Fishing often makes an important contribution to food security in northern regions, where agriculture is impossible or marginal at best, as well as...

Growth in the productivity of the global food and agricultural system will be largely determined by today's investments in research and development...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include classifying and measuring agricult...

It is clear that for survival of living plants on the earth, there should be a favorable environment in terrestrial region controlled by short wave...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has conducted an assessment in response to national and international concerns that over...

All major U.S. agricultural program crops -- corn, barley, sorghum, oats, wheat, rice, and soybeans -- have exhibited extreme price volatility sinc...

The discussion of ideas, methods, scientific results, empirical practices and perspectives on the restoration of high diversity tropical and subtro...

Offers a perspective of northern native societies that have depended upon whaling for centuries. Alaskan and Western Canadian Arctic coastal reside...

The largest portion of the natural resources of India consists of land and by far the largest number of its inhabitants is engaged in agriculture. ...

Farming is both a way of life and the principal means of livelihood for 65 percent of India's population of 110 crore. In spite of huge government ...

The traditional pursuit of whales by Eskimo hunters remains an area in which humans articulate directly with natural processes. This volume traces ...

The studies on pig manure utilisation are focused on two areas: the use of the manure to fertilise soil and the treatment of the raw and digested m...

This volume includes research on agricultural trade patterns; commercial policy; international institutions (e.g., WTO, NAFTA, EU) and agricultural...

In 2006 Congress recognised the need for international cooperation to address some of the most significant issues affecting international fisheries...

"Irrigation and drainage has made a major contribution to facilitate increasing food production in order to meet the needs of an ever-growing world...

Aquaculture continues to grow more rapidly than all other animal food-producing sectors. The gap between seafood supply and market demand suggests ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from...

The major aim of "microbes in sustainable agriculture" is to provide unique collection of data and a holistic view of the subject while presenting ...

This book documents the history of two celebrated mines in Sussex County, New Jersey, through the eyes of those who lived it. The two mines, consol...

India is endowed with huge resources of many metallic and non-metallic minerals. Mining sector is an important segment of the Indian economy. Since...

The 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California set off a mining explosion that greatly hastened the development of the American...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages public lands and the national forests, which are managed US Forest Service (FS) face key issues....