Water scarcity is becoming increasingly familiar to us. Although access to water resources is an issue of global concern, arid climates are where necessity begets inventions that may serve as examples for action or prevention across a multitude of climate zones and geographies. …
As interest has increased in topics such as globalization of the agri-food system, food security and food safety, there are a growing number of courses in disciplines including agriculture and food studies. This book is an introductory textbook aimed at undergraduate students, a…
The story of how, in the space of seven or eight years in the early nineteenth century, the interior of a large Scottish county was forcibly depopulated, turning thousands of people out of their homes, which were then destroyed. It was planned and carried through by a small grou…
Swine flu. Bird flu. Massive fish kills and filthy river systems. Recalls of spinach, lettuce, and other vegetables because of E-coli bacteria contamination. Eric Schlosser's classic "Fast Food Nation" revealed how our meat is bred, raised, and brought to market. Now, in "Animal…
Humans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecular modification in agriculture. Organisations have ma…
Shifting global consumption patterns, tastes and attitudes towards food, leisure, travel and place have opened new opportunities for rural producers in the form of agritourism, ecotourism, wine, food and rural tourism and specialized niche market agricultural production for tour…
The role of legumes in the farming systems of the Mediterranean areas: proceedings of a workshop on the role of legumes …
by International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, United Nations Development Programme, Osman, A. E., Jones, M. A., Ibrahim, M. M.
fromDevelopments in plant and soil sciences