Primary Industries

Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping ...

Mining in Cornwall and Devon is an economic history of mines, mineral ownership, and mine management in the South West of England. The work brings...

A public health approach to the US food system Introduction to the US Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity is a comprehensive and e...

In Agrarian History of the Cuban Revolution, the Brazilian historian Joana Salém Vasconcelos presents in clear language the complicated challenge o...

For most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy C...

Communities are rightly concerned about the indiscriminate use of natural resources, environmental pollution, poverty, health, and education, among...

Analyzes quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of postwar Japanese agricul...

In 1611, the seventeen-year-old Gustav Adolf ascended the throne of Sweden. Before the new king could sit on his throne, however, he faced a disast...

Migrant farm workers are still routinely forced to live and work in unsafe, often desperate conditions, held against their will in what amounts to ...