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John Wiley & Sons Inc Where Am I Eating
Book SynopsisA deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America''s food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside themloading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper explanation of the glocal concept, and advice for students looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens. Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for eighty-six percent of America''s seafood, fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eiTable of ContentsIntroduction: Our Global Connection ix Part I Coffee: Product of Colombia 1 Chapter 1 The Starbucks Experience 3 Chapter 2 The Grande Gringo Picks Coffee 20 Chapter 3 The Cup of Excellence 30 Chapter 4 The Heart of the World 44 Part II Chocolate: Product of West Africa 61 Chapter 5 Solo Man 63 Chapter 6 Slavery and Freedom 91 Chapter 7 Is It Peace? 109 Part III Banana: Product of Costa Rica 121 Chapter 8 The Banana Worker’s Commute 123 Chapter 9 Banana Worker for the Day 132 Chapter 10 Nowhere to Go But Bananas 153 Part IV Lobster: Product of Nicaragua 165 Chapter 11 Life, Death, and Lobster 167 Chapter 12 The Lobster Trap 184 Chapter 13 The Future of Fish 190 Part V Apple Juice: Product of Michigan China 195 Chapter 14 No Apples 197 Chapter 15 Mr. Feng’s Apple Empire 214 Chapter 16 As American as Apple Juice Concentrate from China 225 Part VI My Life: Product of USA 235 Chapter 17 Food as Faith 237 Chapter 18 Farmers No More 242 Chapter 19 Imagined Futures 252 Chapter 20 Decisions About Man and Land 257 Appendix A A Guide to Ethical Labels 269 Appendix B The Journey Continues 275 Appendix C A Guide to Going Glocal 277 Chapter Discussion Questions 285 Acknowledgments 299
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Successful Management in Foodservice Operations
Book SynopsisComprehensive resource covering key need-to-know' aspects of how to run a food service operation, with unique perspective from restaurant managers Successful Management in Foodservice Operations is a single volume book addressing the overall operation of a successful food service business, including planning for success, ensuring excellence in production and service, and generating optimal levels of operating profits. The purpose of this book is to teach foodservice operators what they must know, and do, in order to achieve their own definitions of success. The book covers the major changes to food delivery processes and systems forced by the COVID pandemic, changes to the Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants (USAR), flexibility of employee management due to COVID-enforced changes, and more. Each chapter ends with features to enable reader comprehension and practical application of concepts. These include: A Manager's 10-Point Effectiveness Checklist' o
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Seamounts
Book SynopsisSeamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0.5 km above the seafloor, although smaller features may have the same origin. This book follows a logical progression from geological and physical processes, ecology, biology and biogeography, to exploitation, management and conservation concerns. In 21 Chapters written by 57 of the world's leading seamount experts, the book reviews all aspects of their geology, ecology, biology, exploitation, conservation and management. In Section I of this book, several detection and estimation techniques for tallying seamounts are reviewed, along with a history of seamount research. This book represents a unique and fresh synthesis of knowledge of seamounts and their biota and is an essenTrade Review"This book is a very important contribution to the seamount field and I feel safe in predicting that it will be valuable resource for researchers and stakeholders for many years to come." (Environmental Conservation, December 2008) "A brilliant and very useful book about a very important topic. An impressive collaboration." (Ausmarine) "A Brilliant and very useful book about a very important topic. An impressive collaboration." (Work Boat World)Table of Contents1 Seamount characteristics. Paul Wessel. 2 How many seamounts are there and where are they located?. Adrian Kitchingman, Sherman Lai, Telmo Morato and Daniel Pauly. 3 A history of seamount research. Paul E. Brewin, Karen I. Stocks and Gui Menezes. 4 Physical processes and seamount productivity. Martin White, Igor Bashmachnikov, Javier Arístegui and Ana Martins. 5 Seamount plankton dynamics. Amatzia Genin and John F. Dower. 6 Midwater fish assemblages and seamounts. Filipe M. Porteiro and Tracey Sutton. 7 Seamount benthos. Sarah Samadi, Thomas Schlacher and Bertrand Richer de Forges. 8 Corals on seamounts. Alex D. Rogers, A. Baco, H. Griffiths, T. Hart and Jason M. Hall-Spencer. 9 Seamount fishes: ecology and life histories. Telmo Morato and Malcolm R. Clark. 10 Fish visitors to seamounts. Section A: Tunas and billfish at seamounts. Kim N. Holland and R. Dean Grubbs. Section B: Aggregations of large pelagic sharks above seamounts. Feodor Litvinov. 11 Seamounts and cephalopods. Malcolm Clarke. 12 Air-breathing visitors to seamounts. Section A: Marine mammals. Kristin Kaschner. Section B: Sea turtles. Marco A. Santos, Alan B. Bolten, Helen R. Martins, Brian Riewald and Karen A. Bjorndal. Section C: Importance of seamounts to seabirds. David R. Thompson. 13 Biogeography and biodiversity of seamounts. Karen I. Stocks and Paul J.B. Hart. 14 Raiding the larder: a quantitative evaluation framework and trophic signature for seamount food webs. Tony J. Pitcher and Cathy Bulman. 15 Modelling seamount ecosystems and their fisheries. Beth Fulton, Telmo Morato and Tony J. Pitcher. 16 Small-scale fishing on seamounts. Helder Marques da Silva and Mário Rui Pinho. 17 Large-scale distant-water trawl fisheries on seamounts. Malcolm R. Clark, Vladimir I. Vinnichenko, John D.M. Gordon, Georgy Z. Beck-Bulat, Nikolai N. Kukharev and Alexander F. Kakora. 18 Catches from world seamount fisheries. Reg Watson, Adrian Kitchingman and William Cheung. 19 Impacts of fisheries on seamounts. Malcolm R. Clark and J. Anthony Koslow. 20 Management and conservation of seamounts. P. Keith Probert, Sabine Christiansen, Kristina M. Gjerde, Susan Gubbay and Ricardo S. Santos. 21 The depths of ignorance: an ecosystem evaluation framework for seamount ecology, fisheries and conservation. Tony J. Pitcher, Telmo Morato, Paul J.B. Hart, Malcolm R. Clark, Nigel Haggan and Ricardo S. Santos
£67.40
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Transnational Agrarian Movements Confronting
Book SynopsisReaders of this book will encounter little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century as well as more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Transnational Agrarian Movements: Origins and Politics, Campaigns and Impact (Saturnino M. Borras Jr, Marc Edelman and Cristóbal Kay). 2. Peasants Make Their Own History, But Not Just as They Please . . . (Philip McMichael). 3. Transnational Organizing in Agrarian Central America: Histories, Challenges, Prospects (Marc Edelman). 4. La Vía Campesina and its Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform (Saturnino M. Borras Jr). 5 ‘Late Mobilization’: Transnational Peasant Networks and Grassroots Organizing in Brazil and South Africa (Brenda Baletti, Tamara M. Johnson and Wendy Wolford). 6. Mobilizing Against GM Crops in India, South Africa and Brazil (Ian Scoones). 7. Trade and Biotechnology in Latin America: Democratization, Contestation and the Politics of Mobilization (Peter Newell). 8. Claiming the Grounds for Reform: Agrarian and Environmental Movements in Indonesia (Nancy Lee Peluso, Suraya Afiff and Noer Fauzi Rachman). 9. Whose Rules Rule? Contested Projects to Certify ‘Local Production for Distant Consumers’ (Harriet Friedmann and Amber Mcnair). 10. Migrant Organization and Hometown Impacts in Rural Mexico (Jonathan Fox and Xochitl Bada). 11. From Covert to Overt: Everyday Peasant Politics in China and the Implications for Transnational Agrarian Movements (Kathy Le Mons Walker). 12. Where There Is No Movement: Local Resistance and the Potential for Solidarity (Kevin Malseed). Index.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Movable Markets
Book SynopsisThe untold story of America's wholesale food business. In nineteenth-century America, municipal deregulation of the butcher trade and state-incorporated market companies gave rise to a flourishing wholesale trade. In Movable Markets, Helen Tangires describes the evolution of the American wholesale marketplace for fresh food, from its development as a bustling produce district in the heart of the city to its current indiscernible place in food industrial parks on the urban periphery. Tangires follows the middlemen, those intermediaries who became functional necessities as the railroads accelerated the process of delivering perishable food to the city. Tracing their rise and decline in the wake of a deregulated food economy, she asks: How did these people, who occupied such key roles as food distributors and suppliers to the retail trade, end up exiled to urban outskirts? Moving into the early twentieth century, she explains how progressive city planners and agricultural economists rTrade ReviewTangires's careful attention to physical market spaces brings them to life for readers interested in architectural history or urban planning.—Business History ReviewHelen Tangires tells the story of a time, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when wholesale urban food markets mattered very much to the average consumer.—Journal of Social HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AcronymsIntroductionPart I. Open Entry1. Shelter for the Middleman 2. The Produce District: Design by ImprovisationPart II. Consolidation3. Planning the Wholesale Terminal Market4. The Nation's Capital: Testing Ground for the Wholesale TradePart III. New Frontiers5. The New Deal: Birth of the State-Sponsored Regional Market6. Industrial Parks and the USDA ParadigmConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£51.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Golden Rice
Book SynopsisThe first book to tell the shocking story of Golden Rice, a genetically modified grain that provides essential Vitamin A and can save lives in developing countriesif only they were allowed to grow it. Ordinary white rice is nutrient poor; it consists of carbohydrates and little else. About one million people who subsist on rice become blind or die each year from vitamin A deficiency. Golden Rice, which was developed in the hopes of combatting that problem by a team of European scientists in the late '90s, was genetically modified to provide an essential nutrient that white rice lacks: beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. But twenty years later, this potentially sight- and life-saving miracle food still has not reached the populations most in needand tens of millions of people in India, China, Bangladesh, and throughout South and Southeast Asia have gone blind or have died waiting. Supporters claim that the twenty-year delay in Golden Rice's introduction is anTrade ReviewGolden Rice is a thoughtful and carefully documented tale of how difficult it can be to take something that works in the laboratory and get it to the people who stand to benefit from it.—Andrew J. Wight, ScienceIn just over 200 pages, Regis gives a crash course on genetic engineering and explains the messy history of Golden Rice, disabusing the reader of many popular myths along the way.—The Genetic Literacy ProjectTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. Child Killer Chapter 2. Proof of ConceptChapter 3. GR 0.5 and BeyondChapter 4. The ProtocolChapter 5. What Is a GMO?Chapter 6. Safe to Eat?Chapter 7. Golden Rice 2Chapter 8. Better Than SpinachChapter 9. The MistakeChapter 10. The "Crime against Humanity"Chapter 11. The ApprovalsEpilogue. The Proactionary PrincipleAcknowledgmentsAppendix. L'affaire SchubertBibliographyIndex
£23.75
University of Toronto Press Enlightened Zeal
Book SynopsisEnlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudson's Bay Company's involvement in scientific networks during the company's two-hundred year chartered monopoly.Trade Review'Enlightened Zeal is a quite successful combination of corporate history and the history of science.' -- Karl Davids Isis vol 106:02:2015 'This book will help change the ways specialists understand both the remarkable history of the HBC and the sustained practice of corporate-sponsored scholarship.' -- Michael F. Dove The Historian vol 78:03:2016 'Enlightened Zeal will be useful foundational reading for graduate seminars and independent research on the history of chartered trading companies, network exchange, and the appropriation of knowledge in the HBC and Rupert's Land.' -- Matthew S. Wiseman American Review of Canadian Studies vol 46:01:2016 'I recommend this book for its excellent biographical data and its chronicling of HBC interactions with scientific networks.' -- C. Stuart Houston Archives of Natural History, vol 42:01:2015 'Binnema has produced a superbly written, thoroughly researched, and highly relevant study of the HBC's role in the development of scientific networks in the modern era. The book is an enormous achievement.' -- Stephen J. Hornsby Journal of British Studies, vol 54:01:2015Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface * "Enlightened Zeal": An Introduction Part I: The Hudson's Bay Company and Science, 1670-1821 * "A Profound Secret": The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 * "Desirous to Encourage Science": The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson's Bay Company's Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768-1774 * "Amends for the Narrow Prejudices": The Hudson's Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774-1821 Part II: The Hudson's Bay Company and Science, 1821-1870 * "Benevolent Intentions": The Hudson's Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage: 1818-1855 * "The Liberal Spirit": David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823-1870: 1824-1870 * "Disinterested Kindness": The Hudson's Bay Company and North American Scientists, 1821-1859 * "Knowing the Liberal Disposition": The Hudson's Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855-68 Epilogue Conclusion Bibliography Illustrations and captions for Illustrations Notes
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University of Toronto Press Enlightened Zeal
Book SynopsisEnlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudson's Bay Company's involvement in scientific networks during the company's two-hundred year chartered monopoly.Trade Review'Enlightened Zeal is a quite successful combination of corporate history and the history of science.' -- Karl Davids Isis vol 106:02:2015 'This book will help change the ways specialists understand both the remarkable history of the HBC and the sustained practice of corporate-sponsored scholarship.' -- Michael F. Dove The Historian vol 78:03:2016 'Enlightened Zeal will be useful foundational reading for graduate seminars and independent research on the history of chartered trading companies, network exchange, and the appropriation of knowledge in the HBC and Rupert's Land.' -- Matthew S. Wiseman American Review of Canadian Studies vol 46:01:2016 'I recommend this book for its excellent biographical data and its chronicling of HBC interactions with scientific networks.' -- C. Stuart Houston Archives of Natural History, vol 42:01:2015 'Binnema has produced a superbly written, thoroughly researched, and highly relevant study of the HBC's role in the development of scientific networks in the modern era. The book is an enormous achievement.' -- Stephen J. Hornsby Journal of British Studies, vol 54:01:2015Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface * "Enlightened Zeal": An Introduction Part I: The Hudson's Bay Company and Science, 1670-1821 * "A Profound Secret": The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 * "Desirous to Encourage Science": The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson's Bay Company's Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768-1774 * "Amends for the Narrow Prejudices": The Hudson's Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774-1821 Part II: The Hudson's Bay Company and Science, 1821-1870 * "Benevolent Intentions": The Hudson's Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage: 1818-1855 * "The Liberal Spirit": David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823-1870: 1824-1870 * "Disinterested Kindness": The Hudson's Bay Company and North American Scientists, 1821-1859 * "Knowing the Liberal Disposition": The Hudson's Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855-68 Epilogue Conclusion Bibliography Illustrations and captions for Illustrations Notes
£59.50
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Agricultures Energy The Trouble with Ethanol in Brazils Green Revolution
Book SynopsisThomas D. Rogers’s history of a modernizing Brazil tracks what happened when a key government program - created in the 1970s by the nation’s military regime - aspired to harness energy produced by sugarcane agriculture to power the country’s economy.
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University of Nebraska Press Harvesting History
Book SynopsisHarvesting History focuses on the example of Cyrus McCormick's invention of the mechanized reaper in 1831 to reveal connections between the historical profession and economic power in the competitive harvesting machine industry of the late nineteenth century.Trade Review“A fascinating account of one company’s dedication to making its success seem not only natural but emblematic of shared American values. . . . Ott’s analysis of McCormick/International Harvester’s history is a moral tale well told.”—Deborah Fitzgerald, Leverett Howell and William King Cutten Professor of the History of Technology at MIT“Well researched, well written, and engaging. . . . A significant contribution to the study of historical memory.”—David Blanke, author of Sowing the American Dream: How Consumer Culture Took Root in the Rural Midwest“A fascinating story of farm technology, advertising, regional history, and mythmaking.”—J. L. Anderson, author of Industrializing the Corn Belt: Agriculture, Technology, and Environment, 1945–1972“Daniel Ott has pieced together the many lives of the McCormick reaper, illuminating stages that moved the machine out of the fields and into American consciousness.”—Debra Reid, curator of agriculture and environment for The Henry FordTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Every Salesman, a Historian 2. Producing Invention for Producer Populists 3. Historical Laborers and the Manipulation of the Past 4. Realigning History with the Rising Corporate Order 5. Herbert Anthony Kellar and the Quest for Professional Authority Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
University of Nebraska Press Unsettling Agribusiness
Book SynopsisUnsettling Agribusiness focuses on the transformations in rural life wrought by the internationalizationboth in landownership and agricultural creditof agribusiness and contests over land rights by Indigenous social movements.Trade Review“Unsettling Agribusiness is a thoroughly researched and often gripping ethnography filled with sophisticated conceptual thinking that intervenes in provocative ways into some of the most contentious debates in the contemporary anthropology of Brazil. LaShandra Sullivan convincingly charts a course beyond the poles of reification and erasure of difference that are far too common in the literature. The book’s ethnography and arguments are important, not only for anthropology, but for understanding the politics of ethnicity, race, inequality, nature, development, and governance in contemporary Brazil. These topics are crucial to the future in an era of climate change, and this book provides an excellent window into their complex interactions.”—Sean T. Mitchell, author of Constellations of Inequality: Space, Race, and Utopia in BrazilTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Ethnoracial Politics of Agribusiness in Dourados 2. Floating Labor in a Bind 3. The Protest Camp as a Political Form 4. Agribusiness Rearrangements of Space 5. Mobilizing against Forced Transience 6. The Space to Be Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
University of Nebraska Press In Defense of Farmers
Book SynopsisIndustrial agriculture is generally characterized as either the salvation of a growing, hungry, global population or as socially and environmentally irresponsible. Despite elements of truth in this polarization, it fails to focus on the particular vulnerabilities and potentials of industrial agriculture. Both representations obscure individual farmers, their families, their communities, and the risks they face from unpredictable local, national, and global conditions: fluctuating and often volatile production costs and crop prices; extreme weather exacerbated by climate change; complicated and changing farm policies; new production technologies and practices; water availability; inflation and debt; and rural community decline. Yet the future of industrial agriculture depends fundamentally on farmers’ decisions.In Defense of Farmers illuminates anew the critical role that farmers play in the future of agriculture and examines the social, economic, and envirTrade Review“Valuable for food system leaders and policy-makers and in graduate seminars. . . . [Analyses] highlight unsustainable methods and suggest improvements that could serve as a starting point for dialogues and decisions on changing the food system framework.”—Stacey F. Stearns, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development "In Defense of Farmers delivers a timely contribution to helping us better understand how we got to the corporate-hijacked food system we have today and how farm managers navigate this framework as they simultaneously promote and resist it. This edited volume is sharp in its critique while careful in its delivery, making it an important book for both scholars in the humanities and practitioners in the agricultural sciences. Through its successful disciplinary bridging, certainly contributing to its considerate tone, In Defense of Farmers will prove a useful foundation for practical conversations about the future of food production."—Nicole Welk-Joerger, H-Environment"In Defense of Farmers provides a solid overview of the current moment in industrialized agriculture and its human costs."—Megan Birk, New Mexico Historical Review“Feeding the world’s population in a sustainable manner is a topic of critical importance for all humankind. Those of us living in the developed world need to be cognizant of the perils of the industrialized model of agricultural production and the consequences of its adoption around the world. . . . Farmers’ voices are rarely heard, but this book now allows them to be heard with respect to the challenges of groundwater depletion, ‘big chicken,’ climate change, or the consequences of adopting new precision farming technologies.”—Michael J. Broadway, professor of geography at Northern Michigan University and coauthor of Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America“In Defense of Farmers is critical from the empirical standpoint of those disturbing processes that have taken us to a standardized place where too few corporate actors make too many decisions about what we eat, where we eat it, and who reaps food production’s benefits while others bear the costs of compromising animal welfare, the environment, and the quality of food. Gibson and Alexander have assembled an impressive, interdisciplinary volume of authors who know their subjects so well that their disgust at capital concentration, environmental destruction, and routine violations of human and animal rights is palpable.”—David Griffith, professor of anthropology at East Carolina University and author of American Guestworkers: Jamaicans and Mexicans in the U.S. Labor MarketTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by John K. Hansen Acknowledgments Introduction: A Food System Imperiled Jane W. Gibson 1. Power, Food, and Agriculture: Implications for Farmers, Consumers, and Communities Mary K. Hendrickson, Philip H. Howard, and Douglas H. Constance 2. Chickenizing American Farmers Donald D. Stull 3. Industrial Chicken Meat and the Good Life in Bolivia Sarah Kollnig 4. Automating Agriculture: Precision Technologies, Agbots, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Jane W. Gibson 5. Water to Wine: Industrial Agriculture and Groundwater Regulation in California Casey Walsh 6. Forecasting the Challenges of Climate Change for West Texas Wheat Farmers Sara E. Alexander 7. From Partner to Consumer: The Changing Role of Farmers in the Public Agricultural Research Process on the Canadian Prairies Katherine Strand 8. Transmission of the Brazil Model of Industrial Soybean Production: A Comparative Study of Two Migrant Farming Communities in the Brazilian Cerrado Andrew Ofstehage 9. The Price of Success: Population Decline and Community Transformation in Western Kansas Jane W. Gibson and Benjamin J. Gray 10. An Alternative Future for Food and Farming John Ikerd List of Contributors Index
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Mediators, Contract Men, and Colonial Capital:
Book SynopsisAn innovative study of labor relations, particularly the interactions of recruitment agents and migrant workers, in the mining concessions of Wassa, Gold Coast Colony, 1879 to 1909. Recent years have seen renewed interest in the historical study of labor in Africa. Unlike those of the past, these new studies are rooted in the recognition of Africa's dynamic, expansive, and productive informal sector. While this book focuses on one of West Africa's earliest large-scale industries, namely the Wassa gold mines in the southwest Gold Coast, it is not solely concerned with the traditional working class. Rather, it explores the plurality oflabor relations that characterized the mining concessions during the period 1879 to 1909, including the presence of migrants from various parts of West Africa as well as casual and tributary laborers, both male and female. In capturing the phenomenon of labor mobility as it played out in Wassa, Mediators, Contract Men, and Colonial Capital presents one of the fullest accounts of the labor agents who regularly brought groups of migrant laborers to the mines. The narrative discusses these agents' means of employment and roles in the informalization and indentureship of labor; in addition, it explores the regional dynamics of the recruitment machinery and confronts issues of coercion and choice. Scholars interested in African history, global labor history, economic history, and women's work in Africa will find much of value in this innovative study. Cassandra Mark-Thiesen is aResearch Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation (Marie-Heim Vögtlin Grant) in the history department of the University of Basel.Trade ReviewThis is an important book, which helps to recast a seemingly well-discussed theme (the two gold booms in the southern interior of the Gold Coast) into a fresh, well-structured discussion of labour recruitment and labour organization. * SWISS HISTORY REVIEW *Provides a number of important insights into the global labour history of imperial gold mining in Wassa, as well as in a wider West African context... [An] comprehensive, informative and well-researched study is recommended for public and private libraries, and especially for historians and experts of migratory studies, mining industry and labour relations. * GHANA JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES *Cassandra Mark-Thiesen delivers a readable and insightful study of African-run labor recruitment schemes in colonial Ghana's emerging mining industry. * CONNECTIONS *Mark-Thiesen digs up a rich historical archive that enriches our understanding of the dynamic history of labour in the Gold Coast. * LSE REVIEW OF BOOKS *Cassandra Mark-Thiesen's Mediators, Contract Men, and Colonial Capital gives readers a window into the lives of the wide variety of African workers and entrepreneurs that journeyed to the Wassa gold mines and the port city of Sekondi in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her 'labor centered' approach will be invaluable to historians of colonial mining economies. * IJAHS *By deepening our understanding of the actors and institutions involved in mobilizing labor after the outlawing of slavery in the Gold Coast in 1874, Cassandra Mark-Thiesen sheds light on the economic, political, and sociocultural factors that motivated people from within and beyond the Gold Coast to work in the Wassa mines. * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction Prospectors, Politicians and the Question of "Progress": The First and Second Gold Boom in Wassa Labor Recruitment in the Nineteenth Century: The Place of Practicality Disrupted Recruitment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Women, Whites, and other Labor Agents Government Strategies for Assisting the Mines Labor Agents, Chiefs and Officials, 1905 to 1909: The Incorporation of the Northern Territories' Labor Reserve Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£80.75
Texas A & M University Press Notes of a Potato Watcher
Book SynopsisThe potato has a larger story to tell than its humble status suggests. In this account of the potato and its role in human history - and the human future - James Lang tells that story. Combining biology and social science, he describes the origins of cultivated potatoes; the many ways to propagate, store, and harvest potatoes; and the crop's potential for feeding a hungry planet. Along the way, Lang also muses on art and agriculture, reflects on famine and demography, describes villagebased farmer field schools, and looks at the role the potato plays in China and other key areas of the world. Native to the New World, the potato was first domesticated by Andean farmers, probably in the Lake Titicaca basin. Full of essential vitamins and energy-giving starch, the potato has proved a valuable world resource. Curious Spaniards took the potato back to Europe, from whence it spread worldwide. Today, the largest potato producer is China, with India not far behind. From the many potato projects he studied, Lang learned a simple, direct lesson: how to address basic problems with practical solutions. Whether the problem is seed production, pest management, genetic improvement, or storage, effective projects must take the diversity imposed by place and by farming traditions as a starting point. In agriculture, one size does not fit all. Notes of a Potato Watcher is a book that anyone interested in food crops and small farms will not want to miss, a book that explains why the potato was not the culprit in the Irish famine, and a book that shows why solutions must begin at home.
£42.46
Texas A & M University Press Notes of a Potato Watcher
Book SynopsisThe potato has a larger story to tell than its humble status suggests. In this account of the potato and its role in human history - and the human future - James Lang tells that story. Combining biology and social science, he describes the origins of cultivated potatoes; the many ways to propagate, store, and harvest potatoes; and the crop's potential for feeding a hungry planet. Along the way, Lang also muses on art and agriculture, reflects on famine and demography, describes villagebased farmer field schools, and looks at the role the potato plays in China and other key areas of the world. Native to the New World, the potato was first domesticated by Andean farmers, probably in the Lake Titicaca basin. Full of essential vitamins and energy-giving starch, the potato has proved a valuable world resource. Curious Spaniards took the potato back to Europe, from whence it spread worldwide. Today, the largest potato producer is China, with India not far behind. From the many potato projects he studied, Lang learned a simple, direct lesson: how to address basic problems with practical solutions. Whether the problem is seed production, pest management, genetic improvement, or storage, effective projects must take the diversity imposed by place and by farming traditions as a starting point. In agriculture, one size does not fit all. Notes of a Potato Watcher is a book that anyone interested in food crops and small farms will not want to miss, a book that explains why the potato was not the culprit in the Irish famine, and a book that shows why solutions must begin at home.
£19.96
Michigan State University Press Animals as Food: (Re)connecting Production,
Book SynopsisEvery day, millions of people around the world sit down to a meal that includes meat. This book explores several questions as it examines the use of animals as food: How did the domestication and production of livestock animals emerge and why? How did current modes of raising and slaughtering animals for human consumption develop, and what are their consequences? What can be done to mitigate and even reverse the impacts of animal production?With insight into the historical, cultural, political, legal, and economic processes that shape our use of animals as food, Fitzgerald provides a holistic picture and explicates the connections in the supply chain that are obscured in the current mode of food production. Bridging the distance in animal agriculture between production, processing, consumption, and their associated impacts, this analysis envisions ways of redressing the negative effects of the use of animals as food.It details how consumption levels and practices have changed as the relationship between production, processing, and consumption has shifted. Due to the wide-ranging questions addressed in this book, the author draws on many fields of inquiry, including sociology, (critical) animal studies, history, economics, law, political science, anthropology, criminology, environmental science, geography, philosophy, and animal science.
£57.13
Texas A & M University Press Farming across Borders: A Transnational History
Book SynopsisFarming across Borders uses agricultural history to connect the regional experiences of the American West, northern Mexico, western Canada, and the North American side of the Pacific Rim, now writ large into a broad history of the North American West. Case studies of commodity production and distribution, trans-border agricultural labor, and environmental change unite to reveal new perspectives on a historiography traditionally limited to a regional approach.Sterling Evans has curated nineteen essays to explore the contours of “big” agricultural history. Crops and commodities discussed include wheat, cattle, citrus, pecans, chiles, tomatoes, sugar beets, hops, henequen, and more. Toiling over such crops, of course, were the people of the North American West, and as such, the contributing authors investigate the role of agricultural labor, from braceros and Hutterites to women working in the sorghum fields and countless other groups in between.As Evans concludes, “society as a whole (no matter in what country) often ignores the role of agriculture in the past and the present.” Farming across Borders takes an important step toward cultivating awareness and understanding of the agricultural, economic, and environmental connections that loom over the North American West regardless of lines on a map. In the words of one essay, “we are tied together . . . in a hundred different ways.”
£48.75
Texas Tech Press,U.S. Cattle, Cotton, Corn: A History of Central Texas Middle-Class Ranches, 1880-1930
Book SynopsisFrom about a generation after the end of the Industrial Revolution up until the Great Depression, Texas agriculture went through many changes. Unlike the massive, storied ranches spun into romantic westerns or Hollywood films, small family ranches had to adapt constantly to the economic present.Cattle, Cotton, Corn draws from the minutiae of family records and oral accounts to piece together the history of several middle-class ranches in Central Texas that were operational from 1880 to 1930. The Caufields, Cavitts, Youngs, and Footes were ordinary Texans surviving changing economic forecasts and the boom-and-bust cycles of living from the land.Compiled from decades of research by a scion of one of the families, this book adds to the corpus of Texas ranching epics by focusing on the lived experiences of regular ranch families, most of whom were not particularly wealthy or politically prominent. Cattle, Cotton, Corn tells a history important to the fabric of turn-of-the-century Texas, and it will resonate with many who will see their own family's history reflected in its very pages.
£32.21
NewSouth Publishing The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd
Book SynopsisThe story of Tasmania’s most controversial forestry giant, the corruption that gave it power and the forces that brought it down.At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in the state of Tasmania and was its largest private landowner. Most of its profits came from woodchipping, mainly from clear-felled old-growth forests. A pulp mill in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley was central to its expansion plans. Gunns’ collapse in 2012 was a major national news story, as was the arrest of its CEO for insider trading.Quentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire and how it was embedded in an anti-democratic and corrupt system of power supported by both main parties, business and unions. Simmering opposition to Gunns and all it stood for ramped up into an environmental campaign not seen since the Franklin Dam protests.Fearless and forensic in its analysis, the book shows that Tasmania’s decades-long quest to industrialise nature fails every time.Trade Review'This is a tale that needed telling. It is an important case history in environmental campaigning and a must-read for anyone interested in fairness and transparency in government.' - Geoffrey Cousins AM, businessman and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation
£999.99
NewSouth Publishing Adani and the War Over Coal
Book SynopsisCoal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics – and our country – into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time. Sales Points: The inside story of Australia’s largest and the world’s second largest proposed coal mine Reveals the insidious power and influence of the fossil fuel lobby at all levels of government. The loser is democracy. Comprehensive – covers all aspects of the political, economic and social sides of Adani Shows impact of the proposed mine and resistance to it on corporations - the big 4 banks for example The Adani campaign has had an impact on voting patterns – the recent Batman by-election in Melbourne is a good example The proposed mine is in Queensland but the story is truly national Author has interviewed key players including Bob Brown, Geoff Cousins, Adrian Burragubba to write an often gripping narrative Includes background on Gautam Adani himself, and the sorry environmental record of his company in India Combines analysis and research within a compelling – and shocking – story Up to date – author can’t see a path by which the mine could proceed, but warns we should not be complacent To be endorsed by legendary environmental campaigners Bob Brown and Bill McKibben Quentin Beresford’s previous book The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd won the Tasmanian Premier’s 2015 Literary Prize and was longlisted for the Walkley Book Award. He proved himself as a superb media performer and will do the same here.
£19.76
Wits University Press Organise or Die?
Book SynopsisOrganise or Die? Democracy and Leadership in South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers is the first in-depth study of one of the leading trade unions in the country. Founded in 1982, the trade union played a key role in the struggle against white minority rule, before turning into a central protagonist of the ruling Tripartite Alliance after apartheid. Deftly navigating through workerist, social movement and political terrains that shape the South African labour landscape, this book sheds light on the path that led to the unprecedented 2012 Marikana massacre, the dissolution of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) federation and to fractures within the African National Congress (ANC) itself.Working with the notions of organisational agency and strategic bureaucratisation, Raphaël Botiveau shows how the founding leadership of NUM built their union’s structures with a view to mirror those of the multinational mining companies NUM faced. Good leadership proved key to the union’s success in recruiting and uniting mineworkers and NUM became an impressive school for union and political cadres, producing a number of South Africa’s top post-apartheid leaders. An incisive analysis of leadership styles and strategies shows how the fragile balance between an increasingly distant leadership and an increasingly militant membership gradually broke down.Botiveau provides a compelling narrative of NUM’s powerful history and the legacy of its leadership. It will appeal to a broad readership – including journalists, students and social sciences scholars – interested in South Africa’s contemporary politics and labour history.Table of Contents Figures And Tables Acknowledgements Acronyms And Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction: South African Trade Unions in Apartheid and Democracy Part I Organisational Agency In Union Bureaucracy And Politics Chapter 2 Local Weaknesses Solved through Centralisation Chapter 3 The Power of Head Office: Building National Bureaucracy Chapter 4 Doing Union Politics: The Branches as Idealised Seat of Union Power Chapter 5 The Regions as Antechambers of National Power Part II Leading Mineworkers: A Charterist Leadership School Chapter 6 The Burden of Leadership Chapter 7 The Learning Organisation Chapter 8 Trajectories of Union Leaders and NUM Leadership Ideals Chapter 9 Taking Control of NUM: The Rise of the Communist Faction Chapter 10 Conclusion: From Bureaucratic Organisation to Bureaucratic Politics Index
£25.65
CABI Publishing Poplars and Willows: Trees for Society and the
Book SynopsisPoplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood products. This book synthesizes research on poplars and willows, providing a practical worldwide overview and guide to their basic characteristics, cultivation and use, issues, problems and trends. Prominence is given to environmental benefits and the importance of poplar and willow cultivation in meeting the needs of people and communities, sustainable livelihoods, land use and development.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Poplars and Willows of the World, with Emphasis on Silviculturally Important Species 3: Ecology and Physiology of Poplars and Willows 4: The Domestication and Conservation of Populus and Salix Genetic Resources 5: Operational Poplar and Willow Culture 6: Environmental Applications of Poplars and Willows 7: Abiotic Stresses 8: Diseases of Poplars and Willows 9: Insect and Other Pests of Poplars and Willows 10: Properties, Processing and Utilization 11: Markets, Trends and Outlook 12: Poplars and Willows for Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development 13: Epilogue
£146.52
CABI Publishing Serbia on the Road to EU Accession: Consequences
Book SynopsisFollowing Serbia's acceptance as a candidate for EU membership, it's agriculture and rural issues will receive major attention as agriculture is an important activity in Serbia, especially in the low-income rural areas. This raises questions such as: what will be the main challenges of EU membership for Serbia? What will EU membership imply for the structure and performance of the agri-food supply chain? How should Serbia address the adjustment process to comply with EU rules and face economic market forces best? This book explores the consequences of preparing for EU accession for Serbia's agricultural policies and its agri-food supply chain. The book presents a comprehensive description of Serbia's agricultural and food sectors, agricultural policies, trade, environmental, animal and plant health issues, and also addresses budgetary consequences of EU membership for both Serbia and the EU.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Serbia's Economy and Regional Income Distribution 3: The Institutional Framework of Serbia and Serbian Agriculture 4: Agricultural Production, Prices and Income 5: Serbia's Rural Population and Agricultural Workforce 6: The Agri-food Supply Chain 7: Overview of Agricultural, Rural and Structural Policies 8: Serbia's Foreign Trade Position 9: Environment and Agriculture 10: Animal and Plant Health in Serbia 11: Expected Consequences for Serbia and the EU of Serbia Accessing the EU
£86.94
CABI Publishing Forestry in a Global Context
Book Synopsis* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic contextTable of ContentsChapter 1: A History of Human Interaction with Forests Chapter 2: Forests of the World Chapter 3: The Environmental Value of Forests Chapter 4: Wood and Paper Products Chapter 5: Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non Wood Forest Products Chapter 6: Forest Dynamics in the Tropics Chapter 7: Sustainable Forest Management Chapter 8: Forestry and Climate Change Chapter 9: Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care Chapter 10: Social Forestry Chapter 11: International Forest Policy
£95.85
CABI Publishing Forestry in a Global Context
Book Synopsis* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic contextTable of ContentsChapter 1: A History of Human Interaction with Forests Chapter 2: Forests of the World Chapter 3: The Environmental Value of Forests Chapter 4: Wood and Paper Products Chapter 5: Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non Wood Forest Products Chapter 6: Forest Dynamics in the Tropics Chapter 7: Sustainable Forest Management Chapter 8: Forestry and Climate Change Chapter 9: Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care Chapter 10: Social Forestry Chapter 11: International Forest Policy
£45.60
CABI Publishing CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees, The
Book SynopsisThe CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees provides an extensive overview of 300 of the world's most important forest trees. Tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal trees of major economic importance are included, covering tree species used in agroforestry practices around the world. Many of the species covered are considered to be ‘multipurpose’ trees with uses extending beyond timber alone; the land uses such as watershed protection or provision of windbreaks, and non-wood uses such as the production of medicines, resins, food and forage, are also listed. Comprehensive information is presented on each tree's importance, with a summary of the main characteristics of the species, its potential for agroforestry use and any disadvantages it possesses. The tree’s botanical features such as habit, stem form, foliage, inflorescence, flower and fruit characters and phenology are covered in detail with over 70 colour plate pictures to aid identification. Also included are specific sections devoted to pests and diseases, distribution and silvicultural characteristics and practices, including seed sowing, nursery care, planting, thinning, and harvesting. In addition to the wealth of information detailed, based on datasheets from CABI’s Forestry Compendium, selected references for further reading are provided for each entry, making this book an essential reference work for forestry students, researchers and practitioners.Table of Contents1: Alphabetical Entries 2: Index of Species
£168.93
CABI Publishing International Trade and Food Security: The Future
Book SynopsisThis book explores structural changes in India's agrifood systems during the next ten to twenty years. The dynamics in the agrifood sector is explored in the context of the overall economy, taking into account agricultural and trade policies and their impacts on national and global markets. The contributors draw on qualitative and quantitative approaches, using both a national model - to focus on urban-rural relations and income distribution - and an international model to focus on patterns of economic growth and international trade.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Transformation of Indian Agriculture Following Economic Liberalization 3: Food Consumption Pattern and Nutritional Security among Rural Households in India: Impact of Cross-Cutting Rural Employment Policies 4: Food Demand and Supply Projections to 2030: India 5: Indian Economic Growth and Trade Agreements: What Matters for India and for Global Markets? 6: India: Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Rural and Urban Areas 7: Food Safety Standards for Domestic and International Markets: The Case of Dairy 8: India’s Poultry Sector: Trade Prospects 9: Employment Guarantee Program and Income Distribution 10: India’s Price Support Policies and Global Food Prices 11: Biofuel Commitments in India and International Trade 12: Input Subsidy vs Farm Technology- Which is More Important for Agricultural Development? 13: High-value Production and Poverty: The Case of Dairy in India 14: Changing Structure of Retail in India: Looking Beyond Price Competition 15: Conclusions and Way Forward
£78.39
CABI Publishing Europe's Changing Woods and Forests: From
Book SynopsisOur understanding of the historical ecology of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years. Bringing together key findings from across the continent, Europe's Changing Woods and Forests: From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes provides a comprehensive account of recent research and the relevance of historical studies to our current conservation and management of forests. Combining theory with a series of regional case studies, this book shows how different aspects of forestry play out according to the landscape and historical context of the local area, with broad implications for woodland history, policy and management. Beginning with an overview of Europe's woods and forests, the book reviews a variety of management techniques (including wood-pastures, coppicing, close-to-nature forestry and the impact of hunting), describes how plants and animals respond to changes in woodland and forest cover, and includes case histories from around the continent. It concludes with a discussion of how lessons learned from the past can help in the future. This book is both a vital resource and an interesting read for foresters, conservationists, landscape historians, geographers and ecologists.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Preface III: Acknowledgements PART 1: Introduction and Overview 1.0: Overview of Europe’s woods and forests 1.1: Introduction 1.2: The current state and composition of European woods and forests 1.2.1: European forests in a global context 1.2.2: Variation in forest cover across the continent 1.2.3: Variation in forest composition 1.3: Forestry policy and cooperation at a European level 0 1.3.1: Forestry policy 1.3.2: Conservation measures 1.3.3: Landscape and amenity conservation. 1.3.4: Certification as an approach to sustainable forestry management 1.3.5: Forest research cooperation across Europe 1.4: Conclusion 1.5: References 2.0: Methods and approaches in the study of woodland history 2.1: Introduction 2.2: Oral history 2.3: Photographs and drawings 2.4: Biological indicators 2.5: Historical records 2.6: Preserved wood and dendrochronology 2.7: Lidar and GIS 2.8: Applying archaeological insights to ecological issues 2.9: Pollen and charcoal analysis 2.10: Conclusion 2.11: References 3.0: The forest landscape before farming 3.1: Where to begin? 3.2: A cold open continent 3.3: Trees spread back after the ice 3.3.1: Forming a canopy 5 3.3.2: The wood beneath the trees 3.3.3: Molecular markers for re-colonisation routes. 3.4: A holey blanket of trees 3.5: The role of large herbivores, particularly bison, wild horse and aurochs 3.6: People in the landscape: the trees in retreat 3.7: References 4.0: Evolution of modern landscapes 4.1: Introduction 4.2: The emergence of woodland management 4.3: Changes in forest extent and distribution 4.3.1: Reductions in forest cover 4.3.2: Increases as well as decreases 4.3.3: Patterns of clearance and survival 4.3.4: The ecological consequences of a patchy landscape 4.4: Changes in structure and composition through management 4.5: Deliberate modification of the tree and shrub composition of forests 4.6: Other species gains and losses 4.7: Changes to the fire regime 4.8: Changes to the forest soil 4.9: Forests and atmospheric pollution 4.10: Climate change 4.11: Conclusion 4.12: References PART 2: The variety of management across European woods and forests 5.0: Wood-pastures in Europe 5.1: Introduction 5.2: Wood-pasture: a multi-purpose system 5.3: Historical development of wood-pastures in Europe 5.3.1: Forest grazing and pasturing in ancient times 5.3.2: Driving the livestock out of the forest (18th-19th centuries) 5.3.4: New recognition for wood-pastures? 5.4: National inventories of wood-pastures 5.5: Wood-pastures as multi-functional landscape elements: past and present 5.6: Threats to wood-pastures 5.6.1: Management changes 5.6.2: Policy mismatch 5.6.3: Decline of old, hollowing or dying trees 5.6.4: Lack of regeneration 5.7: Conclusions 5.8: Acknowledgements 5.9: References 6.0: Coppice silviculture: from the Mesolithic to the 21st century 6.1: Introduction 6.2: The physiological and evolutionary significance of coppice 6.3: Historic development of coppice silviculture 6.4: The rise and fall of coppice as an industrial resource 6.5: Surviving and neglected coppice in Europe: the extent of the forest estate 6.6: Coppice silviculture 6.6.1: Cutting methods 6.6.2: Time of cutting 6.7: Conversion to high forest 6.7.1: Coppice versus high forest yields 6.8: Reinstating coppice management 6.9: Future drivers of change 6.10: References 7.0: High forest management and the rise of even-aged stands 7.1: Introduction 7.2: Changing from coppice to high forest systems 7.3: The need for new administrative tools 7.4: Silvicultural systems 7.5: The rise of plantations 7.6: Increased use of conifers and introduced species 7.7: How forestry is changing 7.8: Future high forest and natural forest structures 7.9: References 8.0: Close-to-nature forestry 8.1: Introduction 8.2: Roots and pre-requisites 8.3: Developments in the 20th century 8.4: Ecological implications 8.5: Conclusion 8.6: References 9.0: The impact of hunting on European woodland from medieval to modern 9.1: Introduction 9.2: Early impacts of hunting 9.3: Meat or merit? 9.4: Medieval hunting reserves 9.5: Early modern hunting parks in Europe 9.6: Hunting and the wider landscape 9.7: Modern hunting 9.7.1: The influence of driven pheasant shoots on British woodland 9.7.2: The influence of modern hunting enclosures on Spanish woodland 9.8: Conclusion 9.9: References PART 3: How plants and animals have responded to the changing woodland and forest cover. 10.0: The flora and fauna of coppice woods: winners and losers of active management or neglect 10.1: Introduction 10.2: The diversity of coppice 10.2.1: Plants 10.2.2: Birds 10.2.3: Invertebrates 10.2.4: Deadwood and associated species 10.2.5: Mammals 10.3: Impacts of deer browsing on flora and fauna in coppice 10.4: Conservation strategies 10.5: Short Rotation Coppice 10.6: Conclusion 10.7: References 11.0: The importance of veteran trees for saproxylic insects 11.1: Introduction 11.2: What are saproxylic species 11.3: Veteran trees in past and present landscapes 11.4: Important structures and associated species in old trees 11.4.1: Microhabitat diversity 11.4.2: Tree cavities and their invertebrates 11.4.3: Other microhabitats 11.5: Effects of environmental factors on the invertebrate fauna 11.5.1: Effects of tree characteristics on species assemblages 11.5.2: Effects of surrounding landscape on species assemblages 11.5.3: Catering for the needs of the adult as well as the larvae 11.5.4: Survey methods 11.6: Current situation in Europe 11.7: How to preserve the specialized saproxylic species? 11.7.1: Management for increasing habitat amount and quality 11.7.2: Management for securing spatio-temporal continuity 11.8: Future prospects 11.9: References 12.0: The changing fortunes of woodland birds in temperate Europe 12.1: Introduction 12.2: The birds of the early Holocene 12.3: The birds of the wildwood: alternative models of forest dynamics 12.3.1: Largely closed forest – ‘closed canopy’ scenario 12.3.2: Open mosaic landscape – ‘wood pasture’ scenario 12.3.3: Forest-dominated, but more varied – ‘closed but varied’ scenario 12.4: Fragmentation of the wildwood 12.5: Effects of the historical emergence of management 12.6: The age of managed pasture woods and coppice 12.7: The shift towards high forest 12.8: Woodland birds today 12.8.1: Population trends 12.8.2: Influences of agriculture 12.8.3: Forestry intensification 12.8.4: Birds and afforestation 12.9: Recent trends 12.10: Conclusions 12.11: References 13.0: Evolution and changes in the understorey of deciduous forests: lagging behind drivers of change 13.1: Introduction 13.2: Background 13.3: What sorts of plants occur in forests? 13.4: Comparing ancient and recent forests 13.5: Colonization of new forests 13.6: Dispersal and recruitment limitation 13.7: Changing ancient forests 13.7.1: Management effects 13.7.2: Effects of environmental changes 13.7.3: Effects of grazing 13.7.4: Effects of invasive non-native species 13.8: Conserving and expanding forests: does it work? 13.9: References 14.0: Gains and losses in the European mammal fauna 14.1: Introduction 14.2: Aurochs 14.3: The carnivores 14.3.1: Wolf 14.3.2: Brown bear 14.3.3: Lynx 14.4: The Beaver 14.5: A species that has done too well 14.6: The decline and rise of wild boar and deer 14.6.1: Wild boar 14.6.2: Deer 14.7: Conclusion 14.8: References 15.0: The curious case of the even-aged plantation: wretched, funereal or misunderstood? 15.1: Introduction 15.2: What is an even-aged plantation? 15.3: A brief historical overview of Atlantic spruce forests 15.3.1: The dominance of Sitka spruce 15.3.2: Breaking up the conifer blanket 15.4: Species composition of spruce plantations 15.5: Ecological implications of stand dynamics 15.5.1: Precursors - the creation of woodland through afforestation (Stage 0) 15.5.2: Stand initiation (Stage 1) 15.5.3: The impact of stand development – canopy closure and mortality (Stages 2 and 3) 15.5.4: Prolonging the rotation and developing multiple storeys (Stage 4) 15.5.5: Resetting the woodland through disturbance 15.6: Forest design 15.7: The landscape setting 15.8: Where next? 15.9: Conclusions 15.10: References PART 4: A variety of woodland histories. 16.0: Historical ecology in modern conservation in Italy 16.1: Introduction 16.2: Background 16.3: The spread of an historical ecological approach in European conservation thinking 16.3.1: Forestry versus Woodmanship 16.3.2: Woodland or land-bearing-trees 16.3.3: The need for an inter-disciplinary approach 16.3.4: The role of historical ecology 16.4: Integrating Historical and Local Knowledge into Management Strategies 16.4.1: An introduction to the case studies 16.4.2: Trees and Woodlands Producing Leaf Fodder 16.4.3: Trees, woodland and soil fertility 16.4.4: The collection of litter 16.4.5: Trees invading bogs: an experiment in applied historical ecology 16.5: Conclusion 16.6: References 17.0: Bialowieza Primeval Forest: a 2000-year interplay of environmental and cultural forces in Europe’s best preserved temperate woodland 17.1: Introduction 17.2: Previous studies 17.3: A new palaeo-ecological record for Bialowieza Primeval Forest 17.3.1: Methods 17.3.2: Results 17.4: Archaeological evidence 17.5: Archival studies 17.5.1: Royal forest of Polish kings 17.5.2: Under Russian rule 17.5.3: World War I to the present 17.5.4: Changes in land use extent and character 17.6: Dendro-chronological analyses of fire dynamics 17.7: Interplay of natural and cultural forces 17.7.1: The Iron Age 17.7.2: The Migration Period, mediaeval and early modern times 17.7.3: The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 17.7.4: The nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries 17.7.5: The recent decades 17.8: The role of large herbivores in shaping BNP 17.9: Conclusions 17.10: Acknowledgements 17.11: References 18.0: Woodland history in the British Isles - an interaction of environmental and cultural forces. 18.1: Introduction 18.2: Outline of British woodland history 18.3: Historical stages and processes of change 18.4: Regions 18.4.1: Pre-Neolithic wildwood 18.4.2: Exploited wildwood 18.4.3: Traditional woodland management 18.4.4: Parks, Forests and wooded commons 18.4.5: Improved traditional management 18.4.6: Plantations 18.4.7: Revival and restoration of native woodland 18.5: Some consequences of differences in regional history 18.6: References 19.0: Forest management and species composition: an historical approach in Lorraine, France 19.1: Introduction 19.2: The study of forest history in France 19.3: Historical forest uses and their consequences on forest management 19.4: The making of the technical and legislative framework 19.5: The consequences of forestry policies on forest composition in woodlands of Lorraine 19.6: The modern forest - conclusion 19.7: References 20.0: Barriers and bridges for sustainable forest management: the role of landscape history in Swedish Bergslagen 20.1: Introduction 20.2: The European scale 20.3: The regional scale 20.4: Bergslagen – an introduction 20.5: Forests, forest ownership and land use dynamics 20.6: Barriers to sustainability 20.6.1: Ecological sustainability 20.6.2: Economic sustainability 20. 6.3: Social and cultural sustainability 20.7: Bridges towards sustainable forest management 20.8: Discussion 20.8.1: From forest history to history of forest landscapes 20.8.2: Landscapes with different histories: using space for time substitution 20.9: References PART 5: Lessons from the past for the future? 21.0: The development of forest conservation in Europe 21.1: Introduction 21.2: Why conserve forests? 21.2.1: As a spiritual place 21.2.2: As a place for the Chase 21.2.3: As a source of raw materials and a barrier against the elements 21.2.4: For a new form of communing with the forests 21.3: Type and extent of Protected Forest Areas 21.4: Selection of protected areas 21.5: Developing a European perspective 21.6: Forest protection and conservation as part of land-use practice. 21.7: Rewilding and forest conservation 21.8: From the past to the future 21.8.1: Conservation for people? 21.8.2: What sorts of woods and forests will be conserved in future? 21.9: References 22.0: The UK’s Ancient Woodland Inventory and its Use 22.1: Introduction 22.2: Developing the ancient woodland concept 22.3: The creation of the ancient woodland inventory 22.4: Developing and using the inventories 22.4.1: England: the ‘Red Queen’ dilemma 22.4.2: Wales 22.4.3: Scotland 22.4.4: Northern Ireland 22.5: Testing the limits of the English inventories 22.5.1: Uncertain evidence 22.5.2: What is a wood? 22.5.3: How small can an ancient wood be? 22.6: Conclusion 22.7: References 23.0: Tree and forest pests and diseases: learning from the past to prepare for the future 23.1: Introduction 23.2: Background 23.2.1: Dutch Elm Disease, Ramorum blight and Ash Dieback 23.3: The Dutch Elm Disease outbreak 23.4: ‘Sudden Oak Death’ (ramorum blight) in the UK 23.5: A landscape without ash? 23.6: The lessons from history 23.7: References 24.0: Reflections 24.1: Introduction 24.2: Ways of exploring and understanding woodland histories 24.3: Issues for the future historian 24.4: From cultural landscapes back to wildwood? 24.5: Europe’s woods and forests: the future?
£103.82
CABI Publishing Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Book SynopsisDevelopments in genomics and biotechnology are opening up new avenues for accelerating the domestication of forest trees in a climate change driven world. This book presents an authoritative update of forest tree biotechnology and genomics methodologies, procedures and accomplishments, from basic biological science to applications in forestry and related sciences. It gives expert evaluation of achievements and discussion about the impact that novel forest biotechnological and genomics approaches are having on traditional breeding for improvement of forest tree species and production of forest-based products. It also describes the legal and regulatory aspects of forest biotechnology, with an emphasis on biosafety. It is a reference for forest biologists, including basic and applied scientists involved in forest tree breeding and biotechnology, bioenergy research, and biomaterial product development. Key features: Advances in tree genomic selection. Next-generation sequencing technologies. Domesticating forest-tree species via genetic engineering. Regulatory affairs related to forest biotechnology. Protecting intellectual property. This title is suitable for graduate-level students working in plant biology and forest genetics, silviculture and agroforestry, and bioenergy science and technology. It is also relevant to scientists and foresters researching genetics, genomics and biotechnology, molecular biology and physiology of forest trees, and their application to production forestry, and conservation, as well as for sustainable forestry for bioenergy and bio-based products.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Principles of Genome Sciences Chapter 2: Genomics of Conifers Chapter 3: Genomics of Hardwoods Chapter 4: Forest Tree Population Genomics Chapter 5: Quantitative Genomics of Forest Tree Breeding Chapter 6: Principles of Forest Biotechnology Chapter 7: Approaches to Genetically Engineering Flowering Control in Trees Chapter 8: Engineering for Bioenergy Chapter 9: Engineering Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses Chapter 10: Engineering Pest Tolerance Chapter 11: Regulatory Affairs Chapter 12: Protecting Intellectual Property
£84.02
CABI Publishing Promoting Investment in Agriculture for Increased
Book SynopsisInvesting in agriculture is one of the most effective ways of reducing hunger and poverty, promoting agricultural productivity and enhancing environmental sustainability. Covering the development of sustainable agriculture, food production and food security, this paper explains the relationship between all levels of investment and their interdependence to be successful. It also describes how to drive increased investment, at what stage and where, providing a useful overview of investment in agriculture for policymakers and researchers.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The concept and definition of investment 3: Investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity 4: Empirical measurement of investment in agriculture: the evidence from available data and information 5: Who invests for farm level capital formation? 6: Drivers of investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity 7: Promoting investment for increased agricultural production and productivity 8: Annex 1 - Sources of investment finance, selected country groups, 2002-2006 9: Annex 2 - The NEPAD-OECD Draft Policy Framework for Investment in Agriculture 10: Annex 3 - Non-financial assets in the UN System of National Accounts 11: Annex 4 - A list of case studies 1: Introduction 2: The concept and definition of investment 3: Investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity 4: Empirical measurement of investment in agriculture: the evidence from available data and information 5: Who invests for farm level capital formation? 6: Drivers of investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity 7: Promoting investment for increased agricultural production and productivity 8: Annex 1 - Sources of investment Finance, selected country groups, 2002-2006 9: Annex 2 - The NEPAD-OECD Draft Policy Framework for Investment in Agriculture 10: Annex 3 - Non financial assets in the UN System of National Accounts 11: Annex 4 - A list of case studies
£71.24
CABI Publishing Crop Improvement, Adoption and Impact of Improved
Book SynopsisFollowing on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa. The book reports on the results of the DIIVA Project that focussed on the varietal generation, adoption and impact for 20 food crops in 30 countries. It also compares adoption outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa to those in South Asia, and guides future efforts for global agricultural researchTable of ContentsPart 1: Background 1: The Importance of Generating and Documenting Varietal Change in Sub-Saharan Africa 2: Investments in and Impacts of Crop Improvement Research in Africa 3: Relevant Concepts and Hypotheses in Assessing the Performance of Food Crop Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa 4: Coverage, Data and Methods in Assessing the Performance of Food Crop Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa 5: Genetic Improvement of the Crops in the 1998 Initiative: Historical Context and Exploratory Analysis Part 2: Analysing Varietal Generation, Adoption and Turnover in Food Crops in SSA 6: The Effectiveness of Crop Improvement Programmes from the Perspectives of Varietal Output and Adoption: Cassava, Cowpea, Soybean and Yam in Sub-Saharan Arica and Maize in West and Central Africa 7: Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural R&D for Groundnut, Pearl Millet, Pigeonpea and Sorghum in West and Central Africa and East and Southern Africa 8: The Performance of Bean Improvement Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa from the Perspectives of Varietal Output and Adoption 9: The Effectiveness of Potato and Sweetpotato Improvement Programmes from the Perspectives of Varietal Output and Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa 10: Evaluating the Key Aspects of the Performance of Genetic Improvement in Priority Food Crops and Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Rice 11: Assessing the Effectiveness of Maize and Wheat Improvement from the Perspectives of Varietal Output and Adoption in East and Southern Africa 12: Varietal Output and Adoption in Barley, Chickpea, Faba Bean, Field Pea and Lentil in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan 13: Scientific Strength in Rice Improvement Programmes, Varietal Outputs and Adoption of Improved Varieties in South Asia 14: Analysing Scientific Strength and Varietal Generation, Adoption and Turnover in Peninsular India: The Case of Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Chickpea, Pigeonpea and Groundnut Part 3: Assessing Impact 15: Maize Technologies and Rural Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia 16: Impacts of Improved Bean Varieties on Poverty and Food Security in Uganda and Rwanda 17: The Diffusion and Impact of Improved Food Crop Varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa Part 4: Syntheses and Lessons Learned about How to Carry Out Future Research 18: Varietal Generation and Output 19: Varietal Adoption, Outcomes and Impact 20: Validating Adoption Estimates Generated by Expert Opinion and Assessing the Reliability of Adoption Estimates with Different Methods 21: Implications for Monitoring Progress and Assessing Impacts
£136.40
CABI Publishing Food Tourism: A Practical Marketing Guide
Book SynopsisThe fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector. Covering farmers markets, taste tours, agri-entertainment, glamping, restaurants, farm shops and more, food tourism has become both an important part of holidaying and a purpose in itself. With growth occurring in most developed countries and tourists searching out culinary tourism throughout the world, this book provides an overall direction to the development of food tourism and a section on the future of this trend.Table of Contents-: Foreword -: Preface Part I: Food Tourism And The Tourist 1: Introduction 2: The Changing Tourist Part II: Farm Produce And Agritourism 3: On-Farm Marketing and Activities 4: Off-Farm Marketing and Retailing 5: Agri-Entertainment or Agri-Tourism 6: Accommodation Part III: Food Tourism – The Wider Picture 7: Independent Garden Centres and Nurseries 8: The Food Offer Part IV: Marketing And The Future 9: Marketing 10: The Future of Food tourism Appendix 1: Culinary, Retail and Tourism Terms Appendix 2: 51 Ways to Promote Your Culinary Business to the Local Community
£81.45
CABI Publishing Parthenium Weed: Biology, Ecology and Management
Book SynopsisThis book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds. Originally regarded as a major weed in Australia and India, Parthenium weed is now widespread in around 48 countries in Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, and has the potential to spread to new countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. This book, which is a collective effort by 27 members of the International Parthenium Weed Network, addresses research and knowledge gaps for different countries. It examines the weed's mode of spread, its impact on agricultural production, its effect on the environment and on human health, and its management using biological control, as well as cultural, physical and chemical approaches. It also considers the coordination of the weed's management, possible uses for Parthenium weed, its present distribution and how this is impacted by climate change. This book includes: A detailed analysis of Parthenium weed biology. Experiences with Parthenium weed worldwide. An explanation of practical management options. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in universities and institutes, in the fields of plant ecology, botany, agriculture, conservation and restoration ecology.Table of Contents1: An Introduction to the ‘Demon Plant’ Parthenium Weed 2: Biology and Ecology 3: Spread 4: Interference and Impact of Parthenium Weed on Agriculture 5: Impacts on the Environment 6: Impact of Parthenium Weed on Human and Animal Health 7: Biological Control 8: Management: Physical, Cultural, Chemical 9: Coordination of Management 10: Parthenium Weed: Uses and Abuses 11: History and Management – Australia and Pacific 12: History and Management – Southern Asia 13: History and Management – East and South-east Asia 14: History and Management – Southern Africa and Western Indian Ocean Islands 15: History and Management – East and North Africa, and the Middle East 16: Conclusions
£46.98
CABI Publishing Transition to Agricultural Market Economies: The
Book SynopsisIt is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union—specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)—are the part of the world with the most potential to increase food supplies and strengthen world food security. This book examines the future of the KRU countries in global agricultural markets and will examine a number of agricultural sectors, including meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. However particular attention is paid to the region’s potential expansion of the grain sector and why the KRU region emerged during the 2000s as a major grain exporter, and its potential to further expand grain production and exports. It also examine the issues of environmental constraints and trade-offs for agriculture, sustainability, and the possible effects of climate changeTable of Contents1: Overview of Agriculture in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine 2: Kazakhstan’s Agricultural Development Constraints: Evidence from the Wheat, Beef and Dairy Sectors 3: The Rise of the Former Soviet Union Region as a Major Grain Exporter 4: Policy Issues and Prospects for Ukraine’s Grain Exports 5: Wheat Export Development in Ukraine 6: Effect of Relative Export Price Changes of the Top Principal Crops in Russia Ekaterina Vorotnikova 7: The Role of Production Cooperatives in Russian Agriculture 8: Agricultural Cooperative Development in Kazakhstan and Ukraine 9: The Strategy of Innovative Development of Russian Agriculture 10: The Emergence of Agroholdings and Patterns of Land Use in Ukraine 11: Large-Scale Dairy and Poultry Production in Russia: Level and Trends of Development 12: Does Agroholding Membership Increase Productivity and Efficiency in Russian Agriculture? Evidence from Agroholdings in the Belgorod Oblast 13: Large-Scale Dairy and Poultry Production in Russia: Efficiency and External Environment 14: International Crop Yield Comparisons: Selected KRU Regions 15: Modelling Fertilizer Demand: The Three Bads 16: Russian Trade in Agricultural Products: Current State and Influences of Trade Integration 17: Farm Support in Ukraine and Russia under the Rules of the WTO 18: Accession of KRU to the WTO: The Effect of Tariff Reductions on KRU and International Wheat Markets 19: Wheat Export Restrictions in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine: Impact on Prices along the Wheat-to-Bread Supply Chain 20: Agricultural Land Policy of Ukraine: State Legislation and Efficiency Analysis 21: Dynamics of Agricultural Production and Land Use in Post-Soviet Ukraine Denys 22: Competitive Analysis of Pulse Production in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan 23: Evaluating the Economic Efficiency of Subsidies Based on the Basic Output Equations for Agricultural Enterprises in the North-western Regions of Russia
£46.98
CABI Publishing Coping with Risk in Agriculture: Applied Decision
Book SynopsisRisk and uncertainty are inescapable factors in agriculture which require careful management. Farmers face production risks from the weather, crop and livestock performance, and pests and diseases, as well as institutional, personal and business risks. This revised third edition of the popular textbook includes updated chapters on theory and methods and contains a new chapter discussing the state-contingent approach to the analysis of production and the use of copulas to better model stochastic dependency. Aiming to introduce agricultural decision making, probability and risk preference, this book is an indispensable guide for students and researchers of agriculture and agribusiness management.Table of Contents1: Introduction to Risk in Agriculture 2: Decision Analysis: Outline and Basic Assumptions 3: Probabilities for Decision Analysis 4: More about Probabilities for Decision Analysis 5: Attitudes to Risky Consequences 6: Integrating Beliefs and Preferences for Decision Analysis 7: Decision Analysis with Preferences Unknown 8: The State-contingent Approach to Decision Analysis 9: Risk and Mathematical Programming Models 10: Decision Analysis with Multiple Objectives 11: Risky Decision Making and Time 12: Strategies Decision Makers Can Use to Manage Risk 13: Risk Considerations in Agricultural Policy Making
£84.42
CABI Publishing Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks, The
Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems. New chapters emphasize the importance of fire in sustaining and managing oak forests, the effects of a changing climate, and advanced artificial regeneration techniques. This new edition expands on silvicultural methods for restoring and sustaining oak woodlands and savannahs, and on management of ecosystem services, including wildlife habitat. It also incorporates new material on evaluating landscape-scale, and cumulative effects of management action compared with inaction. Nine of the fifteen chapters cover updated information on the geographic distribution of US oaks, oak regeneration dynamics, site productivity, stocking and stand development, even- and uneven-aged silvicultural methods, and growth and yield. This edition includes a new section with colour illustrations for improved visualization of complex relationships. This book is intended for forest and wildlife managers, ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists, and students of those fields.Table of Contents1: Oak-dominated Ecosystems 2: Regeneration Ecology I Flowering, Fruiting and Reproduction Characteristics 3: Regeneration Ecology II Population Dynamics 4: Site Quality and Productivity 5: Development of Natural Stands 6: Self-thinning and Stand Density 7: Fire and Oak Forests 8: Even-aged Silvicultural Methods 9: Uneven-aged Silvicultural Methods 10: Artificial Regeneration 11: Managing Forest Health 12: Silvicultural Methods for Oak Savannahs and Woodlands 13: Silvicultural Methods for Selected Ecosystem Services 14: Managing Oak Forests in a Changing Climate 15: Growth and Yield Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned Appendix 2: Forest Cover Types of Eastern USA Dominated by Oaks or Oaks Mixed with Other Species Appendix 3: Forest Cover Types of Western USA Dominated by Oaks or Oaks Mixed with Other Species Appendix 4: Formulae for Converting Site Index of One Species to Another in Unglaciated Regions of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia Appendix 5: Formulae for Converting Site Indexes for Oaks and Associated Species from One Species to Another in Three Regions Appendix 6: Formulae for Converting Yellow-poplar Site Index to Oak Site Indexes in the Virginia-Carolina Piedmont Appendix 7: Parameter Estimates for Site Index Asymptotes (S) and Species Coefficients (b) for Deriving Height/dbh Site Index Curves from Equation 4.1 Appendix 8: Common Conversions
£148.23
CABI Publishing Global Urban Agriculture
Book SynopsisThere has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the long-standing divide between discussion of urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South and to demonstrate that today there are greater areas of overlap than there are differences both theoretically and substantively, and that research in either area can help inform research in the other. The book covers the nature of urban agriculture and how it supports livelihoods, provides ecosystem services, and community development. It also considers urban agriculture and social capital, networks, and agro-biodiversity conservation. Concepts such as sustainability, resilience, adaptation and community, and the value of urban agriculture as a recreational resource are explored. It also examines, quite fundamentally, why people farm in the city and how urban agriculture can contribute to more sustainable cities in both the Global North and the Global South. Key Features: · One of the first volumes to bring together evidence from urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South · Explores the contribution of urban agriculture to livelihoods, ecosystems and conservation · Numerous case studies examine a very diverse range of urban agriculture systemsTable of Contents1: Defining and Theorizing Global Urban Agriculture 2: A View from the South: Bringing Critical Planning Theory to Urban Agriculture 3: North American Urban Agriculture: Barriers and Benefits 4: A Survey of Urban Community Gardeners in the USA 5: Gardens in the City: Community, Politics and Place in San Diego, California 6: ‘Growing food is work’: The Labour Challenges of Urban Agriculture in Houston, Texas 7: The Marketing of Vegetables in a Northern Ghanaian City: Implications and Trajectories 8: Hunger for Justice: Building Sustainable and Equitable Communities in Massachusetts 9: Sustainability’s Incomplete Circles: Towards a Just Food Politics in Austin, Texas and Havana, Cuba 10: A Political Ecology of Community Gardens in Australia: From Local Issues to Global Lessons 11: Urban Agriculture as Adaptive Capacity: An Example from Senegal 12: Intersection and Material Flow in Open-space Urban Farms in Tanzania 13: Relying on Urban Gardens for Survival within the Building of a Modern City in Colombia 14: Regreening Kibera: How Urban Agriculture Changed the Physical and Social Environment of a Large Slum in Kenya 15: Farm Fresh in the City: Urban Grassroots Food Distribution Networks in Finland 16: The Appropriation of Space through ‘Communist Swarms’: A Socio-spatial Examination of Urban Apiculture in Washington, DC 17: Urban Agriculture and the Reassembly of the City: Lessons from Wuhan, China 18: The Contribution of Smallholder Irrigated Urban Agriculture Towards Household Food Security in Harare, Zimbabwe 19: Community Gardens as Urban Social–Ecological Refuges in the Global North 20: Global Urban Agriculture into the Future: Urban Cultivation as Accepted Practice
£86.49
CABI Publishing Enabling Agri-entrepreneurship and Innovation:
Book SynopsisAgricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security. Alongside establishing secure institutions, building a secure economy is rightly seen as the best way for conflict-torn regions to establish a peaceful future. But current agricultural entrepreneurship training and development starts from an assumption of peace, meaning that it is not always fit for purpose. The result is sub-optimal program design and inefficient use of resources. A product of a collaboration of experts in the fields of agri-business, agricultural marketing, and international development, this book gives officials and agencies developing entrepreneurship programs the practical real-life examples they need. Key Features: · Based on research by experienced field practitioners. · Establishes best practice approaches for supporting agri-entrepreneurship in conflict regions. · Range of global case studies to illustrate lessons learnt.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Agri-entrepreneurs and their characteristics Chapter 2: Comparing Agri-entrepreneurs in Non-Conflict Regions vs. Conflict and Transitional Economies Chapter 3: Agri-entrepreneurship Enabling Program Design in Conflict Regions for Youth Development: Best Practices and Lessons Learned Chapter 4: A Capabilities Approach to Designing Agri-Entrepreneurship Training Programs for Conflict-Affected Regions: The Case of Central Mindanao, Philippines Chapter 5: Measuring youth entrepreneurship attributes: the case of an out-of-school youth training program in Mindanao, Philippines Chapter 6: Coping strategies for youth entrepreneurs in conflict areas Chapter 7: Allowing entrepreneurs to save profits is important to motivation, sustainability, and resilience: can all cultures support this? Chapter 8: Assessing gender gaps in information delivery for better farming decisions: the case of Albania Chapter 10: Urban consumer preferences for food in post -conflict economies – the case of Kosovo Chapter 11: Characterizing farmer innovation behavior for agricultural technologies in transitionary areas facing environmental change Chapter 9: Is Marketing Intelligence Necessary in Conflict and Transitional Region Markets? Chapter 12: Understanding conservation agriculture adopter’s information network to promote innovation and agriculture entrepreneurship: the case of tribal farmers in the hill region of Nepal
£96.84
CABI Publishing Economics of Soybean Disease Control, The
Book SynopsisWorldwide soybean crop yields can achieve USD$130 billion per year in farm-level sales, but around 13% of these yields are lost to disease. Effective disease management could generate significant economic benefits, and while disease management strategies do exist, their application remains limited among producers, often due to an incomplete understanding of disease incidence and severity, as well as perceived complexities of these strategies and a lack of information regarding success rates. This book presents an economic perspective on disease control, with an emphasis on producer choice among alternative technologies and potential changes in cropping systems. It provides an overview of global soybean diseases, their economic significance and management, and covers farm-level decision making, economic payoffs of alternative disease practices and key uncertainties. The book also outlines a global economic model that evaluates disease distribution and management implications. Key features include: - Extensive empirical case studies of soybean disease control, offering strategies for economically optimal management of diseases such as soybean seedling disease and root rot. - Analysis of economic factors to guide farm-level decision making. - Consideration of new technologies in disease management and their potential market-level impacts. This text is recommended for students and researchers in plant pathology and agricultural economics, as well as professionals in the soybean production industry.Table of Contents1: Soybeans: The Emergence of a Global Crop 2: Soybean Disease and Production Losses 3: Disease Incidence, Severity, and Conditioning Factors 4: An Economic Framework of Disease Management 5: Expectations of Incidence, Severity, and Yield Loss 6: Disease Control Methods and Effectiveness 7: Costs, Profits, and Farm Demand for Disease Control 8: Farm Demand for Innovation in Disease Control 9: Supply of Inputs for Disease Control 10: Economic Benefits from Innovation 11: Summary and Conclusions
£93.87
CABI Publishing Woodland Development: A Long-term Study of Lady
Book SynopsisIn 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally. Since then, in a unique long-term study, individual trees and shrubs have been recorded at intervals, accumulating a detailed record of more than 20,000 individual beech, sessile oak, ash, wych elm, small-leaved lime, large-leaved lime, birch, hazel, yew and other species. In the seven decades since the study started, the wood has changed; trees grew, died and regenerated, and drought, disease and other events shaped its destiny. Each tree and shrub species reacted in its own way to changes in the wood as a whole and to changes in the fortunes of its neighbours. Meanwhile, the wild fauna, flora and fungi also responded, leaving the wood richer in some groups but poorer in others. In this landmark book, beautifully illustrated throughout, George Peterken and Edward Mountford, summarise the ongoing results of the Lady Park Wood study, highlighting its unique place in nature conservation and its significance to ecology in general. It also builds on experience at Lady Park Wood and elsewhere to discuss in particular: the role and maintenance of long-term ecological studies; the concept and form of natural woodland; the role of minimum-intervention policies in woodland nature conservation; near-to-nature forestry; and the desirability and practicalities of re-wilding woodlands.Table of Contents1: Understanding Woodland 2: Lady Park Wood and its History 3: The Ecological Reserve 4: Recording Trees and Expressing Change 5: The Changing Woodland 6: Ash: The Tree in the Spotlight 7: Beech and Oak, the Major Forest Trees 8: Limes and Wych Elm 9: Birch and other Short-lived Canopy Trees 10: Field Maple and Hazel, the other Coppice Species 11: Minor Trees and Shrubs 12: Habitats 13: Species 14: Long-term Ecological Studies 15: Natural Woodland in Theory and Practice 16: Near-to-Nature Forestry 17: Rewilding, Remoteness and Wilderness
£96.84
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing Food Safety and Hygiene: Governance and
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. Bridget Hutter considers the understandings of risk and regulation held by those in business and considers the compliance pressures on managers and owners, and how these relate to understandings of risk and uncertainty. Using data from an in-depth case study of the food retail and catering sectors in the UK, the research investigates how business risk management practices are influenced by external pressures such as state regulation, consumers, insurance and the media and by pressures within business. The argument of the book is that food businesses in the UK are generally motivated to manage risk. They realize that good risk management aligns with good business practice. However, there are challenges for an industry that is highly segmented in terms of risk management capacity. The findings have implications for contemporary risk regulation in the increasingly number of countries that rely on self-regulation. Managing Food Safety and Hygiene will prove invaluable for academic researchers and students in risk regulation studies, business studies, food studies, organizational studies, social psychology, socio-legal studies, sociology, management, public administration and political science. In addition, the book will also appeal to practitioners specifically to senior policy makers, regulators and business risk managers charged with managing risk in diverse organizational settings, and across different functional jurisdictions. Contents: Preface Introduction: Setting the Scene 1. Risk Regulation and Business 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 and Policy Implications Appendix 1: Profile of Phase 2 Respondents Appendix 2: Phase 2 Questionnaires Appendix 3: Phase 3 Interview ScheduleTrade 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
£31.30
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Food: Demand, Supply, Sustainability
Book SynopsisThis volume is a welcome and timely contribution to a topic of enduring importance. The global consequences of recent food price crises underscore the need to examine food security issues from diverse perspectives. This volume meets that need, featuring accessible yet cutting-edge analyses of food security by leading experts in fields as diverse as trade, nutrition, public health, production, political economy, and behavioral economics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners.'- Steven Block, Tufts University, US'This excellent volume offers a compact but wide-ranging survey of recent research on important changes in global food markets. Its 20 chapters accurately capture important areas of scholarly agreement as well as on-going debates among economists studying agriculture and nutrition, with several provocative original contributions from other fields. The book draws particularly on the authors' long experience in Asia, offering widely-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world.'- William A. Masters, Tufts University, USThe global population is forecasted to reach 9.4 billion by 2050, with much of this increase concentrated in developing regions and cities. Ensuring adequate food and nourishment to this large population is a pressing economic, moral and even security challenge and requires research (and action) from a multi-disciplinary perspective.This book provides the first such integrated approach to tackling this problem by addressing the multiplicity of challenges posed by rising global population, diet diversification and urbanization in developing countries and climate change.It examines key topics such as:- the impact of prosperity on food demand- the role of international trade in addressing food insecurity- the challenge posed by greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land degradation- the implication on labor markets of severe under-nutrition- viability of small scale farms- strategies to augment food availability.The Handbook on Food would be a welcome supplementary text for courses on development economics, particularly those concentrating on agricultural development, climate change and food availability, as well as nutrition.Contributors include: Anshuman Adheleya, Alok Adheleya, M. Das, D. Dawe, O. Ecker, C.L. Gilbert, D. Goswami, J.E. Gready, D. Headey, K.S. Imai, S. Jha, N. Kaicker, S. Kaur, V.S. Kulkarni, A. Mahal, K. Mathur, K. Otsuka, S. Pfuderer, A. Sarris, C. Sathyamala, J. Schmidhuber, P.V. Srinivasan, L. Sutton, G. Thapa, P. Timmer, J.-F. Trinh Tan, F.N. Tubiello, P. Warr, J. YouTrade Review‘The Handbook on Food: Demand, Supply, Sustainability and Security makes a significant contribution to academic, policy and public interests in food security. It does not avoid the hard questions, proposes much-needed research direction and policy reform, and most importantly identifies crucial links between food security, poverty, trade, globalisation, environmental sustainability, climate change and the politics that create a complex space. This comprehensive and courageous book is a must-read for those interested in the issue of food security now and in the future.’ -- Dianne Dibley, University of Canberra, Australia‘This volume is a welcome and timely contribution to a topic of enduring importance. The global consequences of recent food price crises underscore the need to examine food security issues from diverse perspectives. This volume meets that need, featuring accessible yet cutting-edge analyses of food security by leading experts in fields as diverse as trade, nutrition, public health, production, political economy, and behavioral economics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners.’ -- Steven Block, Tufts University, US‘This excellent volume offers a compact but wide-ranging survey of recent research on important changes in global food markets. Its 20 chapters accurately capture important areas of scholarly agreement as well as on-going debates among economists studying agriculture and nutrition, with several provocative original contributions from other fields. The book draws particularly on the authors’ long experience in Asia, offering widely-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world.’ -- William A. Masters, Tufts University, US‘This Handbook on Food is highly recommended to scholars, students and policy-makers alike who want to familiarise themselves with recent evidence on the important issue of food security worldwide. It is also welcome supplementary reading for courses on development economics, agricultural economics, and environmental economics. It is a very rich compendium of information on the food situation in general so from that perspective it rightly deserves to be called a Handbook on Food.’ -- Ulrike Grote, Food SecurityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Overview: Handbook on Food Demand, Supply, Sustainability and Security Raghbendra Jha, Raghav Gaiha and Anil B. Deolalikar 2. The Political Economy of Food Security: A Behavioral Perspective C. Peter Timmer 3. Shocks to the System: Monitoring Food Security in a Volatile World Derek Headey, Olivier Ecker, and Jean-Francois Trinh Tan 4. Food Price Inflation, Growth and Poverty Shikha Jha and P.V. Srinivasan 5. Transmission of Global Food Prices, Supply Response and Impacts on the Poor David Dawe 6. The Financialization of Food Commodity Markets Christopher L. Gilbert and Simone Pfuderer 7. Financialization of Food Commodity Markets, Price Surge and Volatility: New Evidence Kritika Mathur, Nidhi Kaicker, Raghav Gaiha, Katsushi S. Imai and Ganesh Thapa 8. Dietary Shift and Diet Quality in India: An Analysis based on 50th, 61st and 66th Rounds of NSS Raghav Gaiha, Nidhi Kaicker, Katsushi S. Imai, Vani S. Kulkarni & Ganesh Thapa 9. Dietary Change, Nutrient Transition and Food Security in Fast Growing China Jing You 10. Poverty-Nutrition Traps Raghbendra Jha, Katsushi S. Imai & Raghav Gaiha 11. The Political Economy of Dietary Allowances C. Sathyamala 12. Economic Prosperity and Non-Communicable Disease: Understanding the Linkages Ajay Mahal and Lainie Sutton 13. Trade Food and Welfare Alexander Sarris 14. Enhancing Food Security: Agricultural Productivity, International Trade and Poverty Reduction Peter Warr 15. Best-fit Options of Crop Staples for Food Security: Productivity, Nutrition and Sustainability Jill E. Gready 16. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture and Their Mitigation Francesco N. Tubiello and Josef Schmidhuber 17. Land Degradation, Water Scarcity and Sustainability Manab Das, Debashish Goswami, Anshuman and Alok Adheleya 18. Viability of Small-Scale Farms in Asia Keijiro Otsuka 19. Food Entitlements, Subsidies and Right to Food: A South Asian Perspective Simrit Kaur 20. Global Middle Class and Dietary Patterns: A Sociological Perspective Vani S. Kulkarni Index
£195.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Making Fishery Agreements Work: Post-Agreement
Book SynopsisWhy do people obey the law? And why do states abide by their international commitments? These are among the questions raised in this important book. The setting is the Barents Sea, home to some of the most productive fishing grounds on the planet, including the world's largest cod stock. Norway 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. The author argues that post-agreement bargaining helps activate norms and establish standard operating procedure that furthers precautionary fisheries management. The Barents Sea fishery is seen as one of the best-managed international fisheries in the world, and the book specifically enquires into the lessons to be learned from the Norwegian-Russian partnership. It will therefore prove to be of invaluable interest to practitioners, scholars and policy makers working in the field of fisheries management and environmental agreements.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
£26.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Transnational Environmental Governance: The
Book SynopsisIn recent years a wide range of non-state certification programs have emerged to address environmental and social problems associated with the extraction of natural resources. This book provides a general analytical framework for assessing the emergence and effectiveness of voluntary certification programs. It focuses on certification in the forest and fisheries sectors, as initiatives in these sectors are among the most advanced cases of non-state standard setting and governance in the environmental realm. Paying particular attention to the Forest Stewardship Council and the Marine Stewardship Council, the author examines how certification initiatives emerged, the politics that underlie their development, their ability to influence producer and consumer behavior, and the broader consequences of their formation and spread. The analysis of the certification of forests and fisheries offers a wealth of insights from which to better understand the capacity of non-state governance programs to ameliorate global environmental problems.Containing a detailed review of the direct effects and broader consequences of forest and fisheries certification, this book will be warmly welcomed by scholars of environmental politics and corporate social responsibility, as well as practitioners involved in non-state certification programs throughout the world.Trade Review‘This is a very timely and thorough examination of the emergence of and role played by non-state certification schemes in addressing pressing environmental and common-resource problems.’ -- Karen Anderton, International Environmental Agreements‘Lars Gulbrandsen’s study of certification in the area of forests and fisheries provides an authoritative discussion of the causal dynamics driving the trend, the various organizational forms displayed and the concrete and measurable impacts observed.’ -- Kathrin Ludwig and Philipp Pattberg, Transnational Environmental Law‘Gulbrandsen’s book makes a careful and reflective investigation and comparison of the empirical cases. It presents an insightful and comprehensive analysis of factors demonstrated to be important for the emergence, functioning, and problem-solving capacity of certification schemes.’ -- Magnus Boström, Review of Policy Research‘Transnational Environmental Governance provides both an excellent overview of the issues to be taken into account in studying voluntary certification systems, and an effective in-depth study of the forestry and fishing cases. . . highly effective as a treatment of environmental certification, and as a starting point for the study of the phenomenon.’ -- J. Samuel Barkin, Global Environmental PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Non-state Governance: An Analytical Framework 3. The Emergence of Forest Certification 4. The Adoption and Impact of Forest Certification 5. Forest Certification in Sweden and Norway 6. Spillover to the Fisheries Sector: The Marine Stewardship Council 7. The Adoption and Impact of Fisheries Certification 8. The Spread and Institutionalization of Certification Programs 9. Conclusions References Index
£33.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd World Statistics on Mining and Utilities
Book SynopsisWorld Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water. This unique and comprehensive source of information meets the growing demand of data users who require detailed and reliable statistical information on the primary industry and energy producing sectors. The publication provides internationally comparable data to economic researchers, development strategists and business communities who influence the policy of industrial development and its environmental sustainability.Table of ContentsContents: About this Publication Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country Tables
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and
Book SynopsisOver the last two decades one of the great global emerging technological trends has been the shift from chemistry to biology in agriculture. Bitterly contested and enduringly controversial, the shift to biotechnology has nevertheless led to greater sustainability and promises even greater gains in years to come. This Handbook is an invaluable compendium of detailed case study and insight.'- Mark Lynas, Cornell University, US'This important volume analyses the current state of crop biotechnology development and regulation. It establishes a firm basis for understanding the current level of deployment of crops modified by biotechnology and also the uneven and often unscientific bases that have been used to judge their merits for particular regions. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone concerned with the development of this vital area of agriculture.'- Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden, US'With interest in biotechnology surging, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the potential that advancements in modern agriculture have to offer, how they've already changed agriculture around the world and what s coming down the pipeline. Agriculture is about economics, the environment and feeding the world; so too, at the heart of it, is biotechnology, as this book so clearly demonstrates. The authors have years of experience with biotechnology and their expertise shines through on each page.'- Lorne Hepworth, CropLife CanadaThis book is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development. Beginning with an account of GM crop adoptions and attitudes towards them, the book assesses numerous crucial processes, concluding with detailed insights into GM products. Drawing on expert perspectives of leading authors from 57 different institutions in 16 countries, it provides a unique, global overview of agbiotech following 20 years of adoption. Many consider GM crops the most rapid agricultural innovation adopted in the history of agriculture. This book provides insights as to why the adoption has occurred globally at such a rapid rate.This is a rich and varied collection of research, which will appeal to scholars, academics and practitioners worldwide. An invaluable resource, this book will be a first point of reference to anyone with an interest in agbiotech and studies into agriculture, biotechnology and development.Contributors: A.A. Adenle, P. Aerni, C. Alexander, J.M. Alston, V. Beckmann, J. Bognar, C.G. Borroto, D. Brewin, G. Brookes, J. Carpenter, Y. Carrière, D. Castle, M. Chen, P. Conceição, B. Dayananda, M. Demont, K. Dillen, D. Eaton, E. Einsiedel, J. Falck-Zepeda, J. Fernandez-Cornejo, G.B. Frisvold, C.V. Gonslaves, D. Gonsalves, M. Gouse, G. Graff, R. Gray, A. Gupta, W.O. Hennessey, J.E. Hobbs, W.E. Huffman, L. A. Jackson, C. Juma, N. Kalaitzandonakes, S. Kaplan, V.J. Karplus, W.A. Kerr, G.G. Khachatourians, E.M. Kikulwe, E. Kim, D.E. Kolady, S.P. Kowalski, J. Kruse, L. Levidow, S. Levine, K. Ludlow, X. Ma, A. Magnier, S. Malla, I. Matuschke, J.J. McCluskey, A. McHughen, J. Medlock, D. Miller, L. Nagarajan, A. Naseem, C. Oguamanam, M. Ouattarra, M. Owen, R. Paarlberg, P. W. B. Phillips, M. Qaim, T. Raney, J.M. Reeves, S.D. Rhodes, S.M.H. Rizvi, C.D. Ryan, D. Schimmelpfennig, G.J. Scoles, G. Skogstad, S. J. Smyth, C. Soregaroli, D.J. Spielman, A.J. Stein, J. Thomson, J. Vitale, G. Vognan, G. Waterfield, S. Wechsler, J. Wesseler, A. Williams, W.W. Wilson, L.L. Wolfenbarger, G. Ye, J. Yorobe Jr, D.Z. Zeng, D. ZilbermanTrade Review'This is a timely assessment of the current and possible future status of GMOs, with useful observations on what has been learned along the way and how this knowledge might be applied. Well edited and produced.' -- L. C. Devis, Kansas State University, Choice‘This Handbook covers a contentious topic, so the approach of the editors is refreshing, especially their transparent introduction as to how they organized their work. A key theme is evidence. I have been involved in agro-biotechnology for 25 years, mainly at the international level; I know that evidence is what matters. This is a comprehensive coverage of many aspects of agro-biotechnology but it is easy to navigate through the chapters and follow any number of issues of interest.’ -- – Peter Kearns, OECD, Paris‘This Handbook is a tour de force, providing fascinating insights and nourishments for the mind that will shape views and visions. The rich interplay between science and society, between agriculture and development, comprehensively addressed in this Handbook is a must-read for anyone wishing to make a meaningful contribution to global development.’ -- Anatole Krattiger, Cornell University, US‘Over the last two decades one of the great global emerging technological trends has been the shift from chemistry to biology in agriculture. Bitterly contested and enduringly controversial, the shift to biotechnology has nevertheless led to greater sustainability and promises even greater gains in years to come. This Handbook is an invaluable compendium of detailed case study and insight.’Table of ContentsContents: Editor’s Introduction: Conceptual Framing of the IAD framework and Methods, Models and Metrics 1. Introduction to Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development Stuart J. Smyth, Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle PART I: EXOGENOUS VARIABLES: THE ENVIRONMENT, ACTORS AND RULES 2. Global Adoption of GM Crops, 1995–2010 Graham Brookes 3. Structure of Public Research Richard Gray and Buwani Dayananda 4. The Private Sector: MNEs and SMEs Jill E. Hobbs 5. Biotechnology in North America: The United States, Canada and Mexico Julia Bognar and Grace Skogstad 6. South American Adopters: Argentina and Brazil Sybil D. Rhodes 7. Africa Jennifer Thomson 8. China Valerie J. Karplus 9. Agricultural Biotechnology in India: Impacts and Controversies Matin Qaim 10. Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Japan and The Philippines Karinne Ludlow and Jose Yorobe Jr. 11. European Union Policy Conflicts over Agbiotech: Ecological Modernisation Perspectives and Critiques Les Levidow 12. Africa Non-adopters Robert Paarlberg 13. Non-adopters of GM Crops in Latin American Jose Falck-Zepeda 14. The Cuban Context for Agriculture and Innovation Carlos G. Borroto 15. Risk Assessment Frameworks in the Multilateral Setting Lee Ann Jackson 16. The Trade System and Biotechnology William A. Kerr 17. Developing Countries and the Legal Institutions at the Intersection of Agbiotech and Development Chidi Oguamanam 18. Consumer Attitudes and Preferences for GM Products Stuart J. Smyth and David Castle 19. The Motivation and Impact of Organized Public Resistance Against Agricultural Biotechnology Philip Aerni PART II: ACTION ARENAS 20. The Research Pipeline Peter W.B. Phillips 21. Clusters, Innovation Systems and Biotechnology in Developing Country Agriculture David J. Spielman, Douglas Zhihua Zeng and Xingliang Ma 22. Practice Driving Policy: Agbiotech Transfer as Capacity Building William O. Hennessey, Aarushi Gupta and Stanley P. Kowalski 23. The North American Crop Biotech Environment, Actors and Rules David Schimmelpfennig 24. Adoption Decisions Corinne Alexander 25. Co-existence Volker Beckmann, Claudio Soregaroli and Justus Wesseler 26. Biotechnology and the Inputs Industry Anwar Naseem and Latha Nagarajan 27. Market Power in the US Biotech Industry Alexandre Magnier, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes and Douglas Miller 28. The Dynamic IP System in Crop Genetics and Biotechnology Derek Eaton and Greg Graff 29. Environment Effects LaReesa Wolfenbarger, Yves Carrière and Micheal Owen 30. Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods Wallace E. Huffman and Jill J. McCluskey 31. Biotechnology and Food Security Calestous Juma, Pedro Conceição and Sebastian Levine 32. International Regimes on Plant Intellectual Property Rights and Plant Genetic Resources: Implications for Stakeholders Deepthi Elizabeth Kolady 33. Engaging Publics on Agbiotech: A Retrospective Look Jennifer Medlock and Edna Einsiedel 34. Lessons from the California GM Labelling Proposition on the State of Crop Biotechnology David Zilberman, Scott Kaplan, Eunice Kim and Gina Waterfield 35. Biotechnology Communications, Mythmaking and the Media Camille D. Ryan PART III: OUTCOMES 36. Soybeans Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo and Seth Wechsler 37. Maize/Corn Janet Carpenter, Marnus Gouse and Jose Yorobe Jr. 38. GM Cotton Jeffrey Vitale, Gaspard Vognan and Marc Ouattarra 39. Canola Derek Brewin and Stavroula Malla 40. The Hawaiian Papaya Story Carol V. Gonsalves and Dennis Gonsalves 41. Sugar Beet Koen Dillen and Matty Demont 42. Rice Matty Demont, Mao Chen, Gongyin Ye and Alexander J. Stein 43. Aggregate Effects: Adopters and Non-adopters, Investors and Consumers George B. Frisvold and Jeanne M. Reeves 44. Economic Success but Political Failure? The Paradox of GM Crops in Developing Countries Terri Raney, Ademola A. Adenle and Ira Matuschke 45. The Size and Distribution of the Benefits from the Adoption of Biotech Soybean Varieties Julian M. Alston, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes and John Kruse 46. Wheat: Status, Outlook and Implications William W. Wilson 47. Small Grains: Barley, Oat and Rye Syed Masood H. Rizvi and Graham J. Scoles 48. Incremental Benefits of Genetically Modified Bananas in Uganda Enoch M. Kikulwe, Jose Falck-Zepeda and Justus Wesseler 49. Biofuels and GM Feedstocks Alphanso Williams and William A. Kerr 50. Non-food GM Crops: Phytoremediation, Industrial Products and Pharmaceuticals George G. Khachatourians 51. Tomatoes, Potatoes and Flax: Exploring the Cost of Lost Innovations Camille D. Ryan and Alan McHughen
£56.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Food: Demand, Supply, Sustainability
Book SynopsisThis volume is a welcome and timely contribution to a topic of enduring importance. The global consequences of recent food price crises underscore the need to examine food security issues from diverse perspectives. This volume meets that need, featuring accessible yet cutting-edge analyses of food security by leading experts in fields as diverse as trade, nutrition, public health, production, political economy, and behavioral economics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners.'- Steven Block, Tufts University, US'This excellent volume offers a compact but wide-ranging survey of recent research on important changes in global food markets. Its 20 chapters accurately capture important areas of scholarly agreement as well as on-going debates among economists studying agriculture and nutrition, with several provocative original contributions from other fields. The book draws particularly on the authors' long experience in Asia, offering widely-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world.'- William A. Masters, Tufts University, USThe global population is forecasted to reach 9.4 billion by 2050, with much of this increase concentrated in developing regions and cities. Ensuring adequate food and nourishment to this large population is a pressing economic, moral and even security challenge and requires research (and action) from a multi-disciplinary perspective.This book provides the first such integrated approach to tackling this problem by addressing the multiplicity of challenges posed by rising global population, diet diversification and urbanization in developing countries and climate change.It examines key topics such as:- the impact of prosperity on food demand- the role of international trade in addressing food insecurity- the challenge posed by greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land degradation- the implication on labor markets of severe under-nutrition- viability of small scale farms- strategies to augment food availability.The Handbook on Food would be a welcome supplementary text for courses on development economics, particularly those concentrating on agricultural development, climate change and food availability, as well as nutrition.Contributors include: Anshuman Adheleya, Alok Adheleya, M. Das, D. Dawe, O. Ecker, C.L. Gilbert, D. Goswami, J.E. Gready, D. Headey, K.S. Imai, S. Jha, N. Kaicker, S. Kaur, V.S. Kulkarni, A. Mahal, K. Mathur, K. Otsuka, S. Pfuderer, A. Sarris, C. Sathyamala, J. Schmidhuber, P.V. Srinivasan, L. Sutton, G. Thapa, P. Timmer, J.-F. Trinh Tan, F.N. Tubiello, P. Warr, J. YouTrade Review‘The Handbook on Food: Demand, Supply, Sustainability and Security makes a significant contribution to academic, policy and public interests in food security. It does not avoid the hard questions, proposes much-needed research direction and policy reform, and most importantly identifies crucial links between food security, poverty, trade, globalisation, environmental sustainability, climate change and the politics that create a complex space. This comprehensive and courageous book is a must-read for those interested in the issue of food security now and in the future.’ -- Dianne Dibley, University of Canberra, Australia‘This volume is a welcome and timely contribution to a topic of enduring importance. The global consequences of recent food price crises underscore the need to examine food security issues from diverse perspectives. This volume meets that need, featuring accessible yet cutting-edge analyses of food security by leading experts in fields as diverse as trade, nutrition, public health, production, political economy, and behavioral economics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners.’ -- Steven Block, Tufts University, US‘This excellent volume offers a compact but wide-ranging survey of recent research on important changes in global food markets. Its 20 chapters accurately capture important areas of scholarly agreement as well as on-going debates among economists studying agriculture and nutrition, with several provocative original contributions from other fields. The book draws particularly on the authors’ long experience in Asia, offering widely-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world.’ -- William A. Masters, Tufts University, US‘This Handbook on Food is highly recommended to scholars, students and policy-makers alike who want to familiarise themselves with recent evidence on the important issue of food security worldwide. It is also welcome supplementary reading for courses on development economics, agricultural economics, and environmental economics. It is a very rich compendium of information on the food situation in general so from that perspective it rightly deserves to be called a Handbook on Food.’ -- Ulrike Grote, Food SecurityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Overview: Handbook on Food Demand, Supply, Sustainability and Security Raghbendra Jha, Raghav Gaiha and Anil B. Deolalikar 2. The Political Economy of Food Security: A Behavioral Perspective C. Peter Timmer 3. Shocks to the System: Monitoring Food Security in a Volatile World Derek Headey, Olivier Ecker, and Jean-Francois Trinh Tan 4. Food Price Inflation, Growth and Poverty Shikha Jha and P.V. Srinivasan 5. Transmission of Global Food Prices, Supply Response and Impacts on the Poor David Dawe 6. The Financialization of Food Commodity Markets Christopher L. Gilbert and Simone Pfuderer 7. Financialization of Food Commodity Markets, Price Surge and Volatility: New Evidence Kritika Mathur, Nidhi Kaicker, Raghav Gaiha, Katsushi S. Imai and Ganesh Thapa 8. Dietary Shift and Diet Quality in India: An Analysis based on 50th, 61st and 66th Rounds of NSS Raghav Gaiha, Nidhi Kaicker, Katsushi S. Imai, Vani S. Kulkarni & Ganesh Thapa 9. Dietary Change, Nutrient Transition and Food Security in Fast Growing China Jing You 10. Poverty-Nutrition Traps Raghbendra Jha, Katsushi S. Imai & Raghav Gaiha 11. The Political Economy of Dietary Allowances C. Sathyamala 12. Economic Prosperity and Non-Communicable Disease: Understanding the Linkages Ajay Mahal and Lainie Sutton 13. Trade Food and Welfare Alexander Sarris 14. Enhancing Food Security: Agricultural Productivity, International Trade and Poverty Reduction Peter Warr 15. Best-fit Options of Crop Staples for Food Security: Productivity, Nutrition and Sustainability Jill E. Gready 16. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture and Their Mitigation Francesco N. Tubiello and Josef Schmidhuber 17. Land Degradation, Water Scarcity and Sustainability Manab Das, Debashish Goswami, Anshuman and Alok Adheleya 18. Viability of Small-Scale Farms in Asia Keijiro Otsuka 19. Food Entitlements, Subsidies and Right to Food: A South Asian Perspective Simrit Kaur 20. Global Middle Class and Dietary Patterns: A Sociological Perspective Vani S. Kulkarni Index
£46.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2014
Book SynopsisWorld Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water.This unique and comprehensive source of information meets the growing demand of data users who require detailed and reliable statistical information on the primary industry and energy producing sectors. The publication provides internationally comparable data to economic researchers, development strategists and business communities who influence the policy of industrial development and its environmental sustainability.Contents: About this Publication Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country TablesTable of ContentsContents: About this Publication Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country Tables
£114.00
