by Gorawala, Prathamesh, Mandhatri, Srushti
fromAgricultural research updates
Examines the influences of grassroots movements, the government, and industry on the US food systems. The authors explore the intersection of food and nutrition and how policy influences this overlap. They illuminate how current food policies stem from choices made (or abandoned…
"Access to safe, adequate, and nutritionally balanced food is a cornerstone of public health. Food Policy: Looking Forward from the Past examines the influences of grassroots movements, the government, and industry on the US food systems. The authors explore the intersection of …
Population growth in the coming decades will put severe pressure on human food, animal feed, and fiber production from both land and ocean ecosystems. Environmental sustainability and social justice are increasingly important elements in debates on how to ensure adequate food f…
by Nannipieri, Paolo, Smalla, Kornelia
fromSoil Biology
This book provides a critical assessment of the contemporary global food system in light of the heightening food crisis, as evidence of its failure to achieve food security for the world's population. A key aspect of this failure is identified in the neoliberal strategies which …
This book introduces readers to the concept and implementation of positioning techniques in the context of the wine industry. Featuring 30 case studies on brands and wine regions around the world - all based on the same principles - it presents a successful, cutting-edge strateg…
This Brief reviews the effects of increasing and reducing atmospheric pressure on the postharvest life of fruit and vegetables. The text covers the common methods and technologies used and evaluates the history and benefits of hypobaric and hyperbaric storage. Both of these tech…
by Ovid Technologies, Inc, Zilberman, David, Evenson, Robert E., (Robert Eugene), Carlson, Gerald A., International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, ebrary, Inc, Shape Of The Coming Agricultural Biotechnology Transformation., Strategic Investment And Policy Approaches From An Economic Perspective, CAB International (Wallingford)
Plant breeding patents, the ownership of biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR) are the subject of increased attention worldwide. Particularly relevant to the field of biotechnology, this book presents the perspectives of policy-makers and econom…
Plant breeding patents, the ownership to biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR), are the subject of increased attention worldwide. They are particularly relevant in the field of agricultural biotechnology. They are affecting public and private se…
This publication is the first in a series on HIV/AIDS and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa with the overall objective of providing a resource base on issues of rural development in a broad sense in the times of HIV/AIDS. This first book discusses the impact of the epidemic as i…
Provides a resource base on issues of rural development in a broad sense in the times of HIV/AIDS. This book discusses the impact of the epidemic as it has emerged over the last decades at different levels of the agricultural sector, namely the farming system level, the liveliho…
This serial title is a source for the latest research in agronomy. Topics covered in each volume are wide-ranging across the study of crop and soil sciences and related topics.
