dairying systems will require a major paradigm shift involving economic, social and ecological, as well as biological factors. This book examines the role of grass in milk production in sustainable agricultural ecosystems. It provides a current 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. Written by leading specialists from Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North and South America, this is an essential reference source for researchers, dairy industry professionals and advanced students of forage and dairy cattle nutrition.Table of Contents1: The Future of Grass for Dairy Cattle, G W Fick, Cornell University, USA and E A Clark, University of Guelph, Canada 2: Breeding Cool-Season Grasses, M D Casler, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 3: Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Grasses, J B Hacker, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Australia and L Jank, CNGGC/EMBRAPA, Brazil 4: Sward Characteristics and Management Effects on Cool-Season Grass Forage Quality, C C Sheaffer, P Seguin, University of Minnesota, USA and G J Cuomo, West Central Experiment Station, USA 5: Tropical and Subtropical Grass Management and Quality, R T Cowan, University of Queensland, Australia and K F Lowe, Australian Tropical Dairy Institute, Australia 6: Potassium Management, J H Cherney, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and T W Bruulsema, Potash and Phosphate Institute, Canada 7: Nitrogen Management and Sustainability, S C Jarvis, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, UK 8: Phosphorus Management and Sustainability, B W Mathews, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA, J P Tritschler II, Applied Epidemiology Inc., USA and S Miyasaka, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA 9: Grass Silage, P O'Kiely, Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Ireland and R E Muck, USDA-Agriculture Research Service, USA 10: Grass Baleage, C Ohlsson, Danish Institute of Agricultural Science, Denmark 11: Principles of Grass Growth and Pasture Utilization, A J Parsons, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, New Zealand and D F Chapman, University of Melbourne, Australia 12: Grazing Management Systems for Dairy Cattle, D A Clark, Dairying Research Corporation Ltd., New Zealand and V R Kanneganti, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 13: Supplementation of Cool-Season Grass Pastures for Dairy Cattle, L D Muller and S L Fales, The Pennsylvania State University, USA 14: Modelling Grass Utilization by Dairy Cattle, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA and D R Mertens, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, USA 15: Economics of Grass for Dairy Cattle, K C Moore, University of Missouri, USA
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CABI Publishing Soil Erosion at Multiple Scales
Book SynopsisApproaches to research on the causes and impacts of soil erosion have changed significantly over recent years. Whereas biophysical research traditionally utilized small, carefully-managed erosion plots, models and methods are now available to study impacts of broad scale management on the hydrology and water quality of catchments and even river basins. Corresponding research tools have been developed for social and economic analysis at the household, farm and community levels. This book reviews the latest developments in such soil erosion studies. These are considered on a matrix of scales, from plot to river basin, and from farm to national policy. Some chapters review background issues while others consider specific methods. Conclusions of working groups are presented in another chapter. The book is based on papers presented at a workshop held in Indonesia in November 1997, and includes authors from Europe, America, Australia and Asia, as well as from several of the CGIAR centres.Table of Contents1: A Framework for the Economic Assessment of Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation 2: The Economics of Soil Degradation: From National Policy to Farmers' Fields 3: Bioeconomic Modelling for Analysing Soils Conservation Policy Issues 4: A Multiscale Approach for On-farm Erosion Research: Application to Northern Thailand Highlands 5: Building the Smallholder into Successful Natural Resource Management at the Watershed Scale 6: A Microeconomic Analysis of Adoption of Contour Hedgerows in the Philippine Uplands 7: Investigating Constraints to the Adoption of Recommended Soil Conservation Technology in the Philippines 8: CIAT's Strategic Research for Sustainable Land Management on the Steep Hillsides of Latin America 9: Measuring Erosion as a Component of Sustainability 10: Agronomic Consequences of Soil Erosion 11: Catchment Approach to Combating Soil Erosion in Asia - the Managing Soil Erosion Consortium 12: Latest Developments in the Design of Hydrological Studies of Watersheds 13: Off-site Impacts and Nutrient Dynamics in Catchment Research 14: On-site Nutrient Depletion: An Effect and a Cause of Soil Erosion 15: Erosion and Sedimentation as Multiscale, Fractal Processes: Implications for Models, Experiments and the Real World 16: Soil Erosion Research in Indonesia: Past Experience and Future Direction 17: Dynamic Process Modelling of Hydrology and Soil Erosion 18: The Measurement of Soil Erosion 19: The Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques to Predict Erosion in the Nepal Middle Hills 20: Predicting Erosion and Sediment Yield at the Catchment Scale 21: Modelling Catchment Erosion, Sediment and Nutrient Transport in Large in Large Basins 22: Designing and Implementing Outcome-oriented Soil Conservation Research
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CABI Publishing Forest Genetics
Book SynopsisWinner of a 2009 Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) award!Trees continue to maintain a unique significance in the social, ecological and economic systems of the world - as large, long-lived perennials covering 30% of land on Earth; their very nature dictates their importance. An understanding of forest genetics is essential for providing insight into the evolution, conservation, management and sustainability of both natural and managed forests. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the principles of genetics as important to forest trees, this text integrates the varied sub-disciplines of genetics and their applications in gene conservation, tree improvement and biotechnology. Topics discussed include genetic variation in natural forest trees, the application of genetics in tree improvement and breeding programs, and genomic sciences and molecular technologies.Table of Contents1: Forest Genetics - Concepts, Scope, History and Importance SECTION I: BASIC PRINCIPLES 2: Molecular Basis of Inheritance - Genome Organization, Gene Structure and Regulation 3: Transmission Genetics - Chromosomes, Recombination and Linkage Mendelian Genetics 4: Genetic Markers - Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Markers 5: Population Genetics - Gene Frequencies, Inbreeding and Forces of Evolution 6: Quantitative Genetics - Polygenic Traits, Heritabilities and Genetic Correlations SECTION II: GENETIC VARIATION IN NATURAL POPULATIONS 7: Within-population Variation - Genetic Diversity, Mating Systems and Stand Structure 8: Geographic Variation - Races, Clines and Ecotypes 9: Evolutionary Genetics - Divergence, Speciation and Hybridization 10: Gene Conservation - In Situ, Ex Situ and Sampling Strategies SECTION III: TREE IMPROVEMENT 11: Tree Improvement Programs - Structure, Concepts and Importance 12: Base Populations - Species, Hybrids, Seed Sources and Breeding Zones 13: Phenotypic Mass Selection - Genetic Gain, Choice of Traits and Indirect Response 14: Genetic Testing - Mating Designs, Field Tests and Test Implementation 15: Data Analysis - Mixed Models, Variance Components and Breeding Values 16: Deployment - Open-pollinated Varieties, Full-sib Families and Clones 17: Advanced-generation Breeding Strategies - Breeding Population Size, Structure and Management SECTION IV: BIOTECHNOLOGY 18: Genomics - Discovery and Functional Analysis of Genes 19: Marker-assisted Selection and Breeding - Indirect Selection, Direct Selection and Breeding Applications 20: Genetic Engineering - Target Traits, Transformation and Regeneration 1: Forest Genetics - Concepts, Scope, History and Importance SECTION I: BASIC PRINCIPLES 2: Molecular Basis of Inheritance - Genome Organization, Gene Structure and Regulation 3: Transmission Genetics - Chromosomes, Recombination and Linkage Mendelian Genetics 4: Genetic Markers - Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Markers 5: Population Genetics - Gene Frequencies, Inbreeding and Forces of Evolution 6: Quantitative Genetics - Polygenic Traits, Heritabilities and Genetic Correlations SECTION II: GENETIC VARIATION IN NATURAL POPULATIONS 7: Within-population Variation - Genetic Diversity, Mating Systems and Stand Structure 8: Geographic Variation - Races, Clines and Ecotypes 9: Evolutionary Genetics - Divergence, Speciation and Hybridization 10: Gene Conservation - In Situ, Ex Situ and Sampling Strategies SECTION III: TREE IMPROVEMENT 11: Tree Improvement Programs - Structure, Concepts and Importance 12: Base Populations - Species, Hybrids, Seed Sources and Breeding Zones 13: Phenotypic Mass Selection - Genetic Gain, Choice of Traits and Indirect Response 14: Genetic Testing - Mating Designs, Field Tests and Test Implementation 15: Data Analysis - Mixed Models, Variance Components and Breeding Values 16: Deployment - Open-pollinated Varieties, Full-sib Families and Clones 17: Advanced-generation Breeding Strategies - Breeding Population Size, Structure and Management SECTION IV: BIOTECHNOLOGY 18: Genomics - Discovery and Functional Analysis of Genes 19: Marker-assisted Selection and Breeding - Indirect Selection, Direct Selection and Breeding Applications 20: Genetic Engineering - Target Traits, Transformation and Regeneration
£57.52
CABI Publishing Central and Eastern European Agriculture in an
Book SynopsisThe problems caused by the proposed enlargement of the EU to include the associated Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) are discussed. The two main agricultural issues raised by this are the relative competitiveness of CEEC agriculture and its potential to cause difficulties for the Common Agricultural Policy. The results of a major research project addressing these issues, are considered. The CEECs mainly covered are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.Table of Contents1: Transformation of CEEC agriculture and integration with the EU: progress and issues, S Davidova and A Buckwell, Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK 2: Development of a policy information system for agricultural sectors in transition countries, W Henrichsmeyer, J Köckler, T Möllmann and A Quiring, Institute for Agricultural Policy, Bonn University, Germany 3: Total productivity of emergent farm structures in Central and Eastern Europe, G Hughes, Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK 4: Transfers and distortions along CEEC food supply chains, M Gorton, A Buckwell and S Davidova, Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK 5: Effects of CEEC-EU accession on agricultural markets in the CEEC and on government expenditure, W Münch, Institut für Agrarökonomie, Universität Göttingen, Germany 6: Macroeconomic implications of EU accession, M Banse, Institut für Agrarökonomie, Universität Göttingen, Germany 7: European integration and the political economy of Central and Eastern European agricultural price and trade policy, J Hartell and JFM Swinnen, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 8: Conclusions and implications for food and agricultural policy in the process of accession to the EU, S Tangermann and JFM Swinnen
£86.94
CABI Publishing Food Safety and International Competitiveness
Book SynopsisFood safety is currently one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. It cannot be dealt with as just a physical problem but must be considered as a multi-dimensional one, affected by politics, economics and social influences. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia. It outlines the experience of a number of countries with food safety problems (such as BSE) and examines:drivers for change and institutional arrangements within the four countrieswhether there is a socially optimal approach to food safetyhow much consumers can rely on the industry to police itself and governments to look after their interestsIt also examines the implications for competitiveness and world trade.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: International Institutional Arrangements 3: The United States 4: Canada 5: The United Kingdom 6: Australia 7: Towards an Optimal Food Safety System 8: How are they Doing? 9: Epilogue 10: Bibliography/References
£86.94
CABI Publishing Crop Science
Book SynopsisThis book includes keynote invited papers from the Third International Crop Science Congress held in Hamburg, Germany in August 2000. All papers have been prepared and revised within strict editorial guidelines to ensure that the work is a balanced review text that provides an overview of the major issues confronting crop science today and in the future. It therefore represents a suitable advanced textbook for students as well as offering research workers concise overviews of topics adjacent to their areas of research. Contributors include leading world authorities from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.Table of ContentsPart 1: Facing the Growing Needs of Mankind 1: Food Security? We Are Losing Ground Fast! F W T Penning de Vries 2: The Future of World, National and Household Food Security, F Heidhues 3: Crop Science Research to Assure Food Security, K G Cassman 4: Modifying the Composition of Plant Foods for Better Human Health, R F Hurrell 5: Grasslands and Rangelands, R J Wilkins Part 2: Stress in Crops and Cropping Systems 6: Abiotic Stresses, Plant Reactions, and New Approaches Towards Understanding Stress Tolerance, H J Bohnert and R A Bressan 7: Plant Stress Factors - Their Impact on Productivity of Cropping Systems, U R Sangakkara 8: Optimizing Water Use, N C Turner 9: Abiotic Stresses and Staple Crops, G O Edmeades, M Cooper, R Lafitte, C Zinselmeier, J -M Ribaut, J E Habben, C Löffler, and M Bänziger 10: Biotic Stresses in Crops, R Nelson 11: Management of Complex Interactions for Growth Resources and of Biotic Stresses in Agroforestry, C K Ong and M R Rao Part 3: Diversity in Agroecosystems 12: Optimizing Crop Diversification, D J Connor 13: Biodiversity of Agroecosystems: Past, Present and Uncertain Future, P J Edwards and A Hilbeck 14: Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity in the Andean Ecoregion, W W Collins 15: The Role of Landscape Heterogeneity in the Sustainability of Cropping Systems, J Baudry and F Papy Part 4: Designing Crops and Cropping Systems for the Future 16: Cropping Systems for the Future, J Boiffin, E Malezieux and D Picard 17: Will Yield Barriers Limit Future Rice Production? J E Sheehy 18: New Crops for the Twenty-first Century, J Janick 19: Plant Biotechnology - Methods, Goals, and Achievements, U Sonnewald and K Herbers 20: Transgenic Plants for Sustainable Crop Production, B Keller and E Hütter Carabias Part 5: Position Papers 21: Crop Science: Scientific and Ethical Challenges to Meet Human Needs, L O Fresco 22: Declaration of Hamburg, J H J Spiertz (ed)
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CABI Publishing Agricultural Biotechnology and Transatlantic
Book SynopsisGenetically modified (GM) agricultural crops which are approved as safe in North America (Canada and the United States) are facing significant regulatory hurdles in gaining access to the European Union. The development and commercialization of GM crops illustrate a complex challenge facing trade diplomacy - the challenge of regulatory regionalism created by social regulatory barriers.Trade Review"The book makes a superb contribution to an often fractious and difficult debate, and it deserves to be widely read." Alan Matthews, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Volume 30."Table of ContentsPART I: THE ISSUES 1: CHAPTER 1: Social Regulatory Barriers 1.1: Regulations: Instability and Market Access Barriers 1.2: International Integration 1.3: Social Regulatory Barriers: A Case Study 2: CHAPTER 2: Agricultural Biotechnology 2.1: Modern Biotechnology and Agricultural Crops 2.2: Agricultural Biotechnology: An Overview of Consumer Acceptance 2.3: Conclusions PART II: REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION 3: CHAPTER 3: Economic Interests 3.1: Regulatory Development 3.2: Regulatory Integration: The Traditional Trade Approach 3.3: Conclusions 4: CHAPTER 4: Social Interests 4.1: Regulatory Development and Integration 4.2: Social Regulatory Integration: Case Study of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety 4.3: Conclusions 5: CHAPTER 5: Regulatory Development and Integration 5.1: Regulating Technology: The Risk Analysis Framework 5.2: Principles of GM Crop Regulations 5.3: Regulatory Integration 5.4: Conclusions PART III: TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY REGIONALISM 6: CHAPTER 6: North American Regulatory Approach 6.1: Introduction 6.2: Agricultural Biotechnology in the USA 6.3: Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada 6.4: North American Regulatory Integration 6.5: Conclusions 7: CHAPTER 7: European Regulatory Approach 7.1: Introduction 7.2: Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union 7.3: Agricultural Biotechnology in the United Kingdom 7.4: EU - Member State Regulatory Integration 7.5: Conclusions PART IV: ANALYSIS 8: CHAPTER 8: Transatlantic Regulatory Integration 8.1: Trade Diplomacy at a Crossroads 8.2: Ideal Regulatory Framework 8.3: Conclusions and Implications
£103.82
CABI Publishing Forest Policy for Private Forestry
Book SynopsisThere is currently great concern about the sustainability of forestry and the contribution of private forestry towards this aim. The need to better understand the impact of different policy choices on private forestry has never been more important. This book includes a selection of peer-reviewed papers from a conference held in Atlanta in March 2001.Table of ContentsPart 1: Changing philosophies of forest management 1: Forestry in the long sweep of history, 2: International dialogue on forests: impact on national policies and practices, 3: New trends in forest policy and management: An emerging postmodern approach? 4: Utilizing issue network analyses to assess potential policy implications of sustainable forest management in the United States, 5: Private sector participation on public forestlands: challenges and policy issues, 6: Planning private native forest use in Australia, Part 2: Challenges abound - Designing and implementing policies for private forestry 7: The three impediments: time, fire and taxes, 8: Global initiatives, public policies and private forestry in Bolivia: lessons to date and remaining challenges, 9: Today and tomorrow of private forestry in Central and Eastern Europe, 10: Redesigning forest policy tools under a transitional economy setting, 11: Private land and public goods: process lessons from habitat conservation planning, 12: Ensuring the application of sound forest practices on private forests: challenges facing the design and implementation of state compliance monitoring programs, 13: Spatial assessment of a voluntary forest conservation program in North Carolina, Part 3: Sustainable forestry economics 14: Policy developments affecting demand, supply and international trade of forest products - A European perspective, 15: Private forest management and investment in the US South: alternative future scenarios, 16: An economy-wide assessment of a forest carbon policy in the USA, 17: Forestry implications of agricultural short-rotation woody crops in the United States, 18: Management of the forest biodiversity: feasibility, efficiency and limits of a contractual regulation, 19: Case studies examining the economic impacts of new forest practices regulations on NIPF landowners, 20: Effect of the federal estate tax on rural land holdings in the US, 21: Global trade liberalization and forest product trade patterns, Part 4: Perspectives on forest certification 22: Gaining leverage: NGO influence on certification institutions in the forest products sector, 23: Firm choices on sustainable forestry forest certification: the case of JD Irving Lumber Company, 24: Improving forest management through the supply chain: an assessment of wood procurement management systems in the forest products industry, 25: Perspectives on forest certification: a survey examining differences among the US Forest Sectors views of their forest certification alternatives, 26: Certification: a comparison of perceptions of corporate and non-industrial private forestland owners in Louisiana, 27: Forest certification in the heart of Dixie: a survey of Alabama landowners,
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CABI Publishing Economic and Social Issues in Agricultural
Book SynopsisThere are currently many controversial socioeconomic issues concerned with the development and implementation of agricultural biotechnology. This book presents selected revised and edited papers from the fourth and fifth meetings of the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, held in Italy in 2000 and 2001.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution, Robert Evenson Part I: Intellectual Property Rights and Technological Exchange 3: Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights in Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology 4: Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture: a Regional Regime in the Making? 5: Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge, 6: Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling conflicting concepts, Part II: Public-Private Issues 7: Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R&D, 8: Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology 9: Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex situ Genebanks: An Example of the ICARDA Genebank Part III: The Role of Methods 10: Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: A Framework for Economic Analysis, 11: The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries: a Forecast, 12: Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research, 13: Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize, Part IV: Developing Country Biotechnology Experience 14: Can Biotechnology Reach The Poor? The Adequacy Of Information and Seed Delivery 15: Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries, 16: Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology - A Case Study of India, 17: Social and Economic Impact Ex-Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products, 18: Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology: Firm and Host Country Impacts, 19: Efficiency Effects of bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 20: Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia: A Preliminary Simulation, Part V: International Models 21: Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs: the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences 22: Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties and Production Efficiency: The Case of Cotton Farmers in China
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CABI Publishing Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa
Book SynopsisBiological control has made a major contribution to integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa, but its documentation has been scattered and often under-reported. This book provides a review of the most important studies, including not only successes, but also on-going challenges. The focus is on arthropod pests and weeds, but diseases are also covered where significant. In 24 chapters, case studies and promising research results are presented that cover biocontrol by naturally occurring agents, by exotic agents or by seasonal manipulation. This book provides a valuable resource for scientists worldwide. It is particularly useful for pest control professionals working in Africa.Table of Contents1: Historical overview of biological control in Africa 2: Biological control of alien plant invaders in southern Africa 3: Biological control of cassava and mango mealybugs in Africa 4: Cassava green mite in Africa - A unique example of successful classical biological control of a mite pest on a continental scale 5: Biological control of the potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella in Africa 6: Biological control of whiteflies in sub-Saharan Africa 7: Homopteran pests of conifers in Africa 8: Biological control of defoliating, and phloem-or-wood feeding insects in commercial forestry in Southern Africa 9: Biological control of gramineous lepidopteran stemborers in sub-Saharan Africa 10: Biological control and management of the alien invasive shrub Chromolaena odorato in Africa 11: Aquatic weeds in Africa and their control 12: Endophytic microbial biodiversity and plant nematode management in African agriculture 13: Species of Trichoderma and Aspergillus as biological control agents against plant diseases in Africa 14: Towards the registration of microbial insecticides in Africa: Non-target arthropod testing on Green MuscleTM, a grasshopper and locust control product based on the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum 15: Microbial control of termites in Africa, J Langewald 16: Integrated pest management of banana weevil in Africa with emphasis on microbial control 17: The role of biological control in integrated management of Striga species in Africa 18: Mango-infesting fruit flies in Africa: perspectives and limitations of biological approaches to their management 19: Biological control, a non-obvious components of integrated pest management for cowpea 20: Biological control and other pest management options for larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus 21: Biological control of Helicoverpa armigera in Africa 22: Biological control in integrated pest management of coffee 23: Biological control of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella in Africa 24: Biological control for increased agricultural productivity, poverty reduction and environmental protection in Africa
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CABI Publishing Health Nutrition and Food Demand
Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, increasing concerns about health risks related to diets have had significant impacts on food consumption patterns in the United States and Europe. This timely book presents the results of several comparative studies of the impacts of health information on food consumption behaviour amongst various socio-economic groups, and across many different countries. It also provides economic analysis of food demand estimations, and implications for future global food systems.Table of Contents1: Introduction, Wen S Chern and Kyrre Rickertsen Part I: Emerging Health and Nutrition Issues on Food Demand 2: Health, Nutrition, and Demand for Food: An American Perspective, 3: Health, Nutrition, and Demand for Food: A European Perspective, Part II: US Experiences 4: Double Impact: Educational Attainment and the Macronutrient Intake of US Adults, 5: Assessing the Importance of Health Information on Dietary Intakes in the US, 6: A Sample Selection Model with Endogenous Health Knowledge: Egg Consumption in the United States, Part III: European Experiences 7: Health Information and Food Demand in Eastern and Western Germany, 8: Health Information and Food Demand in France, 9: The Impact of Nutrient Intake on Food Demand in Spain, 10: Health Information and Unstable Effects from Autocorrelation, Part IV: Health Information and Producer, Market, and Government Responses 11: Relative Impacts of Health Information and Advertising on Commodity Markets: US Meats, 12: The Impact of Dietary Cholesterol Concerns on Consumer Demand for Eggs in the United States, 13: Employing an Environmental Taxation Mechanism to Reduce Fat Intake, 14: How Do Markets Respond to Food Scares? Part V: Concluding Remarks 15: Assessment of Findings and Future Research,
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CABI Publishing Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture
Book SynopsisThe rapid growth of organic farming has been amongst the most remarkable changes in global agriculture in recent decades. Initially, more attention was paid to the crop side of organic systems, but that has now changed and there is greater recognition of the need to understand animal health and welfare better. This book will further the understanding of organic animal husbandry, demonstrating practical solutions and innovative methods, and drawing mainly on research and practical experience with organic farming in Europe.Trade Review"For veterinarians with a keen interest in organic production and animal health and welfare, the arrival of a dedicated text on the subject is most welcome." R D Hancock, The Veterinary Record, November 27, 2004"Table of Contents1: Organic principles and values - the framework for organic animal husbandry, M Vaarst, S Roderick, V Lund, W Lockeretz and M Hovi 2: The role of animals in farming systems: a historical perspective, T Baars, J P Wagenaae, S Padel and W Lockeretz 3: The diversity of organic livestock systems in Europe, S Roderick, B Henriksen, R G Trujillo, M Bestman and M Walekenhorst 4: Organic livestock standards, S Padel, O Schmid and V Lund 5: Animal welfare, ethics and organic farming, H Verhoog, V Lund and H F Alroe 6: Understanding animal behaviour and its use in organic animal husbandry, V Lund and D Weary 7: Applied ethology - the basis for improved animal welfare in organic farming, S Waiblinger, J Baumgartner, M Kiley-Worthington and K Niebuhr 8: Mutilations in organic animal husbandry: dilemmas involving animal welfare, humans, and environmental protection, C Menke, S Waiblinger, M Studnitz and M Bestman 9: Assessing animal welfare in organic herds, U Knierim, A Sundrum, T Bennedsgaard, U Roiha and P F Johnsen 10: The role of humans in the management of organic herds, M Vaarst, F Wemelsfelder, M Seabrook, X Boivin and A Idel 11: Animal health and diseases in organic farming: an overview, S M Thamesborg, S Roderick and A Sundrum 12: Promoting health and welfare through planning, M Hovi, D Gray, M Vaarst, A Striezel, M Walkenhorst and S Roderick 13: Approaches to the treatment of diseased animals, M Vaarst, A Martini, T W Bennedsgaard and L Hektoen 14: Grassland management and parasite control, D Younie, S M Thamesborg, F Ambrosini and S Roderick 15: Feeding for health and welfare: The challenge of formulating well-balanced rations in organic livestock production, W Zollitsch, T Kristensen, C Krutzinna, F MacNaeihde and D Younie 16: Breeding strategies for organic livestock, J E Pryce, J Conington, P Sorensen, H R C Kelly and L Rydhmer 17: Organic animal husbandry: the future challenges, M Vaarst, S Roderick, V Lund, W Lockeretz and M Hovi 18: A European Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture (NAHWOA), M Hovi
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CABI Publishing Biotechnology and Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisThis book had its genesis in Alexandria, Egypt in March 2002 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, when the new library hosted a conference on Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North. Here, a group of modern scholars met to review the state of the art in relation to the applications of biosciences in human health, food and agriculture and the environment, and address the ethical, institutional, regulatory and socio-economic issues that affect their use. The goal was to identify ways and means by which the new life sciences could be mobilized in the service of humanity and especially to improve the livelihoods of poor people.Table of ContentsPart I: Overview 1: Alexandria renaissance: The new life sciences and society Part II: The New Life Science and Sustainable Development 2: Science and the poor 3: Biotechnology and the war on poverty 4: Biotechnology and its application in agriculture and food production: The Egyptian experience 5: Biotechnology: The next wave of innovation technologies for sustainable development 6: Sustainable food security: Role of the private sector 7: Where the biotechnology industry is heading Part III: The New Life Sciences for Food and Agriculture 8: From molecular genetics to plants for the future 9: New biotechnology applications in fish 10: Biotechnology and smallholder agriculture in sub-saharan Africa 11: Biocontrol of potato bacterial wilt in Kenya 12: Arid lands experience: Crop improvement in dry areas 13: Intellectual property rights: Biotechnology and the gene revolution Part IV: The New Life Sciences for Human Health 14: Post-genomic health advances and its implications in developing countries 15: Novel approaches for vaccine development against trypanosomiasis in Africa 16: Developing and marketing of a salmonella-specific DNA diagnostic kit in Southern Africa 17: Globalization and access to biotechnology-derived health care products: A view from Egypt 18: Prevention of human infectious diseases in developing countries 19: International organizations and human health 20: Biotechnology: Perspectives of civil society Part V: The New Life Science for the Conservation of Natural Resources 21: Biotechnology: Driven by profit or searching for a better environment? 22: Adding value to Brazilian biodiversity through biotechnology Part VI: The Safe Use of New Biotechnologies 23: Scientific basis of biosafety risk assessments 24: Emerging regulatory regimes in South Africa 25: International harmonization in biosafety: The OECD experience Part VII: Public Perceptions 26: Regulating agricultural biotechnology: A consumer perspective 27: Public concerns about biotechnology 28: Perception and acceptance of biotechnology in some developing countries Part VIII: Toward New Partnerships 29: New partnerships to raise universal consciousness in the life sciences
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Wiley Freshwater Fisheries Management 2e
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this widely successful text continues to offer a wealth of essential information and practical guidance for all involved in freshwater fisheries management in temperate regions. Whilst the whole text has been fully revised and many sections have been completely rewritten to cover the many advances and developments of the last decade, the clarity of presentation and accessibility of style, hallmarks of the previous edition, are retained. Once more, the text is primarily concerned with the British Isles. However, the principles described and examples given are widely applicable in many other countries.Table of ContentsPart 1 - The Resource;. The aquatic environment;. Water quality;. Basic fish biology;. Food and food chains;. Monitoring and controlling fish stocks;. Fish mortality;. Part 2: Management Techniques and Methods;. Management of coarse fisheries;. Management of salmonid fisheries;. Construction of stillwaters;. Maintenance of stillwaters;. Control of aquatic plants;. Habitat improvement in still and running waters;. Bankside vegetation;. Control of pests and predators;. Protection of fish stocks by regulations;. Part 3: Exploitation ;. Angling requirements;. Formation and management of angling clubs;. Commercial exploitation of coarse fish;. Crayfish farming;. Other uses of the aquatic environment;. Appendices - Administration of freshwater fisheries;. Careers;. National organisations;. Fisheries grants;. Legislation;. Genetic developments and salmonid fishery management;. Conversion factors;. Common animal and plant names wih scientific equivalents
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Aquaculture Sector Planning and Management
Book SynopsisThe Primary purpose for producing this book on Aquaculture Sector Planning and Management is to fill the great void for fundamental information needed by planners and administrators in government charged with the responsibilities of organising and managing the relatively new and important food--producing sub--sector, now widely called aquaculture.Table of ContentsSector Planning. Sector Management. Project Management.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Making Fishery Agreements Work PostAgreement
Book SynopsisNorway and Russia manage these fish resources together, in what appears to be a successful exception to the rule of failed fisheries management: stocks are in good shape, institutional cooperation is expanding and takes place in a constructive atmosphere.Trade ReviewEnvironmental governance is not just a matter of laying down clear rules and regulations and then finding ways to enforce them. Developing the idea of ''post-agreement bargaining'' and drawing on his exceptional knowledge of the world-class fisheries of the Barents Sea, Geir Honneland illuminates the ongoing processes of interpretation, mutual accommodation, and adjustment to changing circumstances that play an essential role in making environmental regimes work. --Oran Young, University of California, Santa BarbaraFishing vessels plying the cold waters of the Barents Sea provide the empirical basis for this extraordinary effort to answer the question of what it takes for people and their governments to make and stick to agreements and follow the rules. Based on years of study of arrangements between Norway and the Soviet Union/Russia and interviews with the captains of the fishing ships that seek cod and other species in the far north, Honneland brings findings and theory from many disciplines to the question. In so doing he offers a powerful argument about how post-agreement bargaining at both state and individual levels contributes to compliance and hence sustainable fisheries. --Bonnie McCay, Rutgers UniversityIn Making Fishery Agreements Work, Geir Honneland extends his reputation as a leading scholar on Norwegian/Russian fisheries relationships. His new contribution focuses on the complicated and hard to track post-bargaining processes that can be used to improve compliance over time in situations with large power differentials. Well grounded in compliance theory and common property resource management, Honneland's interviews and personal observations capture the empirical motivations that underlie compliance in joint Barent's Sea fisheries. --David Fluharty, University of WashingtonTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Common-pool Resource Management and Compliance with International Commitments 3. Fisheries Management in the Barents Sea 4. Post-agreement Bargaining at State Level 5. Post-agreement Bargaining at Individual Level 6. Conclusions References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
Book SynopsisFood safety and hygiene is of critical importance to us all, yet, as periodic food crises in various countries each year show we are all dependent on others in business and public regulation to ensure that the food we consume in the retailing and hospitality sectors is safe.Trade ReviewOne of the most thorough and considered studies we have of the relationship between regulation and business risk management practices. Food regulation provides a revealing canvas for understanding the dynamics of the governance of risk. --John Braithwaite, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: Setting the Scene 1. Risk Regulation and Business Organizations Part I: The Food Retail and Hospitality Industry and Risk 2. The Food Retail and Hospitality Industry in the UK: A Research Approach 3. The Food Industry and Risk: Official Data and Workplace Understandings Part II: Risk Regulation 4. State Governance of Food Safety and Food Hygiene: The Regulatory Regime and the Views of Those in the Food Sector 5. Risk Regulation Beyond the State: Research Responses about Non-State Regulatory Influences 6. Business Risk Regulation: Inside the Business Organization Part III: Conclusions and Policy Implications 7. Conclusions: Why Manage Risk? What Can We Learn and Improve? Appendix 1: Profile of Phase 2 Respondents Appendix 2: Phase 2 Questionnaires Appendix 3: Phase 3 Interview Schedule Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Global Forest Governance Legal Concepts and
Book SynopsisGlobal Forest Governance provides insightful legal analysis of the current key policy trends and the challenges surrounding international forest regulation.Trade ReviewGlobal Forest Governance is an exhaustively researched, in-depth presentation of the legal underpinnings and governmental requirements for sustainable management of forests. . . In the modern era of climate change, Global Forest Governance is extremely timely, relevant, and valuable for its wealth of information about the value of preserving forests in spite of economic and legal obstacles, as well as the role of national governments to step in and preserve forests when most of the benefits for doing so are classified as positive externalities. Highly recommended, especially for college library collections, environmentalists, professionals in forestry management, or as a reference for legal experts fielding environmental matters. --The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Overview 1. Introduction Part II: The Doctrinal Concepts Underpinning Forest Regulation 2. Considerations of Justice in Forest Regulation 3. Legal Concepts Creating Forest Rights and Limitations 4. The Sustainable Governance of Forest Resources Part III: International Regulation by Public Forest Institutions 5. The Role of the United Nations Forum on Forests 6. Regulation of Forests by the International Climate Change Regime 7. Regulation of Forest Resources by the World Bank Part IV: Regulation by Non-state Forest Institutions 8. The Legal Requirements of Forestry Markets 9. Forest Certification Schemes Part V: Conclusions 10. Evaluation and Recommendations References Index
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MP-SMM Society for Mining Project Management for Mining
Book SynopsisWritten by two hands-on, in-the-trenches mining project managers with decades of experience bringing some of the world's most successful, profitable mines into operation on time, within budget, and ethically, Project Management for Mining gives you step-by-step instructions in every process you are likely to encounter.Table of Contents Opportunity Stage Viability Stage Planning Stage Execution Stage Completion Stag
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics Delivering on Doha Farm Trade and the Poor
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics Global Warming and Agriculture Impact Estimates
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Agricultural Finance
Book SynopsisA comprehensive resource for understanding the complexities of agricultural finance Agricultural Finance: From Crops to Land, Water, and Infrastructure is a pioneering book that offers a comprehensive resource for understanding the worldwide agriculture markets, from spikes in agricultural commodity prices to trading strategies, and the agribusiness industry generally to the challenges of feeding the planet in particular. The book also goes in-depth on the topics of land, water, fertilizers, biofuels, and ethanol. Written by Helyette Gemanan industry expert in commodity derivativesthis book explores the agricultural marketplace and the cycles in agricultural commodity prices that can be the key to investor success. This resource addresses a wide range of other important topics as well, including agricultural insurance, energy, shipping and bunker prices, sustainability, investments in land, subsidies, agricultural derivatives, and farming risk-management. OtherTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Preamble xvii 1 Physical and Financial Agricultural Markets 1 1.1 Agriculture and the Beginning of Human Sedentarization 1 1.1.1 Some recent numbers 2 1.1.2 The growing role of Africa 2 1.2 The Outlook of Agricultural Commodities Markets 3 1.2.1 Recent mergers and acquisitions 3 1.2.2 ‘Trading places’: from the abcd to the now 4 1.2.3 The physical markets 9 1.2.4 The global flows of commodities 10 1.2.5 Back to the future: a new age for barter 11 1.2.6 The sources of information in agricultural commodity markets 12 1.3 History of Commodity Futures and Spot Markets 12 1.3.1 The actors in financial markets 12 1.3.2 The actors in agricultural commodity exchanges 13 1.3.3 The growth of Futures markets exchanges and the recent mergers 14 1.3.4 Futures markets and price volatility 15 1.3.5 The role of indexes in the creation of efficient commodity spot markets 16 1.3.6 Commodities and numéraire 17 1.4 Shipping and Freight 17 1.4.1 International trade 18 1.4.2 Price formation in freight markets 18 2 Agricultural Commodity Spot Markets 25 2.1 Introduction 25 2.2 Price Formation in Agricultural Commodity Markets 25 2.3 Volatility in Agricultural Markets 27 2.3.1 Volatility of the price level versus return in agricultural commodity markets 32 2.3.2 Which factors drive volatility? 36 2.3.3 Conclusion 38 3 Futures Exchanges – Future and Forward Prices – Theory of Storage – The Forward Curve 39 3.1 Major Commodity Exchanges 39 3.2 Forward Contracts 41 3.3 Futures Contracts 43 3.3.1 Definition 43 3.3.2 Exchange of Futures for physicals (efp) 44 3.4 Relationship between Forward and Futures Prices 45 3.5 Example of a Future Spread 47 3.6 Inventory and Theory of Storage 47 3.6.1 Spot and Futures prices volatilities 49 3.6.2 Development of the theory of storage: inventory and prices 51 3.7 The Benefits of Forward Curves 52 3.7.1 Trading strategies around forward curves 52 3.7.2 Example of a seasonality-based Futures spread 53 3.7.3 From linear to convex payoffs 54 3.8 Stochastic Modeling of the Forward Curve 55 4 Plain Vanilla Options on Commodity Spot and Forward Prices. The Bachelier–Black–Scholes Formula, the Merton Formula, the Black Formula 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Classical Strategies involving European Calls and Puts 62 4.2.1 Straddle 62 4.2.2 Strangle 62 4.2.3 Call spread or vertical call spread 63 4.2.4 Butterfly spread 64 4.3 Put–Call Parity for a Non-dividend Paying Stock 64 4.4 Valuation of European Calls: the Bachelier–Black–Scholes Formula and the Greeks 66 4.4.1 Consequences of the Black–Scholes formula 70 4.4.2 The Greeks 71 4.5 The Merton (1973) Formula for Dividend-paying Stocks 75 4.6 Options on Commodity Spot Prices 77 4.7 Options on Commodity Futures: the Black (1976) Formula 78 4.8 Monte-Carlo Simulations for Option Pricing 79 4.8.1 The founding result 79 4.8.2 Monte-Carlo methods for plain vanilla options on non-dividend paying stocks 80 4.8.3 Monte-Carlo methods for plain vanilla options on the spot commodity 82 4.9 Implied Volatility, Smile, and Skew in Equity Option Markets 83 4.10 Volatility Smile in Agricultural Commodity Markets 86 4.10.1 W here is the liquidity in agricultural commodity option markets? 86 4.10.2 Extracting the implied volatility from options on commodity Futures 86 5 Commodity Swaps, Swaptions, Accumulators, Forward-Start, and Asian Options 89 5.1 Swaps and Swaptions 89 5.2 Accumulators 92 5.3 Forward-Start Options (or Calendar Spread Options on the Spot Price) 93 5.4 Asian Options as Key Instruments in Commodity Markets 95 5.4.1 Approximation of the arithmetic average by a geometric average 96 5.4.2 Approximation of the distribution of the arithmetic average by a log-normal distribution 97 5.4.3 Monte-Carlo simulations for Asian options valuation 98 5.4.4 Exact results (Geman and Yor, 1993) 100 5.5 Trading the Shape of the Forward Curve through Floating-strike Asian Options 102 6 Exchange, Spread, and Quanto Options in Commodity Markets 103 6.1 Exchange Options 103 6.2 Commodity Spread Options and Their Importance in Commodity Markets 105 6.3 Commodity Quanto Options 109 7 Grain Cereals: Corn, Wheat, Soybean, Rice, and Sorghum 113 7.1 Introduction 113 7.2 Corn 113 7.3 Wheat 118 7.3.1 W heat trading 119 7.3.2 Global wheat 119 7.3.3 The wheat supply chain 120 7.4 Soybeans 123 7.5 Rice 126 7.6 Sorghum 129 8 Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee, and Tea 133 8.1 Sugar 133 8.1.1 Links of sugar with other commodities 134 8.1.2 Sugar trading 135 8.1.3 The European Union 136 8.1.4 Special relations of the eu with other countries 136 8.1.5 The United States 136 8.1.6 Special relations of the usa with other countries 137 8.1.7 Brazil 137 8.1.8 China 138 8.1.9 India 138 8.1.10 Thailand 139 8.1.11 Australia 139 8.1.12 Guatemala and Cuba 139 8.1.13 Sugar cane in Mauritius 140 8.2 Cocoa 140 8.3 Coffee 146 8.4 Tea 149 9 Cotton, Timber and Wood, Pulp and Paper, Wool 153 9.1 Cotton 153 9.2 Lumber and Wood 156 9.3 Pulp and Paper 158 9.3.1 Pulp NBSK and BHKP indexes 159 9.3.2 Pulp US NBSK index 160 9.3.3 Pulp BHKP China 160 9.3.4 Pulp NBSK China 161 9.3.5 When bank notes go plastic 161 9.4 Wool and Cashmere 162 9.4.1 Cashmere 163 9.4.2 From the Kashmir Goat to high quality yarns 164 10 Orange Juice, Livestock, Dairy, and Fishery 165 10.1 Orange Juice 165 10.2 Livestock 166 10.2.1 Livestock markets 167 10.2.2 Cattle 168 10.2.3 Hogs 169 10.2.4 Pork bellies 169 10.2.5 The US live cattle contract specifications 170 10.2.6 Australia 171 10.2.7 The USA 171 10.3 Dairy 172 10.4 Fish Markets 173 10.5 Poultry and Eggs 174 11 Rubber, Palm Oil, and Biofuels 177 11.1 Rubber 177 11.2 Palm Oil 180 11.2.1 The oil palm and palm oil 181 11.2.2 Markets 182 11.3 Ethanol, Biofuels, and Biomass 183 12 Land, Water, and Fertilizers 187 12.1 Land Types, Yields, and Erosion 187 12.1.1 Yield-at-risk 187 12.1.2 Land competition 188 12.1.3 Farmland in the USA 188 12.2 Fertilizers 189 12.2.1 Fertilizer markets 191 12.2.2 Fertilizer Index, corn, and wheat price trajectories over the period 1991 to 2011 193 12.2.3 Fertilizer producing companies and share price returns over the period 2004 to 2011 193 12.2.4 A factor model for the share returns of fertilizer firms 198 12.3 Water and its crucial Role in the World Economy 207 12.3.1 The case of Australia, China, and Saudi Arabia 208 12.3.2 The case of Brazil 208 12.3.3 Competition for electricity, water, and land 209 12.4 Projections for the Future of Agriculture 209 12.4.1 Farm insurance 210 12.4.2 Estimating long-term agricultural supply 210 12.4.3 Market concentration 211 12.4.4 Spare capacity 211 12.5 Subsidies and Export Bans 211 12.5.1 Subsidies 212 12.5.2 Export bans 212 12.6 Market-oriented Farming 212 12.6.1 Open wheat market takes root in Canada 213 12.6.2 Kansas City wheat Futures trading coming to an end after 157 years 213 12.6.3 China food needs 214 13 Infrastructure and Farming Management in the Digital Age 217 13.1 Introduction 217 13.2 Agricultural Infrastructure 218 13.2.1 Total factor productivity 218 13.2.2 Climate change 219 13.2.3 Irrigation and increased productivity 219 13.2.4 Trends in irrigation 219 13.2.5 Storage 220 13.2.6 Grain elevators 220 13.2.7 Soybean crushers 220 13.2.8 The Brave New World of Monsanto 221 13.2.9 Infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa 221 13.2.10 Gabon: after black gold, green gold? 221 13.2.11 Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) in Nigeria 222 13.2.12 Digital age on the farm: prescriptive planting 222 13.2.13 Sugar biofactory for ethanol in Brazil 224 13.2.14 After ethanol, railway, and natural gas 224 13.2.15 From iron ore mining to cattle farming in Australia 225 13.2.16 Robots for cow milking 225 13.2.17 Containers for agricultural commodities 226 13.2.18 Singapore as a hub for refrigeration containers 226 13.2.19 The trip of the banana 226 13.2.20 Energy, water, and infrastructure for DAP and agriculture in Saudi Arabia 227 13.3 Country Risk: the Example of Ukraine in 2014 227 13.4 Analyzing the Risks Involved in an International Wheat Tender Offer 228 13.5 Weather Risk and Weather Derivatives 229 14 Investing in Agricultural Commodities, Land, and Physical Assets 233 14.1 Purchase of Commodity Futures 233 14.2 Purchase of Commodity Options and Structured Products 235 14.3 Commodity Index Investing 236 14.3.1 Some prominent commodity indexes 236 14.3.2 How commodity indices are constructed 238 14.3.3 Commodity-linked bonds 239 14.4 Investing in Commodity-related Equities 239 14.5 Investing in Land 240 14.5.1 The US case 241 14.5.2 The world case 241 14.6 Acquisition of Infrastructure and Physical Assets 242 14.6.1 Valuation of a transformation plant using a real options approach 242 14.6.2 D CF approach to the valuation of a transformation plant 243 14.6.3 Valuation of a silo (or an aquifer, or any storage facility) 245 14.7 Conclusion 247 Glossary 248 References 252 Index 257
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