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International Food Security Assessment, 2014-2024

International Food Security Assessment, 2014-2024

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505433647
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Food insecurity in the 76 countries included in this report (low- and middle-income countries as classified by the...  Read More >>

Eastern North Carolina Farming

Eastern North Carolina Farming

Author: Frank Stephenson ,  Barbara Nichols Mulder
ISBN: 9781531673413
Format: Hardback
$64.66

Settled as a maritime and agricultural colony, North Carolina's history has always been intertwined with agriculture...  Read More >>

State Space Grids: Depicting Dynamics Across Development

State Space Grids: Depicting Dynamics Across Development...

Author: Tom Hollenstein
ISBN: 9781489991553
Format: Paperback
$316.77

This book provides the framework, basic methods, rationale and advanced techniques for translating the behavior...  Read More >>

Methods and Procedures for Building Sustainable Farming Systems: Application in the European Context

Methods and Procedures for Building Sustainable Farming...

Author: Ana Alexandra Marta-Costa ,  Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva
ISBN: 9789400796614
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Showing how the method of sustainability assessment plays a key role in choosing the best agricultural productive...  Read More >>

2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance

2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance

Author: Congressional Research Service
ISBN: 9781505587821
Format: Paperback
$52.67

The enacted 2014 farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014; P.L. 113-79) could result in potential compliance issues for...  Read More >>

An Economic Assessment of Policy Options To Reduce Agricultural Pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay

An Economic Assessment of Policy Options To Reduce Agricultural...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505398281
Format: Paperback
$34.19

In 2010, a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) was established for the Chesapeake Bay, defining the limits on emissions...  Read More >>

Additionality in U.S. Agricultural Conservation and Regulatory Offset Programs

Additionality in U.S. Agricultural Conservation and...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505398397
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Conservation payments lead to improvement in environmental quality only if farmers and ranchers who receive them...  Read More >>

Coping Strategies in Response to Rising Food Prices: Evidence From India

Coping Strategies in Response to Rising Food Prices:...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505399011
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Food prices across the world rose dramatically between 2006 and 2008. The causes of the price rise were complex,...  Read More >>

Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States

Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505399264
Format: Paperback
$34.19

More than 15 years after their first successful commercial introduction in the United States, genetically engineered...  Read More >>

The Effects of Phytosanitary Regulations on U.S. Imports of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

The Effects of Phytosanitary Regulations on U.S. Imports...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505400137
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Since the late 1980s, multilateral and bilateral trade agreements have reduced tariff rates and worked to restrain...  Read More >>

Technology, Organization, and Financial Performance in U.S. Broiler Production

Technology, Organization, and Financial Performance...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505400175
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Broilers, young chickens bred for meat, account for nearly all...  Read More >>

Rural Employment Trends in Recession and Recovery

Rural Employment Trends in Recession and Recovery

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505400205
Format: Paperback
$34.19

This report examines the effects of the recent major recession and gradual recovery on county employment and unemployment...  Read More >>

Deconstructing Wheat Price Spikes: A Model of Supply and Demand, Financial Speculation, and Commodity Price Comovement

Deconstructing Wheat Price Spikes: A Model of Supply...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505398861
Format: Paperback
$34.19

In 2008, wheat futures prices spiked and then crashed along with prices for other agri-cultural and nonagricultural...  Read More >>

Debt Use By U.S Farm Businesses, 1992-2011

Debt Use By U.S Farm Businesses, 1992-2011

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505398922
Format: Paperback
$34.19

This report is a primer on the use of debt by U.S. farm businesses for policymakers, researchers, and others interested...  Read More >>

Multi-Cropping Practices: Recent Trends in Double Cropping

Multi-Cropping Practices: Recent Trends in Double Cropping...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505399929
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Over the last decade, growing demand for agricultural commodities-for both food and fuel-has increased the incentives...  Read More >>

Geostatistical Applications for Precision Agriculture

Geostatistical Applications for Precision Agriculture...

Author: Margaret A. Oliver
ISBN: 9789401783705
Format: Paperback
$362.22

The aim of this book is to bring together a series of contributions from experts in the field to cover the major...  Read More >>

Food Security and Development: Country Case Studies

Food Security and Development: Country Case Studies...

Author: Udaya Sekhar Nagothu (Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research, As, Norway)
ISBN: 9781138817012
Format: Hardback
$315.00

The global food system is characterized by large numbers of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger on the...  Read More >>

Innovative Institutions, Public Policies And Private Strategies For Agro-enterprise Development

Innovative Institutions, Public Policies And Private...

Author: Ralph D Christy (Cornell Univ, Usa) ,  Carlos A Da Silva (Food & Agriculture Organization, Italy)
ISBN: 9789814596602
Format: Hardback
$297.56

In an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food...  Read More >>

The Role of Time in Fast-Food Purchasing Behavior in the United States

The Role of Time in Fast-Food Purchasing Behavior in...

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781505347517
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Meals, snacks, and beverages purchased at fast-food restaurants account for an increas-ingly large share of a typical...  Read More >>

The Way of Tea and Justice: Rescuing the World's Favorite Beverage from Its Violent History

The Way of Tea and Justice: Rescuing the World's Favorite...

Author: Becca Stevens ,  Becca Stevens
ISBN: 9781455519026
Format: Hardback
$45.00

The founder of the Thistle Stop Cafe shares how people are contributing--one cup of tea at a time--to a worldwide...  Read More >>

Re-Thinking Organic Food and Farming in a Changing World

Re-Thinking Organic Food and Farming in a Changing World...

Author: Bernhard Freyer ,  Jim Bingen
ISBN: 9789401791892
Format: Hardback
$232.85

The book draws attention to the core principles of organic and offers different clearly articulated and well-defined...  Read More >>

Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutrient Loading on Trophic Organization

Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects...

Author: Robert J. Livingston
ISBN: 9781466568426
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Based upon a four decade longitudinal study of river-estuarine systems in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, this book...  Read More >>

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