Energy crises and climate change have generated global demands for alternative non-fossil fuel sources. This has led to a rapid increase of investments in production of liquid biofuels based on agricultural feed stocks such as sugar cane. Most African governments see biofuels as…
The main target of this book is to explore how the involvement of rural populations and communities in different kinds of markets (mainly for agricultural commodities) has influenced the management of rural land in Europe. Most of the papers focus on precisely what were the forc…
An entirely new agricultural technology, trickle or drip irrigation, began its development in the early 1960's. Initial progress was sporadic even though the advantages in water management with trickle systems were recognized. Operators were reluctant to use the system because o…
Focusing on traditional drainage methods for rainfed agriculture in humid temperature zones, this fully renewed and extended edition provides new theories, technologies, knowledge and experiences in drainage engineering and management. Fully renewed and extended, this edition is…
What, and where, is the Rural? From the rocks that break a farmers plough on a field in Japan to digital infrastructures that organize geographically dispersed interests and ambitions, vast parts of our lives are still connected and dependent on resources, production, and infras…
Van de bijna 10.000 soorten vogels in de wereld komen er meer dan 3.600 voor in landbouwgebieden. Veel van die soorten gaan achteruit, maar in steeds meer gebieden wordt actie ondernomen om ze te redden. Dit beeld komt naar voren in het boek 'Farmland Birds across the World', da…
