Genuine ecotourism can have many positive impacts, particularly the conservation of biodiversity and cultural heritage and the creation of economic opportunities for local communities. While promotin
Of all the endeavours of mankind in transforming the natural environment, irrigation schemes have had the most widespread and far-reaching impact. Modern thinking on irrigation engineering has benefit
This book focuses on the challenges people face in managing agricultural crops, aquaculture, fisheries and related ecosystems in inland areas of coastal zones in the tropics of Asia, Africa, Australia
This handbook by Blair (land and food systems, U. of British Columbia, Canada) provides guidance for agricultural producers on nutrition and feeding practices that relate to international standards fo
Despite decades of research, poisonous plants continue to be responsible for large economic losses to livestock producers throughout the world. As the expansion into rural areas and the use of rangela
Price collapse and oversupply have made coffee a high-profile crop in recent years: never has efficient production and crop protection been more important for reducing costs and increasing quality. Pa
The Common Agricultural Policy and Organic Farming covers how ideational change came about to enhance the understanding of change within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to plan and implement
Perry (clinical veterinary science, U. of Bristol, UK) presents this proceedings volume from the World's Poultry Science Associations symposium on avian gut function in health and disease. The 23 cont
This collection of 22 papers combines conceptual and empirical materials on the globalization of agricultural supply chains and standards and their impacts on local producers, growth, and poverty. Swi
