Agricultural and rural economics Books
Simon & Schuster Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and
Book SynopsisA shocking and unputdownable exposé of the United States meat industry, the devastating failures of the country’s food system, and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers claiming to revolutionize the future of food. Perfect for fans of Kochland, The Meat Racket, and The Secret Life of Groceries.Well before COVID-19 swept across the United States and the chairman of Tyson Foods infamously declared that the food supply chain was dangerously vulnerable, America’s meat industry was reaching a breaking point. Years of consolidation, price-fixing, and power grabs by elite industry insiders have harmed consumers and caused environmental destruction. Americans have no idea where their meat comes from. And while that’s hurting us, it’s also making others rich. Now, financial journalist Chloe Sorvino presents an expansive view of the meat industry and its future as its fundamental weaknesses are laid bare for all to see. With unprecedented access and in-depth research, Raw Deal investigates corporate greed, how climate change will upend our food production, and the limitations of local movements challenging the status quo. A journalistic tour de force that dives deep into one of America’s biggest and most vital industries, Raw Deal is a crucial and groundbreaking read that is sure to be a modern investigative journalism classic.Trade Review"If you think you understand the meat industry, please think again. Chloe Sorvino provides a fascinating, gripping, and ultimately indispensable portrait of the powerful companies at the heart of our food system. This story is as shocking as it is revelatory, showing how the meat industry manipulates our political system, drives climate change, and hikes prices for American meals. This book is required reading for anyone who eats." -- Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author of The Meat Racket and Kochland"Raw Deal is Chloe Sorvino’s deeply reported, firsthand account of how business imperatives drive the meat industry to mistreat workers, pollute the environment, fix prices, bribe, and manipulate the political process, all in the name of shareholder profits. She argues convincingly for holding this industry accountable and requiring it and other corporations to engage in social as well as fiduciary responsibility. Raw Deal is a must-read for anyone who cares about where our food comes from." -- Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat and professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, New York University "Raw Deal is poised to become the next definitive authority on the current state of the broken food system in America and our desperate fight to curb climate change. Insightful as it is harrowing, what can often seem like an impossible hornet's nest to untangle is illuminated. Raw Deal will shake you into sharp presence while shining light on a road toward a decentralized, community-centered food system." -- Camilla Marcus, chef of Westbourne and cofounder of the Independent Restaurant Coalition"Some meat-packers will hate this book, but it will force everybody to think. The big-is-fragile problem also applies to other industries such as electronic chips and baby formula." -- Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation“Readers will gnash their teeth at Sorvino’s vivid accounts of rapacious billionaires and the half-dozen mega-corporations that dominate the industry, pollute waterways, and exhaust farmland under the very gentle hand of government regulators… Convincing, often enraging, and no more optimistic than the facts call for.” -- Kirkus Reviews“This is a deeply informed and eye-opening call for change.” -- Publisher’s Weekly“A journalist who has spent nearly a decade covering food and agriculture for Forbes, Sorvino lays bare the inner workings of the meat industry with clear-eyed practicality—from the scale of the environmental cost of meat to the depths of corporate greed and consolidation of power.” -- Modern Farmer“Packed with a wide range of expert input, Raw Deal provides a firsthand look into a typically opaque industry and makes the case that changing our meat industry is both possible and necessary.” -- Civil Eats“Raw Deal is a meticulously researched account of what’s wrong with today’s meat industry and how we might overhaul it… What sets the book apart from many others in this genre is Sorvino’s excellent deep dive into how the world’s largest meat companies and retailers have been deploying illegal and irresponsible practices — including bribery, corruption and collusion — to grab, hold on to and expand power and profits at the expense of people and the planet.” -- Green Biz“Sorvino’s captivating discoveries convey the vulnerabilities of a powerful part of the food system and the effects of this broken industry.” -- Food Tank
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New India Publishing Agency Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in
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£116.14
New India Publishing Agency Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing
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£116.14
New India Publishing Agency Enterprising Agriculture: Market Awareness,Farm
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£109.68
New India Publishing Agency Fundamentals of Agriculture Statistics
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£39.88
New India Publishing Agency Glossary of Veterinary Economics
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£24.06
New India Publishing Agency Innovations in Agribusiness Management
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£40.99
New India Publishing Agency Management Skills for Successful Agri
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£29.66
New India Publishing Agency Livestock Survival and Management During
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£64.24
The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Reducing Inequalities: A Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisInequality reduction is a key policy goal for sustainable development, requiring collaborative efforts and innovative strategies. The book "A Planet for Life" presents empirical case studies emphasizing the complexity of addressing inequalities within diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts.
£22.12
New India Publishing Agency Basic Concepts in Statistics
Book SynopsisThe book entitles "Basic Concepts in Statistics" is useful to all the P.G. and Ph.D. students and faculty members of statistics, agricultural statistics and engineering, social sciences and biological sciences. It is also useful to all those students who have to appear in competitive examinations with statistics as a subject in state P.S.C's, U.P.S.C., A.S.R.B. and I.S.S. etc. This book is the outcome of 25 years of teaching experiences to U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. students. The book contains 15 s covering different topics of statistics e.g. Analysis of variance, Designs of experiments, Theories of points and interval estimations, Theories of tests of significance based on small samples n<=30 and large samples n>30 and non parametric methods and tests.Table of ContentsSection A: Design of Experiments: 01. Preliminaries 02. ANOVA & Three Basic Design of Experiments 03. Incomplete Block Design IBD 04. Factorial Experiment 05. Split Plot Experiment 06. Strip Plot Design/Split Block Design 07. Progeny Row Trial and Compact Family Block Design 08. Analysis of Covariance Section B: Sampling Distribution and Associated Test of Significance: 09. Tests Based on Large Sample 10. x2 Distribution and Its Applications 11. F and 't' Distributions and Their Applications Section C: Statistics Inference: 12. Estimation Theory 13. Methods of Estimation 14. Theory of Testing of Hypothesis 15. Non Parametric Method of Estimation
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New India Publishing Agency Agricultural Extension: Worldwide Innovations
Book SynopsisAgricultural extension is in a great transition worldwide. The demand for public extension reform is greater than ever before. The agriculture knowledge infrastructure is evolving in a big way with the emergence of pluralistic extension actors and innovations to cater the needs of the farmeThis book is an attempt to document the past experiences and recent developments in the agriculture knowledge information systems. The compilation of 14 country s such as; Afghanistan, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, India, Iran, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe is intended to document the experience of extension systems. The fourteen country s highlight the worldwide agricultural extension reform measures Decentralization, Privatization, Demand driven and Cost-recovery approaches, Institutional Pluralism Public, Private, and NGOs and Innovations Farmer to Farmer extension, Participatory and Self-Help Group SHG approaches and ICT initiatives. The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientist, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers will find this compilation of extension experiences from the fourteen countries relevant for designing future reforms, advancing pluralistic extension system and also to integrating innovations in their extension approaches.Table of Contents1. Afghanistan 2. Benin 3. Cote d'Ivoire Coste D'Ivoire 4. Ghana 5. India 6. Iran 7. Japan 8. Jordan 9. Mozambique 10. Nepal 11. Peru 12. Philippines 13. Trinidad and Tobago 14. Zimbabwe
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New India Publishing Agency A Practical Manual on Geology and Soils
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£62.11
New India Publishing Agency A Handbook of Agricultural Sciences: Vol.02
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£42.77
New India Publishing Agency A Practical Manual on Geology and Soils
Book SynopsisSoil Science is an extensive and intricate subject that encompasses a diverse range of natural and practical systems. It is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the knowledge and expertise of various other disciplines, including geology, which is an applied science that has become an essential component of agriculture, soil, and environmental science. The knowledge of geology is crucial for agriculturists and soil/environmental scientists to effectively apply it in their work. This book, designed as an easy-to-read reference guide, provides undergraduate students in Agriculture, Horticulture, and Forestry with an introduction to the fundamentals of geology and soils. The author, drawing on their extensive academic and professional experience, presents their insights on all aspects of geology and soils in a clear and concise manner. This book is aimed at students and scientists in agriculture and related fields, as a foundational resource for deepening their understanding of the practical applications of soil science in crop growth.
£26.73
ListLab Albenga GlassCity: From the GlassCity to the
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United Nations Forest products annual market review 2021-2022
Book SynopsisThe Forest Products Annual Market Review 2021-2022 provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences beyond the region. It covers products from the forest to the end user and from roundwood and primary processed products to value-added, housing and wood energy. Statistics-based chapters analyse the markets for wood raw materials, sawnwood, wood-based panels, paper, paperboard and woodpulp. Underlying the analysis is a comprehensive collection of data. The Review highlights the role of sustainable forest products in international markets, discusses policies concerning forests and forest products, assesses the main trends and drivers, and analyses the effects of the current economic situation on forest product markets
£48.00
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sowing the seeds of peace for food security:
Book SynopsisThis study looks at the nature of the presumed relationships between conflict, food security and peace. First it charts out how the landscape of conflict and violence has changed in recent decades and shows how food security and nutrition outcomes vary across different types of conflict, identifying the conditions that seem to influence those outcomes the most.Subsequently, the book reviews evidence on the channels through which conflict and violence affect food security and nutrition across conflict areas, and how food insecurity and other development deficiencies - including undernourishment - may trigger or compound other drivers of conflict.Finally, the paper discusses which responses and response mechanisms seem to have been most effective in minimizing the impacts of conflict on food security and to what extent efforts at enhancing resilience and improving food security can contribute to avoiding conflict and help build sustainable peace.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Agripreneuriat en Afrique: Histoires
Book SynopsisCette publication cherche à encourager les entrepreneurs en herbe en Afrique a? saisir les opportunite?s d’affaires dans le secteur agricole et l’agro-industrie. Elle se veut un outil de promotion, en particulier pour les femmes et les jeunes. La publication, qui analyse les quatre domaines thématiques suivants: la phase d’expansion, l’entrepreneuriat des femmes, l’entrepreneuriat des jeunes et l’entrepreneuriat dans des environnements difficiles, offre aux agripreneurs et aux décideurs politiques des conseils pour les guider dans leur parcours. L’importance strate?gique de l’agriculture, du secteur agroalimentaire et de l’agro- industrie pour la cre?ation d’emplois, la se?curite? alimentaire et nutritionnelle et le de?veloppement e?conomique du continent africain en ge?ne?ral, est de plus en plus reconnue. Les entrepreneurs implique?s dans le secteur agroalimentaire et l’agro- industrie jouent un ro?le déterminant dans le de?veloppement des pays, en introduisant des innovations importantes qui améliorent la productivite? agricole et la vie de nombreuses personnes. À travers les expe?riences de 12 agripreneurs - comme celle de Vimal Shah au Kenya, dont l’activité consiste à fabriquer huiles, graisses comestibles, savons et de?tergents, ou celle de Monica Musonda en Zambie, qui s’occupe de produire des nouilles et des ce?re?ales enrichies -, la publication offre aux agripreneurs des conseils sur la manie?re de surmonter ou de contourner les obstacles potentiels, et aux de?cideurs politiques des conseils sur la manière d’instaurer un environnement propice a? l’agripreneuriat.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Review of agricultural trade policies in
Book SynopsisThis review monitors the latest changes in trade policies in post-Soviet countries, and how they affect the dynamics and structure of trade. The publication includes an overview of the prospects for expanding the agricultural trade of some Central Asian countries with China and the Russian Federation, and a chapter on the implications of climate change for agricultural trade in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.The publication also features 12 country-specific chapters. These cover the trade measures implemented by national governments that influence agricultural product exports and imports, the participation of the countries in multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements, and recent changes in domestic support for agricultural manufacturers.
£40.80
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Agrarian Change in India
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Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Regulating Agricultural Markets in India: A
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£20.42
New India Publishing Agency Statistical Designs and Analysis for Agricultural
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£21.62
New India Publishing Agency Business Communication and Cooperative Movement
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£76.24
New India Publishing Agency Mastering Agricultural Extension Education: A
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New India Publishing Agency Innovations in Agribusiness Management
Book SynopsisThe green revolution has increased the food production many folds but the levels of living of farmers have not increased and the percentage of population dependent on agricultural is still about 65 per cent. Agri-business management is an opportunity and challenge. Future agri-business brings in value addition, logistics and supply chain management activities which paved way for the processing, packaging, transport, a cold storage distribution and retailing to meet the changes in tastes and preferences of different categories of population. Exposure on agri-business management at the UG level to Agriculture and Allied Science graduates will meet human resource needs of the future. The book explains in simple language and in lucid way on agri-business opportunities, challenges, scope and entrepreneurship and its promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Management, meaning, definition and elements of management are also explained in a simple way. The functional area of business management is also dealt with. Then agri-business promoting subjects like management information system, applications of information and communication technologies, agricultural inputs, agro-processing, food processing, there promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Agricultural imports and exports, retailing and supply chain management, business plan preparation, project analysis and starting an agri-business are explained with case studies wherever possible. The pedagogy involves key terms and concepts to remember, summary, highlights, questions, references, text books, web addresses and further reading materials were furnished.
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New India Publishing Agency Glossary of Veterinary Economics
Book SynopsisSince the subject Animal Health Economics or Livestock Health Economics Itself is evolving and trying to establish it, the concepts and the words used in it are less understood. The concepts and the words of this subject have been derived from various disciplines like veterinary epidemiology, economics and statistics. The book will be useful for the academicians, researchers and students having interest in teaching and research in the field of livestock health economics/animal health economics /veterinary economics.
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New India Publishing Agency Agro-Enterprises for Rural Development and
Book SynopsisThe current multi-pronged challenges of Indian agriculture demand for searching the viable alternative for restoring farmers' and rural youths' confidence in the agricultural vocation. Agri-enterprises offer such opportunities to help the agrarian communities to enhance their farm productivity and enhance income from the per unit of land and time. The present book on "Agro-enterprises for Rural Development and Livelihoods Security" is an excellent synthesis of scholarly concepts, cases and methodologies pertaining to enterprise promotion in agriculture and the related dimensions. For the benefit of the readers, the book has been divided into three segments. The first part deals with need for micro-enterprise promotion in agriculture, resource appraisal for micro-enterprise development, developing the self, characteristics of potential entrepreneurs and related aspects. The major aim of this section is to explore, unfreeze and broaden the cognitive and affective domain of the readers so that a desirable mindset among them may be created at the initial stage so that an effective learning may take place in the subsequent chapteIn the second dimension of the book, readers may find the description of varieties of technological options. These include the appropriate technologies and enterprises related to vegetable cultivation, protected cultivation, seed production, food processing, poultry farming, bee-keeping, dairy production and processing, fishery based enterprise, livestock and piggery based technological options having entrepreneurial potential. The successful experiences of the agri entrepreneurs are also shared in this section. The third and most important part of the book emphasizes on support system required to initiate and sustain the agri-enterprise. These include necessary management related interventions, trade, export, quality standards and other inter-related issues which would definitely enable readers to comprehend how to be successful agri-preneur. Besides, the role of civil society organizations for economic independence in rural India has also been narrated. On-line trading, project monitoring and evaluation and related issue for agricultural commodities are deliberated by the renowned authorities of the above fields.Table of ContentsSection-I: Stimulatory Stage 1. Entrepreneurship Development in Agriculture by J.P. Sharma & Nishi Sharma 2. Micro-enterprise Development: An Overview by Dipika Hajong & R.N. Padaria 3. Resource Appraisal for Micro-enterprise Development in Agriculture by Rashmi Singh & S.K. Dubey Section-II: Technological Options: 4. Product identification and SWOT Analysis by J.P. Sharma & Rashmi Singh 5. Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops by Balraj Singh 6. High Value Vegetable Cultivation: Entrepreneurial Avenues by A.D. Munshi 7. Seed Production: An Entrepreneurial Venture by B.S. Tomer & K. Vinod Kumar 8. Food Production: An Emerging Option for Micro-enterprises Promotion in Agriculture by R.R. Sharma 9. Poultry Farming: Profitable Venture for Entrepreneurs by R.K. Sharma 10. Beekeeping - An Employment and Income Generating Vocation for Rural Youth by R.N. Sharma 11. Dairy Production and Processing as an Enterprises: Retrospect and Prospects by Dalip K. Gosain 12. Fisheries and Aquaculture in India: Perspective and Prospective Views by S.D. Singh 13. Ration Formulation for Profitable Dairy by Kusumakar Sharma, VB Chaturvedi & Rupasi Tiwari 14. Post Harvest Handling of Horticultural Crops by R.K. Lal 15. Value Addition and Processing Opportunities in Food Processing by Devinger Dhingra 16. Commercial Avenues in Floriculture for Entrepreneurship by T. Janakiram & K.V. Prasad 17. Plants Nursery as a Micro-enterprises by Manish Srivastav & R.R. Sharma 18. Vermicomposting - Enterprise Development in Rural Areas by R.K. Sharma, K. Sharma, G.T. Gujar & J.K.S. Bhandari 19. Entrepreneurship Generation and Livelihood Security through Livestock Sector by M.C. Sharma & Rupasi Tiwari 20. Breeds of Livestock and their Genetics Improvement by M.C. Sharma & Rupasi Tiwari 21. Entrepreneurship through Pig Farming in India by M.C. Sharma & Rupasi Tiwari 22. Pigeonpea Cajanus cajan L Seed Production as a Potential Micro-enterprise For Income Augmentation: Experiences of Action Research by Shantanu Kumar Dubey, S.K.Singh & Uma Sah Section-III: Enterprise Management: 23. Understanding Self Help Group Dynamics by Premlata Singh & Nishi Sharma 24. Concept of Cooperatives and its Scope in Farmers' Capacity Building by J.P.S. Dabas 25. Impact Evaluation of Small Scale Agri-enterprise: A Case Study of Mushroom and Beekeeping Enterprises by Rajinder Peshin 26. Distance Education: A Support for Micro-enterprise Promotion in Agriculture by B.S. Hansra 27. Marketing Strategies for Micro-enterprise Promotion by Ajit Kewalramani 28. Good Agricultural Practices in Relation to Micro-enterprise Promotion by Arvind Pratap Singh 29. NABARD Supported Promotional and Developmental Programmes - Farm and Non Farm Sector by G.V. Sunil Kumar 30. Commodity Future Trading at NCDEX by A.Lakshmikantha Reddy 31. Approach to Rural Development: Economy Decentralization by Anil. P. Joshi 32. Financial Management of Agricultural Projects by Pramod Kumar 33. Micro-credit: Basic Issues and Strategies by R. Roy Burman & Shantanu Kumar Dubey 34. Role of Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises by H.S. Bisht
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New India Publishing Agency Agricultural Economics
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£157.32
New India Publishing Agency Enterprising Agriculture: Market Awareness,Farm
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£232.25
New India Publishing Agency Tropical & Subtropical Vegetable Crops
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£209.90
Springer Verlag, Singapore Indian Agriculture Under the Shadows of WTO and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the various issues and concerns faced by Indian agriculture under the obligations of WTO and the Free Trade Agreements. While the issues discussed pertain mainly to India, the lessons can also be derived for many other similarly placed developing countries. The book delves into various aspects of Indian agricultural trade and evaluates the domestic policies and regulations of government while also looking at external factors like WTO, free trade agreements and non-tariff barriers. Chapters of this book have been contributed by eminent agricultural economists, lawyers and social scientists providing the perspective from their sector. This book highlights the challenges and opportunities for agriculture sector under the rapidly growing regional trade agreements and results of negotiations under the WTO. It also provides critical insights into the ongoing fisheries subsidies negotiations at the WTO and issues relating to non-tariff measures. The findings have broad implications for developing countries in general and India in particular. This book will greatly benefit trade negotiators, policymakers, civil society, farmer groups, researchers, students, and academics interested in issues related to the WTO, FTAs, tariff and non-tariff barriers and other allied issues concerning Indian agriculture. The techniques used in analytical part will mostly benefit the researchers as they can not only use these techniques and methodologies for their future research, but to also carry the research forward. The book is useful for many educational institutes which teach international trade, agricultural economics, and WTO and FTAs studies.Table of Contents
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ISEAS Vietnam-China Agricultural Trade: Huge Growth and
Book SynopsisAgricultural products are one of Vietnam's most important exports, contributing considerably to the overall export turnover of the country. Vietnam's agricultural exports are easily affected by external factors. It is overly dependent on the Chinese market, and its agricultural products do not as yet meet strict global standards. Challenges facing Vietnam's export of fruits and vegetables to the Chinese market include technical barriers, long risk assessment periods, restrictions on products exported through official quotas to the Chinese market, and frequent changes in China's policy on border crossings. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of market diversification to this sector. To further develop its agricultural export sector, Vietnam needs to gather and consolidate information on import standards and guide its farmers on product quality requirements. Besides, efforts to gradually diversify its markets are essential for it to avoid being dependent on a small number of partners and markets. Vietnam's participation in international organizations such as ASEAN, APEC, WTO, and AEC exemplifies its increasingly active efforts at seeking new development opportunities. The seventeen bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements which have been signed by Vietnam partly demonstrates efforts at achieving market diversification.
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