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Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier Science & Technology

ISBN-100444525122

ISBN-139780444525123

eBay Product ID (ePID)202479090

Product Key Features

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEncyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems

SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Food Science, Référence, Agriculture / General

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaCooking, Technology & Engineering, Science

AuthorNeal K. Van Alfen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-434770

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"...an excellent resource for all libraries supporting programs in agricultural sciences, food sciences, environmental science, genetics, soil sciences, and sustainability...Summing up: Highly Recommended" -- CHOICE Reviews Online, February 2015, "...an excellent resource for all libraries supporting programs in agricultural sciences, food sciences, environmental science, genetics, soil sciences, and sustainability.Summing up: Highly Recommended"-- CHOICE Reviews Online , February 2015

Number of Volumes5 vols.

Volume NumberSet

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal630.3

Table Of ContentAdvanced Technology Agriculture Products / Production Agriculture and People Agriculture and the Environment Crops and Animal Health

SynopsisEncyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Second Edition, Five Volume Set addresses important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today's agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work., Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Second Edition addresses important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today's agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work. Addresses important challenges of sustainability and efficiency from a global perspective. Takes a detailed look at the important issues affecting the agricultural and food industries today. Full colour throughout.

LC Classification NumberS411