Primary Industries

Beginning in Kent in the summer of 1830 before spreading throughout the country, the Swing Riots were the most dramatic and widespread rising of th...

As oil-rich Mexico faces the 1980s, conflicts between agrarian populism and capitalist industrialization call for resolution. The internal peace an...

Looking for instructional material to help extend the shelf life of your crops? Look no further. Drying is one of the main preservation techniques...

World coal production will increase up to 2040 and world energy consumption will be very much dependent on coal. For a better planning of coal mini...

This book offers a research-based, holistic overview of the entire value chain of the global food industry. It captures and defines over 80 contemp...

Farming is essential to the American economy and our daily lives, yet few of us have much contact with farmers except through the food we eat. Who ...

Fishing has played a vital role in human history and culture. But today this key resource faces a serious crisis as most species are being overfish...

This book intends to initiate a fresh articulation of need-based infrastructure provisions in rural contexts. Departing from the conventional theor...

Tobacco Capitalism tells the story of the people who live and work on U.S. tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing p...

The Larder of the Wise: The Story of Vancouvers James Inglis Reid Ltd. traces the history of the iconic store whose traditional Scottish fare and w...

A poetic and remarkably fertile exploration of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment.Pankaj Mishra, The GuardianI'm ver...

Filled with vivid descriptions of delicious wines, great food, and stunning views, this is a unique insight into the world of the winemaker, and a ...

One morning while reading Barron's, Kara Newman took note of a casual bit of advice offered by famed commodities trader Jim Rogers. Buy breakfast, ...

Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries reviews and synthesizes the existing literature, focusing on rights-based management an...