Agriculture and agribusiness Books
Nova Science Publishers Inc Farm Safety Net: Programs, Proposals, Overlap
Book SynopsisThe U.S. Department of Agriculture and the broader farming community often refer to the price and income support programs of the farm bill''s Title I and the crop insurance and disaster assistance programs of Title XII as encompassing the farm safety net. Many policy makers and farmers consider federal support of farm businesses necessary for their financial survival, given the unpredictable nature of agricultural production and markets. In contrast, many environmental groups and budget hawks argue that farm subsidies encourage overproduction on environmentally fragile land and are a market-distorting use of tax dollars. This book provides an overview of the current farm safety net programs, proposals and overlap in producer support. Also discussed is the congressional debate that is expected to precede the next round of omnibus farm legislation in 2012 and the budget and policy issues and implications for U.S. farm policy in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
£63.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc U.S. Grasslands: Conservation & Conversion
Book SynopsisGrasslands provide both ecological and economic benefits. The importance of grasslands lies not only in the areas they cover, but also in the diversity of environmental benefits they produce. The lands provide forage for livestock, water for urban and rural uses, flood protection, wildlife habitat, purification of air, and carbon sequestration. The lands also provide aesthetic values and open space. This book discusses the Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP), which provides assistance to landowners and operators to protect grazing uses and related conservation values on eligible private range and pasture lands. The program emphasises support of grazing operations, maintaining and improving plant and animal biodiversity, and protecting grasslands and shrublands under threat of conversion to cropping, urban development, and other non-grazing uses.
£192.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Issues & Policies: Volume 2
Book SynopsisAgriculture is one of the defining elements of a nation. This series consists of analyses on a variety of agricultural issues including (but not limited to) the developments, policies, programs, trade, trends and economics of agriculture. Topics will be seen from a U.S. perspective, but not to the exclusion of other countries particularly when the discussion has an international scope.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Global Agriculture: Developments, Issues &
Book SynopsisThis book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include classifying and measuring agricultural support and identifying differences between the WTO and OECD systems; China''s volatile pork industry; long-term growth prospects for wheat production in Afghanistan; and economic policy and cotton production in Uzbekistan.
£126.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc U.S. Agricultural Preparedness & the Agriculture
Book SynopsisThe United States is the undisputed world leader in agricultural production today, but as we look out across the 21st century, agriculture faces a series of challenges: managing new pests, pathogens, and invasive plants; increasing the efficiency of water use; reducing the environmental footprint of agriculture; growing food in a changing climate; managing the production of bioenergy; producing safe and nutritious food; and assisting with global food security and maintaining abundant yields. Meeting these challenges requires a new commitment to research, innovation, and technology development in agriculture. This book examines the challenges of agricultural preparedness and the required public commitment to agricultural research, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence to address some of the greatest threats to U.S. long-term prosperity and security.
£126.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc NAFTA at 20: Overview, Trade Effects & Impact on
Book SynopsisThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure since trade and investment trends are influenced by numerous other economic variables, such as economic growth, inflation, and currency fluctuations. The agreement may have accelerated the trade liberalization that was already taking place, but many of these changes may have taken place with or without an agreement. Nevertheless, NAFTA is significant because it was the most comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) negotiated at the time and contained several groundbreaking provisions. This book provides an overview of North American trade liberalization before NAFTA, an overview of NAFTA provisions, the economic effects of NAFTA, and policy considerations. This book also examines the integration of North America''s agricultural and food markets as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
£131.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc U.S. Rice Industry: Elements & Global
Book SynopsisRice, an ancient grain, is the primary staple for more than half the world''s population, through its role in the diets of billions of low-income, food-insecure consumers. Its vital role makes its availability and price politically sensitive for governments in several regions. Government intervention is often aimed at keeping prices affordable, especially for low-income consumers. In some cases, government intervention also encourages domestic production to promote national self-sufficiency. The United States faces little direct competition domestically and relies heavily on export markets; exports account for about half of the annual crop each year. This book investigates factors affecting the global competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry. It provides an overview of the rice industry in the United States and other major global producing and exporting countries and provides information on recent trade trends and developments in the global market for rice. It supplies a comparison of the competitive strengths and weaknesses of rice production and exports in the United States and other major exporting countries and assesses the impact of government policies and programs of major producing and exporting countries.
£230.39
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Food Industry: Perceptions, Practices and
Book SynopsisThis book explores different aspects related to the food industry. The book begins by presenting various perceptions towards western and ayurvedic food industries. It continues by examining the potential of enhancing agents in replacing chemical additives in bread processing and discussing the performance of whole grain wheat flour and the enzyme transglutaminase on the technological characteristics of spaghetti. Additionally, the book includes a study of microbial pectinases, cellulases and xylanases in the food industry, focusing on types of support and immobilisation techniques, as well as an experimental study focusing on shelf-life increase of pineapples via drying techniques. Other chapters focus on different yeast strain approaches in beer production, the use of natural bioactive compounds from plants and their extraction processes, and essential oil extraction techniques for Venezuelan lemons, among other topics.
£999.99
Academic Foundation Spices in India Economy
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Academic Foundation Food Security in Asian Countries: In the Context
Book SynopsisPractically all countries of Asia have pledged at the national as well as international level to reduce the number of hungry and food insecure. A concrete step in this direction was taken in the World Food Summit in Rome, in 1996, when the nations resolved to reach the goal of food security. It was further reiterated at the Millennium Summit held in New York in 2000 where the United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration, which contains goals and targets in important areas of human development. One of these goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. This particular study aimed to examine the results of the efforts to achieve food security in Asian Countries in the context of Millennium Goals. Having adopted the basic premise that factors determining food security can be best understood at the country level, the study was based on country case studies: two least developed countries (Cambodia and Nepal), two medium-income countries undergoing fast structural changes (Indonesia and Thailand), and one large and fast developing country (India).
£16.46
Excel Books Haryana on Road to Modernisation
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New India Publishing Agency Food Processing and Preservation Technology:
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£193.50
Oxford University Press Why David Sometimes Wins
Book SynopsisOn April 10, 1966, a crowd of 10,000 farm workers and supporters gathered at the California state capitol to celebrate victory in one of the most significant strikes in American history--one that made Cesar Chavez famous as leader of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). In Why David Sometimes Wins, Marshall Ganz tells the story of the UFW''s ground-breaking victory, drawing out larger lessons from this dramatic tale. A longtime leader in the movement and current lecturer in public policy at Harvard, he offers unique insight. Since the 1900s, large-scale agricultural enterprises had relied on migrant labor--a cheap, unorganized, and powerless workforce. In 1965, after successive waves of attempts at organizing this large and growing population, the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters, and the three-year-old NFWA all found themselves on the ground, recruiting members. That year, some 800 Filipino grape workers began a strike, under the aegis of theTrade ReviewThis throughly documented account is support by insights and evidence from Marshall's personal experience, and many will read it as much for its exciting story of the farm workers' struggle as for its contribution to the theory of social movements.... Recommended. * Social & Behaviorial Science *In Why David Sometimes Wins, Ganz demonstrates his own marvelous story telling skill in his narration of the farm workers' movement in America... It's about organizing and tactics that work. Ganz describes them in a unique and interesting manner from his own vantage point within the farm workers' movement. WHy David Sometimes Wins is a valuable resource for teachers and students of community organizing, labor history and the dynamics of social change. * Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare *A brilliant new book. * The Nation *Why David Sometimes Wins is an exceptional book that will be of widespread interest to scholars and activists alike. * American Journal of Sociology *This book is a must read for organizers. The analysis of how a small and poor, but motivated, group of workers triggered a social movement provides invaluable lessons on what to do and not do as we struggle with the challenges of the 21st century. * Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction: How David Beat Goliath ; 2. Beginnings: Immigrants, Radicals, and the AFL (1900-1959) ; 3. New Opportunities, New Initiatives: (1959-1962) ; 4. A Storm Gathers: Two Responses (1963-1965) ; 5. The Great Delano Grape Strike (1965-1966) ; 6. Meeting the Counter-Attack (1966) ; 7. Launching a New Union (1966-1967) ; Epilogue ; Appendix ; Notes ; References ; Index
£43.69
MIT Press Enriching the Earth Fritz Haber Carl Bosch and the Transformation of World Food Production The MIT Press
Book SynopsisDr. Smil is the world's authority on nitrogenous fertilizer.The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space flight, or television. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia.In Enriching the Earth, Vaclav Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production, and traditional means of supplying the nutrient. He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilizers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis by Fritz Haber—a discovery scientists had sought for over one hundred years—and its commercialization by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. Smil also exami
£33.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Java Programming for Spatial Sciences
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Cultivating Congress Constituents Issues and Interests in Agricultural Policymaking
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£23.70
Springer Farmers Gene Banks and Crop Breeding Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat Maize and Rice Endocrine Updates
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John Wiley & Sons Dude Ranching in Yellowstone Country
Book SynopsisA welcome study of early dude ranch development, Dude Ranching in Yellowstone Country preserves the history of an important Wyoming ranch and the man who built it.
£18.00
The Merlin Press Ltd Sharpen the Sickle The History of the Farm Workers Union
£14.95
Pambazuka Press The Agrarian Question in the Neoliberal Era Primitive Accumulation and the Peasantry
£12.60
Revel Barker The Sawdust Millionaire
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LEGARE STREET PR A Students Book On Soils and Manures
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LEGARE STREET PR Principles and Practical Methods of Curing Tobacco
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LEGARE STREET PR The Butter Industry
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LEGARE STREET PR El Huerto Frutal
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LEGARE STREET PR Chemistry of Agriculture
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LEGARE STREET PR Chemistry of Agriculture
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LEGARE STREET PR Statistical Survey of the County Dublin
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LEGARE STREET PR Availability of Mineral Phosphates for Plant Nutrition
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LEGARE STREET PR Principes Économiques de la Culture Améliorante
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LEGARE STREET PR General View of the Agriculture of the County of Devon
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