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Books in Agricultural development

  • Artificial Intelligence and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

    Innovations for Sustainable Resource Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Ali Fares
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Innovations for Sustainable Resource Management is a groundbreaking exploration on how AI transforms the management of our planet's most vital resources. Specific topics include enhancing poultry production and the predictions of crop yields and post-harvest processing, while also dealing with FEW security in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the book covers various topics that showcase AI's potential to boost agricultural productivity, mitigate climate change, and promote food security. This book's content covers ethical considerations, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the integration of AI into real-world practices.Readers will find an in-depth analysis of the intersections of AI and the FEW Nexus, including the critical need for sustainable farming practices, water conservation, and energy efficiency. Contributing authors are experts from around the globe who offer practical solutions, case studies, and cutting-edge technologies like digital twins, machine learning, and hyperspectral imaging to optimize resource management.

  • Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions

    • 1st Edition
    • Sandeep Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions explores how agriculture has historically contributed to carbon emissions and then takes the reader forward, offering insights into an integrated approach to reducing those emissions toward the COP26 goal. The dual challenge of increasing production to meet population and nutrition food demands while reducing the traditional emissions generated by production practices is significant. It requires understanding the foundation of current practices and then revising those underlying principles to reflect the resources and greater insights of today.This book provides an overview of the current state of the science, explores the development of policies and plans to improve carbon management, and provides examples of technology and agroecosystem management practices. It includes the latest updates in carbon neutral farming, carbon and energy management, and addresses the knowledge gap between input management, livestock management and agroecosystem management.Advancing agroecosystem science through a roadmap for improving capacity, Agriculture Toward Net Zero Emissions is a valuable resource for those seeking to develop and apply new agricultural best practices.

  • Urban and Regional Agriculture

    Building Resilient Food Systems
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Droege
    • English
    Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems explores the sustainable integration of food provision, distribution and consumption through urban farms, agricultural systems, user communities and structural facilities designed to optimize food production and consumption. The book addresses the fundamental and pressing challenges of urban planning problems, waste minimization, food sourcing, access and equity issues, and multiple land use optimization. Sections cover the need and opportunities of urban agriculture, discuss tradition and transition, space and regulatory topics, explore the range of urban agriculture options (aquaculture to urban permaculture), discuss support structures and constructs of physically creating urban agricultural areas, and much more. Edited and authored by leading experts in the field, this volume will be valuable for those working to address issues of food security in urban environments.

  • Agricultural Systems: Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Development

    Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Development
    • 2nd Edition
    • Sieglinde Snapp + 1 more
    • English
    Agricultural Systems, Second Edition, is a comprehensive text for developing sustainable farming systems. It presents a synthetic overview of the emerging area of agroecology applications to transforming farming systems and supporting rural innovation, with particular emphasis on how research can be harnessed for sustainable agriculture. The inclusion of research theory and examples using the principles of cropping system design allows students to gain a unique understanding of the technical, biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects of farming systems science for rural livelihoods. This book explores topics such as: re-inventing farming systems; principles and practice of agroecology; agricultural change and low-input technology; ecologically-based nutrient management; participatory breeding for developing improved and relevant crops; participatory livestock research for development; gender and agrarian inequality at the local scale; the nature of agricultural innovation; and outreach to support rural innovation. The extensive coverage of subjects is complemented with integrated references and a companion website, making this book essential reading for courses in international agricultural systems and management, sustainable agricultural management, and cropping systems. This book will be a valuable resource for students of agricultural science, environmental engineering, and rural planning; researchers and scientists in agricultural development agencies; and practitioners of agricultural development in government extension programs, development agencies, and NGOs.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 78
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy. Major reviews deal with the current topics of interest to agronomists, as well as crop and soil scientists. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Editor Donald Sparks, former president of the Soil Science Society of America and current president of the International Union of Soil Science, has just been appointed the S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Plant and Soil Sciences at The University of Delaware.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50
    • English
    Volume 50 highlights current areas of interest to both researchers and students of agronomy internationally. Areas covered include a thorough treatment of redox chemistry in soils, advances in agronomic improvement in oilseed brassicas, population groupings of soybean bradyrhizobia, crop responses to chloride, and plant nutrient sulfur in the tropics and subtropics.