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Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development
Edited by Peter W.B. Phillips, David Castle, Stuart J. Smyth
Recent innovations in agriculture and food technologies have brought benefits to many countries, particularly in developing regions, but information about the extent of these has often been sparse. This collection assembles the best pape... -
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China’s Urban Century
Edited by François Gipouloux
The achievements of China’s urbanization should not be evaluated solely in terms of adequate infrastructures, but also in their ability to implement sound governance practices to ensure social, environmental and economic development. Thi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Food
Edited by Raghbendra Jha, Raghav Gaiha, Anil B. Deolalikar
The global population is forecasted to reach 9.4 billion by 2050, with much of this increase concentrated in developing regions and cities. Ensuring adequate food and nourishment to this large population is a pressing economic, moral and...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development
Edited by Stuart J. Smyth, Peter W.B. Phillips, David Castle
This book is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development. Beginning with an account of GM crop adoptions and attitudes towards them, the book assesses numerous crucial processes, conclu...eBook:Find out more$77.56
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Local Societies and Rural Development
Edited by Shinichi Shigetomi, Ikuko Okamoto
The importance of community-based and participatory approaches to rural development in developing countries has long been emphasized. Rural people, who are economically and politically weak as individuals, can only participate in develop...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Food Consumption in China
Zhang-Yue Zhou, Hongbo Liu, Lijuan Cao
Recent decades have seen China’s domestic consumption in sectors such as food, housing, health care, education and travel greatly increase. This important book assesses China’s current food consumption trends and the outlook for its futu...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Rural Development
Edited by Gary Paul Green
Although most countries in the world are rapidly urbanizing, the majority of the global population – particularly the poor – continue to live in rural areas. This Handbook rejects the popular notion that urbanization should be universall...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture
Edited by Ariel Dinar, Robert Mendelsohn
This book explores the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. Agriculture is essential to the livelihood of people and nations, especially in the developing world; therefore, any impact on it will have significant...eBook:Find out more$71.16
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Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
Bridget M. Hutter
Food safety and hygiene is of critical importance to us all, yet, as periodic food crises in various countries each year show we are all dependent on others in business and public regulation to ensure that the food we consume in the reta...eBook:Find out more$43.16
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Improving Irrigation in Asia
Elinor Ostrom, Wai Fung Lam, Prachanda Pradhan, Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Improving Irrigation in Asia is based on a longitudinal study over two decades on innovative intervention for sustained performance of irrigation systems. The work identifies key factors that can help explain the performance of intervent...eBook:Find out more$36.76
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Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development
Edited by Desmond McNeill, Ingrid Nesheim, Floor Brouwer
The urgent need to enhance sustainable development in developing countries has never been greater: poverty levels are growing, land conversions are uncontrolled, and there is rapid loss of biodiversity through land use change. This timel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalisation, Agriculture and Development
Edited by Matthew Tonts, M. A.B. Siddique
This book explores the links between globalization, agriculture and development in a number of contemporary Asia-Pacific nations. It highlights the complex and diversified nature of agricultural change in these contexts, and the ways in ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
