Sustainable Agriculture

The authors of this book examine the latest developments in environmental research. Chapters include community and societal perspectives and strate...

Is the future of food looking bleak or better than ever? At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates w...

Towns and villages are sometimes viewed as minor, even quaint, spots, whereas this book boldly reconceptualizes these places as important dynamic e...

To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output ...

Invasive species are everywhere, from forests and prairies to mountaintops and river mouths. Their rampant nature and sheer numbers appear to overt...

All three volumes of Achieving sustainable production of milk should be considered as a wholeOver more than 1200 pages, the authors review all fiel...

Overall, this new Burleigh Dodds text, Ensuring Safety and Quality in the Production of Beef, is a breath of fresh air. It covers a mountain of fa...

Needless to say, such a book is timely as it provides a valuable account of modern food safety management in poultry processing, coupled with the k...

Overall, Drs Acuff and Dickson have produced a truly international and model reference here; it reflects robust research-based knowledge and best p...

Sorghum is one of the worlds major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to ...

The book provides an excellent overview of banana cultivation across the world and how the adaptation and adoption of inter-disciplinary management...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. The...

Healthy chickens are happy chickens. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages. Prac...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFor five generations, the Pemberton family have farmed at Birks Farm in the picturesque town of Lytham on Lancashire's Fyl...

A new farm-to-closet vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies There is a major disconnect between w...