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Book SynopsisThis new volume, Biofertilizers and Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture, presents strategies for the management of soil and crop diseases. Microbes have attracted worldwide attention due to their role in disease management and remediation of polluted soils. Taking a sustainable approach, this book explores the means of integrating various microbial management approaches to achieve the desired levels of crop yield under both conventional soils and neglected soils through the use of biopesticides and other botanicals as well as biomolecules. This book also presents a broad and updated view of molecular nitrogen fixation and phosphate-solubilizing and sulfur-transforming microbes for nutrition of crops in relation to the role of metal tolerant microbes in providing protection to plants grown in metal-contaminated soils. The preparation and application of biofertilizers, utilization of household waste materials, and use of genetically modified microorganisms (GMOs) in plant growth and development are also well discussed in the volume. Table of Contents1. General Introduction of Bio-Inputs vs. Chemical Inputs in Agriculture and Ill Effects 2. Bacterial Biopesticides and Their Use in Agricultural Production 3. Fungal Biopesticides and Their Uses for Control of Insect Pest and Diseases 4. Viral Biopesticides: An Effective and Environment-Friendly Approach to Control Insects 5. Control of Insect Pest Through Biomolecules and Traps 6. PGPRs for the Control of Soil-Borne Diseases 7. Botanicals and Their Application in Control of Insect Pests 8. Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Pulses Yield 9. Free Living Nitrogen Fixation and Their Response to Agriculture Crops 10. Associative Nitrogen Fixation 11. Cyanobacteria and Azolla in Rice Cultivation: Improving Biological N2 Fixation System in Rice 12. Phosphorus Availability to Crops through Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms 13. Availability of Potash, Iron, Zinc, and Sulfur to Crop through Microbial Resources 14. Sulfur Cycle in Agricultural Soil: Microbiological Aspects 15. Utilization of Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Mobilization of Macro and Micro Nutrients to Important Pulses and Oil-Seed Crops 16. Integrated Use of Bioferilizers and Biopesticides in Crop Production 17. Fungal Bio-Pesticides: A Novel Tool for Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes 18. Soil-Heavy Metal Toxicity Reduction by Bioagents/Living Organisms 19. Metagenomics for Soil Health 20. Use of Household Waste Materials for Biofertilizer Development 21. Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms for Sustainable Soil Health Management: A Biotechnological Approach

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Book SynopsisThe remarkable story of Sekem, a sustainable community which thrives in the Egyptian desert. Explores their pioneering vision for the future in ecology, economics, culture and social change. Important and inspiring.

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Book SynopsisFood production, particularly animal protein production, is changing. While productivity, efficiency and food quality continue to be of vital importance, there is increasing pressure on producers to prioritize sustainability and animal health and welfare as well minimize food waste. Optimizing vitamin nutrition can help make animal production more sustainable by optimizing animal health and welfare and animal performance and food quality, while reducing food waste. Optimum Vitamin Nutrition for More Sustainable Poultry Farming contains concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for poultry. This book, which follows the authoritative Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in the Production of Quality Animal Foods (5m Books, 2013), is a reference for research and extension specialists who need the most current, research-based information on vitamins in poultry. This book is first in a series of books covering Optimum Vitamin Nutrition in swine, ruminants and aquaculture.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Contribution of vitamin nutrition to a more sustainable farming Chapter 2 A brief history of vitamins Chapter 3 Introduction to vitamins Chapter 4 Vitamin description Chapter 5 Optimum vitamin nutrition in poultry breeders Chapter 6 Optimum vitamin nutrition in broilers and turkeys Chapter 7 Optimum vitamin nutrition in laying hens

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Book SynopsisFood is fundamental to life. The way we produce it is the most pressing issue of our times. In recent years, several family-run farms in the downlands of West Dorset have decided to radically change their approach to working the land. When the artist Chris Drury and poet-novelist Kay Syrad began collaborating with this group of farmers in the villages of Godmanstone and Sydling St Nicholas, they began to discover why these changes were being made and what they might mean for the local communities - and all of us - who depend on the farmed landscape for food. Chris Drury's artwork and Kay Syrad's prose-poetry combine here to form a sensitive and authentic portrait of a group of men and women whose lives are shaped by the land. It is a rich exploration of work, soil and the sustainability of their farming practice. With its focus on a very particular landscape, the book reveals to us the creativity and resilience of organic farming, and shows just how much we all need to value the complexities of food production and our future relationship with the land.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n important study that contributes to the recentring of climate-change narratives, from those of international policymakers, post-colonial states and lowland populations to those of upland groups most vulnerable to human-induced climate change that is not of their own making." * South East Asia Research *"Clearly and sensitively thought-out exposition. The book should be recognized as a rare work of oral history and ethnography that throws down a legitimate challenge to listen to the struggling folk who live in and with “mountains of blame."" * Pacific Affairs *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Exile from the Grasslands is a monumental work for understanding the socio-economic and cultural transformation that has taken place in recent decades among Tibetan nomads in western China." * Inner Asia *"[A] well-balanced account of Tibetan pastoralists’ responses to, and experiences of, Chinese development projects." * Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice *"In a refreshingly clear fashion, the author untangles and traces the often-overlapping paths of policies from the top levels of the central government to the local levels ofimplementation. In this regard, Exile from the Grasslands will be a welcome addition for introducing undergraduate and graduate students to development policy in Tibetan areas of China." * China Quarterly *"Ptáčková examines the competing explanations of why the grasslands have deteri-orated since the incorporation of Tibet into the Chinese state. What emerges from her analysis is a clear statement that while recent land-use activities by some pastoralists have contributed to the situation, the often unintended but nevertheless real conse-quences of Chinese state policies themselves and their inconsistent implementation and often contradictory goals are primarily to blame." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Ptáčková’s work is a valuable source of information about current state-led development and transformation in Zêkog, Amdo Tibet. This book will undoubtedly be of interest and value for scholars, students and practitioners working in the fields of rural development studies." * Nomadic Peoples *"Ptáčková’s brief work takes a complicated web of history, culture, dreams of modernity (by both the state and its people) and deftly crafts a discussion that informs readers of any level of the issues facing Tibetan herding communities as China faces the expanding impacts of climate change, global economic chaos, and more." * H-Net Reviews *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Exile from the Grasslands is a monumental work for understanding the socio-economic and cultural transformation that has taken place in recent decades among Tibetan nomads in western China." * Inner Asia *"[A] well-balanced account of Tibetan pastoralists’ responses to, and experiences of, Chinese development projects." * Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice *"In a refreshingly clear fashion, the author untangles and traces the often-overlapping paths of policies from the top levels of the central government to the local levels ofimplementation. In this regard, Exile from the Grasslands will be a welcome addition for introducing undergraduate and graduate students to development policy in Tibetan areas of China." * China Quarterly *"Ptáčková examines the competing explanations of why the grasslands have deteri-orated since the incorporation of Tibet into the Chinese state. What emerges from her analysis is a clear statement that while recent land-use activities by some pastoralists have contributed to the situation, the often unintended but nevertheless real conse-quences of Chinese state policies themselves and their inconsistent implementation and often contradictory goals are primarily to blame." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Ptáčková’s work is a valuable source of information about current state-led development and transformation in Zêkog, Amdo Tibet. This book will undoubtedly be of interest and value for scholars, students and practitioners working in the fields of rural development studies." * Nomadic Peoples *"Ptáčková’s brief work takes a complicated web of history, culture, dreams of modernity (by both the state and its people) and deftly crafts a discussion that informs readers of any level of the issues facing Tibetan herding communities as China faces the expanding impacts of climate change, global economic chaos, and more." * H-Net Reviews *

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Book SynopsisAn urgent demand for a People's Green New Deal, foregrounding global agricultural transformation and climate justice for the Global SouthTrade Review'Hands-down the best book yet on the Green New Deal. Courageous, bold, refreshing - Ajl pushes the horizons of progressive thought and envisions an ecosocialist transition that is rooted in principles of global justice' -- Jason Hickel, author of 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World''An amazing text, truly inspirational. There are few books in which nearly every sentence is urgent and quotable, but this is one. Lucid and profound, it assembles the elements that are necessary for an actual political program of survival and renewal' -- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States' (Beacon Press, 2014)'You cannot purchase your way out of climate change the same way you cannot pick a 'Green New Deal' brand that suits your personal preferences. Anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism are not by-gone projects, they're very much alive in the Global South. Left climate movements in the North would be better served by following their example as well as reading this critical work' -- Nick Estes, author of 'Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance' (Verso, 2019)‘Ajl guides us with an authority steeped in scholarship but also with panache. If you really want to learn what'll be necessary for our species to survive climate apocalypse, read this book. You'll then know the ways by which humanity's very fate can be won’ -- Rob Wallace, author of 'Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19' (Monthly Review Press, 2020)'Anyone wanting to understand the limitations of the Green New Deal, and how it is being employed as a tool to rationalize Green Capitalism, and sanitize its advance within the capitalist system must read this critical work' -- Kali Akuno, Executive Director of Cooperation Jackson"In this urgent book, Max Ajl poses the question “What would visions for sustainability in Global North look like if they were anti-imperial, reparative, socialist and agroecological?” The answer, he argues, looks radically different from – and more liberating than - the Green New Deals on the table today" -- Raj Patel, co-author of 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet' (Verso, 2020)'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices' -- Judith Deutsch, ‘Counterpunch’‘A bracing and thought-provoking call for those of us in the Global North to reconsider how we fight for social and climate justice’ -- ‘ROAR’‘A refreshing and rich scholarly alternative to how an ideal green new deal should be imagined … an exquisite sketch of ideal avenues towards eco-socialism’ -- ‘Developing Economics’‘Provides a comprehensive survey of the nuanced issues a red-green alliance must confront and resolve’ -- ‘System Change not Climate Change’'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices'. -- ‘Socialist Project’‘A magnificent work that should be at the top of reading lists for anyone remotely concerned about the climate crisis' -- ‘Canadian Dimension’Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Capitalist Green Transitions 1. Green Transition - or Fortress Eco-Nationalism? 2. Change Without Change: Eco-Modernism 3. Energy Use, Degrowth, and the Green New Deal 4. Green Social Democracy or Eco-Socialism? Part II: A People's Green New Deal 5. The World We Wish to See 6. A Planet of Fields 7. Green Anti-Imperialism and the National Question Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together information from a wide range of sources about the ecology, management, and conservation of British Columbia’s inland rainforest.Table of ContentsPreface1 Introduction2 The Physical Setting3 Ecology and Productivity4 Changing Communities, Changing Values, Changing Uses5 Changing Forests: Timber Harvesting and Silviculture6 Changing Ecosystems: Forest Management Effects on Biodiversity7 Changing Climate: Carbon Dynamics and Climate Change8 Managing Ecological Landscape Patterns and Processes9 A Vision for a Unique EcosystemAppendicesGlossary; References Cited; Indices

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Book SynopsisHighlights and examines the growing convergence between the food and agricultural industriesthe technological, environmental, and consumer-related drivers of this change, and the potential outcomes This is the first book of its kind to connect food and the food industry with agriculture, water resources, and water management in a detailed and thorough way. It brings together a small community of expert authors to address the future of the food industry, agriculture (both for plants and animals), and waterand its role in a world of increasing demands on resources. The book begins by highlighting the role of agriculture in today''s food industry from a historical perspectiveshowing how it has grown over the years. It goes on to examine water management; new ways of plant breeding not only based on genetic modification pathways; and the attention between major crops (soy, corn, wheat) and so-called orphan crops (coffee, cocoa, tropical fruits). The book then turns towardsTable of ContentsForeword xiii Acknowledgments xv Part 1 Agriculture and the Food Industry 1 1 The Role of Agriculture in Today’s Food Industry 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.1.1 The Four Building Blocks 4 1.1.2 Some History of Agriculture 5 1.1.3 Eat More and Increase the Likelihood for Survival 6 1.1.4 Food Can Be Grown and Plants Can Be Bred: What’s Next? 7 1.1.5 From Very Old to Rather Recent Food]Preservation Techniques 9 1.2 Agriculture: The Main Supplier to the Food Industry 10 1.2.1 Artificial Ingredients 10 1.2.2 The Main Raw Material Sources 11 1.2.3 Milk’s the Star 12 1.2.4 Milk…What Else? 13 1.2.5 Other Excursions from Food 14 1.2.6 Noncompeting Alternatives 15 1.3 Agriculture’s New Role in Light of Food and Health 16 1.3.1 Decades of Food Safety Rules and Regulations 18 1.3.2 More Rules: What Do We Do? 20 1.3.3 Raw Materials and Processes Become More Sophisticated 21 1.4 Most Likely Drivers for Change in the Agriculture Industry 23 1.5 Summary and Major Learning 25 References 27 2 Water Management in Modern Agriculture: The Role of Water and Water Management in Agriculture and Industry 29 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Multiple Dimensions of Water 30 2.3 On the Evolution of Water Institutions and Policies 33 2.4 Reforming Water]Resource Management at the Micro]Level (Farm and Field) 35 2.5 Reforming Regional Water]Allocation Regimes 38 2.6 Improved Water Project Design 42 2.7 Improved Water Quality 43 2.8 Climate Change 44 2.9 Summary and Major Learning 46 References 47 3 Innovation in Plant Breeding for a Sustainable Supply of High]Quality Plant Raw Materials for the Food Industry 53 3.1 Introduction 53 3.2 Challenges for Future Agricultures and Food Industries 54 3.2.1 Strongly Growing Food Needs 54 3.2.2 Energy Issues 56 3.3 Genetic]Based Techniques for Plant Breeding in the Context of Agricultural Production 59 3.3.1 Genetic Innovation and Agronomic Practices 59 3.3.2 The Process of Plant Breeding and Its Main Limitations 61 3.3.3 Preliminary Conclusions 67 3.4 Trends: Shift in Allocation of Resources to Global Needs? 68 3.4.1 Methodology 68 3.4.2 Analysis of Investment in Seed Research and Development 69 3.4.3 Analysis of Deviations and Distortions of R&D Investments and Production Volumes 71 3.5 A First Set of Conclusions and Recommendations 77 3.6 Summary and Major Learning 80 3.7 Appendix Tables 81 References 85 4 The Agriculture of Animals: Animal Proteins of the Future as Valuable and Sustainable Sources for the Food Industry 87 4.1 Livestock and Animal Husbandry 87 4.1.1 How We Got to Now 88 4.2 Animals: A Source of High]Quality Proteins 89 4.3 Animal Protein Demand in Emerging Markets 90 4.4 Optimal Animal Welfare: Sustainable, Humane, and Healthy 93 4.4.1 Animal Production Increase 95 4.5 Animal]Breeding Programs 97 4.5.1 Genomic Breeding of Animals 98 4.6 The Use of Big Data for Management and Genetic Evaluations 102 4.7 Summary and Major Learning 106 References 108 Part 2 The Future of the Food Industry 109 5 The Food Trends—The New Food—Enough Food? 111 5.1 Historical Food Trends: From Then to Now 111 5.1.1 Food and Beverages during the Period of Classical Greece 111 5.1.2 Food and Beverages in the Roman Empire 113 5.1.3 Food in Medieval Times in Central Europe 115 5.1.4 From European Renaissance and Enlightenment to the First Industrial Revolution 118 5.1.5 Food in the 20th Century: The Real Food Revolution 121 5.2 Present]Day Food Fashions and Trends: A Never]Ending Story 124 5.2.1 Food and Nutrition Trends: A Story of Perception, Deception, and Beliefs 125 5.3 New Food Sources: New Protein Sources 128 5.3.1 Insects: A New Food Source? 129 5.3.2 Increased Food Security through Exploiting New Protein Sources 130 5.3.3 A “Crazy” Idea for Other Food Sources: Beyond Proteins 131 5.4 Vegetarian Food and Its Potential Societal and Economic Impact 132 5.5 Urban Gardening and Urban Agriculture 134 5.5.1 The Urban Bee]Highways 136 5.6 Summary and Major Learning 137 References 138 6 The New Food Industry Business Model: From B2C to B2B, from Product Manufacture to Selling Know]How, and from Now to Then 141 6.1 The Old: Develop, Manufacture, and Sell (“Demase”) 141 6.1.1 The Fall of the Righteous 142 6.2 The New: The Customer Is King, the Consumer Is an Enabler, and from B2C to B2B 144 6.2.1 Slotting Allowance 145 6.2.2 Retailers Become the Most Important Partners for Food and Beverage Companies 146 6.2.3 How This Could Work: A Possible Path and Examples 147 6.3 From Selling Products to Selling Know]How 150 6.3.1 The Knowledge]Centric Company 152 6.3.2 Engaging, Interacting, and Selling: The New Etiquette 154 6.4 The Community of Consumers: It’s What They Want that Counts! 155 6.4.1 The Consumers Become Involved 158 6.5 Food]Related Trends and Hypes in Today’s Societies: An Outlook to the Future 161 6.6 Summary and Major Learning 163 References 165 7 The Internet of Just about Everything: Impact on Agriculture and Food Industry 167 7.1 Modern Cooking: Forward to the Past 167 7.1.1 The Role of Robotics and Connectivity 169 7.2 Everything Is Online and Everyone Is Online—All the Time 171 7.3 Food and Agriculture: The New Hardware and Software 174 7.3.1 Big Data Are Here to Stay 176 7.3.2 Agriculture and Space Science: The New Connection 176 7.3.3 Impact on the Food Industry and the Consumer in the Middle 178 7.4 An Attempt at Peaking Ahead: Will There Still Be an Agriculture or Food Industry? 179 7.4.1 Bigger Is Not Always Better 180 7.4.2 Elements that Will Stay and Others that Might Disappear 182 7.5 Summary and Major Learning 186 References 189 8 Nutrition: The Old Mantra … the New Un]Word 191 8.1 Nutrition: What’s All the Fuss about? 191 8.1.1 The Hottest New Food Trends 192 8.1.2 The Debate Continues: What’s Good and What’s Not Good for You? 195 8.1.3 And Here We Go Again: Fasting Can Do You an Awful Lot of Good 196 8.1.4 A Few Simple Tips When It Comes to Healthy and Happy Eating 197 8.2 A Bit of Nutrition History 198 8.2.1 Low and Reduced, Lower and “Reduced]Er”: Low or Reduced Fat 202 8.2.2 Low or Reduced Salt 203 8.2.3 Low or Reduced Sugar and No Sugar 204 8.2.4 Low Saturated Fats, Good Monounsaturated Fats, More Polyunsaturated Fats, and Lots of Ω3 Fats 206 8.3 Typical Nutrition Controversies 208 8.3.1 So Many Recommendations…Too Many? 208 8.3.2 More Controversies 210 8.4 Food and Claims, Food and Benefits 211 8.5 Summary and Major Learning 214 References 217 Part 3 The New Food World 219 9 A Food Company Transforms Itself 221 9.1 The Not]So]New Realities 221 9.1.1 Automation Is Here…For Quite Some Time Actually 223 9.1.2 The Novel Directions in Food and Agriculture are Governed by Regulatory Involvement 225 9.1.3 All]Natural Industrial Food Products: The Way Forward? 226 9.2 From Product to Know]How Seller: An Encore 227 9.2.1 Some Assumptions as to How This May Function 228 9.2.2 What are Possible Consequences for Food Ingredient Suppliers? 230 9.3 Anticipating the Inevitable: Possible Scenarios 234 9.3.1 Possible Future Models and Scenarios 238 9.3.2 The Return Of Medical Food? 239 9.4 Reality or Fiction? Reality and Fiction! 241 9.4.1 A New Manufacturing Reality 242 9.5 Summary and Major Learning 244 References 246 10 Food for the Future: A Future for Food 247 10.1 Proactive Agriculture 247 10.1.1 What If Agriculture Anticipated Real Food Requirements and Trends? 249 10.2 Democratized Agriculture 252 10.2.1 Agrihood 253 10.2.2 Permaculture 254 10.2.3 From Large to Small 259 10.2.4 The Growing Role of Urban Agriculture: Self]Centeredness or Community Driven? 261 10.3 Agriculture and Food Manufacture in Exotic Places 264 10.3.1 An Ice Cream Factory in Greenland? 265 10.3.2 A Chocolate Factory in Ghana? 266 10.4 A Future for Food 269 10.4.1 What about the Role of Restaurants? 269 10.4.2 Pet Food Is Food, Too 270 10.4.3 Will We Eat Food in Pill Format? 271 10.5 Summary and Major Learning 273 References 274 11 Summary and Outlook 277 11.1 Introduction 277 11.1.1 The Role of Agriculture in Today’s Food Industry 278 11.1.2 Food]Preservation Techniques 279 11.1.3 Agriculture Is the Main Raw Material Supplier to Be Transformed to Food 280 11.1.4 Nonfood Uses of Agricultural Raw Materials 280 11.1.5 Agriculture in a World of Rules and Regulations 280 11.1.6 Food Raw Materials and Process Became More Sophisticated and Complex 281 11.2 Water Management in Modern Agriculture 281 11.2.1 The “Water Reform” 282 11.2.2 Water Productivity 282 11.2.3 Water]Related Government Policies 283 11.2.4 Getting It Right: Policies and Price 283 11.2.5 Controlling Water Quality 284 11.3 Innovation in Plant Breeding: High]Quality Plant Raw Materials for the Food Industry 285 11.3.1 Agricultural Plant Output: The Essential Raw Material Source for the Food Industry 285 11.3.2 Demand Forecast Based on Food Requirements 285 11.3.3 Genetic Improvement of Cultivated Crops 285 11.3.4 The Major Crops versus “Orphan Crops” 286 11.4 The Agriculture of Animals: Valuable and Sustainable Sources for the Food Industry 286 11.4.1 Growing Population: Growing Amount of Livestock 287 11.4.2 Animal Health and Intensive Farming 287 11.4.3 Animal Breeding 287 11.4.4 Good Farm Management: Good Data Management 288 11.5 The Food Trends—the New Food—Enough Food? 288 11.5.1 Food and Beverage Fashions and Trends of the Past 289 11.5.2 The “Real” Food Revolution of the 20th Century 289 11.5.3 Present]Day Food and Nutrition Trends 290 11.5.4 New Food Sources: New Protein Sources 290 11.5.5 Vegetarian Food and Its Impact on Society 291 11.5.6 The Role of Urban Agriculture and Bees 291 11.6 New Business Models for the Food Industry 292 11.6.1 From “Consumer Is King” to “Customer Is King”: Retailers Become Real Partners 292 11.6.2 Good]Bye to Selling Products and Hello to Selling Know]How 293 11.6.3 Consumers Become Involved 294 11.7 The Internet of Just about Everything and What This Means for Agriculture and Food 295 11.7.1 Modern Cooking: A Brief Look to the Past 295 11.7.2 Robotics and Connectivity 296 11.7.3 Food and Agriculture: Big Data 296 11.7.4 Will There Still Be Agriculture and Food Industries? 297 11.7.5 What Will Remain, and What Will Disappear? 297 11.8 Nutrition: What Else? 299 11.8.1 Healthy and Happy Eating 299 11.8.2 A Short History of Nutrition 300 11.8.3 Nutrition Controversies 301 11.8.4 Claims and Benefits 302 11.9 The Company Transforms Itself 302 11.9.1 The Role of Automation: Threat or Blessing? 303 11.9.2 Regulatory Involvement in the Industry 303 11.9.3 The New Business Model 2.1 304 11.9.4 Scenarios of Relevance for Food and Agriculture 304 11.9.5 Medical Food: A Future? 305 11.9.6 Reality or Fiction? 306 11.10 Agriculture Listens, Finally? 306 11.10.1 Agriculture and Farming at the Fingertips of Everyone 307 11.10.2 Small Is Beautiful 308 11.10.3 Is Urban Agriculture a Sign of Self]Centeredness or Is It Community Driven? 308 11.10.4 Manufacturing Food Where It Makes Sense 309 11.10.5 What Role Do Restaurants Play? 309 11.10.6 The Role of Pet Food in the Food Industry 310 11.10.7 Food in the Format of Pills? Will Consuming Food Pills Be Part of Megatrends? 310 Index 313

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Book SynopsisA comparative global history of Mennonites from the ground up. Winner of the Dale W. Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Shortlisted for the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize by the Canadian Historical Association, Nominee of the Margaret McWilliams Award by the Manitoba Historical SocietyMennonite farmers can be found in dozens of countries spanning five continents. In this comparative world-scale environmental history, Royden Loewen draws on a multi-year study of seven geographically distinctive Anabaptist communities around the world, focusing on Mennonite farmers in Bolivia, Canada, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Russia, the United States, and Zimbabwe. These farmers, who include Amish, Brethren in Christ, and Siberian Baptists, till the land in starkly distinctive climates. They absorb very disparate societal lessons while being shaped by particular faith outlooks, historical memory, and the natural environment. The book reveals the ways in whichTrade ReviewAn accessible entry point for readers interested in learning about places other than their own, as well as the interplays between natural resources and human cultivation.—Dr. Rachel Waltner Goossen, Washburn Univerity, Anabaptist WorldTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Sect and Settler in the North: Plowing Friesland, Iowa, Manitoba, and Siberia2. Peasant and Piety in the South: Planting Java, Matabeleland, and Bolivia's Oriente3. Something New under the Mennonite Sun: A Century of Agricultural Change4. Making Peace on Earth: Seven Farmers and a Faith of the Everyday5. Women on the Land: Gender and Growing Food in Patriarchal Lands6. Farm Subjects and State Biopower: Seven Degrees of Separation7. Vernaculars of Climate Change: Southern Concern, Northern Complacency8. Mennonite Farmers in "World Scale" History: Seven Encounters on EarthConclusionAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPersonal and simple, earthy and warm—recipes and stories from the Steger Wilderness Center in Minnesota’s north woods The Steger Homestead Kitchen is an inspiring and down-to-earth collection of meals and memories gathered at the Homestead, the home of the Arctic explorer and environmental activist Will Steger, located in the north woods near Ely, Minnesota. Founded in 1988, the Steger Wilderness Center was established to model viable carbon-neutral solutions, teach ecological stewardship, and address climate change. In her role as the Homestead’s chef, Will’s niece Rita Mae creates delicious and hearty meals that become a cornerstone experience for visitors from all over the world, nourishing them as they learn and share their visions for a healthy and abundant future. Now, with this new book, home chefs can make Rita Mae’s simple, hearty meals to share around their own homestead tables. Interwoven with dozens of mouth-watering recipes—for generous breakfasts (Almond Berry Griddlecakes), warming lunches (Northwoods Mushroom Wild Rice Soup), elegant dinners (Spatchcock Chicken with Blueberry Maple Glaze), desserts (Very Carrot Cake), and snacks (Steger Wilderness Bars)—are Will Steger’s exhilarating stories of epic adventures exploring the Earth’s most remote and endangered regions.The Steger Homestead Kitchen opens up the Wilderness Center’s hospitality, its heart and hearth, providing the practical advice and inspiration to cook up a good life in harmony with nature.Trade Review"Will is arguably the world’s greatest living explorer. Now, with The Steger Homestead Kitchen, he and his niece Rita Mae explore with us the power of eating locally and sustainably, and in the society of others. This gorgeous book should have a place in everyone’s kitchen—or on every coffee table."—Dan Buettner"Whether we are huddled together in a small tent or gathered around a big table, food gives us warmth, nourishment, and community. This book is so much more than a collection of recipes: it shares wisdom gained over a remarkable lifetime of exploration and offers a timely reminder in the era of climate change that a little can go a long way."—Eric Dayton, cofounder and CEO, Askov Finlayson (and Will Steger’s teammate on Arctic Transect 2004)"The Steger Homestead Kitchen is a very practical and inspirational book of recipes, memories, and meals from the Stegers’ Northwoods Ely kitchen. I love the sustainable, inspirational, and climate-friendly recipes and menus that were guided by Beth Dooley, an award-winning Minnesota cookbook author. This book is a good and important read."—Beatrice Ojakangas, James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame author "Whether readers are curious about cooking chicken or corn over an open fire, searching for new bread recipes or in need of ideas to feed a crowd, there is something for everyone across a variety of tastes and dietary requirements."—Shelf Awareness "Whether you’re cooking over a fire outside your tent or on a range built to feed family and friends gathered around a big table, this cookbook keeps things simple and abundant."—Midwest Home "This transporting collection, which Steger wrote with his niece Rita Mae Steger and local cookbook author Beth Dooley, is as much a cookbook as it is an argument for eating whole, clean, and local during a time of environmental strife."—Star Tribune "The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life is a cookbook, yes, but one that addresses climate change and environmental problems by offering good food using local, organic ingredients that don’t create a lot of waste."—MinnPost "The book includes the recipes Will Steger and his niece Rita Mae Steger cook at the Homestead, Steger's up-north rural retreat and science center dedicated to raising climate awareness."—MSP Magazine "Think of it as a book that fuels both your appetite and sense of adventure. "—Star Tribune Table of ContentsContentsPreface: The Steger Wilderness Homestead KitchenBeth DooleyIntroduction: An Arctic Explorer at HomeWill Steger1. The Garden2. Simple Comforts3. Homestead Gatherings4. Fireside Feasts5. The Homestead Oven6. Wholesome Treats7. The PantryAcknowledgments

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Book SynopsisBromfield's continuing reflections about life and work at Malabar Farm A sequel of sorts to his earlier book, Pleasant Valley, this book significantly adds to Louis Bromfield's body of work on agriculture, economics, and the value of home.Trade Review"Because Bromfield has seen so many different lands, he is now more a country man than ever. When he turned his first spadeful on his new Ohio farm acres, it marked the return of the native. Bromfield writes his books in pencil, longhand. He has such concentration that he can come in from working in his fields, go to his desk and finish a sentence he started the day before."—The New Yorker "From My Experience . . . is full of stimulating ideas, fascinating for anyone who understands or wishes to understand something of land and people and animals and plants—their relations to economics, science and the vast scheme of life itself. But it . . . catches one's attention in a different way and draws one back to read it, searchingly, again and again. For in it, cleanly and powerfully concentrated, is the story of a man's search for the meaning of living."—Ellen Bromfield Geld

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Book SynopsisBromfield's personal account of life and environmental practice at his Malabar Farm Both memoir and environmental commentary, this unique and classic work by Louis Bromfield engages and educates us as he demonstrates the importance of sustainable agriculture practices—not only for restoring the land but for restoring the home of the people who live there.Trade Review"Written years before celebrated authors like Wendell Berry and Barbara Kingsolver popularized agriculture writing, Pleasant Valley . . . unveils the romantic qualities of farm labor, without romanticizing it. It celebrates hard work, without being patronizing. It makes you want to get dirt under your nails. Pleasant Valley is charmingly nostalgic, yet offers environmental commentary that is timely and urgent. Bromfield's writing will appeal to lovers of regional writing, unconventional memoirs, and mid-century modernity in literature. Most of all, it is a book to read when you miss home, whatever and wherever that may be."—Public Books "Many of the practices Bromfield embraced are now central to the burgeoning global movements of regenerative and conservation agriculture, which aim to maintain crop yields and farm profits while enhancing soil fertility and cutting environmental impacts. Innovative farmers combine traditional practices, such as planting cover crops and rotation, with more modern developments, such as no-till farming, to build fertile soil and reduce reliance on diesel, fertilizers and pesticides (while saving money). Bromfield's story is an inspirational glimpse into the roots of these growing movements."—Nature "I read Pleasant Valley and The Farm more than forty years ago, and I am still grateful for the confirmation and encouragements I received from those books. At a time when farming, as a vocation and an art, was going out of favor, Louis Bromfield was a writer who genuinely and unabashedly loved it. He was not one of those bad pastoral writers whose love for farming is distant, sentimental, and condescending. Bromfield clearly had loved it familiarly and in detail. He loved the work and the people who did it well."—Wendell Berry

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Book SynopsisIn the last 200 years, Iowa’s prairies and other wildlands have been transformed into vast agricultural fields. This massive conversion has provided us with food, fiber, and fuel in abundance. But it has also robbed Iowa’s land of its native resilience and created the environmental problems that today challenge our everyday lives: polluted waters, increasing floods, loss and degradation of rich prairie topsoil, compromised natural systems, and now climate change. In a straightforward, friendly style, Iowa’s premier scientists and experts consider what has happened to our land and outline viable solutions that benefit agriculture as well as the state’s human and wild residents.Trade Review“As a lifelong Iowan, this tapestry of science, history, and personal stories moved me to think about our changing climate and my own actions. While many of our current circumstances seem dire, Connie and the amazing team of contributors gave me hope by shining a bright light on the path forward."—Joe McGovern, president, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation."A must read for all Iowans."—Daryl Smith, former director, Tallgrass Prairie Center "—This dynamic history of Iowa’s water, soil, and air, paired with specific ideas for preserving and protecting our natural resources, is an excellent text for teachers and students studying environmental issues."—Barbara Ehlers, Upper Iowa UniversityTending Iowa’s Land is inspiring, as it is filled with examples of Iowans working to restore native plants, animals, and resources. May a host of other landowners join them—and the impressive group of academics and other professionals in this book—in leading our way to a resilient, regenerative future."—Teresa Opheim, director, Climate Land Leaders

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Book SynopsisThe rapid increase in global food production has led to a significant amount of food waste, posing multiple threats to the environment, animals, and human health. The treatment of agricultural and food waste costs billions of dollars annually. However, food waste also contains bioactive chemicals that can be extracted and used in various industries, adding value to agricultural and food production. Managing waste in an environmentally responsible manner can turn waste into resources, such as using waste materials as fertilizers in agriculture. By integrating by-product recovery and utilization, new technologies can contribute to a more sustainable food system and resource recovery. This book provides valuable information on integrating urban and industrial by-product recovery for increased resource utilization, making it useful for professionals in the agricultural production and processing industries.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Urban and Industrial Wastes Chapter 2 Utilization of Wastes Chapter 3 Biotransformation Chapter 4 Wastes in Agriculture Chapter 5 Integrated Processing Techniques Chapter 6 Bioactive Compounds Chapter 7 Composting of Waste Chapter 8 Agricultural Utilization of Products

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Book SynopsisPlant tissue culture is a potent technology that enables researchers to work with plant cells and tissues under carefully controlled conditions. Its uses include the industrial manufacturing of valuable substances, the preservation of endangered species, genetic editing, and mass plant reproduction. This method has transformed plant science and has had a significant impact on biotechnology, horticulture, and agriculture. Plant Tissue culture: Relevance to Propagation, Conservation and Crop Improvement is a comprehensive book that explores the principles, techniques, and applications of plant tissue culture. It provides a detailed overview of the fundamental concepts underlying tissue culture, Molecular Markers, Stress tolerance and Mutation breeding. Furthermore, the book highlights the importance of plant tissue culture and Nanotechnology and tissue culture. This book will be equally useful to readers from a variety of backgrounds, including researchers, instructors, students, and biological scientists.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture Chapter 2 Plant Propagation Chapter 3 Primary and Secondary Metabolism Chapter 4 Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Chapter 5 In vitro Propagation Chapter 6 Transgenesis Chapter 7 Advancements in Plant Tissue Culture

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Book SynopsisIt is not business as usual in agriculture as we face rising global demand, climate change and diminishing arable land and resources. One way that has shown great promise in agriculture in terms of meeting global demand is innovation guided by Research and Development, extension, education, collective action, coordination, the exchange of knowledge among diverse actors, the incentives and resources available to form partnerships and develop businesses, and conditions that make it possible for farmers or entrepreneurs to use the innovations. Several innovations have been developed to help agriculture meet demand, especially in plant science. This book discusses these innovations and how they impact the different stages of plant production, processing and consumption. Some of the innovations explained here are nanotechnology, automation, vision technology, renewable energy and other climate smart innovations. This book provides insight on how to some of the innovations can be utilized by farmers to improve efficiency of different activities therefore fostering sustainability and or productivity. This book explains and illustrates these innovations plainly and simply in such a way that the reader can easily grasp the basics of an innovation and apply it. The book further explains some of the challenges faced in promoting innovation at different regions, economic and education levels. This book is a good starting point for individual looking to explore new agricultural innovations in their agricultural endeavors.

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Book SynopsisIn order to meet increasing global demand for meat and animal by-products increasingly intensive animal production is necessary. Creating a sustainable system in animal agriculture that works in different production environments is a major challenge for animal scientists. This book draws together themes on sustainability that have emerged as the most pressing in recent years. Addressing practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues, animal welfare concerns, societal impacts and an analysis of the data used to assess the economic sustainability of farms.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Acknowledgments III: Preface 1: Sustainability: A Wicked Problem 2: Production Efficiency of Ruminants: Feed, Nitrogen and Methane 3: Production Efficiency of Monogastric Animals 4: Animal Welfare: An Integral Component of Sustainability 5: Genetics and Sustainable Animal Agriculture 6: Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Livestock Production Using Diet Optimization Models 7: Sustainable Manure Management 8: Water-related issues in sustainability: Nitrogen and phosphorus management 9: Air quality issues in sustainability: Greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds 10: Integration of Air and Water Quality Issues 11: The Environmental Sustainability of Food Production 12: Economic Sustainability in Animal Agriculture 13: Achieving Social Sustainability in Animal Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities to Reconcile Multiple Sustainability Goals 14: Life-cycle Assessment in Ruminant Production 15: Quantitative Measurements of Ammonia and Methane Loss from Livestock 16: Manipulation of Microbial Ecology for Sustainable Animal Production 17: Emerging contaminants in livestock manure: Hormones, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes 18: Animal Agriculture: How Can It Be Sustainable in the Future?

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Book SynopsisThis study addresses the role of agricultural policies in raising incomes in developing countries. Higher incomes are essential for sustained progress on the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1), which calls for the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, and includes a specific target of reducing by 50% between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day. The aim is to identify ways in which the appropriate set of policies may vary according to a country's stage of development. A synthesis volume will also be published for policy makers. With more than two-thirds of the world's poor living in rural areas, higher rural incomes are needed to sustain poverty reduction and reduce hunger. This volume sets out a strategy for raising rural incomes which emphasises the need to create diversified rural economies with opportunities within and outside agriculture. This means adopting policies that facilitate rather than impede structural change and integrate agricultural policies within the overall mix of policies and institutional reforms that are needed. By investing in public goods, such as infrastructure and agricultural research, and by building effective social safety nets, governments can reduce the pressures related to less efficient policies such as price controls and input subsidies.Table of Contents1: Executive summary 2: Agricultural policies for raising rural incomes: An introduction 2.1: A strategic framework for strengthening rural incomes in developing countries 2.2: Distributional impacts of commodity prices in developing countries 2.3: The distributional implications of agricultural policies in developing countries: Findings from the Development Policy Evaluation Model (DEVPEM) 2.4: Stabilisation policies in developing countries after the 2007-08 food crisis 2.5: The use of input subsidies in low-income countries

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on understanding farming transition pathways towards sustainability, using case studies from Europe. It assesses the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues and identifies future research needs, making it an essential read for researchers of rural or agricultural change.Trade ReviewThis book provides timely analysis of the multiple challenges facing European agriculture - - Exciting new insights are developed covering topics such as multifunctionaility, high nature value farming, energy production from farm crops and new forms of governance." Prof Guy Robinson, Director of the Centre for Regional Engagement, University of South Australia This book presents a rich, pan-European selection of cases assessed utilising the multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions. Based on this variety, it offers new conceptual terms for analysis, including 'niche-tandems', 'retro-innovation' and 'market hybridity'. The findings of this book thus present an important stepping stone for future research on transition strategies to make agriculture globally sustainable while preserving its local and regional richness. Dr Boelie Elzen, Science, Technology & Policy Studies (STəPS), University of Twente, the Netherlands.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Glossary III: Acknowledgements 1: Introduction 2: Socio-technical transitions in farming: key concepts 3: Understanding the diversity of rural areas 4: Utilising the multi-level perspective in empirical field research:methodological considerations 5: Lifestyle farming: countryside consumption and transition towards new farming models 6: More than just a factor in transition processes? The role of collaboration in agriculture 7: High nature value farming: environmental practices for rural sustainability 8: Transition processes and natural resource management 9: On-farm renewable energy: a ‘classic case’ of technological transition 10: ‘The missing actor’: alternative agri-food networks and the resistance of key regime actors 11: Local quality and certification schemes as new forms of governance in sustainability transitions 12: Transdisciplinarity in deriving sustainability pathways for agriculture 13: Conceptual insights derived from case studies on ‘emerging transitions’ in farming 14: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe book covers the spread of conservation agriculture (CA) to regions including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Europe and emerging CA destinations in Asia and Africa. Topics covered include the various components of CA, and how their individual and combined implementation influence productivity, soil health and environmental quality under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions. The book will be useful to teachers, researchers, extensionists, farmers, and students interested in environmental quality.Table of Contentsa: Foreword b: JoséGraziano da Silva c: Preface d: Contributors e: Abbreviations 1: Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture: Global Status, Prospects and Challenges 2: Conservation Agriculture in the USA 3: Conservation Agriculture in Brazil 4: Conservation Agriculture on the Canadian Prairies 5: Conservation Agriculture in Australian Dry-land Cropping 6: Conservation Agriculture in Europe 7: Conservation Agriculture in South-East Asia 8: Conservation Agriculture in China 9: Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia 10: Conservation Agriculture in West Asia 11: Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa 12: Conservation Agriculture in North Africa 13: Conservation Agriculture in West and Central Africa 14: Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa 15: Conservation Agriculture in Argentina 16: Summing up f: Index

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Book SynopsisThe focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate changes for different important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of options for adaptive and mitigative management.Table of Contentsa: Introduction 1: Climate projections for 2050 2: Rainfed Intensive Crop Systems 3: Climate Sensitivity of Intensive Rice-Wheat Systems in Tropical Asia: Focus on the Indo-Gangetic Plains 4: Climate Change Challenges for Low Input Cropping and Grazing Systems – Australia 5: Diversity in Organic and Agroecological Farming Systems for Mitigation of Climate Change Impact, with Examples from Latin America 6: UK Fruit and Vegetable Production – Impacts of Climate Change and Opportunities for Adaptation 7: Intensive Livestock Systems for Dairy Cows 8: Climate Change and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Temperate-Humid Regions of North and South America: Mitigation and Adaptation 9: Land Managed for Multiple Services 10: Adaptation of Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Asia 11: Enhancing Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 12: Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems: Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World 13: The Role of Modelling in Adapting and Building the Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 14: Agroforestry Solutions for Buffering Climate Variability and Adapting to Change 15: Channelling the Future? The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in Climate Adaptation 16: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: New Approaches to Knowledge and Learning 17: What are the Factors that Dictate the Choice of Coping Strategies for Extreme Climate Events? The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

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Book SynopsisAlternative methods of disease control such as natural products and compounds derived from biological origins, provide an effective alternate to the use of chemical products or a means to minimize their use. It is imperative now to look for such sustainable crop disease management approaches, that include routine and alternative methods. Natural products for sustainable crop disease management is an effort in this direction, and deals with immediate concerns in the field of natural and alternative products for disease control, apart from using biocontrol organisms. This book presents up-to-date information on natural products and compounds derived from biological origins and thoroughly discusses their applicability, field use and prospects for adoption under different cropping conditions. This book also validates disease management strategies.Table of ContentsI: Crop disease management by compounds of plant origin 1: Characterization of bioactive compounds from botanicals for the management of plant diseases 2: Essential oils and plant extracts as botanical biopesticides 3: Use of natural plant compounds against post harvest fungal diseases of fruits and grains 4: Potential use of plant essential oils for the management of post harvest diseases of fruits 5: Natural isothiocyanates available in crop plants as an alternative for sustainable control of horticultural products diseases 6: Antifungal compounds from wild plants and its commercial potential 7: Botanical Pesticides: The Novel Chemotherapeutics for Managing Plant Viruses 8: Role of medicinal plants for management of plant pathogens and insect pest II: Crop disease management by sources from marine and microbes 9: Use of seaweed extracts for disease management of vegetable crops 10: Use of fish industry by- products for management of plant diseases - An overview 11: Chitosan and plant disease management- prospects and problems 12: Biocontrol agent formulations for sustainable disease control of plants III: Other alternative ecofriendly approaches 13: Compost tea for the control of plant pathogens 14: Ecofreindly management of mycotoxigenic fungi and myctoxins contamination 15: Use of Silicon Amendments against Foliar and Vascular Diseases of Vegetables Grown Soilless 16: Bioactive natural products for managing Peronosporomycete phytopathogens 17: Potential of compost for controlling plant diseases

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Book SynopsisWater is the most basic essential for plant growth; an inadequate supply causes severe problems, as plants rely on the water transmitted by soil to meet their physiological and nutritional needs. Since the first edition was published, flooding and droughts throughout the world have made water an even more topical subject, as the importance and instability of our water supplies have been brought to the forefront of daily life. This new edition of Water Dynamics in Plant Production focuses on the dynamics of water through the hydrologic cycle and the associated mechanisms that plants employ to optimize growth and development. It describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant atmosphere continuum, and explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production. Paying particular attention to the various agronomic strategies for adaptation to climate-driven limitations of water resources, the efficiency of water use in plant production and in achieving an economic yield is presented in detail. This book offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the fundamentals and applications of water dynamics in natural and managed ecosystems. Including text boxes throughout, as well as online supplementary material, it provides an essential state of-the-art resource for students and researchers of soil and plant science, hydrology and agronomy. This book is enhanced with supplementary resources.Table of Contents1: The Role of Water in Plant Life 1.1: Functions of Water in the Plant Box 1.1: Light and water – prerequisites of photosynthesis 1.2: Adaptation Strategies of Plants to Overcome Water Shortage 1.3: Water and Net Primary Production 1.4: Water and Type of Vegetation 2: The Role of Water in Soil 2.1: Soil Genesis and Soil Functions 2.2: Soil Fauna and Vegetation Cover 3: The Interdependence of Soil Water and Vegetation 3.1: The Significance of the Soil for Water Storage 3.2: Transpiration and Seepage of Water with Different Types of Vegetation 4: Properties and Energy State of Water 4.1: Physical–Chemical Properties 4.2: The Concept of Water Potential and the Darcy Equation 5: Water Storage and Movement in Soil 5.1: Fundamentals and Principles Box 5.1: Measuring soil water 5.2: Evaporation 5.3: Infiltration and Water Transport Box 5.2: Soil structure and preferential flow 6: The Root – the Plant’s Organ for Water Uptake 6.1: The Role of the Root in the Plant 6.2: Structure of the Root Tip Box 6.1: Methods of studying roots 6.3: Root Systems 7: The Water Balance of the Plant 7.1: Water Potentials in Plant Cells 7.2: Water Uptake by Roots Box 7.1: Early experiments for determining water suction and water pressure of roots 7.3: Transpiration by Leaves 7.4: The Action of Stomatal Guard Cells 7.5: Water Transport within the Plant 7.6: Water Potentials in Plants Box 7.2: Searching for the cause of sap ascent 8: The Plant as a Link between Soil and Atmosphere:an Overview 8.1: The Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum (SPAC) 8.2: Potential Evapotranspiration Box 8.1: Potential evaporation 8.3: Relations between Potential Evapotranspiration, Soil Water and Transpiration 9: Water Use by Crops 9.1: Growth of Roots and leaves 9.2: Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Transpiration 9.3: Root System Development and Water Uptake 9.4: How Much of the Soil Water is Extractable by Plant Roots? 9.5: Stomatal Control of Water Vapour Loss 9.6: Water Use Throughout the Growing Season 9.7: How to Determine the Components of the Field Water Balance 9.8: Numerical Simulation Box 9.1: How lysimeters work Box 9.2: Measurement of water flow through plants 10: Radiation and Dry Matter Production 10.1: Radiation and Net Photosynthesis of Single Leaves 10.2: Radiation Interception and Dry Matter Accumulation in Crop Stands 11: Water Use and Dry Matter Production 11.1: Relations and their Optimization Box 11.1: The saturation deficit of the air determines transpiration efficiency 11.2: The Transpiration Ratio and a Related Standard 11.3: Water Use and an Estimate of Dry Matter Production 12: Influence of Nutrient Supply on Water Use and Establishment of Yield 12.1: Yield Dependency on Water and Nutrient Supply 12.2: Influence of Nutrient Supply on the Relationship between Water Use and Yield 12.3: Transpiration Efficiency and Fertilizer Application 13: Development of Economic Yield under Inadequate Water Supply 13.1: Physiological Reactions and Assimilate Partitioning 13.2: Economic Yield 13.3: Water Shortage at Different Phenological Stages 13.4: Relation between Water Use and Economic Yield in Principal Crops 14: Water Stress in Plants 14.1: Measuring Water Stress in Plants 14.2: How Plants Perceive Water Stress Box 14.1: Signalling between roots and shoots 15: Climatic Factors Influencing Yield 15.1: Growth-limiting Climatic Factors 15.2: Climate Change 15.3: Plants, Soils and Cropping Pattern in a Changing Environment 16: Breeding for Yield and Water Use 16.1: Comparing Old and New Cultivars 16.2: Future Strategies in Plant Breeding 16.3: Application of Molecular Biology to Improve Crop Performance under Drought 17: Controlling the Soil’s Water Balance by Soil Management 17.1: Which of the Balance Components can be Changed? 17.2: Controlling Infiltration 17.3: Controlling Evaporation 17.4: Increasing the Quantity of Extractable Soil Water Box 17.1: Collection of water south of Sahel: a man, a hoe and barren land 17.5: Conservation Tillage 18: Controlling Water Use by Crop Management 18.1: Crop Rotation 18.2: Choice of Species and Cultivars 18.3: Seeding and Stand Density 18.4: Fertilizer Application 19: Irrigation 19.1: Need, Concerns, Problems 19.2: Tapping Water – the Basis of Early Civilizations 19.3: Water Requirement of Crops 19.4: Timing and Adjusting the Application of Water 19.5: Efficient Water Use 19.6: Irrigation Methods 20: Epilogue

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Book SynopsisPlant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an important component of all nematode management programmes, and with a particular focus on integrated soil biology management, this book describes tools available to farmers to enhance the activity of natural enemies, and utilize soil biological processes to reduce losses from nematodes.Table of ContentsA: Foreword B: Preface Section I: Setting the Scene 1: Ecosystem Services and the Concept of ‘Integrated Soil Biology Management’ Section II: The Soil Environment, Soil Ecology, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture 2: The Soil Environment and the Soil–Root Interface 15 3: The Soil Food Web and the Soil Nematode Community 4: Global Food Security, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Section III: Natural Enemies of Nematodes 5: Nematophagous Fungi and Oomycetes 6: Nematodes, Mites and Collembola as Predators of Nematodes, and the role of Generalist Predators 7: Obligate Parasites of Nematodes: Viruses and Bacteria in the Genus Pasteuria Section IV: Plant-Microbial Symbiont-Nematode Interactions 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Endophytic Fungi, Bacterial Endophytes and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria Section V: Natural Suppression and Inundative Biological Control 9: Suppression of Nematodes and Other Soilborne Pathogens with Organic Amendments 10: Specific Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 11: Integrated Soil Biology Management: The Pathway to Enhanced Natural Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 12: Biological Products for Nematode Management Section VI: Summary, Conclusions, Practical Guidelines and Future Research 13: Biological Control as a Component of Integrated Nematode Management: The Way Forward 14: A Practical Guide to Improving Soil Health and Enhancing Suppressiveness to Nematode Pests

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Book SynopsisAgroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and/or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6,000 years. In 1997, CABI published the seminal book on this subject, Temperate Agroforestry Systems, which was a break from the norm as almost all agroforestry texts up to that date were only relevant to tropical areas. The book explored the development of temperate agroforestry and agroforestry systems, concentrating on those areas within temperate zones where the greatest advances, adoptions and modifications had taken place up to that time: North and South America, China, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. This second fully-updated and expanded edition includes additional chapters on India and Chile and, as a result of ongoing advances in the field, separate chapters on the US, Canada, the UK and continental Europe. Today's challenges of climate change, population growth and food security, in concert with the ongoing global requirement for the energy and water needed for a resilient agricultural paradigm, can be met through the wide-scale adoption of agroforestry practices, in both tropical regions and temperate zones. The 2nd edition ofTemperate Agroforestry Systems brings together many examples of temperate agroforestry and will make valuable reading for all those working in this area as researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The book is also of importance to students and teachers of agriculture, ecology, environmental studies and forestry in temperate regions.Table of Contents1: Temperate Agroforestry: An Overview 2: Agroforestry in Canada and its Role in Farming Systems 3: Temperate Agroforestry in the United States: Current Trends and Future Directions 4: Agroforestry in the United Kingdom 5: Temperate Agroforestry: The European Way 6: Agroforestry in the Indian Himalayan Region: An Overview 7: Temperate Agroforestry in China 8: Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Australia 9: Temperate Agroforestry Systems in New Zealand 10: Novel Agroforestry Systems in Temperate Chile 11: Silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, Argentina 12: Temperate Agroforestry: Key Elements, Current Limits and Opportunities for the Future

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Book SynopsisThis new edition provides an update on the considerable amount of evidence on tree-crop interactions which has accumulated during the last two decades, especially on the more complex multi-strata agroforestry systems, which are typical of the humid tropics. In addition three new chapters have been added to describe the new advances in the relationship between climate change adaptation, rural development and how trees and agroforestry will contribute to a likely reduction in vulnerability to climate change in developing countriesTable of Contents1: A Framework for Quantifying the Various Effects of Tree–Crop Interactions 2: Mixed Cropping of Annual and Woody Perennial Species: An Analytical Approach to Productivity and Management 3: Modelling Radiation Interception and Water Balance in Agroforestry Systems 4: Principles of Resource Capture and Use of Light and Water 5: Agroforestry and (Micro) Climate Change 6: The Water Balance of Mixed Tree–Crop Systems 7: Competition and Phenology in Agroforestry 8: Root Distribution of Trees and Crops: Competition and/or Complementarity 9: Laboratory and Field Techniques for Measuring Root Distribution and Architecture 10: Adaptation for Climate-sensitive Crops Using Agroforestry: Case Studies for Coffee and Rice 11: Adaptation of Crops to Partial Shade in Mixed Cropping Systems 12: Synthesis: Key Agroforestry Challenges in the Future

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Book SynopsisTillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally. This is especially so in Africa where traditional and modern tillage-based agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe disturbance and exploitation of natural resources, with negative impacts on the environment and rural livelihoods. In addition, agriculture in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs of production and energy, the effects of climate change, and the lack of an effective paradigm for sustainable intensification, especially for small- and medium-size holdings. Africa is facing a serious challenge to food security and as a continent has not advanced towards eradicating hunger. In addition, the population is still growing much faster than on most other continents. This pressure has led to the emergence of no-till conservation agriculture as a serious alternative sustainable agriculture paradigm. In Africa, in recent years, conservation agriculture techniques and methods have spread to many countries, as greater development, education and research effort are directed towards its extension and uptake. This book is aimed at agricultural researchers and scientists, educationalists, and agricultural service providers, institutional leaders and policy makers working in the fields of sustainable agriculture and international development, and also at agroecologists, conservation scientists, and those working on ecosystem services. This book: · Focuses on research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems based on conservation agriculture principles and practices. · Summarises the status of conservation agriculture in Africa today and prospects for its future development in Africa as a basis for sustainable agriculture intensification. · Describes case studies showing the performance of conservation agriculture in Africa.Table of Contents1: Conservation Agriculture in Africa: An Overview 2: Weather-Proofing Agriculture with Conservation Agriculture 3: Conservation Agriculture: Growing more with less – the future of sustainable intensification 4: Empowering Smallholder Farmers with Profitable and Sustainable Farming using Conservation Agriculture – the Case of East Africa 5: Implementing the Principles of Conservation Agriculture in Malawi: Crop Yields and Factors Affecting Adoption 6: Innovation Systems and farmer perceptions regarding Conservation Agriculture in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique 7: Conservation Agriculture in North Africa: Experiences, Achievements and Challenges 8: How Can We Cover Millions of Hectares with Conservation Agriculture in Africa? 9: Climate-Smart push-pull - A conservation agriculture technology for food security and environmental sustainability in Africa 10: How to Make Conservation Agriculture Ever Green 11: Mechanization of smallholder Conservation Agriculture in Africa: contributing resilience to precarious systems 12: Conservation Agriculture in South Africa: Lessons from Case Studies 13: Extending Conservation Agriculture benefits through Innovation Platforms 14: Summing Up

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility, agriculture, gender identities and international development. Each theme is introduced with an overview of the state of the art in that specific area and integrates the case studies that follow. The contributors present empirical work from the global north and south and, more particularly, Sweden, Norway, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, UK, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, India, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The first section explores gender differences in mobility patterns and analyses how mobility affects rural gender identities and relations. The second section focuses on the development of agricultural and rural policies, the response of individuals within farm households, and the implications for gender relations in rural areas. The third section focuses on the construction of identities and the changes occurring in the definition of rural femininity and masculinity as a result of rural transformations. The fourth section examines the role of international development policies in advancing women's well-being in the less developed parts of the world, and some of the unintended consequences of such interventions. The book closes with conclusions and reflections on the position of gender in rural research agendas and in rural academia more generally. Key features: · Empircal work from a wide range of geographical areas · Examines how gender identities are constructed in rural agriculture · Considers how effective development policies are in improving women's well-being This book will be of interest to researchers in rural development and gender issues in the global North and South, and to students of rural sociology, social geography, development studies and gender studies.Table of Contents1: Gender and Rural Globalization: An Introduction to International Perspectives on Gender and Rural Development 2: Gender and Mobility 3: Women’s Migration for Work: The Case of Ukrainian Caregivers in Rural Italy 4: Gender, Migration and Rural Livelihoods in Uzbekistan in Times of Change 5: ‘There is Dignity only with Livestock’: Land Grabbing and the Changing Social Practices of Pastoralist Women in Gujarat, India 6: Gender and Rural Migration in Mexico and the Caribbean 7: Gender and Agriculture 8: The Genderness of Climate Change, Australia 9: Where Family, Farm and Society Intersect: Values of Women Farmers in Sweden 10: Women Farmers and Agricultural Extension/Education in Slovenia and Greece 11: The Agency Paradox: The Impact of Gender(ed) Frameworks on Irish Farm Youth 12: Rurality and Gender Identity 13: Rural Women Leaders: Identity Formation in Rural Northern Ireland 14: Gender Identities and Divorce among Farmers in Norway 15: Merging Masculinities: Exploring Intersecting Masculine Identities on Family Farms 16: Creating ‘Masculine’ Spaces for ‘Feminine’ Emotions – Men and Social Inclusion 17: Gender Desegregation among Village Representatives in Poland: Towards Breaking the Male Domination in Local Politics? 18: Gender and International Development 19: Gender Transitions in Agriculture and Food Systems 20: ‘Glocal’ Networking for Gender Equality and Sustainable Livelihoods 21: Sugar and Gender Relations in Malawi 22: The Role of Gender Indicators in Rural Development Programmes 23: Beneficial for Women? Global Trends in Gender, Land and Titling 24: Conclusions – Future Directions

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Book SynopsisCompletely updated from the successful first edition, this book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant perception, signalling and adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses. It covers in detail areas such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, oxidative stress, pathogens, and extremes of temperature and pH. This second edition: Presents detailed and up-to-date research on plant responses to a wide range of stresses Includes new full-colour figures to help illustrate the principles outlined in the text Is written in a clear and accessible format, with descriptive abstracts for each chapter Written by an international team of experts, this book provides researchers with a better understanding of the major physiological and molecular mechanisms facilitating plant tolerance to adverse environmental factors. This new edition of Plant Stress Physiology is an essential resource for researchers and students of ecology, plant biology, agriculture, agronomy and plant breeding.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: Drought Tolerance in Crops: Physiology to Genomics CHAPTER 2: Salinity Stress: Physiological Constraints and Adaptive Mechanisms CHAPTER 3: Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Role in Plant Oxidative Stress CHAPTER 4: Plant Responses to Chilling Temperatures CHAPTER 5: High Temperature Stress in Plants: Consequences and Strategies for Protecting Photosynthetic Machinery CHAPTER 6: Flooding Tolerance in Plants CHAPTER 7: Adaptations to Aluminium Toxicity CHAPTER 8: Plant Stress under Non-optimal Soil pH CHAPTER 9: Desiccation Tolerance CHAPTER 10: UV-B Radiation: from Stressor to Regulatory Signal CHAPTER 11: Frost Tolerance and Avoidance in Plants CHAPTER 12: Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants CHAPTER 13: Biotic Stress Signalling: Calcium Mediated Pathogen Defence Programs

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Book SynopsisThere has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the long-standing divide between discussion of urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South and to demonstrate that today there are greater areas of overlap than there are differences both theoretically and substantively, and that research in either area can help inform research in the other. The book covers the nature of urban agriculture and how it supports livelihoods, provides ecosystem services, and community development. It also considers urban agriculture and social capital, networks, and agro-biodiversity conservation. Concepts such as sustainability, resilience, adaptation and community, and the value of urban agriculture as a recreational resource are explored. It also examines, quite fundamentally, why people farm in the city and how urban agriculture can contribute to more sustainable cities in both the Global North and the Global South. Key Features: · One of the first volumes to bring together evidence from urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South · Explores the contribution of urban agriculture to livelihoods, ecosystems and conservation · Numerous case studies examine a very diverse range of urban agriculture systemsTable of Contents1: Defining and Theorizing Global Urban Agriculture 2: A View from the South: Bringing Critical Planning Theory to Urban Agriculture 3: North American Urban Agriculture: Barriers and Benefits 4: A Survey of Urban Community Gardeners in the USA 5: Gardens in the City: Community, Politics and Place in San Diego, California 6: ‘Growing food is work’: The Labour Challenges of Urban Agriculture in Houston, Texas 7: The Marketing of Vegetables in a Northern Ghanaian City: Implications and Trajectories 8: Hunger for Justice: Building Sustainable and Equitable Communities in Massachusetts 9: Sustainability’s Incomplete Circles: Towards a Just Food Politics in Austin, Texas and Havana, Cuba 10: A Political Ecology of Community Gardens in Australia: From Local Issues to Global Lessons 11: Urban Agriculture as Adaptive Capacity: An Example from Senegal 12: Intersection and Material Flow in Open-space Urban Farms in Tanzania 13: Relying on Urban Gardens for Survival within the Building of a Modern City in Colombia 14: Regreening Kibera: How Urban Agriculture Changed the Physical and Social Environment of a Large Slum in Kenya 15: Farm Fresh in the City: Urban Grassroots Food Distribution Networks in Finland 16: The Appropriation of Space through ‘Communist Swarms’: A Socio-spatial Examination of Urban Apiculture in Washington, DC 17: Urban Agriculture and the Reassembly of the City: Lessons from Wuhan, China 18: The Contribution of Smallholder Irrigated Urban Agriculture Towards Household Food Security in Harare, Zimbabwe 19: Community Gardens as Urban Social–Ecological Refuges in the Global North 20: Global Urban Agriculture into the Future: Urban Cultivation as Accepted Practice

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Book SynopsisThe markets for organic and fair trade certified commodities are growing rapidly, with environmentally sound and more equitable certification systems likely to offer benefits for both small-scale farmers and society at large. Despite much debate about their contribution to sustainability, there has been little scientific analysis, so it is vital to assess if it is technically and economically feasible to meet growing consumer demands regarding food safety, quality and ethics through smallholder and marginal producers. Overall, there is a need to explore the potential of these certification systems as emerging areas in research and development cooperation. This book includes: - Worldwide case studies (from the supply side in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; and from the demand side in Europe and North America) to put theory into practice. - Analyses of sustainable development and poverty reduction through organic and fair trade markets. - Insights into the conditions where it is beneficial for developing country smallholder producers to adopt fair trade and organic certification systems. - Investigation into whether consumers will pay more for a product that is both organic and fair trade certified. This book is an important read for researchers and students in agricultural and development economics, and it is also a useful resource for policy makers and practitioners involved in organic and fair trade agriculture.Table of Contents1: An Overview of Organic Agriculture and Fair Trade Systems 2: Organic and Fair Trade Markets at a Glance 3: Organic and Fair Trade Production Worldwide 4: Evolution of Producer Organizations in Fair Trade Coffee Certification 5: Methodological Toolbox 6: Consumer Behaviour in the Organic and Fair Trade Food Market in Europe 7: Multiple Certifications and Consumer Purchase Decisions: a Case Study of Willingness to Pay for Coffee in Germany 8: Consumers’ Information Search and Preferences for Fair Trade Coffee: a Case Study from Germany 9: Gender-equality Chocolate: a Missing Market? 10: Fair Trade Certification on Plantations: Household Wealth and Welfare Implications for Hired Labour 11: Assessing the Benefits of Organic and Fair Trade Production for Small-scale Farmers in Asia 12: The Impact of Certification on Material Input Costs in India 13: Dovetailing Fair Trade and Organic Agro-certifications in Latin America: How the Twins Can Meet? 14: Certifying Coffee Cooperatives in Ethiopia, India and Nicaragua: How Far Do Small-scale Coffee Producers Benefit? 15: The Relevance of Reliability, Reputation and Respect for Producer-level Benefits of Organic and Fair Trade Certification for Smallholders 16: The Way Forward

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Book SynopsisThis book presents over 40 cases of bamboo development across 22 major bamboo-industry countries and explores the knowledge gained from their successes and failures. It synthesises experiences and exchanges with country experts from international training courses and consultations, study tours, and seminars. Each case includes observations and summaries of discussions related to the development of bamboo-based industries in a healthy, sustainable way, and the facilitation of strategic and balanced development of bamboo in different global regions. Industrial and artisanal bamboo growing and processing is expanding worldwide and this book brings together key experiences to help inform future developments. This book provides an analysis of bamboo plant features, including strong renewability, fast-growing, and high biomass production. It also reviews important ecological functions of bamboos, such as water and soil conservation, carbon sink and storage, and adaptation to climate change, as well as addressing the diversified culture of bamboo and key issues affecting the sector. Sustainable Bamboo Development: - Is authored by an internationally recognised leading expert in the growth and use of bamboo - Takes a holistic view, covering technical, socio-economic, policy, cultural and business development - Provides practical knowledge to guide the development of bamboo sectors - Gives a clear idea and rich examples of what has been attempted in many countries - Acts as a roadmap for using bamboo as a poverty reduction and environmental security tool Highly illustrated and in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in bamboo, from private sector investors to governmental and development agencies, academic researchers and students.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Contribution of Bamboo to Human Beings Is Far More Than Is Imagined 3: Key Issues Affecting the Sustainable Development of the Bamboo Sector 4: Develop or Create a Featured Bamboo Industry According to Local Conditions Annex 1: Abstract of the Development Plan for China’s Bamboo Industries (2013–2020) Annex 2: Report on a Chinese Consultancy for The Bamboo Company in Vietnam

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Book SynopsisDespite multiple revolutions, daunting challenges face agriculture. How can it address poverty and hunger, including malnutrition? How much is it responsible for degradation of natural resources (soil, water, agrobiodiversity) and climate change? How can agricultural diversification, and secondary and speciality agriculture help in improving productivity, sustainability and farmer income? Can integrated natural resource management (including conservation agriculture, innovative extension, agricultural education and an enabling policy environment) help achieve resilience and faster agricultural growth? This book sketches a journey from green to an evergreen revolution through reorientation of Indian agriculture to address emerging challenges. It covers global agriculture, genetic resource management, crop breeding (including biotechnology), seed production technology, agronomy, innovative extension, motivation of youth (including women), climate change and policy reforms for improving farmers' income. It provides insight into: - India's agricultural scenario, and the strength of agricultural research for development. - Better ways of managing natural resources for sustainable farming systems. - Climate-smart, diversified and resilient agriculture for improved productivity and income. - The need to reorient research, development and related policies concerned with agricultural research and innovation for development (ARI4D) to harness new opportunities This book is for researchers, students and policymakers interested in agricultural policy, increased food production, rural development and natural resource management, especially: general agriculture, genetic resources, crop breeding, seed development, agricultural biotechnology, agronomy, international agriculture, climate change and sustainable agriculture.Table of ContentsPART I: AGRICULTURAL SCENARIO 1: The Indian Agricultural Scenario 2: Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals PART II: REVOLUTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 3: Fifty Years of the Green Revolution and Beyond 4: Intensive Efforts for Food and Nutrition Security 5: The White Revolution and Livestock Production 6: Aquaculture Development and the Blue Revolution PART III: REORIENTING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR INNOVATION 7: Increasing Productivity Growth Rate in Agriculture 8: Reorienting Agricultural Research for Development for Sustainable Agriculture 9: Strategies for Scaling Innovations for Impact on Smallholder Farmers PART IV: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION 10: Enhancing Productivity of Foodgrains 11: Horticulture for Food and Nutrition Security 12: Strategies for Enhancing Oilseed Production 13: Accelerating Forage Crop Production PART V: HARNESSING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 14: Agricultural Biotechnology for Food and Nutritional Security PART VI: MANAGING PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES 15: The International Treaty – Current Concerns 16: Agrobiodiversity: Dynamic Change Management 17: Managing Agrobiodiversity through Use: Changing Paradigms PART VII: THE ROLE AND GROWTH OF THE SEED SECTOR 18: The Growth of the Indian Seed Sector: Challenges and Opportunities 19: Revitalizing the Indian Seed Sector PART VIII: INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 20: Managing and Improving Soil Health 21: Increasing Water-use Efficiency 22: Agroforestry in India: The Way Forward PART IX: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 23: The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agricultural Growth 24: Towards Climate-smart Agriculture PART X: INNOVATION IN EXTENSION 25: Linking Research with Extension for Accelerated Agricultural Growth 26: Empowering Farmers through Innovative Extension Systems PART XI: THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND YOUTH 27: Women’s Empowerment for Agricultural Development 28: Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture PART XII: POLICY REFORMS FOR ACCELERATED GROWTH 29: Revitalizing the Indian Agricultural Education System 30: A Strategy for Doubling Farmers’ Income 31: Future Challenges and Opportunities in Agriculture 32: Change We Must – But Change is Difficult

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Book SynopsisPlant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an important component of all nematode management programmes, and with a particular focus on integrated soil biology management, this book describes tools available to farmers to enhance the activity of natural enemies, and utilize soil biological processes to reduce losses from nematodes.Table of ContentsA: Foreword B: Preface Section I: Setting the Scene 1: Ecosystem Services and the Concept of ‘Integrated Soil Biology Management’ Section II: The Soil Environment, Soil Ecology, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture 2: The Soil Environment and the Soil–Root Interface 15 3: The Soil Food Web and the Soil Nematode Community 4: Global Food Security, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Section III: Natural Enemies of Nematodes 5: Nematophagous Fungi and Oomycetes 6: Nematodes, Mites and Collembola as Predators of Nematodes, and the role of Generalist Predators 7: Obligate Parasites of Nematodes: Viruses and Bacteria in the Genus Pasteuria Section IV: Plant-Microbial Symbiont-Nematode Interactions 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Endophytic Fungi, Bacterial Endophytes and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria Section V: Natural Suppression and Inundative Biological Control 9: Suppression of Nematodes and Other Soilborne Pathogens with Organic Amendments 10: Specific Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 11: Integrated Soil Biology Management: The Pathway to Enhanced Natural Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 12: Biological Products for Nematode Management Section VI: Summary, Conclusions, Practical Guidelines and Future Research 13: Biological Control as a Component of Integrated Nematode Management: The Way Forward 14: A Practical Guide to Improving Soil Health and Enhancing Suppressiveness to Nematode Pests

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Book SynopsisThe focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate changes for different important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of options for adaptive and mitigative management.Table of Contentsa: Introduction 1: Climate projections for 2050 2: Rainfed Intensive Crop Systems 3: Climate Sensitivity of Intensive Rice-Wheat Systems in Tropical Asia: Focus on the Indo-Gangetic Plains 4: Climate Change Challenges for Low Input Cropping and Grazing Systems – Australia 5: Diversity in Organic and Agroecological Farming Systems for Mitigation of Climate Change Impact, with Examples from Latin America 6: UK Fruit and Vegetable Production – Impacts of Climate Change and Opportunities for Adaptation 7: Intensive Livestock Systems for Dairy Cows 8: Climate Change and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Temperate-Humid Regions of North and South America: Mitigation and Adaptation 9: Land Managed for Multiple Services 10: Adaptation of Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Asia 11: Enhancing Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 12: Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems: Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World 13: The Role of Modelling in Adapting and Building the Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 14: Agroforestry Solutions for Buffering Climate Variability and Adapting to Change 15: Channelling the Future? The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in Climate Adaptation 16: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: New Approaches to Knowledge and Learning 17: What are the Factors that Dictate the Choice of Coping Strategies for Extreme Climate Events? The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

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Book SynopsisA companion to 'Urban Pest Management', this book builds on the issues of insect pests in urban settings to discuss control strategies that look beyond products. From an environmental and health perspective, it is not always practical to spray chemicals indoors or in urban settings, so this work discusses sustainable control and best practice methods for managing insects that are vectors of disease, nuisance pests and the cause of structural damage.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Urban Insect Pests: Sustainable Management Strategies Partho Dhang Chapter 2: Bed bug Management Clive Boase and Richard Naylor Chapter 3: Emerging technologies for urban mosquito management Julian Entwistle Chapter 4: Filth Fly Management in Urban Environments Robert Pereira, John Cooksey, Rebecca Baldwin and Philip Koehler Chapter 5: Sustainable cockroach management using insecticidal baits – formulations, behavioral responses and issues Hui-Siang Tee and Chow-Yang Lee Chapter 6: Fleas and Flea Management Clive Boase, Alica Kocisova and Frantiesk Rettich Chapter 7: Products and Strategies for Nuisance Urban Ant Management Grzegorz Buczkowski and Changlu Wang Chapter 8: Management Strategies for Subterranean Termites Michael Rust Chapter 9: Management of Drywood termites: Past practices, present situation, and future prospects Vernard Lewis and Brian Forschler Chapter 10: Urban Timber Pest Beetles: Risks and Management Donald Ewart Chapter 11: Molecular ecology meets urban entomology: how molecular biology is changing urban pest management Edward Vargo Chapter 12: Controlling hematophagous insects: The quality-of-life scenario Rajeev Vaidyanathan Chapter 13: Urban Pest Management: Need for Correct Mixture of Knowledge and Practice Grzegorz Buczkowski Chapter 14: Marketing Integrated Pest Management as a Value Added Service Partho Dhang Chapter 15: Plants with Pest Control Properties against Urban Pests Partho Dhang and K. Purusotaman Sanjayan

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on understanding farming transition pathways towards sustainability, using case studies from Europe. It assesses the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues and identifies future research needs, making it an essential read for researchers of rural or agricultural change.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Glossary III: Acknowledgements 1: Introduction 2: Socio-technical transitions in farming: key concepts 3: Understanding the diversity of rural areas 4: Utilising the multi-level perspective in empirical field research:methodological considerations 5: Lifestyle farming: countryside consumption and transition towards new farming models 6: More than just a factor in transition processes? The role of collaboration in agriculture 7: High nature value farming: environmental practices for rural sustainability 8: Transition processes and natural resource management 9: On-farm renewable energy: a ‘classic case’ of technological transition 10: ‘The missing actor’: alternative agri-food networks and the resistance of key regime actors 11: Local quality and certification schemes as new forms of governance in sustainability transitions 12: Transdisciplinarity in deriving sustainability pathways for agriculture 13: Conceptual insights derived from case studies on ‘emerging transitions’ in farming 14: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisGuy Robinson and Doris Carson have assembled a wonderfully comprehensive and timely book that both reveals and joins together the many and varied elements of diverse contemporary agriculture and food production systems. The book stands as a valuable scan of the diverse forces and processes of change in agriculture and also makes visible, through its various and well-chosen case analyses, the abiding and sometimes colliding roles of structure , agency, power and place in shaping farm and food futures.'- John Smithers, University of Guelph, Canada'An excellent, timely and innovative contribution to the wide-ranging debates on the globalisation of agriculture. The book brings together a wide array of authors who approach agricultural globalisation issues from various angles spanning both the social and natural sciences, including key contributions on agriculture/environment issues, food security challenges, policy regimes, transnational corporations, and challenges of an increasingly globalised agriculture.'- Geoff A. Wilson, Plymouth University, UKAgriculture is becoming increasingly influenced by globalisation. The result is a more interconnected world where new forms of trade and cultural exchange can thrive on an international level. This novel Handbook provides insights to the ways in which globalization is affecting the whole agri-food system, from farms to the consumer.The expert contributors cover themes including the physical basis of agriculture, the influence of trade policies, the nature of globalised agriculture, and resistance to globalisation in the form of attempts to foster sustainability and multifunctional agricultural systems. They present a state-of-the-art summary of current debates and provide a starting point for subsequent research into solutions aimed at addressing food insecurity, global hunger and uneven development.Drawing upon studies from around the world, the Handbook will appeal to a broad and varied readership, across academics, students, and policy-makers interested in economics, trade, geography, sociology and political science.Contributors: K. Anderson, D.K. Bardsley, P. Basu, A. Blay-Palmer, S. Bringezu, L. Bryant, D. Burch, D.A. Carson, A. Dorward, J. Entwistle, S.J. Fielke, D. Fuchs, T. Gomiero, W. Grant, P. Hoppe, B. Ilbery, A. Kalfagianni, J. Klepek, I. Knezevic, G. Lawrence, T. Li, Y. Liu, H. Long, D. Maye, J. Morrison, S. Nicholson, M. O'Brien, A. Omer, C.R. Parfitt, K.E. Rickson, R.E. Rickson, D.F. Robinson, G.M. Robinson, N. Russell, B.A. Scholten, H. Schütz, S.R. Sippel, R. Taylor, B. WindersTrade Review‘Guy Robinson and Doris Carson have assembled a wonderfully comprehensive and timely book that both reveals and joins together the many and varied elements of diverse contemporary agriculture and food production systems. The book stands as a valuable scan of the diverse forces and processes of change in agriculture and also makes visible, through its various and well-chosen case analyses, the abiding and sometimes colliding roles of structure, agency, power and place in shaping farm and food futures.’ -- John Smithers, University of Guelph, Canada‘An excellent, timely and innovative contribution to the wide-ranging debates on the globalisation of agriculture. The book brings together a wide array of authors who approach agricultural globalisation issues from various angles spanning both the social and natural sciences, including key contributions on agriculture/environment issues, food security challenges, policy regimes, transnational corporations, and challenges of an increasingly globalised agriculture.’ -- Geoff A. Wilson, Plymouth University, UK‘It is clear that this handbook provides a wide and very rich overview of topics, themes, theoretical reflections and scholarly debates addressing recent transformations in global agriculture in its broadest terms. The volume excels due to a combi-nation of wide perspectives with multiple foci. In general, the chapters are clear and concise, illustrating the wealth and depth of this research area. That makes this vol-ume an excellent reference work and a sound point of departure for new research.' -- Comparativ – Zeitschrift für Globalgeschichte und vergleichende GesellschaftsforschungTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Globalisation of Agriculture: Introducing the Handbook Guy M. Robinson and Doris A. Carson PART I THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF AGRICULTURE 2. Agriculture and Environment: Fundamentals and Future Perspectives Ros Taylor and Jane Entwistle 3. Effects of Agricultural Activities on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Organic versus Conventional Farming Tiziano Gomiero 4. Measuring and Managing the Global Agricultural Foot-print of Countries’ Consumption Stefan Bringezu, Helmut Schütz and Meghan O’Brien 5. Meeting the Food Security Challenge through Sustainable Intensification Noel Russell and Amani Omer PART II GLOBALISATION AND POLICY REGIMES 6. Agricultural Trade Wyn Grant 7. US Agricultural Policy and the Globalization of World Agriculture Bill Winders 8. Contributions of Trade Reforms to Agriculture’s Globalization Kym Anderson 9. Heroes, Villains and Victims: Agricultural Subsidies and Their Impacts on Food Security and Poverty Reduction Andrew Dorward and Jamie Morrison 10. Agricultural Production in China under Globalization Hualou Long, Yansui Liu and Tingting Li PART III GLOBALISATION AND TRANS-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS 11. Geographies and Histories of the Green Revolution: From Global Flows to Place-based Experiences Pratyusha Basu and James Klepek 12. Biotechnology and the Global Food Riots: Why Genetically Modified Foods Will Not End World Hunger Simon Nicholson 13. Private Agrifood Governance and the Challenges for Sustainability Agni Kalfagianni and Doris Fuchs 14. Trade-related Intellectual Property: Implications for the Global Seed Industry, Food Sovereignty and Farmers’ Rights Claire R. Parfitt and Daniel F. Robinson 15. The Financialization of Food and Farming Geoffrey Lawrence, Sarah Ruth Sippel and David Burch 16. All You Need is Export? Moroccan Farmers Juggling Global and Local Markets Sarah Ruth Sippel 17. Inequality Regimes in Food Processing Industries Lia Bryant 18. Global Companies and Local Community Relations: Power, Access and Partnership in Food Production and Rural Resource Development Roy E. Rickson, Kara E. Rickson, Peter Hoppe and David Burch PART IV CHALLENGES TO THE GLOBALISATION OF AGRICULTURE 19. Multifunctional Agricultural Transition: Essential for Local Diversity in a Globalised World Simon James Fielke 20. Recreating Diversity for Resilient and Adaptive Agricultural Systems Douglas K. Bardsley 21. The Changing Dynamics of Alternative Agri-food Networks: A European Perspective Brian Ilbery and Damian Maye 22. Building Sustainable Communities through Alternative Food Systems Alison Blay-Palmer and Irena Knezevic 23. The ‘White Revolution’ and Dual Dairy Economy Structures Bruce A. Scholten Index

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Book SynopsisExploring the emerging and vibrant field of critical agrarian studies, this comprehensive Handbook offers interdisciplinary insights from both leading scholars and activists to understand agrarian life, livelihoods, formations and processes of change. It highlights the development of the field, which is characterized by theoretical and methodological pluralism and innovation. The Handbook presents critical analyses of, and examines controversies about, historical and contemporary social structures and processes in agrarian and rural settings from a wide range of perspectives. Chapters explore the origins of critical agrarian studies, the concepts underpinning the diverse theoretical approaches to the field, and the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies used within the field. Finally, it illuminates debates around the topic and trajectories for future research and development. This will be a vital resource for graduate students, scholars and activists interested in critical agrarian studies. The analytical and empirical insights will also be helpful to students of environmental and development studies as well as agricultural and development economics, human geography and socio-cultural anthropology.Trade Review‘This impressive Handbook captures and reflects the vibrancy of, and will propel further, the rapidly expanding field of critical agrarian studies. It is an indispensable reference in the field for students, teachers, researchers, policy experts, and activists.’ -- Saturnino M. Borras Jr., International Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Peasant Studies‘The Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies is a magnificent field-building achievement. Ambitious and comprehensive, it marks the coming of age of critical agrarian studies, with first-rate contributions from foundational thinkers and emerging stars on everything from agroecology and land, to financialization, territoriality, extractivism, migrant labour, and dozens of other topics.’ -- Marc Edelman, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York‘Critical agrarian studies is not a sentimental journey into the past but ways of rethinking how the dynamics of agrarian change reflect and shape some of the most important issues of our time. In these creative and thoughtful short chapters, leading scholars provide new angles on familiar questions such as land ownership, the ways we eat, agrarian extractivism, ecological crisis and rural social movements and on many new issues as well. Authors also lead readers through current debates and introduce them to the particular methodological problems of agrarian studies.’ -- Bridget O’Laughlin, International Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands and Co-Editor of the Journal of Agrarian Change'The Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies is an excellent and solid work that takes us through the foundational and current debates of this research field, its main concepts and methodological approaches, the intersection of the agrarian question with environmental, territorial, techno-science and financialization issues, among other topics. An essential reference book.’ -- Carla Gras, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina‘This Handbook will surely become the point of departure for anyone planning research on agrarian issues from a critical perspective. The 72 contributions – most by well-regarded experts in the field—provide both succinct literature reviews and substantive insight on a broad range of relevant topics. Some of the chapters, such as on The Agrarian Question, Land Grabs, and Feasible Utopias are superb. Whether for clarification of key concepts or to grasp the contours of current debates, the Handbook will be useful to students, researchers, those teaching in the field, as well as policy advocates and activists.’ -- Carmen Diana Deere, University of Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxiii Tania Murray Li Acknowledgements xxv 1 An introduction to the Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies 1 A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Kristina Dietz, Bettina Engels and Ben M. McKay PART I ORIGINS 2 Frontiers, regimes and learning from history 9 Ulbe Bosma and Eric Vanhaute 3 Origins of peasant studies 15 Harriet Friedmann 4 The diversity of classical agrarian Marxism 25 A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi and Cristóbal Kay 5 Debates on the historical origins of agrarian capitalism 34 Xavier Lafrance 6 An alternative perspective on the agrarian question in Europe and in the developing countries 45 Utsa Patnaik PART II CONCEPTS 7 The agrarian question 53 Michael Watts 8 Class 67 Sara Berry 9 Land 72 A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 10 Frontiers: Commodification and territorialization 80 Mattias Borg Rasmussen and Christian Lund 11 Labour 91 Jonathan Pattenden 12 Labor and social reproduction 99 Smriti Rao 13 Peasants 109 Jan Douwe van der Ploeg 14 Gender 120 Avanti Mukherjee 15 Gender, nature, body 131 Andrea J. Nightingale and Wendy Harcourt 16 Kinship 139 Pauline E. Peters 17 Generation 150 Ben White 18 Intersectionality 157 Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Markus Ihalainen and Bimbika Sijapati Basnett 19 Merchant and usurer’s capital 165 John Harriss 20 Agricultural markets 171 Muhammad Ali Jan and Barbara Harriss-White 21 Financialization 178 Jennifer Clapp and S. Ryan Isakson 22 Agrarian law 187 Sergio Coronado 23 Territoriality 197 Annie Shattuck and Nancy Lee Peluso 24 Agrarian/land reform 205 Ben Cousins 25 Food regimes 218 Philip McMichael 26 Crisis 232 Robert Chernomas, Ian Hudson and A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 27 Food sovereignty, food security and the right to food 238 Priscilla Claeys, Annette Aurélie Desmarais and Jasber Singh PART III METHODOLOGIES 28 Qualitative research 251 Elisa Greco 29 Quantitative analysis 258 J. Paul Dunne 30 Geographical research 266 Oliver Pye 31 Questions and answers 272 A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi PART IV REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 32 The agrarian question in Africa: Past, present and future 279 Samir Amin 33 Social movements in times of extractivism: The ecoterritorial turn in Latin America 285 Maristella Svampa 34 Agrarian change in China: Historical origins and competing perspectives 296 Qian Forrest Zhang 35 Beyond confrontation: Silent growers, symbiosis and subtle peasantness in post-socialist Eurasia 305 Oane Visser, Brian Kuns and Petr Jehlička 36 BRICS and global agrarian transformations 316 Gustavo de L.T. Oliveira and Ben M. McKay 37 Neoliberalism and the crisis in India’s countryside 324 Prabhat Patnaik 38 Crises of capitalism in the countryside: Debates from the South 334 Praveen Jha and Paris Yeros PART V DEBATES 39 Land grabs 346 Ariane Goetz 40 Water for agriculture 357 Larry A. Swatuk 41 Biofuels 366 Carol Hunsberger 42 Industrial fisheries and oceanic accumulation 374 Elizabeth Havice and Liam Campling 43 Forests and current transitions 387 Markus Kröger 44 Artisanal and small-scale mining 401 Boris Verbrugge and Robin Thiers 45 Footloose labour 410 John Harriss 46 Contract farming 416 Helena Pérez Niño and Carlos Oya 47 Biotechnology 427 Matthew A. Schnurr and Lincoln Addison 48 Agroecology 438 Nils McCune and Peter Rosset 49 Identities and culture in the rural world 453 Nicholas Copeland 50 Everyday politics in agrarian societies 463 Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet 51 The state and rural politics 469 Leandro Vergara-Camus 52 Experts, land regimes and the politics of mapping 480 Facundo Martín 53 Rural social movements/transnational agrarian movements 491 Giuliano Martiniello 54 Industrial agriculture and agrarian extractivism 503 Ben M. McKay and Henry Veltmeyer 55 Rural dispossession and capital accumulation 515 Derek Hall 56 Ecological crises in the rural world 525 Marcus Taylor 57 Microfinance and rural financial inclusion 536 Marcus Taylor 58 Rural indebtedness 547 Julien-François Gerber 59 The neoliberal diet 556 Gerardo Otero 60 Meatification 561 Tony Weis 61 Digital agriculture 568 Kristina Dietz and Franza Drechsel 62 COVID-19 581 A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi PART VI TRAJECTORIES 63 The interface of critical development studies and critical agrarian studies 594 Henry Veltmeyer 64 Political ecology 601 Kristina Dietz 65 Pluriloguing postcolonial studies and critical agrarian studies 610 Johanna Leinius 66 Agrarian justice: Land, human rights and democratization 620 Jennifer C. Franco and Sofía Monsalve Suárez 67 Strategic linkages between STS and critical agrarian studies 630 Ryan Nehring 68 The Capitalocene response to the Anthropocene 636 Kees Jansen and Joost Jongerden 69 Degrowth in agrarian and fisheries studies 647 Arnim Scheidel, Irmak Ertör and Federico Demaria 70 Reconfiguring the intersection between urban food movements and agrarian struggles: Building an urban political agroecology praxis 656 Chiara Tornaghi and Severin Halder 71 Radical transformation: Creating alternatives to capitalism in the countryside 666 Kristina Dietz and Bettina Engels 72 Feasible utopias 676 Ray Bush Index 689

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