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| Author | : Jochen Bundschuh |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 522 |
| Release | : 2017-08-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 135165814X |
The agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world’s energy production with about 12% of it for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking. The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use where 70% alone is for irrigation. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production. It can therefore be argued that making agriculture and the agri-food supply chain independent from fossil fuel use has a huge potential to contribute to global food security and climate protection not only for the next decades but also for the coming century. Provision of secure, accessible and environmentally sustainable supplies of water, energy and food must thus be a priority. One of the major objectives of the world’s scientists, farmers, decisions makers and industrialists is to overcome the present dependence on fossil fuels in the agro-food sector. This dependency increases the volatility of food prices and affects economic access to sustenance. This book provides a critical review of recent developments in solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture and the agro-food sector such as processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking.
| Author | : R.C. Fluck |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2012-12-02 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0444597816 |
This last volume of the Energy in World Agriculture series is in many ways the series' Alpha and its Omega. It addresses the broad issues related to the use of energy in agricultural production, and also characterizes and quantifies the energy involvements of many agricultural production technologies. It is a compilation of descriptive and analytical information and design principles and data of energy use in this field. A significant aspect is the relationship between energy and agricultural productivity, increased knowledge and resulting improved management of energy-consuming operations on the farm. Information provided here has not been published elsewhere before. Throughout the book are examples of the important role that energy inputs have played in increasing productivity of the world's agricultural systems. Together with a revived interest in energy for agricultural production due to increases in energy costs, this volume meets that interest with valuable information and insights.
| Author | : Maynard Murray |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780911311709 |
"Maynard Murray was a medical doctor who researched the crucial importance of minerals - especially trace elements - to plants and animals. Beginning in 1938 and continuing through the 1950s, Dr. Murray used sea solids - mineral salts remaining after water is evaporated from ocean water - as fertilizer on a variety of vegetables, fruits and grains. His extensive experiments demonstrated repeatedly and conclusively that plants fertilized with sea solids and animals fed sea-solid-fertilized feeds grow stronger and more resistant to disease. Sea Energy Agriculture recounts Murray's experiments and presents his astounding conclusions. The work of this eco-pioneer was largely ignored during his lifetime, and his book became a lost classic - out-of-print for more than 25 years. Now this rare volume is once again available, with a new foreward and afterword by the founder of Acres U.S.A., Charles Walters."--Publisher description.
| Author | : Arden B. Andersen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Agricultural biotechnology |
| ISBN | : 9780911311198 |
The author gives background information on soil nutrients and advises how to treat the soil without slowly killing it, and with a higher food quality as result
| Author | : PETER H.. ROSENBERG LEHNER (NATHAN A.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2021-12-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781585762378 |
Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture's contribution to climate change is substantial--much more so than official figures suggest--and we will not be able to achieve our overall mitigation goals unless agricultural emissions sharply decline. Fortunately, farms and ranches can be a major part of the climate solution, while protecting biodiversity, strengthening rural communities, and improving the lives of the workers who cultivate our crops and rear our animals. The importance of agricultural climate solutions can not be underestimated; it is a critical element both in ensuring our food security and limiting climate change. This book provides essential solutions to address the greatest crises of our time.
| Author | : Surendra Singh |
| Publisher | : Mittal Publications |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Agriculture |
| ISBN | : 9788170994077 |
Study with reference to Punjab.
| Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| 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 | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1924 |
| Genre | : Agriculture |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Joseph H. Hulse |
| Publisher | : NRC Research Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780660162102 |
This book examines the differing concepts of food security and the practicalities, policies, and resources that shape issues of food security. It begins with discussion of the nature of food security, its components, and related concepts such as self-sufficiency and global carrying capacity. It then reviews food consumption patterns in developed nations and developing regions, and discusses the complexities of determining what constitutes an adequate diet, taking into account recommended dietary allowances, variability in food composition, dietary balance and imbalance, diet and disease, nutrient deficiencies, intolerances, and food allergies. The book also reviews divergent concepts of sustainable agriculture, examining resources and policies that influence economically efficient and ecologically conservative food production and distribution. Soil and water management, genetic diversity, atmosphere and climate, energy in agriculture, government policies, and production systems are discussed as they relate to food security. Finally, the book reviews agricultural research, notably that conducted by members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, research on agricultural pests and diseases, the need to improve post-production systems (including markets and transportation), food science research, and future requirements for human resources to ensure food security.
