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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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World Agriculture and the Environment
Author: Jason ClayPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 161091015X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
World Agriculture and the Environment presents a unique assessment of agricultural commodity production and the environmental problems it causes, along with prescriptions for increasing efficiency and reducing damage to natural systems. Drawing on his extensive travel and research in agricultural regions around the world, and employing statistics from a range of authoritative sources including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the author examines twenty of the world’s major crops, including beef, coffee, corn, rice, rubber, shrimp, sorghum, tea, and tobacco. For each crop, he offers comparative information including: • a “fast facts” overview section that summarizes key data for the crop • main producing and consuming countries • main types of production • market trend information and market chain analyses • major environmental impacts • management strategies and best practices • key contacts and references With maps of major commodity production areas worldwide, the book represents the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts.
Grazed Pastures and Surface Water Quality
Author: Richard W. McDowellPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604560251
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
This book covers the subject of grasslands used for grazing livestock. Grasslands can be split into improved and unimproved pastures (also a sub-set of rangelands). Land used for livestock industries occupy 70% agricultural land and about 40% of total land and produce 40% of agricultural gross domestic product (FAO, 2005; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Increasing populations and incomes, coupled with a change in diets and urbanisation in the developing world, is enhancing demand for pasture-based products (Devine, 2003; Schmidhuber and Shetty, 2005). For example, milk and meat production is predicted to double to just over 1 billion tonnes of milk and 465 million tonnes of meat by 2050 (Steinfeld et al., 2006). To meet these demands most effort will go into intensification of improved pastures, which translates into high stocking densities supported by large inputs of fertilisers, feed supplements and energy.
Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 1996-97
Author: Economic Research Service Reference Center (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Agriculture Handbook
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Set includes revised editions of some issues.
Lake and Reservoir Management
Author: S.E. JorgensenPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080535348
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Presents readers with an overview of lake management problems and the tools that can be applied to solve probelms. Lake management tools are presented in detail, including environmental technological methods, ecotechnological methods and the application of models to assess the best management strategy.
Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, Agriculture Handbook No. 712, 1996-97
Author: Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research ServicePublisher:
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Category : Agricultural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Review of USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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