Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
Microorganisms for Green Revolution
Volume 1: Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
This book addresses basic and applied aspects of two nexus points of microorganisms in agro-ecosystems, namely their functional role as bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides. Readers will find detailed information on all of the aspects that are required to make a microbe “agriculturally beneficial.”
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Contract Farming for Better Farmer-Enterprise Partnerships
ADB's Experience in the People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
This report looks into the many challenges that agriculture in the People's Republic of China (PRC) faces and how stakeholders are meeting the challenges head-on with the establishment of farmer-enterprise partnerships. It offers case studies and an in-depth look into several enterprises in the PRC...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
This report contains a detailed assessment of the status and potential for the development of biofuels in Viet Nam and presents a country strategy for biofuels development consistent with the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Strategic Framework for Biofuel Development. The findings were endorsed...
Essential Soil Science
A Clear and Concise Introduction to Soil Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
This textbook is aimed at the majority of students, who need to quickly acquire a concise overview of soil science. Many current soil science textbooks still cater for a traditional student market where students embark on three years study in a narrow discipline. The growth in modular degree schemes...
by R. H. V. Corley, P. B. H. Tinker
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The oil palm is the world's most valuable oil crop. Its production has increased over the decades, reaching 56 million tons in 2013, and it gives the highest yields per hectare of all oil crops. Remarkably, oil palm has remained profitable through periods of low prices. Demand for palm oil is also...
Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils
Monitoring and Remediation
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
Following a description of the various sources and factors influencing the contents of heavy metal pollution in post-catastrophic and agricultural soils, subsequent chapters examine soil enzymes and eggs as bio-monitors, lead adsorption, the effects of arsenic on microbial diversity, and the effects...
by Andrew H. Cobb, John P. H. Reade
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Herbicides make a spectacular contribution to modern crop production. Yet, for the development of more effective and safer agrochemicals, it is essential to understand how these compounds work in plants and their surroundings.
This expanded and fully revised second edition of Herbicides and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria...
Status and Potential for the Development of Biofuels and Rural Renewable Energy
People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
This report contains a detailed assessment of the status and potential for the development of biofuels in the People's Republic of China and presents a country strategy for biofuels development consistent with the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Strategic Framework for Biofuel Development. The findings...
Global and Regional Development and Impact of Biofuels
A Focus on the Greater Mekong Subregion
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
This study is one of the first steps to improve understanding of the impacts of biofuel development on agriculture and economy, with specific focus on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Living Farms
Encouraging Sustainable Smallholders in Southern Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Designed as an accessible text on sustainable agriculture, this book contains information on community organization and participation, technologies for sustainability and the wider policy and service environment. The book looks at a variety of ways of encouraging sustainability through policy change...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Logistics plays an important role in agricultural production and supply-chain management, ultimately enhancing food safety and quality. Improvements in rural logistics help farmers to harvest and market crops more efficiently; and by facilitating communication, they serve to expand the markets for...
Start Your Farm
The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
A totally modern, all-purpose handbook for today’s agricultural dreamers—covering the challenges and triumphs of launching any successful farm—from two leading lights in sustainable farming
Do you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm...