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Author : Elizabeth Kirby
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Trends in Washington State Organic Agriculture 2004-2011 written by Elizabeth Kirby and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Kirby
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Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Trends in Washington State Organic Agriculture 2004-2011 written by Elizabeth Kirby and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Granatstein
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Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book Trends in Washington State Organic Diversified Vegetable Production written by David Granatstein and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organic farming has become a well-established component of U.S. agriculture. Diversified vegetable production was a common production model, and direct marketing was often pursued. Fueled by rising consumer demand for fresh local products, this trend has continued to the present, with many beginning farmers looking to enter agriculture through direct marketing of diversified organic products. The purpose of this fact sheet and its accompanying analysis is to better understand the characteristics of certified organic producers in Washington who grow diversified organic vegetables. Having a more nuanced understanding of this audience can help inform the design of public and non-profit agricultural support programs targeted to this sector. Examining the profiles of existing organic producers can also offer insights on the management strategies employed and help identify the viable options available to new-entry farmers.
Author : Minou Yussefi-Menzler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136535233
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book The World of Organic Agriculture written by Minou Yussefi-Menzler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL
Author : Bernhard Freyer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401791902
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Re-Thinking Organic Food and Farming in a Changing World written by Bernhard Freyer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the assumption that “organic has lost its way”. Paradoxically, it comes at a time when we witness the continuing of growth in organic food production and markets around the world. Yet, the book claims that organic has lost sight of its first or fundamental philosophical principles and ontological assumptions. The collection offers empirically grounded discussions that address the principles and fundamental assumptions of organic farming and marketing practices. The book draws attention to the core principles of organic and offers different clearly articulated and well-defined conceptual frameworks that offer new insights into organic practices. Divided into five parts, the book presents new perspectives on enduring issues, examines standards and certification, gives insights into much-discussed and additional market and consumer issues, and reviews the interplay of organic and conventional farming. The book concludes with a framework for rethinking ethics in the organic movement and reflections on the positioning of organic ethics.
Author : Carol A. Miles
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (616 download)
Download or read book An Assessment of Organic Farming Research, Teaching and Extension at Washington State University written by Carol A. Miles and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nadia Scialabba
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251048191
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Organic Agriculture, Environment and Food Security written by Nadia Scialabba and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organic agriculture is defined as an environmentally and socially sensitive food supply system. This publication considers the contribution of organic agriculture to ecological health, international markets and local food security. It contains a number of case studies of the practical experiences of small farmers throughout the world (including India, Iran, Thailand, Uganda and Brazil) who have adopted fully integrated food systems, and analyses the prospects for a wider adoption of organic agriculture. The book also discusses the weakness of institutional support for nurturing existing knowledge and exchange in organic agriculture.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264181148
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)
Download or read book OECD Green Growth Studies Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents evidence that green growth is the only way to sustain growth and development over the long-term.
Author : Noureddine Benkeblia
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482233029
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Agroecology, Ecosystems, and Sustainability written by Noureddine Benkeblia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We hear a lot about how agriculture affects climate change and other environmental issues, but we hear little about how these issues affect agriculture. When we look at both sides of the issues, we can develop better solutions for sustainable agriculture without adversely affecting the environment. Agroecology, Ecosystems, and Sustainability explor
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Total Pages : 452 pages
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Download or read book Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2011 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Carolan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317368614
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book The Sociology of Food and Agriculture written by Michael Carolan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins with the recent development of agriculture under capitalism and neo-liberal regimes, and the transformation of farming and peasant agriculture from a small-scale, family-run way of life to a globalized system. Topics such as the global hunger and obesity challenges, GM foods, and international trade and subsidies are assessed as part of the world food economy. The final section concentrates on themes of sustainability, food security, and food sovereignty. The book concludes on a positive note, examining alternative agri-food movements aimed at changing foodscapes at levels from the local to the global. With increased coverage of the financialization of food, food and culture, gender, ethnicity and justice, food security, and food sovereignty, the book is perfect for students with little or no background in sociology and is also suitable for more advanced courses as a comprehensive primer. All chapters include learning objectives, suggested discussion questions, and recommendations for further reading to aid student learning.
Author : Alan R. Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317497988
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Civic Engagement in Food System Governance written by Alan R. Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The local food movement is one of the most active of current civil engagement social movements. This work presents primary evidence from over 900 documents, interviews, and participant observations, and provides the first descriptive history of local food movement national policy achievements in the US, from 1976 to 2013, and in the UK, from 1991 to 2013, together with reviews of both the American and British local food movements. It provides a US-UK comparative context, significantly updating earlier comparisons of American, British and European farm and rural policies. The comparative perspective shows that, over time, more effective strategies for national policy change required social-movement building strategies, such as collaborative policy coalitions, capacity-building for smaller organizations, and policy entrepreneurship for joining together separate rural, farming, food, and health interests. In contrast, narrowly-defined single issue campaigns often undermined long-term policy change, even if short-term wins emerged. By profiling interviews of American and English movement leaders, policymakers, and funders, the book demonstrates that democratic participation in food policy is best supported when funders incentivize groups to work together and overcome their differences.
Author : Rafiya Mushtaq
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000813703
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Apples written by Rafiya Mushtaq and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to polymorphism, apples have extraordinary diversity. Depending on variety, apple fruits can differ in color, shade or size; apples even can be oval or pear-shaped. There are more than 10,000 varieties of apple, which vary in taste, shape, juiciness, texture, color, firmness and other qualities. For these reasons, apples have been diversely studied, and many improvements have been made such as the introduction of high density cropping; rootstock breeding; or varietal development. Therefore it is important to understand and document the production methods adopted and implemented in recent times for harvesting maximum benefits of the crop. Apples: Preharvest and Postharvest Technology documents production practices along with detailed illustration on varieties, rootstocks, important cultural practices and post-harvest management. This book will serve as a complete guide for apple production from farm to fork and will help students, scholars, researchers and scientists working in this domain. The book will also help growers all over the world to understand best practices for apple production, to harvest maximum yields, and in turn, to increase their returns.
Author : Philip Sloan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134457332
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Food and Gastronomy written by Philip Sloan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issues surrounding the provision, preparation and development of food products is fundamental to every human being on the planet. Given the scarcity of agricultural land, environmental pollution, climate change and the exponential growth of the world’s population where starvation and obesity are both widespread it is little wonder that exploring the frontiers of food is now a major focus for researchers and practitioners. This timely Handbook provides a systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on sustainable food. It begins by analyzing the historical development surrounding food production and consumption, then moves on to discuss the current food crisis and challenges as well as the impacts linked to modern agriculture and food security. Finally, it concludes with a section that examines emerging sustainable food trends and movements in addition to an analysis of current food science innovations. Developed from specifically commissioned original contributions the Handbook’s inherent multidisciplinary approach paves the way for deeper understanding of all aspects linked to the evolution of food in society, including insights into local food, food and tourism, organic food, indigenous and traditional food, sustainable restaurant practices, consumption patterns and sourcing. This book is essential reading for students, researches and academics interested in the possibilities of sustainable forms of gastronomy and gastronomy’s contribution to sustainable development. The title includes a foreword written by Roberto Flore, Head Chef at the Nordic Food Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Author : Rattan Lal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400764553
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Ecosystem Services and Carbon Sequestration in the Biosphere written by Rattan Lal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological functions and human wellbeing depend on ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services are provisional (food, feed, fuel, fiber), regulating (carbon sequestration, waste recycling, water cleansing), cultural (aesthetic, recreational, spiritual), and supporting services (soil formation, photosynthesis, nutrient cycling). Many relationships of various degree exist among ecosystem services. Thus, land use and soil management to enhance biospheric carbon sinks for carbon sequestration requires a comprehensive understanding on the effects on ecosystem services. Payments for ecosystem services including carbon pricing must address the relationship between carbon sequestration and ecosystem services to minimize risks of overshoot, and promote sustainable use of land-based carbon sinks for human wellbeing.
Author : Thomas Rudel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107030528
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform written by Thomas Rudel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rudel examines historical examples of environmental reform, arguing that reforms occur when defensive and altruistic environmentalists join forces.
Author : Jeyabalan Sangeetha
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000577694
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Organic Farming for Sustainable Development written by Jeyabalan Sangeetha and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume addresses the growing use of organic farming in recent past decades fueled by the concern with the many deleterious effects of conventional agricultural practices, which employ chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides for large scale production of food. It focuses on sustainable development in farming, primarily detailing the application of different natural resources as manure for organic farming. The authors discuss efficient and cost-effective uses of natural and available resources to produce healthy food while at the same time helping to conserve the environment. Section I of Organic Farming for Sustainable Development discusses in detail the application of microorganisms such as Trichoderma sp., Azospirillum sp., endophytic microorganisms, arbuscular mycorrhiza, Chaetomium sp., and bioactive secondary metabolites in organic farming practices. Section II explores the potential applications of organic amendments and sustainable practices for plant growth and soil health using garlic products, organic substrates, biochar, organic mulching, and tillage and weed management. In addition, Section III summarizes the impacts and prospects of organic crop production technology on health, food safety, and quality. The authors bring together important information that will be helpful in designing organic farming methods for soil sustainability and crop productivity as well as for nutritious food produced efficiently and cost productively. The book provides valuable insight to efficiently and cost-effectively use natural and available resources to increase the nutrient content of our food as well as to manage the organic wastes coming from other sectors, such as from cattle farms without polluting the surroundings.
