By 2006, million dollar farms, accounting for 2 percent of all U.S. farms, dominated U.S. production of high-value crops, milk, hogs, poultry, and ...

Monoculture farming is nowadays a widespread practice throughout the world. In order to meet the food demand of rapidly increasing populations, the...

The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups ...

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific filamentous fungi that infest agricultural commodities. They are known to contaminant cro...

New Developments in Agricultural Research provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of portable MMSs applied to agricultural and forestry,...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

Lifestock refers to any animal breed kept by humans for commercial purposes. This book focuses on the effects of certain types of foods, such as pr...

Agricultural trade and development is a backbone of international trade. It includes agricultural trade patterns, commercial policy, international ...

A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the count...

Nitrate and nitrite are two ions largely diffused in the environment because they take part in the nitrogen cycle. Moreover, a great part of atmosp...

Nitrogen is an important agricultural input that is critical for crop production. However, the introduction of large amounts of nitrogen into the e...

No-till farming (sometimes called zero tillage) is a way of growing crops from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage. No-till in...

Infrastructure, energy or other large-scale public or private projects require acquisition, easement or rental of agriculture, pasture or forest la...

Norwegian spring-spawning herring and Northeast Arctic cod are two of the largest and commercially most important fish stocks in the North Atlantic...

Quality of feed nutrition is influenced not only by the content but also by some other aspects such as, feed presentation, hygiene, anti-nutritiona...

Several epidemiological studies have revealed that people who consume nuts regularly are less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease. Clinica...

Oats are an ancient traditional cereal crop grown in all parts of the world and are consumed as feed and food in developing countries. Recent resea...

U. S. aquaculture -- the raising of fish and shellfish in captivity -- has generally been confined to nearshore coastal waters or in other water bo...

Cultivation of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has expanded tremendously in recent years such that it has now become a major source of the w...

The predicted depletion of fossil fuels has mobilised society and the scientific community towards the use of alternative and sustainable sources o...

Global demand for and consumption of olive oil has increased significantly since the 1990s. While the United States and other "New World" players, ...

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a very important plant in terms of oil-producing crops in the Mediterranean basin. As reported by Zohary and H...

Smallholder farms or smallholdings comprise livestock and livestock, livestock and crops and crops and crops farming systems. It involves nutrition...

Book & CD. Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on ecosystem management and attempts to reduce or eliminate external agricultur...

Organic farming is a form of agriculture relying on such processes like crop rotation, green manure and biological pest control. Organic farming is...

Organic farming is the oldest way of farming, i.e., without the use of chemicals to enhance the production of meat, vegetables, milk and derivative...

Organic fertiliser refers to materials used as fertiliser that occur regularly in nature, usually as a by product or end product of a naturally occ...

The organic sector has expanded rapidly over the last decade, as retail sales of organic food increased to $15.7 billion in 2006. As sales have gro...

At present, organophosphorus compounds (OP) are considered some of the most toxic substances synthesised by man. These compounds are widely used in...

Pastures are lands with vegetation cover used for grazing of livestock as part of a farm, or in ranching or other unenclosed pastoral systems or us...

Early history and significance of the peanut crop is discussed. Annual world production of peanuts at 30 million tons makes this crop one of the mo...

This book brings up-to-date information on different topics about the pear tree cultivation. The book was organised by Alberto Ramos Luz, Technolog...

Personal data is data about people. Researchers collect personal data to learn more about populations. Companies collect personal data online to he...

Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation - A View From Africa

Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation - A View From Africa

Agricultural trade and development is a backbone of international trade. It includes agricultural trade patterns, commercial policy, international ...