World Agriculture and the Environment: A Commodity-By-Commodity Guide to Impacts and Practices - Couverture rigide

Clay, Jason

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1559633670 ISBN 13 : 9781559633673

Editeur : Island Press, 2004

Synopsis

World Agriculture and the Environment presents a unique assessment of agricultural commodity production and the environmental problems it causes, along with prescriptions for increasing efficiency and reducing damage to natural systems. Drawing on his extensive travel and research in agricultural regions around the world, and employing statistics from a range of authoritative sources including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the author examines twenty of the world's major crops, including beef, coffee, corn, rice, rubber, shrimp, sorghum, tea, and tobacco. For each crop, he offers comparative information including: a "fast facts" overview section that summarizes key data for the crop; main producing and consuming countries; main types of production; market trend information and market chain analyses; major environmental impacts; management strategies and best practices; key contacts and references; With maps of major commodity production areas worldwide, the book represents the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1559633670
• ISBN 13: 9781559633673
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 570
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible