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        Rural Women in Leadership
        Agriculture & related industries
        September 2013

        Rural Women in Leadership

        Positive Factors in Leadership Development

        by Lori Ann McVay

        * Takes a new slant on an increasingly important development issue * There is a noticeable gap in extant literature concerning positive factors beneficial to rural women’s leadership development. This book addresses that gap through a concentrated focus on the presence of such positive factors and the ways in which they contribute to the success of rural women in overcoming barriers to leadership. * The dynamic relationship of External and Internal Factors is highlighted through distillation into five Key Factors cited by rural women as not only supportive of their leadership development, but also as crucial to the development of aspiring rural women leaders.

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        Potential Invasive Pests of Agricultural Crops
        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2013

        Potential Invasive Pests of Agricultural Crops

        by Jose Romeno Faleiro, Alvaro Castañeda Vildózola, Robert A Haack, Crebio Avila, Jose Roberto Parra, Mark S Hoddle, Alberto Urbaneja, Ana E Diaz Montilla, Juli Gould, Andrea Birke, Aldo Malavasi, V J Satarkar, Raymond J Gagne, Juliet Goldsmith, J. Ramon Castillo Valiente, Jose Carlos Rodrigues, Cal Welbourn, Denise Navia, Amy Roda, Mark P Culik, J M Alvarez, Takumasa Kondo, Gregory A Evans, Kenneth B Storey, Michael K Hennessey, David W Bartels, Anne S Roy, Ana Isabel Gonzalez, Greg Hodges. Edited by Jorge E Peña.

        Invasive arthropods cause significant damage in agricultural crops and natural environments across the globe. Potentially threatened regions need to be prepared to prevent new pests from becoming established. Therefore, information on pest identity, host range, geographical distribution, biology, tools for detection and identification are all essential to researchers and regulatory personnel. This book focuses on the most recent invasive pests of agricultural crops in temperate subtropical and tropical areas and on potential invaders, discussing their spread, biology and control.

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        Developing Successful Agriculture
        Agriculture & related industries
        December 2012

        Developing Successful Agriculture

        An Australian Case Study

        by Zhang-Yue Zhou

        Agriculture remains an important industry to both developed and developing economies. Unfortunately, many developing countries are still suffering from a lack of agricultural growth, especially those in Africa and South Asia. Australia's agricultural system has developed from almost non-existence 220 years ago to one of the most advanced and efficient in today's world. It is also one of the least distorted, receiving little government assistance. This book provides an updated and comprehensive account of a successful agricultural story, which can stimulate policy makers, researchers, agribusiness consultants and students to relate the Australian experience to their own agricultural development.

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        Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Succession in the Tropics
        Agriculture & related industries
        November 2012

        Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Succession in the Tropics

        by Albert O. Aweto

        Shifting cultivation or rotational bush fallowing is the predominant system of arable farming in the humid and sub-humid tropics where several hundred million people depend on this system of agriculture for their livelihood. Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Succession in the Tropics documents and systematizes findings in shifting cultivation over the last six decades and also characterizes secondary succession and related changes that fallow vegetation undergoes to the process of soil fertility restoration under bush fallow. It includes unique features such as graphical illustration of the organic matter equilibrium concept; correlation and multiple regression analysis; core-periphery analogy, encapsulated in the spatio-temporal model and the graphical unified model of succession and soil fertility restoration, therefore providing essential reading for researchers and students within tropical agriculture and related fields such as forestry, geography, environmental science and tropical development.

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        Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture
        Agriculture & related industries
        July 2006

        Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture

        From Pioneer to Policy

        by Edited by Georgina Holt, Matthew Reed

        This book takes a fresh look at understanding the dynamics of the organic agricultural sector in Europe, Australia, South America and the US. Many of the authors explore the use of combined methodology, drawing on theory from a range of social sciences to demonstrate that the complexity of organic agriculture lies in the close connection between nature, society and the economy. Likewise, whilst the book depicts organic agriculture as an engine of growth for the organic sector, it reflects also the important role played by, not only producers but also, other actors in the supply chain, such as consumers and certification standards.

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        E' Issues in Agribusiness
        Agriculture & related industries
        July 2006

        E' Issues in Agribusiness

        The What, Why and How

        by Kim P Bryceson

        This book looks into the 'what' is electronically enabled agribusiness? 'Why' would an agribusiness want to embrace it? And 'how' does one go about doing it? The book pulls together a number of major issues facing people moving into the electronically enabled agribusiness environment. This book is both an introduction to electronic business issues and a comprehensive guide to more detailed business processes and strategic planning matters associated with the technologies involved. In particular the following key areas are addressed, concepts, technology in business, e-enabled business models and e-strategies, management concepts and innovative education.

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        WTO Negotiations and Agricultural Trade Liberalization
        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2006

        WTO Negotiations and Agricultural Trade Liberalization

        The Effect of Developed Countries' Policies on Developing Countries

        by Edited by Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Soren E Frandsen, Sherman Robinson

        The purpose of this book is to analyze the effects of developed countries' agricultural policies on developing countries. The main focus is on food security, poverty and other topics such as multifunctionality, biotechnology and regional agreements, as an input to policy reform within the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade negotiations. The book arises from a joint project between the Food and Resource Economics Institute in Denmark and the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington.

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        Policy Reform and Adjustment in the Agricultural Sectors of Developed Countries
        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2006

        Policy Reform and Adjustment in the Agricultural Sectors of Developed Countries

        by Edited by David Blandford, Berkeley Hill

        This book explores the policy implications of growing pressures for economic adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries. The primary focus is on Europe and North America, but adjustment policies in other developed countries are discussed. Some chapters are based on an international workshop at Imperial College, London in October 2003 and an international symposium in Philadelphia in the spring of 2004.

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        Global Development of Organic Agriculture
        Agriculture & related industries
        April 2006

        Global Development of Organic Agriculture

        Challenges and Prospects

        by Edited by Niels Halberg, Hugo F Alroe, Marie T Knudsen, Erik S Kristensen

        Modern agriculture and food systems, including organic agriculture, are undergoing a technological and structural modernisation and are faced with a growing globalisation. Organic agriculture (OA) can be seen as pioneering efforts to create sustainable development based on other principles than mainstream agriculture. There are however large differences between the challenges connected to, on one hand, modern farming and consumption in high-income countries and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor consumers in low-income countries. The point of departure is the increasing globalisation and the production and trade of food and fodder and how this influences the role of OA. This book provides an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic agriculture in this global perspective, as seen from different perspectives such as sustainability, food security and fair trade.

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        Starter Packs
        Agriculture & related industries
        August 2005

        Starter Packs

        A Strategy to Fight Hunger in Developing Countries?

        by Edited by Sarah Levy

        Despite repeated interventions by governments, donors and NGOs in recent years, food insecurity continues and developing countries are forced to rely on food aid again and again. The original idea of Starter Pack was to give a tiny bag of agricultural inputs - fertiliser and seed - to every smallholder farmer in Malawi. Although the programme did not work as originally intended, it was successful in achieving food security. The scaling down of the programme was a major contributor to the food crisis which hit Malawi (and other countries in Southern Africa) at the beginning of 2002. For once, we have a success story about how hunger can be tackled efficiently. This book assesses the case of the Starter Pack programme in Malawi, and whether it can be replicated elsewhere. It covers the practicalities of implementing such a large programme and the policy debates.

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        Agriculture as a Producer and Consumer of Energy
        Agriculture & related industries
        July 2005

        Agriculture as a Producer and Consumer of Energy

        by Edited by Joe Outlaw, Keith Collins, James Duffield

        Recent concerns about energy security in the US have drawn greater attention to agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy. Agriculturally-derived energy sources such as ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, and windpower presently supply between 0.3% and 0.5% of the energy consumed in the US. Organized into two parts, the first section of this book examines agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy, the integration of biomass energy into the US energy systems, a policy overview, and outlooks for energy production and consumption. The second section is a compendium of current research including the economic viability of ethanol and biodiesel; energy conservation and efficiency in agriculture; new methods and technologies; and environmental impacts and considerations.

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        Turkey in the European Union
        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2005

        Turkey in the European Union

        Implications for Agriculture, Food and Structural Policy

        by Edited by Alison Burrell, Arie Oskam

        The European Union will begin accession negotiations with Turkey in October 2005. Agriculture, foodand rural issues will play a major role in the negotiations, raising questions about the consequences ofEU membership for Turkey's agricultural sector and rural population. This book presents acomprehensive description of Turkey's agricultural, food and rural sectors. Focusing on institutionalarrangements, performance and economic prospects. Topics dealt with include agricultural production,prices and policies, agricultural trade, environmental issues, animal and plant health, and conditions inrural areas. The book explores the possible consequences of accession, both for Turkey and for theEuropean Union.

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        African Food Crisis
        Agriculture & related industries
        May 2005

        African Food Crisis

        Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution

        by Edited by Göran Djurfeldt, Hans Holmén, Magnus Jirstrom, Rolf Larsson, Paul Van Mele, A Salahuddin, Noel P Magor

        Why can Asia now feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa continues to experience famine? This book is the outcome of a three-year project coordinated by a group of Swedish researchers with collaborating scholars from Africa and Asia. It provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on case studies of eight African and eight Asian countries (focusing on the early part of the Green Revolution), this book presents a causal and explanatory model of Asian green revolutions. It discusses why such progress has been made in Asia, but has not yet occurred in Africa. It also examines the implications of the case studies for future development in Africa.

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        Agriculture and International Trade
        Agriculture & related industries
        November 2003

        Agriculture and International Trade

        Law, Policy and the WTO

        by Edited by Michael N Cardwell, Margaret R Grossman, Christopher Rodgers

        The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has had a fundamental impact on agricultural policy worldwide. The new WTO agreements will cover agriculture,sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade and trade in intellectual property rights. This book addresses the interface between the law of international agricultural trade, the emerging legal and economic order for agricultural trade under the auspices of the WTO, and its impact on agricultural policy reform both in the European Union and the USA. With contributions from leading authorities in the appropriate areas.

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        Organic Fruit Growing
        Agriculture & related industries
        September 2003

        Organic Fruit Growing

        by Karl Lind, Gottfried Lafer, Karl Schloffer, Georg Innerhofer, Hans Meister

        Descriptions of fruit varieties suitable for organic production Plant protection, pests and diseases and how they can be countered in organic systems Includes tables, diagrams graphs and photographsThere is great interest in organic horticulture and this title is a timely and much needed addition for practical, science-based guidance. It is a translation of a volume which has been very well received in German and is the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The contents include the basics of organic fruit growing, but also cover orchard construction, cultivation, protection and the commercialization of the organic products.

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        Advances in Stored Product Protection
        Agriculture & related industries
        July 2003

        Advances in Stored Product Protection

        by Edited by Peter F Credland, David M Armitage, Christopher H Bell, Paul M Cogan, Ed Highley

        The International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, held every four years, is the premier world forum for the presentation of research results and reviews on the safe storage of durable foodstuffs, of which cereal grains, pulses and oilseeds make up the largest components. This book presents the proceedings of the 8th conference, held in York, UK, in July 2002. This book highlights work on the pests and diseases that may cause spoilage, adverse health effects and loss of the crop after harvest, and discusses new techniques for the safe, effective and environmentally friendly management of stored commodities. With nearly 200 keynote, oral and poster papers and contributions from leading experts from around the world, the contents cover the future of stored product protection and the impacts of global issues, food safety, chemical and physical control, and processing and applications.The volume will interest applied entomologists, plant pathologists, postharvest biologists, and agricultural engineers.

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        Organic Agriculture
        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2003

        Organic Agriculture

        Sustainability, Markets and Policies

        by OECD

        Organic agriculture is one of the most rapidly developing market segments in OECD countries. Policy measures have been introduced in many of these countries to encourage and promote organic farming. But what is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development? What issues should be addressed by policies? And what are governments doing and how effective have their actions been? This book examines these issues. Based on papers presented at an OECD workshop held in September 2002 in Washington DC, it shows that organic agriculture is less stressful on the environment, but that its economic performance is mixed. The book also concludes that organic agriculture is disadvantaged by current support policies and that the proliferation of standards and labels may confuse consumers and inhibit trade. This book contains papers by the leading experts in the field and covers the key issues facing organic agriculture today. Anyone with an interest in organic agriculture will find this a fascinating and valuable book.

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        Banana Wars
        Agriculture & related industries
        March 2003

        Banana Wars

        The Anatomy of a Trade Dispute

        by Edited by Timothy E Josling, Timothy G Taylor

        In 2001, the EU and US announced the end of a trade dispute over the sale of bananas into the EU market. The allocation of import licences had been found to violate World Trade Organization rules and to discriminate against suppliers from Latin America.This book examines the issues surrounding the dispute, in particular: the dependence of small Carribean economies on European Banana Markets; the role of the private sector in influencing public policy; the relation between the banana trade and the political tensions of the EU Common Agricultural Policy; the domestic political influence of banana companies in the US and the role of the WTO and its settlement of trade disputes.

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