ilość książek w kategorii: 1441
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Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies
ISBN: 9781138900516 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large water resources projects cause serious social and... This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast d... |
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277,36 zł |
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Conduire des Champs Ecoles des Producteurs : Guide du Facilitateur
ISBN: 9789252084778 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Depuis 2011, la FAO promeut l'approche �Produire plus avec moins?, un nouveau modYle de production agricole basU sur une intensification agricole durable, qui permet d'amUliorer O la fois les revenus, l'environnement et la santU des producteurs et des communautUs rurales. Les Champs Ucoles de producteurs mis en place par la FAO et ses partenaires contribuent O doter des millions de petits producteurs des connaissances et des aptitudes pour mettre en pratique cette approche et amUliorer leurs conditions de vie. Le Champ Ucole des producteurs ou Champ Ucole paysans (CEP) est un cadre de...
Depuis 2011, la FAO promeut l'approche �Produire plus avec moins?, un nouveau modYle de production agricole basU sur une intensification agricole...
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134,91 zł |
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Bioproduction Engineering: A Road Map of Sustainable Agricultural Practice
ISBN: 9781626181229 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1001,69 zł |
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Aquaponic Gardening For Beginners: Raising Fish and Growing Vegetables in Aquaponics Garden
ISBN: 9781681270043 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aquaponic gardening is a symbiotic gardening system that relies upon both flora and fauna to create a balanced ecosystem for harvesting both fish and plant material. It requires a larger amount of setup and investment than a standard hydroponic system, but contains benefits over it that we will address later on, it as well is less dependent upon outside addition of nutrients or material to maintain its optimal operation level.
Aquaponic gardening is a symbiotic gardening system that relies upon both flora and fauna to create a balanced ecosystem for harvesting both fish and ...
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47,00 zł |
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Hydroponics For Beginners: Essential Hydroponic Gardening Guide
ISBN: 9781681271453 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hydroponic gardening is a method for growing plant material for consumption primarily, but can also be used for an aesthetic garden if desired. It has a high yield potential with not as much effort required as compared to traditional gardening, but the initial setup of the system as a whole does require a higher initial investment.
Hydroponic gardening is a method for growing plant material for consumption primarily, but can also be used for an aesthetic garden if desired. It has...
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47,00 zł |
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Transition to Agricultural Market Economies: The Future of Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine
ISBN: 9781780645353 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union--specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)--are the part of the world with the most potential to increase food supplies and strengthen world food security. This book examines the future of the KRU countries in global agricultural markets and will examine a number of agricultural sectors, including meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. However particular attention is paid to the region's potential expansion of the grain sector and why the KRU region emerged during the 2000s as a major grain exporter, and its...
It is believed that the major countries of the former Soviet Union--specifically Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine (KRU region)--are the part of the wor...
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267,40 zł |
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Landscape and Sustainable Development: The French Perspective
ISBN: 9781472438591 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Previously published in French by A0/00ditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable development. While led by French scholars, the research team and geographical scope of the project was international, collaborative and comparative. Using case studies from across Europe, the interdisciplinary team of contributors discuss the relationship between landscape as defined by the European Landscape Convention and the concept of sustainable development. This English edition has a new introduction written by Yves LuginbA1/4hl and Peter...
Previously published in French by A0/00ditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable develo...
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693,51 zł |
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Der Praktische Imker, Natürliche Bienenzucht
ISBN: 9781614760955 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 588 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dieses Buch handelt davon, wie man Bienen auf naturliche und praktische Weise mit moglichst geringen Eingriffen zuchtet, ohne Schadlings- und andere Krankheitsbehandlungen anwenden zu mussen. Es geht also um eine einfache, praktische Bienenzucht. Es geht darum, Ihnen weniger Arbeit zu machen. Deshalb handelt es sich hierbei nicht um ein konventionelles Buch uber Bienenzucht. Viele der enthaltenen Konzepte sind alles andere als konventionell. Die vorgestellten Techniken sind uber Jahrzehnte des Experimentierens, Anpassens und Vereinfachens gereift. Der Inhalt wurde geschrieben und...
Dieses Buch handelt davon, wie man Bienen auf naturliche und praktische Weise mit moglichst geringen Eingriffen zuchtet, ohne Schadlings- und andere K...
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329,57 zł |
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The Forest Garden Greenhouse: How to Design and Manage an Indoor Permaculture Oasis
ISBN: 9781603584265 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a revolutionary new -Climate Battery- design for near-net-zero heating and cooling By the turn of the nineteenth century, thousands of acres of glass houses surrounded large American cities, becoming a commonplace symbol of the market garden and nursery trades. But the possibilities of the indoor garden to transform our homes and our lives remain largely unrealized. With a revolutionary new -Climate Battery- design for near-net-zero heating and cooling By the turn of the nineteenth centu... |
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167,79 zł |
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Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
ISBN: 9780813166551 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of which now line store shelves around the world. This productive tradition, however, is under attack as globalized, corporate regimes increasingly exploit intellectual property laws to annex these... For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and... |
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139,37 zł |
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Sustainable Apparel: Production, Processing and Recycling
ISBN: 9781782423393 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainability is an issue that increasingly concerns all those involved in the apparel industry, including textile manufacturers, apparel designers, retailers and consumers. This important book covers recent advances and novel technologies in the key areas of production, processing and recycling of apparel. Part One addresses sustainable finishing and dyeing processes for textiles. The first two chapters concentrate on the environmental impact of fabric finishing, including water consumption, emissions and waste management. Further chapters focus on plasma and enzymatic treatments... Sustainability is an issue that increasingly concerns all those involved in the apparel industry, including textile manufacturers, apparel designer... |
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837,35 zł |
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Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, Volume 2: Functional Applications
ISBN: 9788132226420 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The performance of crops in the soil largely depends on the physico-chemical components of the soil, which regulate the availability of nutrients as well as abiotic and biotic stresses. Microbes are the integral component of any agricultural soil, playing a vital role in regulating the bioavailability of nutrients, the tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses and management of seed-borneand soil-borne plant diseases. The second volume of the book Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity - Functional Applications reflects the pioneering efforts of eminent... The performance of crops in the soil largely depends on the physico-chemical components of the soil, which regulate the availability of nutrients a... |
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850,15 zł |
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Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, Volume 1: Research Perspectives
ISBN: 9788132226451 / Angielski / Twarda / 343 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to achieve sustainable agricultural production without compromising environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a serious consideration in current agricultural practices. Farming systems' growing dependency on chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, nutrients etc.) poses serious threats with regard to crop productivity, soil fertility, the nutritional value of farm produce, management of pests and diseases, agro-ecosystem well-being, and health issues for humans and animals. At the same time, microbial inoculants in the form of biofertilizers, plant growth... How to achieve sustainable agricultural production without compromising environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a seriou... |
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579,64 zł |
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Climate Change and Agricultural Water Management in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9781780643663 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book provides an analysis of impacts of climate change on water for agriculture, and the adaptation strategies in water management to deal with these impacts. Chapters include an assessment at global level, with details on impacts in various countries. Adaptation measures including groundwater management, water storage, small and large scale irrigation to support agriculture and aquaculture are presented. Agricultural implications of sea level rise, as a subsequent impact of climate change, are also examined.
The book provides an analysis of impacts of climate change on water for agriculture, and the adaptation strategies in water management to deal with th...
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296,88 zł |
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Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
ISBN: 9781623170622 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Debunking the notion that our current food crisis must be addressed through industrial agriculture and genetic modification, author and activist Vandana Shiva argues that those forces are in fact the ones responsible for the hunger problem in the first place. Who Really Feeds the World? is a powerful manifesto calling for agricultural justice and genuine sustainability, drawing upon Shiva's thirty years of research and accomplishments in the field. Instead of relying on genetic modification and large-scale monocropping to solve the world's food crisis, she proposes that we look to...
Debunking the notion that our current food crisis must be addressed through industrial agriculture and genetic modification, author and activist Vanda...
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62,79 zł |
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Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business: A Global Perspective for Business and Financial Markets
ISBN: 9781472433411 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Around the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability has three main accepted dimensions: economic growth, social responsibility, and environmental protection. It is a truly multidimensional and multidisciplinary concept, and one which directly affects the risks and opportunities for markets and businesses. In three distinct parts, Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business explores the relationship between markets and business and sustainable development, as well as issues such as climate change,...
Around the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability has th...
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693,51 zł |
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Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland
ISBN: 9781856232661 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands. This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is deeply committed to sustainability, this radical book presents an immensely practical alternative to conventional woodland management. Through his personal experience, Ben Law clearly demonstrates how you can create biodiverse, healthy environments, yield a great variety of value-added products, provide secure livelihoods for woodland workers and farmers, and benefit the local community. He argues the case for a new approach to planning,... A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands. This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is... |
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134,91 zł |
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Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World
ISBN: 9781622037445 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase"--declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with whom humanity has shared a sacred bond for millennia. The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase"--declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are ... |
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79,76 zł |
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Integrated Urban Agriculture: Precedents, Practices, Prospects
ISBN: 9780993370625 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Intended as a one stop shop of a veritable who s who of leading urban agriculture authors and scholars, this book brings together seventeen contributions on the design, development, science, and society of the rapidly expanding, multi-disciplinary field."
Intended as a one stop shop of a veritable who s who of leading urban agriculture authors and scholars, this book brings together seventeen contributi...
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135,19 zł |
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Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment
ISBN: 9781610917438 / Angielski / Miękka / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ. The bigger problem, he warns, is our mismanagement of resources. Livestock grazing is not the problem; it's how we graze livestock. If we don't change the way we approach land management, irreparable harm from climate change could continue long after we replace fossil fuels with environmentally benign energy sources.
Holistic management is a systems-thinking approach for managing resources developed by... Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the ...
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184,14 zł |