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Examines what is going on in the organic sector, socially and politically. Debunking a number of apparently common-sense beliefs related to the organic industry, this book attempts to contribute to the development of more sustainable food systems by articulating what it takes to get people involved in organics at each stage of the food chain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620. Mobilising Networks for Environmentally Responsible Food Production. 256 pages, Illustrations. Examines what is going on in the organic sector, socially and politically. Debunking a number of apparently common-sense beliefs related to the organic industry, this book attempts to contribute to the development of more sustainable food systems by articulating what it takes to get people involved in organics at each stage of the food chain. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVG. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 21. Weight: 620.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845931322
- ISBN
- 9781845931322
Condition: New
€ 183.69
€ 183.69
Hardcover. Explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America. This title probes the manner in which capital mobility alters the organization of the temporal and spatial dimensions that characterize the reproduction of capital. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete Barbosa. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243171
- ISBN
- 9780857243171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
paperback. The objective of this book is to review the impact of globalization on a number of issues. Key issues highlighted include: the high risk or producing traditional commodity crops for export; and the removal of many non-tariff trade barriers, which threaten the livelihoods of many farmers. Editor(s): Bigman, David. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFS; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995755
- ISBN
- 9780851995755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.76
€ 117.76
Paperback. How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? This title asserts that developing countries have more at risk, such as their production capacity, than industrial countries as global warming worsens. It examines 2071-2100 to forecast the effects of global warming. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCJ; KNAC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324037
- ISBN
- 9780881324037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. The book explains what have we learned regarding UA in one part of the world that may be applicable elsewhere. It also examines, quite fundamentally, why do people farm in the city and how can UA contribute to more sustainable cities in both the GN and GS? Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KNAC; RNF; TVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780647326
- ISBN
- 9781780647326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
hardcover. Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, this book reviews the restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It also examines the impact of these changes on local producers, particularly poor farmers. Editor(s): Swinnen, J. F. M. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFS; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845931858
- ISBN
- 9781845931858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.22
€ 132.22
Hardback. Aims to examine consumer demand for quality attributes in the context of a global economy and international trade and the role of both private firm strategies and public policy in facilitating consumer choice and free trade. Editor(s): Krissoff, Barry; Bohman, Mary; Caswell, Julie A. Num Pages: 251 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467547
- ISBN
- 9780306467547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. Provides an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective. This book discusses political ecology, ecological justice, ecological economics, and free trade. It includes role of organic agriculture for improving soil fertility, nutrient cycling and food security and reducing veterinary medicine use, and more. Editor(s): Halberg, N.; Alroe, H. F.; Knudsen, M. T.; Kristensen, E. S. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCM; KNAC; TVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930783
- ISBN
- 9781845930783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.78
€ 117.78
Global Commodity Governance: State Responses to Sustainable Forest and...
Gale, Fred, Haward, Marcus
Hardcover. The Forest and the Marine Stewardship Councils constitute new global governance institutions using voluntary certification and labelling as market incentives to encourage sustainable management. Utilizing a comparative political economic framework, the authors analyse shifting British, Canadian and Australian responses to the stewardship councils. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KNAF; KNAL; RNF; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516632
- ISBN
- 9780230516632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Fisher, Christopher R.; Ellis, Wade P. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428591
- ISBN
- 9781619428591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.05€ 149.67
€ 220.05
€ 149.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Kelley, Shirley O.; Grant, Mike F. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622574766
- ISBN
- 9781622574766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.70€ 157.39
€ 230.70
€ 157.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJF; BGB; JPFF; KNAT; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771132268
- ISBN
- 9781771132268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
German Agriculture in Transition?: Society, Policies and Environment i...
Wilson, Geoff A., Wilson, Olivia J.
Hardcover. This work is an analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy and Germany's role within it. The authors investigate the effect of reunification on German policy in 2000, and ask whether she has acted as leader, partner or obstructor in the formation of policy. Num Pages: 360 pages, tables, graphs and maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPSN2; KC; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333717950
- ISBN
- 9780333717950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardcover. Food safety concerns have boosted the Asian demand for quality food in general and products of geographical indications in particular. This book shows how Asian countries are empowering regions and enterprises involved in differentiation strategies, and the effects that this regulation can have. Editor(s): Augustin-Jean, Louis; Ilbert, Helene; Saavedra-Rivano, Neantro. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCG; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355750
- ISBN
- 9780230355750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Hardcover. This volume brings together fresh insights from top agricultural economists in the areas of consumer attitudes, environmental impacts, policy and regulation, trade, investment, food security, and development, in an attempt to provide a new perspective on the most pressing policy questions facing GM technology. Editor(s): Carter, Colin; Sheldon, Ian; Moschini, GianCarlo. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamid; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 431 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247575
- ISBN
- 9780857247575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. This book traces the emergence of the 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - and the discourse of precaution toward GEOs that the protocol institutionalized internationally. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 charts, 1 figure. BIC Classification: KNAC; LBBP; LBD; RNA; TCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812696
- ISBN
- 9780774812696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Politics and the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone. Series: African Issues. 248 pages, 12, 6 black and white, 6 line drawing. Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; KCP; KNAT. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 15. Weight: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010605
- ISBN
- 9781847010605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.85
€ 26.99
€ 26.85
Hardcover. Demonstrates how outside economic, governmental, legal, and business developments play an increasingly influential, if not controlling, role in every farmer's life. This book offers an understanding of how we can create sustainable and vibrant land-based communities by adhering to fundamental agrarian values. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124193
- ISBN
- 9780813124193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160549
- ISBN
- 9781783160549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Hardcover. aeo the definitive work on the subject aeo prawn culture is an expanding multibillion dollar business aeo increasing competition and environmental problems demand the most up--to--date scientific know--how aeo edited by world authorities, with contributions from distinguished experts. Editor(s): New, Michael Bernard; Valenti, Wagner Cotroni. Num Pages: 464 pages, 97 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056026
- ISBN
- 9780632056026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 332.03
€ 332.03