Global Map of Irrigation Areas: Version 4.0.1
ISBN: 9789251056806 / Angielski / CD-ROM Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In global studies related to water use, food production or climate change, knowing the location of irrigate agriculture is important in order to assess better the impact of water use on the available water resources. The Global map of irrigation areas shows the amount of area equipped for irrigation around the turn of the tewnty-first century as a percentage of the total area on a raster with a resolution of 5 minutes.
In global studies related to water use, food production or climate change, knowing the location of irrigate agriculture is important in order to asses...
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Modern water rights : theory and practice (FAO legislative study)
ISBN: 9789251056240 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of key features of such rights, and draws out and discusses the relevant problematic issues. It will be of inspiration and use in the process of reforming water laws in general, and the laws concerning water rights in particular.
This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of ke...
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106,42 zł |
FAO Species Catalogues: FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vols 1 to 18
ISBN: 9789251055977 / Angielski / CD-ROM Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This CD-ROM contains the elcetronic version of the collection of the FAO Species Catalogue published during the period 1980-99, which appeared as FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Volumes 1-18. Catalogues are worldwide, annotated and illustrated inventories of species for each of the world's major commercial groups of fishery resources. They are comprehensive reviews of current knowledge on species of aquatic organisms of present and potential economic interest. Species catalogues include general information on the groups and information by species including scientific nomenclature,...
This CD-ROM contains the elcetronic version of the collection of the FAO Species Catalogue published during the period 1980-99, which appeared as FAO ...
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FAO/WHO Guidance to Governments on the Application of HACCP in Small and/or Less-Developed Food Businesses
ISBN: 9789251055960 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FAO and WHO support the continual development of national policies to improve food safety and quality with the overall objective of protecting consumer's health and furthering economic development. This document has been developed by FAO and WHO following a request from the Thirty-fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) for guidance on HACCP in small and less-developed businesses (SLDBs), to address obstacles, identified by member countries, facing the small food business sector. This document will assist national authorities in the development of national policy,...
FAO and WHO support the continual development of national policies to improve food safety and quality with the overall objective of protecting consume...
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Improving gender equity in access to land (FAO land tenure notes)
ISBN: 9789251055571 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide has been prepared to support non-governmental organizations that are working to promote more equitable access to land for women and men in rural communities. In most societies, access to land has favoured certain individuals and groups at the expense of others. Women are one of the groups that often have fewer and weaker rights to land. The guide addresses gender relations and how their structure affects access to land. It presents strategies to improve gender equity by evaluating the current situation to identify what gender issues exist, by informing people of their rights to...
This guide has been prepared to support non-governmental organizations that are working to promote more equitable access to land for women and men in ...
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58,41 zł |
Rapid growth of selected Asian economies : lessons and implications for agriculture and food security, synthesis report (Policy assistance series)
ISBN: 9789251055076 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication is part of a three-volume diagnostic study on lessons learned and implications for agriculture and food security in the context of rapid growth in selected Asian economies. This first volume is a synthesis of the main findings and conclusions of the five country case studies supplemented by additional information and insights on the issue discussed from other sources and FAO's own experience I the region. The volume concludes with a summary of implications and lessons learned to assist countries in restructuring their agricultural sectors for accelerated and/or sustained...
This publication is part of a three-volume diagnostic study on lessons learned and implications for agriculture and food security in the context of ra...
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Fao Pesticide Residues in Food : Joint Meeting on Pesticides Residues. Reports and Evaluations 2001-2005
ISBN: 9789251055007 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This CD-ROM contains all the Pesticides Residues in Food: Evaluations and Reports published by FAO in the Plant Production and Paper series, from 2001 to 2005 inclusive. An alphabetical index to pesticides has been added for convenience. All publications appear in PDF format and have to be read with Adobe(r) Acrobat Reader Version 7(r) downloadable from the CD). Minimum system requirements: Winows(r) 95 or 98, Pentium II; 64Mb RAM, 12x speed CD, 16-bit color.]
This CD-ROM contains all the Pesticides Residues in Food: Evaluations and Reports published by FAO in the Plant Production and Paper series, from 2001...
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Codex Alimentarius Commission: Joint Fao/Who Food Standards Programme--Procedural Manual
ISBN: 9789251054208 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission is intended to help Member Governments participate effectively in the work of the joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The manual is particularly useful for national delegations attending Codex meetings and for international organizations attending as observers. It sets out the basic Rules of Procedure, procedures for the elaboration of Codex standards and related texts, general principles and guidelines for the acceptance of Codex standards by governments, basic definitions and guidelines for the operation of Codex committees. It...
The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission is intended to help Member Governments participate effectively in the work of the joint FAO...
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Habitat Rehabilitation for Inland Fisheries, Global Review of Effectiveness and Guidance for Rehabilitation of Freshwater Ecosystems : FAO Fisheries ... Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers)
ISBN: 9789251053546 / Angielski / Miękka / 123 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This well-illustrated paper is a synthesis of current information on inland fisheries habitat rehabilitation techniques. It summarizes the effects of various techniques for restoring natural processes, improving habitat, and increasing fish and other biota numbers and provides recommendations on effective techniques as well as information on planning and monitoring of rehabilitation projects. This document is intended to assist managers, field biologists and scientists involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of habitat rehabilitation and restoration of aquatic...
This well-illustrated paper is a synthesis of current information on inland fisheries habitat rehabilitation techniques. It summarizes the effects of ...
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133,09 zł |
Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms
ISBN: 9783642145117 / Angielski / Twarda / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This milestone book presents the exciting topic of soil biocommunication, dealing with the important roles of soil bacteria in parasitic and symbiotic interactions with plants, animals and fungi. It provides a unique and valuable source of information.
This milestone book presents the exciting topic of soil biocommunication, dealing with the important roles of soil bacteria in parasitic and symbiotic...
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Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations
ISBN: 9781439855041 / Angielski / Twarda / 415 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between 1958 and 2008, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere increased from 316 to 385 ppm. Continued increases in CO2 concentration will significantly affect long-term climate change, including variations in agricultural yields. Focusing on this critical issue, Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations presents research conducted on field-grown sorghum, winter wheat, and rangeland plants under elevated CO2. It describes specific results from pioneering experiments performed over a seven-year period in the... Between 1958 and 2008, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere increased from 316 to 385 ppm. Continued increases in CO2 conc... |
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Drought Tolerance in Higher Plants: Genetical, Physiological and Molecular Biological Analysis
ISBN: 9780792341239 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As drought tolerance is a multidirnensional stress, drought tolerance study is a multidisciplinary adventure. In 1992, the network INTERDROUGHT was created with the objective of joining the scientists of the different fields of research involved in drought tolerance study. The network was funded by the EEC and gathered 25 European teams specialized in molecular biology, physiology and geneties. 1vo workshops were successively organized in 1993 in Sitges (Spain) and in 1994 in Ischia (Italy). After those two European workshops, the necessity of opening the network to the whole scientific...
As drought tolerance is a multidirnensional stress, drought tolerance study is a multidisciplinary adventure. In 1992, the network INTERDROUGHT was cr...
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Systematic Small Farming - Or, The Lessons Of My Farm Being An Introduction To Modern Farm Practice For Small Farmer
ISBN: 9781445504872 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published 1886. This fascinating and well illustrated farming book contains advice on every aspect of small scale farming. Contents Include: Culture of Crops - Management of Cattle - Poultry - Pigs - Farm Records - Ensilage System - Equipment and Implements - Butter and Cheese Making - Construction of Building etc. Many of the earliest farming books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original...
Originally published 1886. This fascinating and well illustrated farming book contains advice on every aspect of small scale farming. Contents Include...
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182,72 zł |
Bread, Beer and the Seeds of Change: Agriculture's Imprint on World History
ISBN: 9781845937041 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of humankind is intimately tied to the history of agriculture: powerful societies rose, persisted and waned in parallel with their food supply systems. Describing what crops were grown, the constraints on their production and the foods that were obtained, this book traces the impact of cropping and food preparation in ten societies that were among the most powerful and influential in history, detailing how technology varied and developed as it related directly to agriculture and food production. The book covers the background of agricultural development, early agricultural...
The history of humankind is intimately tied to the history of agriculture: powerful societies rose, persisted and waned in parallel with their food su...
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Biological Fixation of Nitrogen for Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture
ISBN: 9783540620563 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in ecology and agriculture. It is performed exclusively by microbes (prokaryotes) that live in symbiosis with plants. This book summarizes the latest research on this reaction, the participating microbes and the genetics of how their relevant genes could be transferred into the plants. In the light of a more sustainable and less ecologically damaging agriculture, this is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in ecology and agricul...
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535,70 zł |
Trends in Acarology: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress
ISBN: 9789048198368 / Angielski / Twarda / 566 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mites and ticks are everywhere and acarologists go after them some explore their bewildering diversity, others try to understand their how and why. For the past 50 years, the International Congress of Acarology has been the forum for worldwide communication on the knowledge of Acari, helping researchers and students to look beyond their disciplines. Many mites and ticks are economic factors as they are pests of agricultural, veterinary and medical importance, and several species have become model organisms in modern biology. The 96 contributions to Trends in Acarology reflecting fields as...
Mites and ticks are everywhere and acarologists go after them some explore their bewildering diversity, others try to understand their how and why. Fo...
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1170,03 zł |
Organic Xenobiotics and Plants: From Mode of Action to Ecophysiology
ISBN: 9789048198511 / Angielski / Twarda / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents an overview of the nature and distribution of organic xenobiotics, including their uptake, effects on plant functioning and detoxification mechanisms. It includes practical applications to real-life problems. This volume presents an overview of the nature and distribution of organic xenobiotics, including their uptake, effects on plant functioning and de... |
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Sustainability in Food and Water: An Asian Perspective
ISBN: 9789048199136 / Angielski / Twarda / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Foodandwatersecurityissuesareregardedassinequanonif asocietywants to p- mote health, peace and prosperity. People who are well fed are also people with the means to changetheir situation. However, this is still an immense challengefor Asia especiallyintheglobalenvironmentalperspectiveinthe21stcentury. Peoplearound the globe will be facing a combination of problems concerning both environmental as well as social changes; therefore, the policy for future food and water security has to be upgraded in an integrated and holistic way. The need to put into persp- tive the ever-mounting body of new...
Foodandwatersecurityissuesareregardedassinequanonif asocietywants to p- mote health, peace and prosperity. People who are well fed are also people wit...
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Research on Nitrification and Related Processes, Part a: Volume 486
ISBN: 9780123812940 / Angielski / Twarda / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. State-of-the-art update on methods and protocols dealing with the detection, isolation and characterization of macromolecules and their hosting organisms that facilitate nitrification and related processes in the nitrogen cycle as well as the challenges of doing so in very diverse environments.
State-of-the-art update on methods and protocols dealing with the detection, isolation and characterization of macromolecules and their hosting org... |
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Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Risk Relationship in Ecosystems
ISBN: 9781578081929 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes the bioavailability, toxicity and risk relationships of metal contaminants in ecosystems. The book has specific discussions of fundamental principles and scope of bioavailability, soil, plant and mircrobial processes that influence metal dynamics, indicators of bioavailability and selected case studies demonstrating the impact of metals on terrestrial ecosystems and how bioavailability relates to regulatory and site assessment requirements.
Describes the bioavailability, toxicity and risk relationships of metal contaminants in ecosystems. The book has specific discussions of fundamental p...
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658,75 zł |