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| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 570 |
| Release | : 2004-09-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264105549 |
The 21st century could see the switch from the fossil fuel to the biological based economy. Papers presented in this conference proceedings explore the questions involved.
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 579 |
| Release | : 2008-06-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264040854 |
Comprehensive, up to date and internationally comparable data on the environmental performance of agriculture in OECD countries.
| Author | : Kathy Lewis |
| Publisher | : 5m Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 534 |
| Release | : 2018-04-04 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1912178451 |
Modern agriculture faces many challenges, most crucially food security and the need for sustainable farming systems. Decisions and actions in the agricultural sector come from government and stakeholder policies and on-farm decision-making. This comprehensive monograph provides a perspective on the current state of agri-environmental management in Europe from both a policy and practical perspective. Some of the issues in agriculture discussed are climate change and air pollution, biodiversity, water use and quality, pesticides, pathogens, flooding and drought, energy resources, land use, soil composition, nutrients, livestock, cropping, habitat management and cultural considerations. These important issues form the framework of the book, with each issue discussed in the context of its history, and asking the questions 'why is it an issue', 'what is the current scientific understanding regarding it' and 'how has policy shaped it'. The book takes an integrated approach by not just examining these issues separately, but examining the whole system in which these problems are manifested. At the end, technologies and solutions which are currently being developed and could be used in the future are discussed and the horizon scanned for future environmental challenges. Agri-environmental Management in Europe is an authoritative source for both undergraduate and post-graduate studies that consider the agri-environmental challenges society faces.
| Author | : Final Report - September 2005 |
| Publisher | : Nordic Council of Ministers |
| Total Pages | : 99 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9289312432 |
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2007-11-27 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264040218 |
Presents an overview of world and European sugar markets and how they have evolved and using an economic model, analyzes the impact that liberalisation of markets might have.
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2005-09-26 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264009973 |
This OECD 2005 study takes an in-depth look at the arable crops sector in OECD countries and draws some conclusions about the impacts of agricultural support policies, trade liberalisation, agri-environmental payments, and agri-ennvironmental regulations.
| Author | : Eric Lichtfouse |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 429 |
| Release | : 2011-06-29 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9400715218 |
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2019-12-02 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264319832 |
This report updates the data published in the 2015 OECD Compendium of Agri-environmental Indicators to present a summary of the environmental performance of agriculture in OECD countries as of end-2015. It also includes new and innovative material to further strengthen its relevance as a reference document.
| Author | : Efthymia Alexopoulou |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2018-01-02 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0128129018 |
Perennial Grasses for Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production, Uses, Sustainability and Markets for Giant Reed, Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Reed Canary Grass and Bamboo brings together a team of international authors to explore the current utilization, sustainability and future perspectives of perennial grasses in the bioeconomy. The book begins by examining the role of these crops as feedstock for bioenergy, in particular advanced biofuels and bioproducts. It then offers five chapters, each covering one perennial grass type, namely giant reed, miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass and bamboo. The book covers their breeding, cultivation, harvesting, pre-treatment, economics and characterization. The book goes on to present the thermochemical conversion pathways for different types of feedstock. The last chapter explores issues concerning sustainability of perennial grasses, including their production in marginal lands. This thorough overview is a helpful reference for engineering researchers and professionals in the bioenergy sector, whose understanding of feedstock characterization, sustainability and production is critical in the development of conversion technologies. Those in the industrial crops sector will benefit from discussion of various issues surrounding crop production, which can guide their feedstock cultivation, harvesting and pre-treatment for specific conversion processes or end use. The book is also a useful resource for instructors and students in Masters and PhD programs in the area of biomass and energy crops. Policy makers and government agents involved in regulating the bioenergy and bioproducts sector will find comprehensive information to guide their decision making. - Explores the whole value chain of grassy feedstock for advanced biofuels and bioproducts, from cultivation to end use, including biomass characterization (physical properties, chemical composition, etc.) and conversion and sustainability - Examines the sustainability and economic factors related to perennial grasses and their conversion into biofuels and bioproducts - Includes a complete list of grasses relevant for energy uses, and tables with their current and expected future uses and markets
| Author | : Harry Aiking |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2006-10-12 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1402048424 |
Sustainable Protein Production and Consumption: Pigs or Peas? is a book that presents and explores the PROFETAS programme for development of a more sustainable food system by studying the feasibility of substituting meat with plant based alternatives. The emphasis is on improving the food system by reducing the use of energy, land, and freshwater, at the same time limiting the impacts on health and animal welfare associated with intensive livestock production. It is clear that such a new perspective calls not only for advanced environmental and technological research, but also for in-depth societal research, as the acceptance of new food systems is critically contingent on perceptions and attitudes of modern consumers. In this unique multidisciplinary setting, PROFETAS has opened up pathways for a major transition in protein food production and consumption, not by just analyzing the food chain, but rather by exploring the entire agricultural system, including biomass for energy production and the use of increasingly scarce freshwater resources. The study presented here is intended to benefit every stakeholder in the food chain from policymakers to consumers, and it offers guiding principles for a transition towards an ecologically and socially sustainable food system from a multi-level perspective.
