Agribusiness and primary industries Books
CABI Publishing Global Development of Organic Agriculture:
Book SynopsisModern agriculture and food systems, including organic agriculture, are undergoing a technological and structural modernisation and are faced with a growing globalisation. Organic agriculture (OA) can be seen as pioneering efforts to create sustainable development based on other principles than mainstream agriculture. There are however large differences between the challenges connected to, on one hand, modern farming and consumption in high-income countries and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor consumers in low-income countries. The point of departure is the increasing globalisation and the production and trade of food and fodder and how this influences the role of OA. This book provides an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic agriculture in this global perspective, as seen from different perspectives such as sustainability, food security and fair trade.Table of Contents1: Global trends in agriculture and food systems, 2: Globalisation and sustainable development: a potential ecology strategy to realize ecological justice, 3: Organic agriculture and ecological justice: Ethics and practice, 4: Ecological Economics and organic farming, 5: Organic farming in a world of free trade, 6: Certified and non-certified organic farming in the developing world, 7: Possibilities for closing the urban rural nutrient cycles, 8: Soil Fertility Depletion Sub-Saharan Africa: What is the Role of Organic Agriculture, 9: Sustainable veterinary medical practices in organic farming: a global perspective, 10: The impact of organic farming on food security in a regional and global perspective, 11: Towards a global research programme for organic food and farming, 12: Synthesis: The potential of organic farming in a globalised world,
£86.94
CABI Publishing Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics:
Book SynopsisIt has been recognized that an important factor in improving the viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As opposed to relying solely on cash crops, this can be more easily achieved through the domestication of various indigenous fruit trees that can be cultivated and owned by smallholder farmers. Through multi-functional and integrated farming systems, these tree crops can support environmental and social sustainability by providing food as well as promoting economic growth. Twenty years ago, little was known about the biology, ecology or the social impact of indigenous fruit trees on rural populations. Since then, new concepts and approaches have been developed, case studies have been produced and the potential and feasibility of their domestication and commercialization has been explored. This focused study on the tropics brings together a comprehensive review of this research.Table of ContentsPART 1: SETTING THE SCENE 1: Setting priorities among indigenous fruit tree species in Africa: Examples from southern, eastern and western Africa regions 2: Towards domestication strategy for indigenous fruit trees in the tropics 3: Challenges to stimulating the adoption and impact of indigenous fruit trees in tropical agriculture PART II: INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREE DOMESTICATION IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA and OCEANIA 4: Domestication of trees or of forests: development pathways for fruit tree production in southeast Asia 5: Homegarden-based indigenous fruit tree production in peninsular India 6: Native fruit tree improvement in Amazonia: an overview 7: The domestication of fruits and nut trees species in Vanuatu, Oceania PART III: REGIONAL DOMESTICATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 8: Creating opportunities for domesticating and commercializing miombo indigenous fruit trees in Southern Africa 9: Domestication, utilisation and marketing of indigenous fruit trees: Experiences from West and Central Africa 10: Strengthening rural livelihoods through domestication of indigenous fruit trees in the parklands of the Sahel 11: The role of indigenous fruit trees in sustainable dryland agriculture in Eastern Africa PART IV: THE BIOPHYSICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT OF MIOMBO FRUIT TREES 12: Marketing of indigenous fruits in southern Africa 13: Economics of on-farm production of indigenous fruits 14: Opportunities for commercialization and enterprise development of indigenous fruits in southern Africa 15: The feasibility of small-scale indigenous fruit processing enterprises in Southern Africa 16: Product development: nutritional value, processing and utilization of indigenous fruits from the miombo ecosystem 17: Germplasm, propagation and nursery management of miombo fruit trees 18: Pest management in high commercial value indigenous fruit trees PART V: LESSONS FOR COMODITIZING INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES AND NUTS IN THE TROPICS 19: Accelerated domestication and commercialization of indigenous fruit and nut trees to enhance better livelihoods in the tropics: Lessons and way forward
£108.90
CABI Publishing Common Agricultural Policy and Organic Farming:
Book SynopsisThe Common Agricultural Policy and Organic Farming covers how ideational change came about to enhance the understanding of change within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to plan and implement change in European agriculture policy. The contents cover institutional change within the CAP and focus on the institutional construction policy concerned with organic farming.Table of Contents1: The Common Agricultural Policy and Institutional Change 2: Institutional Change: Rational Choice, Historical and Sociological Perspectives 3: A Discursive Institutional Approach and its Analytical Implications 4: The Translation and Institutionalisation of the World Problematique (1968-1977) 5: The Translation and Institutionalisation of Environmental Ideas within the CAP (1978-1985) 6: Conflicts over Meaning and Policy Entrepreneurship within the CAP 7: The Formation of a Policy Field: Organic Farming within the CAP (1993-2005) 8: Conclusions
£81.45
CABI Publishing Coffee Pests, Diseases and their Management
Book SynopsisPrice collapse and oversupply have made coffee a high-profile crop in recent years: never has efficient production and crop protection been more important for reducing costs and increasing quality. Packed with illustrations, this book covers the origins, botany, agroecology and worldwide production statistics of coffee, and the insect pests, plant pathogens, nematodes and nutrient deficiencies that afflict it. With emphasis on integrated crop management, this book reviews control measures suitable for any coffee pest or disease and will enable agriculturists to design and implement sustainable pest management systems.Table of Contents1: Coffee production overview 1.1: The basics of the coffee crop 1.2: World Production 2: Insect pests 2.1: Stem and branch borers 2.2: Berry feeders 2.3: Bud, leaf, green shoot and flower feeding insects 2.4: Root and collar feeding insects 3: Diseases, nematodes, nutrient deficiencies and physiological disorders 3.1: Foliage and shoot diseases 3.2: Berry diseases 3.3: Wilt diseases and diseases of the root and stem 3.4: Nematodes 3.5: Nutrient deficiencies and physiological diseases 4: Integrated crop management 4.1: Nursery management, transplanting and crop maintenance 4.2: Shade management, conservation and biodiversity 4.3: Post harvest and processing pests and microbial problems 4.4: Integrated pest management and pest management technology
£113.99
CABI Publishing Sustainable Forestry: From Monitoring and
Book SynopsisIn the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies.Table of Contents1: Overview KM Reynolds, M Köhl, K Rennolls, M Shannon, A Thomson, and D Ray Section 1: Science and policy Chapter 1: Science is endogenous to sustainable forestry - implications for scientists and policy makers MA Shannon, G Buttoud, and R Päivinen Chapter 2: Will linking science to policy lead to sustainable forestry? Lessons from the federal forests of the United States KN Johnson Chapter 3: Participation as a new mode of governance? Scientists and policy makers linked in a double spiral I Kouplevatskaya Chapter 4: The European Union sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation policies from a transition countries perspective M Nijnik and L Bizikova Chapter 5: Abee Chapter 6: Indicators for biodiversity of tropical forests: problems and solutions K Rennolls and KM Reynolds Chapter 7: Science-policy consultation as boundary spanning: The interaction of science and politics in two US bioregional assessments M Pregernig Chapter 8: Cluster organization in forestry: Supporting information and knowledge transfer in the practice, science and policy of sustainable forest management T Mrosek and A Schulte Chapter 9: Modelling public support for wildland fire policy JD Absher and JJ Vaske Chapter 10: Analysing institutions and public perspectives to identify the future of British forests M Nijnik and A Mather Chapter 11: Economic conservation - Hill Holt Wood: The three legs of sustainability in practiceN Lowthrop Section 2: Inventory and monitoring Chapter 12: Measuring sustainability using the US Forest Inventory and Analysis Program CT Scott and WH McWilliams Chapter 13: Vegetation diversity assessment in southern Belgium's permanent forest inventory C Sanchez, H Claessens, T Puissant, HLecomte and JRondeux Chapter 14: PractiSFM - An operational multi-resource inventory protocol for sustainable forest management F Barrett, M Nieuwenhuis and MJ Somers Chapter 15: The Importance of forest stand-level inventory to sustain multiple forest values in the presence of endangered species DL Johnson, KN Johnson and DW Hann Chapter 16: Forest land change assessment by continuous inventory P Corona, E Pompei and G Scarascia Mugnozza Chapter 17: A study on tree colonization of abandoned land in the Italian Alps: extent and some characteristics of new forest stands in Trentino F De Natale, P Gasparini and A Carriero Chapter 18: Using spatial statistics to improve the primary forestry supply chain JD Hamann and K Boston Chapter 19: Evaluation of commercial airborne LiDAR and SAR products to estimate top height and associated parameters in production forests in Britain E D Wallington and JC Suárez Section 3: Statistics and modelling Chapter 20: Potential contributions of statistics and modelling to sustainable forest management: review and synthesis K Rennolls, M Tomé, RE McRoberts, JK Vanclay, V LeMay, BT Guan and GZ Gertner Chapter 21: Modelling forest ecosystems: the Edinburgh Forest ModelJHM Thornley Section 4: Information and knowledge management Chapter 22: Information and knowledge management for sustainable forestryAJ Thomson, HM Rauscher, DL Schmoldt and H Vacik Chapter 23: Integrating the DPSIR approach and the analytic network process for the assessment of forest management strategies H Vacik, B Wolfslehner, R Seidl and MJ Lexer Chapter 24: Establishment Management Information System [EMIS]: delivering good practice advice on tree establishment in the uplands of Britain MP Perks, AJ Harrison and SJ Bathgate Chapter 25: On chatbots and avatars - the Virtual Forester as a guide to knowledge about sustainable forest management A Reinbolz and M Hanewinkel Chapter 26: Information and knowledge management in support of sustainable forestry: a review HM Rauscher, DL Schmoldt and H Vacik Chapter 27: How should we manage knowledge ecosystems? Using adaptive knowledge management!AJ Thomson Chapter 28: An information retrieval system to support management of Habitats and Rare Priority and Protected Species (HaRPPS) in Britain D Ray and AC Broome Chapter 29: Decision support for sustainable forestry: enhancing the basic rational model HR Ekbia and KM Reynolds
£119.56
CABI Publishing Global Supply Chains, Standards and the Poor: How
Book SynopsisUsing original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by multinational companies investing in these countries and the resulting changes to existing supply chains. It also examines the impact of these changes on local producers, particularly poor farmers, and considers the long-term policy implications in terms of growth and poverty.Table of Contents1: Introduction, J F M Swinnen, K U Leuven PART I: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND STANDARDS 2: The Globalization of Private Standards and the Agro-food System, 3: Public and Private Food Quality Standards: Recent Trends and Strategic Incentives, 4: The Costs and Benefits of Compliance with Food Safety Standards for Exports by Developing Countries: The Case of Fish and Fishery Products, 5: The Dynamics of Vertical Coordination in Agri-Food Supply Chains in Transition Countries, 6: Trade Liberalization and Rent Distribution in Vertically-Related Markets, 7: Contracting, Competition, and Rent Distribution in Supply Chains: Theory and empirical evidence from Central Asia , PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON CHANGES AND EFFECTS 8: ASIA 8.1: Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers, 8.2: Small Traders and Small Farmers: The Small Engines Driving China's Giant Boom in Horticulture, 8.3: Quality Control and the marketing of non-staple crops in India, 9: LATIN AMERICA 9.1: Supermarkets and Small Horticultural Product Farmers in Central America, 10: AFRICA 10.1: Global supply chains, poverty and the environment: Evidence from Madagascar, 10.2: High-value supply chains, food standards and rural households in Senegal, 11: THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 11.1: Transformation and contracting in the supply chains of the former Soviet Union: Evidence from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia, 11.2: Vertical Integration in Russian Agriculture, E Serova, AFE 12: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 12.1: Restructuring market relations in food and agriculture of Central Eastern Europe: Impacts upon small farmers, 12.2: The impact of retail investments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Russian Federation, 12.3: Vertical coordination in the dairy sector : A comparative analysis of Romania and Slovakia, PART III: THE POLICY AGENDA 13: Global supply chains, standards and the poor: Implications for government policy and international organizations, 14: The role of the public and private sector in commercializing small farms and reducing transaction costs, 15: Building capacity for compliance with evolving food safety and agricultural health standards, 16: Public Sector Initiatives to Facilitate Small Farmer Access to International Marketing Chains: Lessons from Marketing Assistance Programs in Armenia,
£98.68
CABI Publishing Greenhouse Gas Sinks
Book SynopsisBringing together leading researchers from around the world this book reviews how vegetation and soils act as naturally occurring buffers which use up the gases responsible for global warming and the greenhouse effect. It provides in-depth information on the importance of these sinks, how they may respond to increased greenhouse gas emissions, how we can protect them and how they can help us mitigate climate change.Table of Contents1: Preface 2: Carbon Dioxide: its Importance, its Sources and its Sinks, 3: Terrestrial Vegetation as a Carbon Dioxide Sink, 4: The Oceanic Sink for Carbon Dioxide, 5: The Soil Carbon Dioxide Sink, 6: Implications of Increasing the Soil Carbon Store: Calculating the Net Greenhouse Gas Balance of No-Till Farming, 7: Geological Carbon Sinks, 8: Artificial Carbon Sinks: Utilization of CO2 for the Synthesis of Chemicals and Technological Applications, 9: The Prospects for Biological Carbon Sinks in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems, 10: Methane: its Importance, its Sources and its Sinks, 11: The Soil Methane Sink, 12: The Atmospheric Methane Sink, 13: Artificial Methane Sinks, 14: Nitrous Oxide: its Importance, its Sources and its Sinks, 15: The Stratospheric Sinks of Nitrous Oxide, C L Butenhoff and M A K Khalil 16: Sinks for N2O at the Earth's surface, 17: Cross-cutting Issues and New Directions, 18: The impact of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the exchange of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane from European forests,
£108.90
CABI Publishing Economics of Animal Health and Production:
Book SynopsisIllustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory and practical applications. Topics covered include gross margin analysis, partial budgeting, investment and financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. There are also sections on decision tree analysis, optimisation methods, value chain analysis, new institutional economics, DALYs and a range of policy analysis tools. International experts contribute on important theoretical and practical aspects of animal health and production economics, with global themes on livestock and poverty.Table of Contents1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems 1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems
£108.90
CABI Publishing Integrated Watershed Management: Connecting
Book SynopsisAs human populations expand and demands upon natural resources increase, the need to manage the environments in which people live becomes more important but also more difficult. Land and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. An integrated approach that stresses both the importance of participatory planning and the institutional and technical constraints and opportunities is therefore necessary. The institutional and technical context for managing watersheds and river basins, including the involvement of both the public and private sectors, is also examined.Table of Contents1: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2: LAND USE, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS 3: INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT 4: PLANNING AND POLICY MAKING 5: HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS 6: MONITORING AND EVALUATION TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE 7: RESEARCH, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 8: ADAPTIVE, INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHEDS: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
£42.99
CABI Publishing Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically
Book SynopsisThe decline of many individual and wild fish stocks has commanded an increase in aquaculture production to meet the protein demands of a growing population. Alongside selective breeding schemes and expanding facilities, transgenic methods have received increasing attention as a potential factor in meeting these demands. With a focus on developing countries, this third text in the series provides detailed information on environmental biosafety policy and regulation and presents methodologies for assessing ecological risks associated with transgenic fish.Table of Contents1: Introduction to environmental risk assessment for transgenic fish 2: Problem formulation and options assessment: science-guided deliberation in risk assessment of transgenic fish 3: Development of transgenic fish: scientific background 4: Gene construct and expression: information relevant for risk assessment and management 5: Approaches to assessing gene flow 6: Assessing ecological effects of transgenic fish prior to entry into nature 7: Introduction to the concepts and methods of uncertainty analysis 8: Risk management: Reducing risk through confinement of transgenic fish 9: Risk management: Post-approval monitoring and remediation 10: Summary and synthesis
£103.82
CABI Publishing Pest Management and Phytosanitary Trade Barriers
Book SynopsisA significant amount of the world's economy is based upon the international trade of agricultural produce. For the producing countries, a growing concern is the potential economic and ecological damage that invasive species could cause. While threats can be decreased through the regulation of items potentially carrying invasive species, the effect of such restrictions on international trade also needs to be considered. A balance must therefore be met that permits the transfer of produce while filtering out unwanted pests. Drawing on the author's extensive experience, the social and financial implications of phytosanitary trade barriers are reviewed. This book offers valuable and comprehensive coverage of pest related barriers and strategies for their implementation.Table of Contents1: Pest Management and Phytosanitary Trade Barriers 2: Agricultural Warfare and Bioterrorism Using Invasive Species 3: Plant Regulatory Organisation 4: Managing Risk of Pest Introduction, Establishment and Spread in a Changing World 5: Systems and Related Approaches to Pest Risk Management 6: Development of Postharvest Phytosanitary Disinfestation Treatments 7: Disinfestation with Cold 8: Phytosanitary Heat Schedules 9: Phytosanitation with Ionising Radiation 10: Disinfestation by Fumigation 11: Disinfestation with Modified (Controlled) Atmosphere Storage 12: Disinfestation with Postharvest Pesticide Treatments 13: Miscellaneous Phytosanitary Treatments"
£103.82
CABI Publishing Sustainable Farmland Management: New
Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in diffeing tempoarla spatial and production contexts - this book considers famrland multifuctionality, systems and sytemic thinking, the debates over information, knowledge and ethical aspects.Table of Contents1: Sustainability and Farmland Management 2: Infomation and Knowledge for Sustainable Farmland Management 3: Ethical Production and Protection 4: Multifunctionality and Sustainable Farmland Management 5: Systems for Sustainable Farmland Management 6: Scales of Sustainable Farmland Management
£98.68
CABI Publishing Labels of Origin for Food: Local Development,
Book SynopsisAgri-food traditional, regional and typical products are an important resource for agricultural and rural development in many areas of the European Union. These Origin Labelled Products (OLPs) activate a complex system of relationships involving the local production and marketing and distribution systems, rural development dynamics and the consumer. Based on research conducted in European countries, this book provides an account of the current state of OLPs, enabling a better understanding of their characteristics and evolution in the agri-food system. It also assesses public policies at various levels and the effects of legal protection, financial support and public promotional initiatives on those involved, and consumers’ and citizens’ concerns and expectations.Table of Contents1: Introduction Part I: Research on Geographical Indications in Europe Chapter 1: Geographical Origin: A Complex Feature of Agro-Food Products Chapter 2: Legal Debates Surrounding Geographical Indications Chapter 3: Current Situation and Potential Development of Geographical Indications if Europe Chapter 4: Geographical Indications: Collective Organisation and Management Chapter 5: Geographical Indications, Consumers and Citizens Chapter 6: Origin Products, Geographical Indications and Rural Development Part II: Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications Chapter 7: Public Policies and Geographical Indications Chapter 8: Globalisation and Geographical Indications Chapter 9: Geographical Indications in the USA Chapter 10: Geographical Indications in Developing Countries I: Epilogue Appendix 1: Case Studies in Europe II: Introduction System I: Cherry of Lari (Italy) System II: L'Étivaz Cheese (Switzerland) System III: Cariñena Wine (Spain) System IV: Roquefort Cheese (France) System V: Salami Tipici Piacentini (Italy) System VI: Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese (England) Appendix 2: PGI and PDO System Maps III: PGI Wine IV: PDO Wine V: PGI Foods VI: PDO Foods
£86.94
CABI Publishing Resource Allocation Theory Applied to Farm Animal
Book SynopsisAccording to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individual’s genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function, the consequences of selection for high production efficiency in livestock species, methods that can be used to quantify resource allocation patterns, and the application of resource allocation theory to improve animal production and wellbeing.Table of Contents1: Animal Design and the Use of Food Resources 2: Optimisation of the Genotype 3: Metabolic Constraints to Resource Allocation 4: Physiological Regulation of Resource Allocation 5: Costs Preferences and Trade Offs 6: Adaptation of Resource Allocation Patterns to Environmental and Genetic Changes 7: Application of Knowledge on Resource Allocation Patterns to Animal Production 8: Quantification of Resource Allocation Patterns"
£108.90
CABI Publishing Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's
Book SynopsisThe extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Addressing the issues of even greater climate extremes in the future, this book discusses both new approaches and past successes and failures in order to provide the necessary insight to develop sustainable rangeland management strategies, drawing on regional case studies and lessons learned from Australia, Canada and the USA.Table of ContentsA: Part 1. Introduction 1: The context for the study of rangeland degradation and recovery in China’s pastoral lands 2: Historical degradation episodes in China: socio-economic forces and their interaction with rangeland grazing systems since the 1950s B: Part 2. Mechanisms of rangeland degradation and recovery 3: An analysis of the effects of climate variability in northern China over the past five decades on people livestock and plants in the focus areas 4: Mechanisms of degradation in grazed rangelands 5: The mechanisms of soil erosion processes by wind and water in Chinese rangelands 6: Processes in rangeland degradation, rehabilitation and recovery C: Part 3. Case studies of degradation and recovery 7: Hulunbuir grassland, Inner Mongolia 8: Horqin sandy land, Inner Mongolia 9: Xilingole grassland, Inner Mongolia 10: Ordos plateau, Inner Mongolia 11: Hexi corridor, Gansu 12: Alashan Plateau, Inner Mongolia 13: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Rangelands 14: Northern Xinjiang D: Part 4. The Future - How to prevent the next major degradation episode 15: Land tenure arrangements, property rights and institutional arrangements in the cycles of rangeland degradation and recovery 16: Monitoring and Evaluation as Tools for Rangeland Management 17: How can the next degradation episode be prevented?
£108.90
CABI Publishing River Basin Trajectories: Societies, Environments
Book SynopsisUsing a variety of case studies, this book provides an overview of how societies have gradually developed their water resources and furthers our understanding of how such resources can be managed successfully or unsuccessfully. Discussing how and why particular options are selected, and why a particular course of events eventually prevails, the book stresses the importance of context and a multidisciplinary approach in moving towards sustainable and equitable development.Table of Contents1: Conceptual and Substantive Introduction 2: The Jordan River Basin, Jordan 3: The Olifant River Basin, South Africa 4: The Lerma-Chapala River Basin, Mexico 5: The Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand 6: The Yellow River Basin, China 7: The Merguellil River Basin, Tunisia 8: The Ruaha/Rufiji River Basin, Tanzania 9: The Zayandeh Rud Basin, Iran 10: The Bhavani River Basin, India 11: The Pungwe and Save River Basins, Zimbabwe and Mozambique 12: The Murray-Darling River Basin, Australia 13: Synthesis: Human-environment Interactions in a River Basin Context
£108.90
CABI Publishing Intellectual Property Rights and Food Security
Book SynopsisIntellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play an important role in the struggle for food security and encouraging agricultural research and development. This book examines these roles as well as the international relationship between IPRs, agricultural biotechnology, access to biological resources, food security and globalisation, paying particular attention to proposals for the protection of Farmers' Rights, traditional knowledge, GM crops and the impact of competition laws. It proposes a number of recommendations for action in deploying IPRs in order to reach greater food security globally.Table of Contents1: Intellectual Property and Food Security - Policy Issues 2: Intellectual Property and Agriculture 3: International Intellectual Property Landscape 4: Plant Variety Protection and Food Security 5: Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 6: Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Farmers Rights 7: Intellectual Property Aspects of GMOs and Food Security 8: Geographical Indications and Food Security 9: Competition Aspects 10: Intellectual Property and Agricultural Research 11: Recommendations
£108.90
CABI Publishing Prioritizing Agricultural Research for
Book SynopsisSystematic empirical analysis is needed to help guide limited public resources to those research areas that have the greatest potential to produce benefits for the poor and the environment. Focusing on priority setting practices utilised in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods. Chapters present approaches that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development D.A. Raitzer and G.W. Norton Section I: Background Tools Chapter 2: Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) and Research Priority Assessment B. Douthwaite, S. Alvarez, J.D.H. Keatinge, R. Mackay, G. Thiele and J. Watts Section II: Institute Level Approaches Chapter 3: Research Priority Assessment at the International Potato Center (CIP) K.O. Fuglie and G. Thiele Chapter 4: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's (IITA) Experience in Priority Assessment of Agricultural Research V.M. Manyong, D. Sanogo and A. D. Alene Chapter 5: Priority Assessment at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR): Confronting the Challenges of a Policy Oriented Natural Resources Management Research Portfolio D.A. Raitzer Chapter 6: Research Evaluation and Priority Assessment at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): Continuing Cycles of Learning to Improve Impacts J. Ndjeunga and C. Bantilan Chapter 7: Using Multiple Objectives in Participatory Assessment of International Livestock Research: Lessons Learned P. Kristjanson, T. Randolph, P. Thornton, R. Reid and J. Ryan Chapter 8: Priority Assessment for Rice Research in Sub-Saharan Africa A. Diagne, P. Kormawa, O. Youm, S. Keya and S. N'cho Chapter 9: Highlights of the Evolution of Priority Assessment and Targeting at the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) J.Dixon and R.La Rovere Section III: System and Regional Approaches Chapter 10: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas' (ICARDA) Experience in Agricultural Research Priority Assessment K. Shideed, M. Solh, A. Mazid and M. El-Solh Chapter 11: Strategic Priorities for Agricultural Development in Eastern and Central Africa: A Review of the Institutional Context and Methodological Approach for Undertaking a Quantitative, Sub-Regional Assessment S. Wood and J. R. Anderson Chapter 12: Methods and Approach to Identify the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Priorities for Research P.Gardiner Section IV: Synthesis and Ways Forward Chapter 13: Synthesis and Options for Enhanced Priority Assessment for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research G.W. Norton and D.A. Raitzer
£98.68
CABI Publishing Agro-industries for Development
Book SynopsisThe development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the demand for farm products. However, in order to avoid adverse effects to vulnerable countries and people, sound policies and strategies for fostering agro-industries are needed. This book has been developed from a meeting of policy makers, governments, UN technical agencies and agro-industry specialists. It addresses the strategies and actions required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can contribute to broad-based economic development and poverty reduction. This book is a co-publication with FAO and UNIDOTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Building the political case for agro-industries and agribusiness in developing countries 3: Agro-industry trends, patterns and development impacts 4: Technologies shaping the future 5: Enabling environments for competitive agro-industries 6: Business models that are inclusive of small farmers 7: Corporate social responsibility for agro-industries development 8: Annexes A: Alain de janvry's plenary address on "agriculture for development - implications for agro-industries"
£49.92
CABI Publishing Quest for Sustainable International Fisheries
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) represents a major international effort to improve fisheries governance, resource recovery, and sustainable development of international fisheries. Straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks are especially vulnerable to overexploitation because of ineffective management regimes and noncompliance by fishing interests. This book explains the international legal framework, summarizes the state of the fisheries, and outlines the efforts of regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) to adopt and implement key elements of UNFSA: the precautionary approach, the ecosystem approach, decision making, and enforcement.Table of ContentsPart I: 1: Overview of International Legal Instruments Pertaining to Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 2: Juridicial Status of Fish Stocks 3: International Fisheries Governance 4: State of the Fisheries Part II: 5: Themes Pertaining to RFMO Regulation of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 6: The Precautionary Approach to Fisheries 7: The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 8: Decision-Making and Dispute Settlement 9: The MCS and Enforcement Regime Part Three: 10: Matrices and Maps of RFMOs 11: Appendix 1 - UNFSA 12: Appendix 2 - Agreement to Promote Compliance with InternationalConservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas 13: Appendix 3 - Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
£113.99
CABI Publishing Small-scale Fisheries Management: Frameworks and
Book SynopsisSmall-scale fisheries make up a large proportion of world's fisheries, both by catch and participation. Effective management is essential to ensure access to fish for food and income. Covering social and economic aspects of the fishery management and governance challenge, this book provides guidance on innovative and alternative management measures and methods for small-scale fisheries. The book covers key topics such as rights, policy, co-management, communications and trade, and is an important reference for researchers and students in fisheries science and management as well as fisheries research organizations and policymakers.Table of Contents1: Underreported and Undervalued: Small-scale Fisheries in the Developing World 2: Approaches and Frameworks for Management and Research in Small-scale Fisheries 3: Diagnosis and the Management Constituency of Small-scale Fisheries 4: Human Rights and Fishery Rights in Small-scale Fisheries Management 5: Managing Overcapacity in Small-scale Fisheries 6: Adaptive Management in Small-scale Fisheries: A Practical Approach 7: Conditions for Successful Co-management: Lessons Learned in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the wider Caribbean 8: Climate Change and Other External Drivers in Small-scale Fisheries: Practical Steps for Responding 9: Developing Markets for Small-scale Fisheries: Utilizing the Value Chain Approach 10: Communication 11: Small-scale Fisheries Compliance: Integrating Social Justice, Legitimacy and Deterrence 12: Poverty Reduction as a Means to Enhance Resilience of Small-scale Fisheries
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CABI Publishing Agri-food Chain Relationships
Book SynopsisAgainst the background of global market liberalization, increasing consumer awareness and concerns and the spreading of complex technology, new ways to produce, distribute and consume food are evolving. The organization of agricultural production and distribution systems need to adapt, including the development and maintenance of sustainable business relationships between farmers, food processors and grocery retailers. While agricultural value chains have been promoted for decades, more attention is needed on how to enable economic agents to develop lasting relationships and trust within value chains. Using qualitative and quantitative empirical results, Agri-food Chain Relationships offers an insight into the sustainability of current agribusiness relationships and discusses how these may be improved. Theoretical foundations for analysing agri-food chain relations are considered alongside case studies of different countries, food chains and chain stages regarding the issues of sustainable relationships and trust.Table of ContentsPART 1: Agri-food Chain Relationships - Context and Theoretical Foundations 1.1: Building Sustainable Relationships in Agri-food Chains: Challenges from Farm to Retail - Luis Miguel Albisu, Klaus Frohberg and Monika Hartmann 1.2: Collaborative Advantage, Relational Risks, Contracts and Relationship Sustainability: a Literature Review - Christian Fischer and Nikolai Reynolds 1.3: Inter-organisational Relationships in Agri-food Systems: an Integrated Transaction Cost-Network Analysis Framework - Fabio Chaddad 1.4: Behavioural Economics and the Theory of Social Structure: Relevance for Understanding Relationship Sustainability - Johannes Simons and Monika Hartmann PART 2: Empirical Evidence on Relationship Types, Relationship Sustainability, Trust and Use of Contracts 2.1: Trust and Relationship Types in Agri-food Chain Relationships in Selected European countries - Maeve Henchion, Azucena Gracia, Philip Leat and Christian Fischer 2.2: The Determinants of Relationship Type Choice and Relationship Sustainability: a European Cross-country Analysis - Christian Fischer, Monika Hartmann, Nikolai Reynolds, Philip Leat, César Revoredo-Giha, Maeve Henchion, Luis Miguel Albisu and Azucena Gracia 2.3: Enhancing the Integration of Agri-food Supply Chains: Challenges in the UK Malting Barley Supply Chain - César Revoredo-Giha and Philip Leat 2.4: From Transactions to Relationships: the Case of the Irish Beef and Pigmeat Supply Chains - Maeve Henchion and Bridin McIntyre 2.5: Inter-enterprise Relationships as Determinants for Competitiveness in the Agri-food Sector: the Spanish Wheat-to-Bread Chain - Azucena Gracia and Luis Miguel Albisu 2.6: Reviewing Relationship Sustainability in the Case of the German Wheat-to-Bread Chain - Miroslava Bavorova and Heinrich Hockmann 2.7: Vertical Relationships in the US Agri-food System: the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives - Fabio Chaddad 2.8: Guanxi and Contracts in Chinese Vegetable Supply Chains: an Empirical Investigation - Hualiang Lu, Jacques Trienekens, Onno Omta and Shuyi Feng 2.9: A Review of the Trust Situation in Agribusiness Chain Relationships in the Asia-Pacific with focus on the Philippines and Australia - Peter Batt 2.10: How Buyer-Supplier Relationships Can Create Value - the Case of the Australian Wine Industry - Lynlee Hobley and Peter Batt PART 3: Implications and Recommendations 3.1: Best Practice in Relationship Management: Recommendations for Farmers, Processors and Retailers - Jacques Trienekens, Peter Batt and Christian Fischer 3.2: Improving Agri-food Chain Relationships: the Role of Government - Klaus Frohberg, Maeve Henchion, Luis Miguel Albisu and Philip Leat 3.3: Lessons Learned: Recommendations for Future Research on Agri-food Chain Relationships - Fabio Chaddad, Hualiang Lu, Christian Fischer and Monika Hartmann
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CABI Publishing Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa:
Book SynopsisVegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research methodologies alongside empirical examples, this volume explores the potential for vegetable production to alleviate poverty, the impact of food production standards on various stakeholders, an assessment of markets and marketing potential for different crops and advanced economic approaches to production.Table of Contents1: An Overview 2: Theoretical Concepts for Socio-economic Research of Vegetables in Africa 3: Framework for economic impact assessment of production standards and empirical evidence 4: The Impact of Food Safety Standards on Rural Household Welfare 5: The Impact of Compliance to GlobalGAP Standards on Small and Large Kenyan Export Vegetable-producing Farms 6: Food Production Standards and Farm Worker Welfare in Kenya 7: Group Culture and Smallholder Participation in Value Chains: French Beans in Kenya 8: Export Vegetable Supply Chains and Rural Households in Senegal 9: Comparative Assessment of the Marketing Structure and Price Behaviour of Three Staple Vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia 10: Value Chains and Regional Trade in East Africa: The Case of Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania 11: Supply Chains for Indigenous Vegetables in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Uganda and Kenya: A Gendered Perspective 12: Private Voluntary Standards, Co-investment and Inclusive Business 13: An Approach to Strengthening Vegetable Value Chains in East Africa: Potential for Spillovers 14: Challenges for Economic Impact Assessment of Classical Biological Control in Kenya and Tanzania 15: Indirect and External Costs of Pesticide Use in the Vegetable Sub-sector in Kenya 16: Integrated Pest Management Training and Information Flow among Smallholder Horticulture Farmers in Kenya
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CABI Publishing Biology of Hevea Rubber
Book SynopsisRubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally and can be produced synthetically. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, and this book covers the essential elements of rubber breeding and physiology to provide a guide for cultivators and researchers of this vital crop. It provides an in-depth analysis of plant structure and crop physiology, climatic requirements, latex production, genetics and breeding. It also pays particular attention to biotechnology, molecular biology, soil tillage and crop establishment, nutrition, weed control, environmental and biological constraints, ancillary income generation and clean development management.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Genesis and Development 3: Plant Structure and Ecophysiology 4: Latex Production, Diagnosis and Harvest 5: Genetics and Breeding 6: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 7: Soil Tillage, Crop Establishment and Nutrition 8: Constraints - Environmental and Biological 9: Ancillary Income Generation 10: Hevea and Clean Development Management
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CABI Publishing Farm Business Management: The Core Skills
Book SynopsisBased on research carried out within the farming community and academic studies, this book assesses and explains the core skills needed to become a successful farm manager. Observation, anticipation of plan outcomes, and risk management are identified as key requirements, and each of these categories is broken down into isolated skills such as problem definition and visual observation, which are in turn dissected and analysed. Practical methods for acquiring or improving each skill are covered in detail, with practice exercises to engage the reader in active participation. This book is an essential resource for farm managers and students.Table of Contents1: Observation 2: Anticipation 3: Risk management 4: Concluding comments 5: Assessments 6: Tests
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CABI Publishing Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value
Book SynopsisInnovation is increasingly recognised as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector. This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical analyses of innovation processes from major innovation areas. Territorial services of the forest sector are examined, including various types of forest ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration or recreation and wood value chains, including timber frame construction and bioenergy.Table of Contents1: The Study of Innovation in the Forest Sector: Relevance and Research Background 2: Theoretical Approaches for the Analysis of Innovation Processes and Policies in the Forest Sector 3: Networks of Small-Medium Enterprises Operating in Forestry: Some Theoretical Concepts and Empirical Evidence 4: Innovation-related Knowledge Flows: Comparative Analysis of Finnish and Estonian Wood Sectors 5: Institutional Innovation in European Private forestry: the Emergence of Forest Owners' Organizations 6: The Contribution of Leader+ to the Implementation of Innovative Forest-related Projects 7: How to Support Firm Competitiveness in Timber Industries? Clusters as Policy Means in Four European Countries 8: Innovation in Forest-related Territorial Goods and Services: an Introduction 9: Innovative Market Opportunities Related to Carbon Sequestration in European Forests? 10: The Role of Networks in Non-wood Forest Products and Services Market Development 11: The Role of Cooperation in Enhancing Innovation in Nature-based Tourism Services 12: Innovations in Wood-based Enterprises, Value Chains and Networks: an Introduction 13: Role of Policies and National Programmes on Innovations in Timber-frame Construction 14: Networks and Local Milieus as a Furniture Industry Innovation Platform 15: Innovation in the Wood Bio-energy Sector in Europe 16: Policy and Market-related Factors for Innovation in Forest Operation Enterprises 17: Innovation in EU Forestries: a Science-Policy Dialogue 18: How to Support Innovation in the Forest Sector: Summary and Conclusions
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CABI Publishing African Smallholders: Food Crops, Markets and
Book SynopsisPoverty in sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly a rural and agricultural phenomenon. The large majority of all poor are farmers and herders, therefore as long as the poor remain smallholders, alleviation of poverty remains an agricultural task. African Smallholders documents the farm-level effects of agricultural policies, focusing on a variety of themes including micro-credit, infrastructure, cash crop production and food security. To deepen our understanding of agricultural development it discusses staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its response to changing geo-political, macro-economic and agricultural policy. It is a useful resource for all those researching or involved with food security, agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Introduction Part I: Comparative analysis 1.1: From Maputo Declaration to Global Financial Crisis 1.2: Macro trends among the Afrint countries 1.3: Production and productivity of food crops, 2002 to 2008 1.4: Drivers of staple food production in sub-Saharan Africa - evidence for maize from eight countries 2002 to 2008 1.5: Maize Remittances, markets and smallholder livelihoods in Africa Part II: Country case studies 2.1: Ethiopia 2.2: Ghana 2.3: Kenya 2.4: Malawi 2.5: Nigeria 2.6: Tanzania 2.7: Uganda 2.8: Zambia 2.9: Mozambique 3: Conclusion
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CABI Publishing Nourishing the Land, Nourishing the People: A
Book SynopsisAs accelerated urbanization widens the gap between rich and poor and population growth becomes a global phenomenon, key strategies promoting rural economic development need to be implemented. This book covers the progress of a development initiative in Madagascar that enabled a region suffering from chronic drought and famine to provide food and become the area's breadbasket. Working with local people, the project delivered increased new cultivations, abundant harvests and improvements in infrastructure, media access, education and health. This is an indispensable book for development practitioners, NGOs, farmer associations and students in rural economics and related subjects.Table of Contents1: The Red Island, its People and its Economy 2: "Tsy Mitolike" and the Birth of a Project 3: Using and Managing Irrigation 4: A Complex Process 5: More Water, More Rice 6: A Green Revolution 7: Involving the Communities 8: The Power of Onions and Garlic 9: Where the Zebu Reigns 10: Money Matters - Savings and Loans 11: Acknowledging the Role of Women in Development 12: Restoring the Forests 13: Spreading the Word 14: Working with Others 15: When the Project Leaves…
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CABI Publishing Sustainable Livestock Management For Poverty
Book SynopsisGood animal husbandry practices and animal health are vital for people living in poorer countries. This practical learning manual is a realistic guide for those who are responsible for training farmers in poor countries, taking into account traditional farming systems, existing inputs and resources, sustainable farming initiatives and advising on the right approaches to training. The overall aims are to improve the condition and health of livestock in poor countries and the lives of the people in these countries.Trade Review"As a learning guide, this book is well-researched and comprehensive and has used the effective formatting of commencing each chapter with an itemized list of learning goals while the texts are organized in short paragraphs that are strategically interspersed with boxes, sketches, figures and graphs, presented in contrasting but subtle colour coding. All these enhance its appeal and accessibility and make it an indispensable tool for livestock development programming at all levels."--Ajuruchukwu Obi, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaTable of ContentsI: Introduction 1: Trends in the Livestock Sector 2: Livestock Development Approaches 3: Methodologies, Organisations and Networks in Endogenous Livestock Development 4: Differentiating Four Livestock Production Systems 5: Livestock Keeping Systems and Poverty 6: Characteristics of Smallholder Low-Input & Diversified Livestock Keeping 7: Characteristics of Smallholder More Specialized Livestock Keeping 8: Changing from Smallholder Low-Input & Diversified to More Specialized Livestock Keeping 9: Recommendations for Optimising Smallholder Low-Input & Diversified Livestock Keeping 10: Recommendations for Optimising Smallholder More Specialized Livestock Keeping 11: Finding Pathways to Markets 12: Challenges and Best Practices in Livestock Development Support
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CABI Publishing Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Book SynopsisDramatic increases in food prices, as witnessed on a global scale in recent years, threaten the food security of hundreds of millions of the rural poor in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. This book focuses on recent food and financial crises as they have affected Africa, illustrating the problems using country case studies, that cover their origins, effects on agriculture and rural poverty, their underlying factors and making recommendations as to how such crises could best be addressed in the future.Table of Contents1: Africa's Dual Crises: The Food and Financial Crises and their Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa-Introduction and Overview 2: The Global Food and Financial Crises and the Poor in Africa 3: Food Prices and Economic Crises: Causes and Consequences for Food Security in Developing Countries 4: Future Challenges for the World Food Economy and Sub-Saharan Africa: Major Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers of Change 5: Here We Go Again: The Abiding Structure of Financial Crisis- And What To Do about It 6: The Food and Financial Crises and Complex Derivatives: A Tale of High Stakes Innovation and Diversification 7: Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 8: Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive for Urban Consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia 9: The Short-Term Impact of the 2008 Food Price Shock on Poverty in Uganda 10: The Likely Impact of Food Price Increases on Nutritionally Vulnerable Households in South Africa 11: Africa's Turnaround: From Crisis to Opportunity in African Agriculture 12: The Role of Public Policies and Policy Makers in Africa: Responding to Global Economic Crises 13: Lessons of the Food and Financial Crises: Renewing Sub-Saharan Africa's Commitment to Food Security and Economic Growth
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CABI Publishing Farm Business Management: Analysis of Farming
Book SynopsisThe third and final instalment of Peter Nuthall's Farm Business Management series, this volume teaches the practical skills needed to manage a farm, such as risk analysis, budgeting, cost benefit analyses and much more. The key characteristic of this book is its ability to simplify the complex subject of business management into a clear, accessible volume tailored to the topic of farming, by using engaging techniques such as worked examples to fully explain the complex decision making tools necessary for this discipline.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Environment Under Which Farming Systems Exist 3: Decisions Under Non-certainty - Probability, Methods and Models 4: Cost-Benefit Analysis - Recognizing Input-Output Timing 5: More on Decision Making and Utility (Objectives) 6: Farm Surveys - Uses, Procedures and Methods 7: Improving Farming Systems Using Survey Data; and Information Systems 8: Constructing Improved Systems 9: Methods and Models of Income Variability Reducing Techniques 10: Budgeting - The Simplest Form of Farm Systems Analysis 11: Linear Programming - The Farm Model and Finding an Optimal Solution 12: Linear Programming - Using the Solution and Creating Realistic Farm Models 13: Dynamic Programming 14: Systems Simulation 15: The Structure and Analysis of Specific Part-farm Problems 16: Concluding Comments - Review and Summary Appendix 1: A Synopsis of Production Economics Appendix 2: Example of the output from an Individual Farm 'End of Year' Analysis Appendix 3: Solving Linear Programming Problems Appendix 4: An Example of a Schematic LP Matrix for a Simple Lamb-Producing Farm
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CABI Publishing African Seed Enterprises: Sowing the Seeds of
Book SynopsisIn most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. Instead, they increasingly turn to public or private enterprises that multiply, store and distribute seed. African Seed Enterprises takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa. Case studies are arranged by country, and each chapter includes a profile of the agricultural and policy environment that surrounds these enterprises and affects their development. Each case is unique and presents its own set of lessons, and as a whole, this wide range of experiences is a rich source of data and ideas for future enterprise, offering valuable insights for policy makers, academics and non-governmental organizations throughout the world.Table of Contents1: Introduction: A full granary 2: How seed works 3: Cameroon: Revolving funds make a difference 4: Nigeria: Clustered seed companies 5: Mali: When government gives entrepreneurs room to grow 6: Guinea: Networks that work 7: The Gambia: Capturing the media 8: Morocco: The visible hand 9: Kenya: A company, a cooperative and a family 10: Uganda: Dreams of starting a company 11: Madagascar: coping with relief aid and politics 12: Conclusions 13: Acronyms and abbreviations 14: Glossary of terms
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CABI Publishing Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the
Book SynopsisBased on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book is the cutting edge discussion of agrobiodiversity conservation. By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. Focusing on Europe, but globally relevant, Agrobiodiversity Conservation is ideal for postgraduate students of conservation and environmental studies, conservation professionals, policy makers and researchers.Table of ContentsPreface: Preface Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements Part I: Genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 1: Genetic reserve conservation of European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 2: In situ conservation of crop wild relatives: a strategy for identifying priority genetic reserve sites 3: Spatial and ecogeographical approaches for selecting genetic reserves in Europe 4: The challenges of modelling species distribution: a case study of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) in Europe 5: Towards the establishment of a genetic reserve for Beta patula Aiton 6: Beta patula Aiton: genetic diversity analysis 7: Assessing Genetic Reserves in Sicily (Italy): the Brassica Wild Relatives Case Study 8: The AEGRO Brassica Case Study 9: Surveying and conserving European Avena species diversity 10: Quality standards for genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 11: Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources in semi-natural grasslands in Norway 12: Effective conservation of Medicago Crop Wild Relatives in Russia and neighbouring countries: gap analysis points the way forward 13: Towards in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in Lithuania 14: In situ conservation of Crocus cartwrightianus in Cyclades and Crete Part II: On-farm conservation of landraces 15: Landraces: importance and use in breeding and environmentally friendly agronomic systems 16: Landraces in Europe: an approach towards identifying landrace rich areas as a priority for protection 17: On-farm conservation of the forage species timothy, meadow fescue and red clover: generation of new landraces in Norway 18: On-farm conservation and participatory maize breeding in Portugal: an overview 19: Farm seed opportunities, recommendations for on farm conservation in Europe 20: Portuguese landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use 21: What's in a name: a closer look at heritage variety definition 22: On-farm conservation of plant genetic resources in Lazio Region - Italy. Implementation of the Regional Act 1st March 2000 n°15" 23: On-farm conservation in industrialized countries: a way to promote dynamic management of biodiversity within agro-ecosystems 24: A second look at the European strategic approach to conserving crop landraces Part III: Priority setting and threat assessment 25: Comparing genetic diversity within a crop and its wild progenitor: a case study for barley 26: Using neutral genetic diversity to prioritise crop wild relative populations: a Portuguese endemic case study for Dianthus cintranus subsp. barbatu 27: The challenge of in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in the biotechnology era - A case study of wild rice species 28: European crop wild relative threat assessment: knowledge gained and lessons learnt Part IV: In situ data management 29: Documentation landscape for Plant Genetic Resources - focus on in situ and on-farm 30: Crop wild relatives in Brandenburg, Germany: establishing a system for reporting and monitoring for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives 31: Population level information management for crop wild relatives 32: Development of an in situ database inventory - on the way to a Swiss solution for forages Part V: In situ PGR conservation: policy implications and implementation 33: The role of EURISCO in promoting use of agricultural biodiversity 34: SWOT analysis of the German seed savers sector 35: Achievements of the European Native Seed Conservation Network - ENSCONET 36: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants ECPGR Working Group: objectives and achievements Part VI: Invited additional papers 37: A community divided: lessons from the conservation of crop wild relatives around the world 38: Interactive characterization of Scottish Avena strigosa schreb. landraces on the Outer Hebrides 39: Modern landrace crops: the de novo synthesis of new crop landraces 40: Ecological strategies for crop plants and their wild relatives 41: AEGIS: a regionally based approach to PGR conservation 42: European on farm conservation activities: an update from six countries 43: Current and future threats and opportunities facing European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 44: Index
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CABI Publishing Irrigation Systems: Design, Planning and
Book SynopsisOf all the confrontations man has engineered with nature, irrigation systems have had the most widespread and far-reaching impact on the natural environment. Over a quarter of a billion hectares of the planet are irrigated and entire countries depend on irrigation for their survival and existence. Considering the importance of irrigation schemes, it is unfortunate that until recently the technology and principles of design applied to their construction has hardly changed in 4,000 years. Modern thinking on irrigation engineering has benefited from a cross-fertilization of ideas from many other fields including social sciences, control theory, political economics and agriculture. However, these influences have been largely ignored by irrigation engineers. Drawing on almost 40 years of experience of irrigation in the developing world, Laycock introduces new ideas on the design of irrigation systems and combines important issues from the disciplines of social conflict, management, and political thinking.Table of Contents1: Evolution and a Prelude to Change 2: Elements of Irrigation 3: Water Management 4: Canal Operation and Automation 5: Irrigation Water Demands 6: Canal Architecture 7: Canal Control Structures 8: Low-Pressure Pipelines 9: Canal Lining 10: Canal Hydraulic Design 11: Troubleshooting - Feedback from the Field
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CABI Publishing Economics of Animal Health and Production:
Book SynopsisIllustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory and practical applications. Topics covered include gross margin analysis, partial budgeting, investment and financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. There are also sections on decision tree analysis, optimisation methods, value chain analysis, new institutional economics, DALYs and a range of policy analysis tools. International experts contribute on important theoretical and practical aspects of animal health and production economics, with global themes on livestock and poverty.Table of Contents1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems 1: What Is Economics And How Is It Useful? 2: Livestock Production Economics 3: Economics Of Controlling Livestock Diseases: Basic Theory 4: Data Collection 5: Different Methods Of Livestock Data Collection Methods 6: Economic Analysis Tools 7: Modelling And The Generation Of Information 8: Optimisation Methods For Assisting Policy Decisions On Endemic Diseases 9: Tools That Going Beyond The Enterprise Farm Or Business Level 10: Tools For Assessing The Price And Market Impacts Of Livestock Policies 11: The New Institutional Economics And THE Assessment OF Animal Disease Control 12: Social And Culture Factors 13: The Economics Of Zoonoses And Their Control 14: Livestock Populations And Production Systems 15: The Main Livestock Diseases 16: Diseases Of Large Ruminants 17: Diseases Of Small Ruminants 18: Diseases Of Pigs 19: Diseases Of Poultry 20: Livestock Policy And Poverty Reduction - Experiences From The Developing World 21: Economics In Animal Health Policy Making In Northern Ireland 22: Animal Diseases Management In A New Livestock Trade Environment: The Case Of Chile 23: Decision Making, Scales And Quality Of Economic Evaluations For The Control Of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) 24: Animal Health Policy In South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute 25: Approaches To Economic Analyses And Implications For Policy Issues In South East Asia Results From Three Case Studies In Crop- Animal Systems
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CABI Publishing Productivity Growth in Agriculture: An
Book SynopsisIncreasing food prices have renewed concerns about long-run agricultural demand and supply in the global economy. This book looks at results, methods, and data on international agricultural productivity for a better understanding of long-run trends and the policies that determine them. By presenting an international assessment of total factor productivity growth in agriculture, including up-to-date empirical analysis for developed and developing countries and regions, it provides a response to the rising global scarcity of agricultural production. Essential reading for researchers, policy makers and students.Table of Contents1: Introduction to Productivity Growth in Agriculture Part I: Agricultural Productivity in Developed and Transition Countries 2: Accounting for the Impact of Local Public Goods in U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth 3: A Production Account for Canadian Agriculture, 1961-2006 4: Measuring Productivity of the Australian Broadacre and Dairy Industries 5: Agricultural Productivity in the Transition Economies of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 6: Is Agricultural Productivity Growth Slowing in Western Europe? Part II: Agricultural Productivity in Asia and Latin America 7: Total Factor Productivity in Brazilian Agriculture 8: Chinese Regional Agricultural Productivity: 1994-2005 9: Structural Transformation and Productivity in Indian Agriculture 10: Shifting Sources of Agricultural Growth in Indonesia: A Regional Analysis 11: Total Factor Productivity in Thai Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants Part III: Agricultural Productivity in Africa 12: R&D and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 13: Policy Changes and the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 14: South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns Part IV: Global Perspectives on Agricultural Productivity 15: Fixed Capital in Agriculture and its Contribution to Growth 16: Productivity Growth in the Global Agricultural Economy and the Role of Technology Capital Part I: Global Perspectives on Agricultural Productivity 1: Productivity Growth in the Global Agricultural Economy and the Role of Technology Capital 2: Fixed Capital in Agriculture and its Contribution to Growth Part II: Agricultural Productivity in Developed Countries 3: Accounting for the Impact of Local Public Goods in U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth Productivity Growth 4: A Production Account for Canadian Agriculture, 1961-2006 5: Measuring Productivity of the Australian Broadacre and Dairy Industries Part III: Agricultural Productivity in Asia and Latin America 6: Growth and Productivity in Argentine Agriculture 7: Total Factor Productivity in Brazilian Agriculture 8: Chinese Regional Agricultural Productivity: 1994-2005 9: Shifting Sources of Agricultural Growth in Indonesia: a Regional Analysis 10: Total Factor Productivity in Thai Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants Part IV: Agricultural Productivity in Africa 11: South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns 12: Policy Changes and the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 13: R&D and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 14: Productivity and Growth in Tunisian Agriculture Part V: Synopsis 15: Causes and Consequences of Agricultural Productivity Growth: Synthesis and Conclusions
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CABI Publishing Developing Successful Agriculture: An Australian
Book SynopsisAgriculture remains an important industry to both developed and developing economies. Unfortunately, many developing countries are still suffering from a lack of agricultural growth, especially those in Africa and South Asia. Australia's agricultural system has developed from almost non-existence 220 years ago to one of the most advanced and efficient in today's world. It is also one of the least distorted, receiving little government assistance. This book provides an updated and comprehensive account of a successful agricultural story, which can stimulate policy makers, researchers, agribusiness consultants and students to relate the Australian experience to their own agricultural development.Table of ContentsPart I: Australian Agriculture: A Success Story 1: Introduction 2: Agricultural Development Part II: What Has Made Australian Agriculture Successful 3: Getting the Institutions Right 4: Protecting Farmers' Interests 5: Deregulating Agriculture 6: Encouraging Entrepreneurial Farming 7: Proactive R&D Investments 8: Innovative Farming Community 9: Fostering Sustainable Farming Part III: Handling Emerging Challenges for Future Success: The Australian Way 10: Handling Emerging Challenges
£86.94
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Global Agricultural Policy Reform and Trade:
Book SynopsisThe WTO's attempts at agricultural trade liberalization have raised concerns that the current movement towards globalization fails to adequately address environmental issues. Even in developed countries, where agriculture at the farm-level represents a small fraction of total GDP, trade-induced changes in agricultural production levels could have considerable environmental effects. This timely new book analyzes the possible linkages between agricultural trade liberalization and the environment, and assesses the negative and positive impacts of any possible reforms. The authors begin by providing an extensive empirical examination of the potential environmental consequences of agricultural trade liberalization at both a global and US level. However, not only might changes in trade policy affect the environment, but environmental policy can also influence trade. Consequently, the authors conduct a detailed study of the impact of US agri-environmental policies on trade flows. To conclude, they investigate conceptual and policy aspects of the important inter-relationship between agricultural trade and unintentional environmental by-products, transboundary concerns and multilateral environmental agreements.In the context of ongoing trade negotiations, this comprehensive book provides an objective overview of the potential economic consequences of the relationship between trade and the environment. It will be of special interest to agricultural, development and environmental economists as well as policymakers and policy analysts confronting the practical problems of environmental and economic assessment.Trade Review'. . . the book provides a comprehensive analysis of multiple aspects of the relationship between trade and the environment. . . It is definitely an eye-opener and a step forward in an ever more important discussion. It highlights the extreme complexity of the relationship between trade liberalization, agricultural policy and environmental effects and shows that trade liberalization does not and should not exclude environmentally friendly agricultural production.' -- Angela M. Hau, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'This is a very valuable and timely book that provides insightful factual and methodological perspectives on the co-evolution of agriculture and the environment in an era of trade liberalization and environmental regulation. It is an especially useful resource for understanding the emerging agricultural policies, which integrate environmental, international trade and income distribution considerations. It will be very beneficial for students of agricultural policy as it provides broad perspectives on both the forces shaping the future of global agriculture and the environment, and the crucial details of modeling for policy assessment and design.' -- David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley, US'The environmental consequences of trade are a major issue in the debate over the merits of expanded global trade. This book offers a systematic and accessible presentation of the conceptual issues and empirical results related to agricultural trade and the environment, as well as the impacts of environmental policies on trade. Agriculture is in many countries a major environmental driver, making an understanding of the environmental consequences of agricultural trade essential for a comprehensive understanding of the trade and environment issue. The empirical work presented in this book is largely focused on the United States but there are conceptual and methodological lessons that can be applied to studies in other contexts. The book is a valuable contribution to the emerging scientific evaluation of trade and the environment. It will be of interest to economists and policy analysts working in this area.' -- James Shortle, Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Joseph Cooper 2. The Environmental By-Products of Agriculture: International Policy Responses Joseph Cooper, Jason Bernstein, Uptal Vasavada amd Jean-Christophe Bureau PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION 3. Some Domestic Environmental Effects of US Agricultural Adjustments under Liberalized Trade: A Preliminary Analysis Joseph Cooper, Robert Johansson and Mark Peters 4. Global Environmental Effects of Agricultural Adjustments under Liberalized Trade John Sullivan and Kevin Ingram PART II: TRADE IMPACTS OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS 5. Domestic Agri-Environmental Policies in a Trade Perspective Mark Peters and Mark Smith 6. Effects of Agri-Environmental Payment Policies on Agricultural Trade Joseph Cooper, Mark Peters and Roger Claasen PART III: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY 7. Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Trade Joseph Cooper and Jonathan Kaplan 8. Further Considerations Joseph Cooper References Index
£33.20
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Beyond Food Production: The Role of Agriculture
Book SynopsisThe importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm incomes, food prices, and linkages to other economic sectors. Using six developing country cases, this study elucidates the mechanisms linking agriculture growth to economic development and the wellbeing of the poor. The evidence shows that governments should view the sector's contribution in wider terms, recognizing both its interaction with other economic sectors, and that labor markets and trade policies can play a critical role in mediating agriculture's impact on poor households' incomes. To achieve effective rural poverty strategies the book calls for a broad economy-wide perspective on the role of agriculture in the overall growth process.This book will be of great interest to students of international agricultural development as well as economists and professionals serving in international development organizations.Trade Review'The book is an important contribution to understanding the nature of the linkages that could help agricultural growth reduce poverty in developing countries. . . The findings will be helpful for development planning in the future.' -- Frithjof Kuhnen, Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureTable of ContentsContents: PART I: SYNTHESIS AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 1. The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: A Synthesis of the Country Case Studies Fabrizio Bresciani and Alberto Valdés 2. Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction Ramón López PART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES 3. Chile Ramón López and Gustavo Anríquez 4. Mexico Isidro Soloaga and Mario Torres 5. India Manoj Panda 6. Indonesia Sudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi 7. Ghana Ramatu M. Al-Hassan and John Baptist D. Jatoe 8. South Africa Johann Kirsten, Julian May, Sheryl Hendriks, Mike Lyne, Charles L. Machethe and Cecilia Punt Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Globalisation, Agriculture and Development:
Book SynopsisThis book explores the links between globalization, agriculture and development in a number of contemporary Asia-Pacific nations. It highlights the complex and diversified nature of agricultural change in these contexts, and the ways in which this shapes patterns of economic and social development. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development shows that while agriculture continues to play an important role in local, regional and national development, both the industry and the communities it supports are facing an increasing number of economic, social and environmental challenges.This well-researched book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students in development studies, development economics, geography and rural sociology, public policy, politics and agricultural science. Researchers working in development studies, development economics, human geography, rural sociology, agricultural economics and rural sociology will also find this book beneficial.Trade Review’This book is an ambitious collection of 12 separate papers by different authors from Australia, New Zealand and China. . . The book is well-referenced throughout, with much new material. It is suitable for inclusion in University courses in agriculture, development studies and economic geography. Individual chapters provide up-to-date reference material for any reader interested in recent developments in agriculture for a particular country or region.' -- Mike Daw, Experimental Agriculture'This volume is both opportune and important. The issue of the links between globalization, agriculture and development need urgently to be emphasised in a world economy transfixed by issues of energy, industry and finance, the problems of the triad states, and the rise of the BRICs. The chapters in this volume begin this task through studies of agricultural change in Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the ASEAN nations, India and China. They show the uneven impacts of liberalization, contracting, and modernization that bring social change in their wake.’ -- Mike Taylor, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Matthew Tonts and M.A.B. Siddique 2. Australian Agriculture in the Global Economic Mosaic Neil Argent 3. Market Efficiency, Agriculture and Prosperity in Rural Australia Bill Pritchard and Matthew Tonts 4. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development: New Zealand’s Path to Prosperity? Kenneth E. Jackson 5. Agriculture and Economic Development in India and China: An Overview M.A.B. Siddique 6. Globalisation, India’s Evolving Food Economy and Trade Prospects for Australia and New Zealand Srikanta Chatterjee, Allan Rae and Ranjan Ray 7. Global Integration and Agricultural Productivity in China Yanrui Wu and Zhao Dingtao 8. Globalisation and Agriculture in the ASEAN Region M.A.B. Siddique 9. Agriculture, Development and Southeast Asian Megacities Brian J. Shaw 10. Contract Farming and Technology Transfer: Perspectives from the Philippines’ Oil Palm Industry Paul Huddleston 11. Agriculture, Land Use and Conservation Initiatives in Indonesia: Implications for Development and Sustainability Julian Clifton 12. Globalised Agriculture, Development and the Environment J.N. Callow and Julian Clifton 13. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development in the Asia-Pacific: Reflections and Future Challenges M.A.B. Siddique and Matthew Tonts Index
£100.00
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
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in
Book SynopsisThe agriculture sector around the world has experienced profound changes in recent years. This unique and path-breaking Handbook draws together the best current research in the area of entrepreneurship in agriculture, food production and rural development.Agriculture policy reforms have impacted farm incomes, while demand side changes have required the development of sophisticated market driven strategies. Farmers have demonstrated uneven abilities to adapt and adjust to these ongoing changes. The ability and propensity of farmers to engage in entrepreneurial behaviors is a key explanation of the different patterns of responses within the sector. This book examines these issues through three main themes. The first theme focuses on the firm and the individual entrepreneurs, exploring entrepreneurship within the farm sector. The second takes a sector and industry perspective, exploring new developments in food production and distribution systems. The third theme explores the inter-relationship between agricultural entrepreneurship and its spatial context. Contributions are drawn from international research settings (Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia) and offer an interdisciplinary approach to the subject.This astute Handbook, which will challenge and enrich the current literature, will appeal to academics in entrepreneurship, small business studies, agriculture, rural studies, rural sociology and agricultural economics, as well as food industry economists, policymakers and all those interested in supporting agricultural and rural businesses.Trade Review‘The great strength of The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development is the breadth of topics covered. . . all researchers in the field of entrepreneurship will find an inspiring source of diverse analyses bundled in this book. Newcomers in this field may value the book for giving an orientation of the domain of entrepreneurial research.’ -- Thomas Herzfeld, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture‘The Handbook presents studies on entrepreneurship within the agricultural industry and how farmers and others within the industry have had to adapt to market changes in recent years. . . This title will provide a lot of new information and intriguing facts for those interested in agricultural entrepreneurship.’ -- Shannon Graff Hysell, American Reference Books Annual 2012‘The motivation for this book is well articulated by the editors in their excellent introduction. . . the editors deserve a lot of credit for drawing together different research domains on entrepreneurship in agriculture, food production and rural development. . . the Handbook gives a broad overview of the research going on in the field and because of the diverse nature of the contributions it also bundles a world of case studies and interesting literature sources. This makes it a must-read for everyone working in the field!’ -- Jos Verstegen, European Review of Agricultural EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Researching Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development Gry Agnete Alsos, Sara Carter, Elisabet Ljunggren and Friederike Welter PART I: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE FARMING SECTOR 2. The Development of New Ventures in Farm Businesses Richard Ferguson and Christer Olofsson 3. Pluriactivity, Entrepreneurship and Socio-economic Success of Farming Households Lasandahasi R. de Silva and Sarath S. Kodithuwakku 4. The Family Farm as a Premise for Entrepreneurship Anne Moxnes Jervell 5. Entrepreneurial Efforts and Change in Rural Firms: Three Case Studies of Farms Engaged in On-farm Diversification Jorunn Grande 6. Obstacles to the Development and Strategic Intentions of Forestry SMEs in Eastern Canada Etienne St-Jean, Luc LeBel and Josée Audet 7. Entrepreneurial Skills Among Farmers: Approaching a Policy Discourse Jarkko Pyysiäinen, Darren Halpin and Kari Miko Vesala PART II: INNOVATIONS IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 8. The Determinants of High-growth Entrepreneurship in the Scottish Food and Drink Cluster Ross Brown 9. Entrepreneurship First or Last? Biodynamic Enterprise in New Zealand Kate Lewis, Robyn Walker and Sue Cassells 10. Contextualising Business Model Development in Nordic Rural Gourmet Restaurants Magdalena Markowska, Rögnvaldur J. Saemundsson and Johan Wiklund 11. The Arkansas Delta Produce Marketing Association: Rural Entrepreneurship in the US Delta Region Kenneth L. Robinson, Edward Abrokwah, Iris Liang, Scott Sanders, Michael Wang and Kytson McNeil 12. Why do Farm Entrepreneurs Sell at Farmers’ Markets? Insights from Norway Asbjørn Veidal and Ola Flaten 13. Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts? Online Latent and Untapped Outlets for Farmers’ Markets in South East Wales David Pickernell, Christopher Miller, Julienne Senyard, Brychan Thomas and Richard Tunstall PART III: AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS SPATIAL CONTEXT 14. The Welfare Effect of Economic Diversity in Rural Regions: An Analysis of Dutch Municipalities Sierdjan Koster, Aleid E. Brouwer and Eveline S. van Leeuwen 15. Rural Enterprise and Neo-endogenous Development Jane Atterton, Robert Newbery, Gary Bosworth and Arthur Affleck 16. Agricultural and Forestry Entrepreneurship: Learning from the Experience of an Aboriginal Community in Canada Jean-Michel Beaudoin, Luc LeBel and Luc Bouthillier 17. The Entrepreneurial Farmer in Action: The Use of Different Forms of Capital Jane Glover Index
£153.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation and Technological Catch-Up: The
Book Synopsis'This book overturns the old paradigm ideas about natural-resource-based activities. It sheds light on the new opportunities for technological dynamism and catching-up by using science to open novel directions in traditional sectors. It should become a classic in what I expect will be a very important academic debate and a new trend in development policy.'- Carlota Perez, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, Cambridge University and University of Sussex, UK'This excellent book provides a deep understanding of why and how emerging countries are able to catch-up and enter international markets in an industry that once was considered as traditional, but which has now become a relatively articulated and science-based sectoral system.'- Franco Malerba, KITeS, Bocconi University, Italy'This excellent book demonstrates better than any other I know the strengths and limits of the concept of a national system of innovation for understanding economic development today. Any careful student of innovation or development will want to read it.' - Charles Sabel, Columbia Law School, US'In the New World, viticulture and wine production has had to develop with verve and enthusiasm, to be able to survive and to flourish. In countries like Chile and Argentina, the continuing decline of domestic wine consumption has forced technicians and entrepreneurs to conquer the world with innovation and technology, to produce wines of international taste and to attract potential buyers to these markets. This book is a very professional account of these phenomena, which have profoundly changed the marketing of wines in the past 20 years.' - Aurelio Montes, President of Vina Montes, ChileSince the beginning of the 1990s, the supremacy of 'Old World' countries (France and Italy) in the international wine market has been challenged by new players, such as Australia, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, which are recording stunning performances in terms both of export volume and value. This book demonstrates that such a spectacular example of catch-up goes beyond simply copying new technologies; it entails creative adaptation and innovation, and introduces a new growth trajectory in which consistent investments in research and science play a key role. Contributors: K. Anderson, L. Cassi, R.A. Corredoira, L. Cusmano, E. Giuliani, M. Kunc, J. Lorenzten, G.A. McDermott, A. Morrison, R. Rabellotti, S. TiffinTrade Review'This book takes a fresh look at the innovations that have changed the global wine sector, presenting established thinking in a new light. Building on the world's knowledge base in wine production, the book encourages novel thinking for both Old World and New World producers. The content is topical, current and well written. This is a must-read for anyone with an interest in wine innovation. --Sakkie Pretorius, The Australian Wine Research Institute'This excellent book emerges out of the project ''Innovation and Globalization in the Wine Sector: An International Comparison between Argentina, Chile, Italy and South Africa''. The authors provide a fresh perspective on innovation and technological capabilities in the wine industry, as well as an insightful account of the new growth trajectories of this industry in different contexts. . . this theoretically informed and empirically rich collection has clearly succeeded in highlighting some of the key features of innovation and technological catching-up in the wine industry in different countries. . . The book will be of considerable interest to practitioners, policymakers and scholars of innovation processes and to specialists of the wine industry more generally.' --David Doloreux, Regional Studies'[T]he editors have produced a book that contributes to our knowledge of the significance of innovation for the success of the New Wine World countries. It helps us to better understand the drivers of the most recent episode of wine grape area expansion and wine production growth. . . the book deserves a place on the shelves or data files of sociologists, geographers, economists, and policymakers concerned with the evolution of the global wine industry.' --Rolf A.E. Mueller, Journal of Wine EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Innovation and Technological Catch-up in the Wine Industry: An Introduction Elisa Giuliani, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti PART I: CATCHING UP IN THE WINE INDUSTRY 2. Catching-up Trajectories in the Wine Sector Lucia Cusmano, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti 3. The Changing Geography of Science in Wine: Evidence from Emerging Countries Lorenzo Cassi, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti 4. Contributions of the Innovation System to Australia’s Wine Industry Growth Kym Anderson PART II: DRIVERS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CATCH-UP IN THE WINE INDUSTRY: UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC–PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCHERS AND FIRMS 5. University Involvement in Wine Region Development: A Comparative Case Study between Universidad de Talca (Chile) and Universidad de Cuyo (Argentina) Martin Kunc and Scott Tiffin 6. Recombining to Compete: Public–Private Institutions, Shifting Networks and the Remaking of the Argentine Wine Sector Gerald A. McDermott and Rafael A. Corredoira 7. Bridging Researchers and the Openness of Wine Innovation Systems in Chile and South Africa Elisa Giuliani and Roberta Rabellotti 8. Knowledge, Science and Interactions in South Africa’s Wine Industry Jo Lorentzen 9. What Have we Learnt from the Wine Industry? Some Concluding Remarks Elisa Giuliani, Andrea Morrison and Roberta Rabellotti Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture
Book SynopsisThis book explores the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. Agriculture is essential to the livelihood of people and nations, especially in the developing world; therefore, any impact on it will have significant economic, social, and political ramifications. Scholars from around the world and from various fields have been brought together to explore this important topic. The contributions found here analyze direct agronomic effects, the economic impacts on agriculture, agricultural impacts on the economy, agricultural mitigation, and farmer adaptation. The authors argue that climate change is likely to have an extensive impact on agriculture around the world through changes in temperature, precipitation, concentrations of carbon dioxide, and available water flows. This thorough and timely volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in exploring the impacts of climate change in arguably the most important sector of the world economy. Economists, agronomists, and climate modelers in academia and the public sector, policy analysts and development agency staff, and graduate/postgraduate students will find this remarkable volume a welcome addition to their collection.Trade Review’[T]his book is a very useful resource for the lawyer. . . makes a good start by presenting a wide-ranging portfolio of multidisciplinary research that will assist in progressing the task, challenging though it may be.’ -- Chris Rodgers, Environmental LiabilityTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Ariel Dinar and Robert Mendelsohn PART I: AGRONOMIC STUDIES OF CLIMATE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION 2. Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide and Global Crop Production: Food Security and Uncertainty Lewis H. Ziska 3. Effects of Climate Variability on Domestic Livestock Terry L. Mader and John B. Gaughan 4. From the Farmer to Global Food Production: Use of Crop Models for Climate Change Impact Assessment Ana Iglesias, Jeremy Schlickenrieder, David Pereira and Agustín Diz 5. Investigating the Connections between Climate Change, Drought and Agricultural Production Michael Hayes, Donald A. Wilhite, Mark Svoboda and Miroslav Trnka PART II: ECONOMIC STUDIES OF CLIMATE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE 6. Farm-level Impacts of Climate Change: Alternative Approaches for Modeling Uncertainty Dannele E. Peck and Richard M. Adams 7. Using Panel Data Models to Estimate the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone 8. The Impact of Climate Change on US Agriculture: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Ricardian Analysis Emanuele Massetti and Robert Mendelsohn PART III: AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY 9. Economy-wide Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture – Case Study for Adaptation Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa Alvaro Calzadilla, Tingju Zhu, Katrin Rehdanz, Richard S.J. Tol and Claudia Ringler 10. Integrated Assessment Models – the Interplay of Climate Change, Agriculture and Land Use in a Policy Tool Marian Leimbach, Alexander Popp, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Nico Bauer, Jan Philipp Dietrich and David Klein 11. The Role of Growth and Trade in Agricultural Adaptation to Environmental Change John Reilly PART IV: AGRICULTURAL MITIGATION 12. Biofuels and Climate Change Gal Hochman, Deepak Rajagopal and David Zilberman 13. The Present and Future Role for Agricultural Projects Under the Clean Development Mechanism Donald F. Larson, Ariel Dinar and J. Aapris Frisbie PART V: ADAPTATION TO AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS 14. Agricultural Adaptation: Needs, Findings and Effects Ruth A. Aisabokhae, Bruce A. McCarl and Yuquan W. Zhang 15. Hydro-economic Modeling to Assess Climate Impact and Adaptation for Agriculture in California Josué Medellín-Azuara, Richard E. Howitt and Jay R. Lund 16. Reducing the Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture – the Use of Endogenous Irrigation and Protected Agriculture Technology Aliza Fleischer and Pradeep Kurukulasuriya 17. Climate Change and Technological Innovation in Agriculture: Adaptation through Science Douglas Gollin 18. Adaptation to Climate Change in Mixed Crop–Livestock Farming Systems in Developing Countries Philip K. Thornton, Mario Herrero and Peter G. Jones 19. Insurance as an Adaptation to Climate Variability in Agriculture Alberto Garrido, María Bielza, Dolores Rey, M. Inés Mínguez and M. Ruiz-Ramos 20. An Analysis of the Choice of Livestock Species under Global Warming in African and Latin American Farms S. Niggol Seo 21. Climate Change, Drought and Agriculture: The Role of Effective Institutions and Infrastructure R. Maria Saleth, Ariel Dinar and J. Aapris Frisbie 22. Conclusion and Future Research Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar Index
£197.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Peasant in Economic Thought: ‘A Perfect
Book SynopsisThe role of the peasant has been a major theme for agricultural economists throughout the ages. 'Irrational' decision-making among peasants was as likely to worry scholars in medieval Islam as in twentieth-century Brazil or eighteenth-century France. The efficiency of smallholdings as units of production was as important in nineteenth-century Germany and Mexico as in twentieth-century India and sub-Saharan Africa.In The Peasant in Economic Thought, a distinguished group of scholars examines the role of the peasant in agricultural economies from a variety of cultural and disciplinary perspectives. Beginning with a paper on the peasant proprietor in classical economics, the volume continues with work on Friedrich List, Thomas Robert Malthus and Thomas Chalmers, J.S. Mill and the Hutterites of Manitoba, rent in Fabian economics, and the peasant in nineteenth century Mexican liberal thought. Later papers focus on the Brazilian peasantry in nineteenth century economic thought, land in Medieval Islamic thought and decision-making in contemporary African peasant households.Economists, historians and environmentalists trace lines of influence - centring on John Stuart Mill's liberalism and Auguste Comte's positivism - which affected debate in England, Latin America, Canada, India and sub-Saharan Africa.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Peaseant Proprietor in Classical Economics 2. Friedrich List and the German Peasantry: Early German Liberal Economic Thought and Practice 3. Peasants, Population and Progress in Malthus and Chalmers 4. Manitoba Hutteries and J.S. Mill: A Comparison in Cooperation 5. The Theory of Rent in Fabian Economics 6. Peasants in Nienteenth-Century Mexican Liberal Thought 7. Nineteenth-Century Economic Thought on Brazilian Peasantry and Twentieth-Century Consequences 8. Land and Contractual Arrangements in Medieval Islamic Thought 9. Classical Model of Decision-Making in Contemporary African Peasant Households Index
£97.00
Liverpool University Press Land and Estate Management
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£29.70
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economic Development and Agricultural
Book SynopsisThis important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world.Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as a fundamental factor in influencing economic development, yet relatively little research has examined the causes of stagnated and low agricultural productivity in developing countries. This book goes beyond the traditional discussion of low productivity being primarily determined by technological factors, and addresses the more complex determinants. Special attention is given to the influences of ecology and environmental degradation, the distribution of political power and socio-economic factors, as well as possibilities for biotechnology. The authors have been drawn from an international arena and transcend traditional academic disciplines combining historical, statistical and formal analysis for a better understanding of critical development issues. Economic Development and Agricultural Productivity will be of special interest to development and agricultural economists and policymakers.Trade Review'This is a thought-provoking book worthy of the attention of all professionals working with issues of agricultural development in developing countries.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Historical Perspectives on Productivity in Agriculture Part II: The Role of the Price Mechanism in Relation to the Agricultural Sector Part III: Stagnation and Growth in Agricultural Productivity: The Influence of Class Relations and the Role of the State Part IV: Ecological Sustainability of Agricultural Productivity Growth Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Famine
Book SynopsisThe Economics of Famine presents an important collection of outstanding contributions to the economic analysis of famine. The first part consists of theoretical papers, including Amartya Sen's classic exposition of the entitlement approach to famine analysis, various extensions and critiques of this approach, and more recent developments in the economics of famine. The second part consists of empirical case studies of famine in specific countries or regions, including Ireland, Russia, China, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. This innovative volume provides invaluable reference material for development economists and all those concerned with the persistence of famine in the modern world.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Famine Analysis Part II: Case Studies Index
£250.00
