Earthscan Food and Agriculture: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
About the Book Series
This series includes a wide range of inter-disciplinary approaches to food and agriculture, integrating perspectives from both social and natural sciences. It includes textbooks, research monographs and titles aimed at professionals, NGOs and policy-makers. Authors or editors of potential new titles should contact Hannah Ferguson, Editor ([email protected]).
Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods
1st Edition
Edited
By Niels Halberg, Adrian Muller
October 09, 2012
This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with ...
Competition and Efficiency in International Food Supply Chains: Improving Food Security
1st Edition
By John Williams
August 02, 2012
Why have food crises seemingly become more frequent in recent years, compared to the last few decades? This book examines an array of different issues and distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries, particularly for staple non-perishable foods such as grains, ...
Understanding the Common Agricultural Policy
1st Edition
By Berkeley Hill
January 12, 2012
The majority of recent publications on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union address current issues and specific applications. There is little available which attempts to increase understanding of the nature of existing policies, their development, intentions, problems and ...