First Annual Conference On Agricultural Policy And The Environment Volume 3
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Author | : Jules N. Pretty |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2012-06-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1136529276 |
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2001-03-13 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 926418855X |
This book is the first comprehensive study to review and take stock in OECD countries of progress in developing indicators to measure the environmental performance of agriculture.
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Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : 9780195531916 |
Author | : Dr. Johannes Lehmann |
Publisher | : Earthscan |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1849770557 |
"Biochar is the carbon-rich product when biomass (such as wood, manure, or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. It can be used to improve agriculture and the environment in several ways, and its stability in soil and superior nutrient-retention properties make it an ideal soil amendment to increase crop yields. In addition to this, biochar sequestration, in combination with sustainable biomass production, can be carbon-negative and therefore used to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with major implications for mitigation of climate change. Biochar production can also be combined with bioenergy production through the use of the gases that are given off in the pyrolysis process.This book is the first to synthesize the expanding research literature on this topic. The book's interdisciplinary approach, which covers engineering, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, economics and policy, is a vital tool at this stage of biochar technology development. This comprehensive overview of current knowledge will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in a wide range of disciplines"--Provided by publisher.
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Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1994-02 |
Genre | : Power resources |
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Author | : Steve Martinez |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 87 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1437933629 |
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Author | : Council of Europe. Council for the Pan-European Strategy for Biological and Landscape Diversity |
Publisher | : Council of Europe |
Total Pages | : 762 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789287158574 |
This publication contains a number of reports prepared for a high-level conference on issues relating to biological and landscape diversity in European agricultural policies, held in Paris in June 2002. The conference made recommendations to states and relevant organisations and provided input to policy work and programmes within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ministerial Conference on Environment for Europe , the Convention to Combat Desertification and the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and national policy developments.
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Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Power resources |
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Author | : British Library. Document Supply Centre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 870 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Conference proceedings |
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Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2003-06-04 |
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ISBN | : 9264101519 |
This publication reveals that organic agriculture is disadvantaged by current agricultural support policies, and the proliferation of standards and labels has sometimes confused consumers and impeded trade.