Sustainable Agriculture

What can you do to improve your health and at the same time improve the health of our home planet? Do you want to be a healthier and more sustainab...

There is increasing scrutiny of the safety, environmental and social impact of food production. However, the complexity of modern agri-food supply ...

Its been suggested that around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are affected by soil erosion each year. If the degradation of the worlds so...

This book features six peer-reviewed reviews on viruses affecting key horticultural crops.The first chapter considers best management practices for...

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on biofertiliser use in agriculture.The first chapter examines the role of biofertilisers and consort...

This landmark volume presents the results of a comprehensive and coherent in-depth assessment of Ethiopian agriculture and draws lessons from it to...

This book is a guide to achieving optimal crop yield while ensuring the sustainable and efficient use of water resources. It delves into critical t...

Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition, written by noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framewor...

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Brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity.

Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic,...

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...

Urban Health: A Global Perspective, Fifteenth Edition outlines the problems, issues, and solutions to health in urban areas on a global scale. The ...

With decades of knowledge and proven, common-sense methods from The Barefoot Farmer, this practical guide to biodynamic principles and practices wi...

Poultry nutrition faces many challenges, including the need to meet the changing requirements of growing birds whilst also avoiding over-nutrition ...

Despite recent efforts, agricultural production continues to threaten biodiversity, disrupt delivery of key ecosystem services and contribute to cl...

This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on improving the welfare of growing and finishing pigs.The first chapter begins by defining animal we...

How has it come to this point in our history that we hardly value the food we eat and the soil that its grown in? How is it that we care so little ...

Perfect for readers of James Rebanks, Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshingly new outlook on the way forward for so...