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The science and practice of agroecology

Pathway to sustainable food systems

by Professor Laurie E. Drinkwater, Dr Matthew Houser, Emeritus Professor Nancy Turner, Dr Fikret Berkes, Dr Jennifer Blesh, Dr Ryan E. Galt, Professor Rob Brooker, Dr Alison J. Karley, Dr Robin J. Pakeman, Dr Vicky M. Temperton0, Dr Emanuela W. A. Weidlich1, Dr Alexandra J. Wright2, Dr Meagan Schipanski3, Dr Erin Jackson4, Dr Marcos Ezequiel Nacif5, Dr P. F. Zermoglio6, Dr M. N. Szudruk7, Dr F. J. Oddi8, Dr M. G. Goldenberg9, Dr Y. L. Leguizamón0, Dr L. A. Garibaldi1, Professor Li Long2, Dr Ye Su3, Dr Wei-Ping Zhang4, Dr Rui-Pheng Yu5, Dr Gui-Zong Zhang6, Dr Hao Yang7, Dr Xiao-Tong Yin8, Dr Ragan M. Callaway9, Dr Gabriel Maltais-Landry0, Dr Alicia McElwee1, Dr Bryan D. Emmett2, Dr Claire M. Volk3, Dr Matthew G. Bakker4, Professor Tim Bowles5, Dr K.Ann Bybee-Finley6, Dr Katherine E. Muller7, Dr Kathryn E. White8, Dr Michel A. Cavigelli9, Dr Harry H. Schomberg0, Dr Eunjin Han1, Dr Frederi Viens2, Dr Anna Norberg3, Dr Sarah K. Jones4, Dr Natalia Estrada-Carmona5, Dr Fabrice DeClerck6, Dr Claire Kremen7, Professor James Bever8, Dr Thomas McKenna9, Dr Peggy A. Schultz0, Dr Reb Bryant1, Dr Eric Duell2, Dr Susan Magnoli3, Dr Terra Lubin4, Dr Liz Koziol5, Mr Tommy Fenster6, Dr Joshua Estes7, Dr Daniel Ortiz-Gonzalo8, Dr Cristina Lazcano9, Dr Julie Ryschawy0, Dr Jonathan G. Lundgren1, Dr Amelie C. M. Gaudin2, Professor Sieglinde Snapp3, Dr Jeffrey E. Herrick4, Dr Timothy E. Crews5, Dr Aubrey Streit Krug6, Dr Evan B. Craine7, Dr Lee R. DeHaan8, Dr Tessa E. Peters9, Dr M. Kathryn Turner0, Dr Alexandra Griffin1, Dr Ebony G. Murrell2, Dr Lennart Olsson3, Dr Daniel Mutyambai4, Dr Frank Chidawanyika5, Professor John A. Pickett6, Dr Zeyaur R. Khan7, Dr Tiffanie Stone8, Dr Bonnie Averbuch9, Dr Torsten Rødel Berg0, Dr Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe1, Emeritus Professor David E. Ervin2, Dr Joshua Farley3, Dr Abdon Schmitt-Filho4, Professor Ivette Perfecto5, Dr John Vandermeer6, Dr V. G. Chimonyo7, Dr S. Lopez Ridaura8, Dr J. E. Cairns9, Dr Daniel Lopez-Garcia0, Professor Hannah Wittman1, Dr Ankita Raturi2, Dr Virginia Moore3, Dr Lauren Brzozowski4, Dr Claire Luby5, Dr Julie Dawson6 ...

Series Book 168 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
The planet’s reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in serious environmental and social costs, including high greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and widening gaps in food security across the world. Transitioning to agroecological practices is recognised as one solution to reversing the unsustainable trajectory of energy-intensive food systems.The science and practice of ... Read more

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The planet’s reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in serious environmental and social costs, including high greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and widening gaps in food security across the world. Transitioning to agroecological practices is recognised as one solution to reversing the unsustainable trajectory of energy-intensive food systems.The science and practice of
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Climate-smart production of coffee

Improving social and environmental sustainability

by Dr Juan Carlos Arias-Suarez, Dr Claudia Patricia Flórez-Ramos, Dr João Alberto P. Brando, Dr Luis Fernando Aristizábal-Aristizábal, Dr S. Daivasikamani, Dr A. P. Ranjini, Dr Zachary Hajian-Forooshani, Dr Julie Flood, Dr Regina Carneiro, Dr Carlos H. J. Brando, Dr Marcilene F. A. dos Santos, Dr Cesar J. Fanton, Dr Renan B. Queiroz, Dr Laércio Zambolim, Prof Cláudio Pagotto Ronchi, Dr Gabriele Regio, Prof H. A. Jürgen Pohlan, Dr Marc J. J. Janssens, Dr Dennis José Salazar Centeno, Dr Juan Carlos Torrico-Albino, Mr Ruud Bronkhorst, Dr Álvaro Gaitán-Bustamante, Dr John Vandermeer ...

Series Book 111 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Unique focus on achieving more resilient, ‘climate-smart’ coffee cultivationDistinctive agroecological approach based on improving cultivation through optimising ecosystem servicesComprehensive coverage of the value chain in coffee cultivation, from breeding to pest management and post-harvest practices ... Read more

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Unique focus on achieving more resilient, ‘climate-smart’ coffee cultivationDistinctive agroecological approach based on improving cultivation through optimising ecosystem servicesComprehensive coverage of the value chain in coffee cultivation, from breeding to pest management and post-harvest practices
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Instant Insights: Agroforestry practices

by Various authors, Dr Alfredo J. Escribano, Dr Lindsay Whistance, Dr Lydie Dufour, Prof. Diomy S. Zamora, Dr Samuel C. Allen, Dr Kent G. Apostol, Dr Shibu Jose, Dr Gary Wyatt, Prof. M. Weih, Dr P.-A. Hansson, Dr J. A. Ohlsson, Dr M. Sandgren, Dr A. Schnürer, Dr A.-C. Rönnberg-Wästljung, Professor María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, Dr J. J. Santiago-Freijanes, Dr A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez, Dr F. J. Rodríguez-Rigueiro, Dr D. Arias Martínez, Professor Anastasia Pantera, Dr N. Ferreiro-Domínguez, Dr Julie Ryschawy ...

Series Book 104 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the implementation of agroforestry practices.The first chapter reviews the use of integrated crop-livestock systems, with a focus on agroforestry systems. The chapter discusses the potential environmental and economic benefits of agroforestry systems, as well as their contribution to animal health and welfare.The second chapter considers the ... Read more

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This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the implementation of agroforestry practices.The first chapter reviews the use of integrated crop-livestock systems, with a focus on agroforestry systems. The chapter discusses the potential environmental and economic benefits of agroforestry systems, as well as their contribution to animal health and welfare.The second chapter considers the
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Pollination Services to Agriculture

Sustaining and enhancing a key ecosystem service

Edited by Barbara Gemmill-Herren ...

It is only recently that the immense economic value of pollination to agriculture has been appreciated. At the same time, the alarming collapse in populations of bees and other pollinators has highlighted the urgency of addressing this issue. This book focuses on the specific measures and practices that the emerging science of pollination ecology is identifying to conserve and promote animal ... Read more

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It is only recently that the immense economic value of pollination to agriculture has been appreciated. At the same time, the alarming collapse in populations of bees and other pollinators has highlighted the urgency of addressing this issue. This book focuses on the specific measures and practices that the emerging science of pollination ecology is identifying to conserve and promote animal
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Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture

Edited by Eric Lichtfouse ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from
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Crops and Climate Change Impact Briefs: Climate-Smart Agriculture for More Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Food Systems

by FAOoftheUN ...

This series of technical briefs aims to provide a solid knowledge base for building or strengthening stakeholder capacities on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and applying CSA practices to five crops that are critical to the global agri-food sector: coffee, cowpea, maize, rice and wheat. These briefing notes reflect the growing recognition of the need to share knowledge, best practices, lessons ... Read more

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This series of technical briefs aims to provide a solid knowledge base for building or strengthening stakeholder capacities on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and applying CSA practices to five crops that are critical to the global agri-food sector: coffee, cowpea, maize, rice and wheat. These briefing notes reflect the growing recognition of the need to share knowledge, best practices, lessons
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Environmental Pest Management

Challenges for Agronomists, Ecologists, Economists and Policymakers

Edited by Moshe Coll, Eric Wajnberg ...

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of key topics that interrelate pest management, public health and the environmentThis book takes a unique, multidimensional approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their impacts on the environment and human health, and environmental effects on plant protection practices.It features contributions by a ... Read more

$186.99 CAD

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of key topics that interrelate pest management, public health and the environmentThis book takes a unique, multidimensional approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their impacts on the environment and human health, and environmental effects on plant protection practices.It features contributions by a
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Rangeland Systems

Processes, Management and Challenges

Edited by David D. Briske ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the ... Read more

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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the
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Scientific Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests: A Global Challenge to Prevent and Mitigate Plant-Pest Risks in Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystems

by FAOoftheUN ...

Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge to the world's biosphere and to the global community. It also represents a unique challenge for plant health. Human activities and increased market globalization, coupled with rising temperatures, has led to a situation that is favourable to pest movement and establishment. This scientific review assesses the potential effects of climate change ... Read more

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Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge to the world's biosphere and to the global community. It also represents a unique challenge for plant health. Human activities and increased market globalization, coupled with rising temperatures, has led to a situation that is favourable to pest movement and establishment. This scientific review assesses the potential effects of climate change
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The Circular Bioeconomy

Institutional and Production Perspectives

Edited by Małgorzata Pink, Agnieszka Józefowska ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
Founded on distinct principles to the fossil fuel-based, linear economy, the sustainable, circular bioeconomy requires different social values and institutions and a better understanding of the complexity of the production process. A circular bioeconomy provides a framework for using renewable natural capital to manage land, biodiversity, food, and other industries, with the aim of improving ... Read more

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Founded on distinct principles to the fossil fuel-based, linear economy, the sustainable, circular bioeconomy requires different social values and institutions and a better understanding of the complexity of the production process. A circular bioeconomy provides a framework for using renewable natural capital to manage land, biodiversity, food, and other industries, with the aim of improving
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Crop Ecology, Cultivation and Uses of Cactus Pear

by FAOoftheUN ...

If people are to survive in these ever harsher conditions, their crops need to withstand drought, high temperatures and poor soils.Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to the above mentioned harsh conditions. Cactus pear is able to grow on land where no other ... Read more

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If people are to survive in these ever harsher conditions, their crops need to withstand drought, high temperatures and poor soils.Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to the above mentioned harsh conditions. Cactus pear is able to grow on land where no other
... Read more
Agroforestry

Edited by Abhishek Raj, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Arnab Banerjee, Ramesh Kumar Jha, Krishan Pal Singh ...

This book offers comprehensive insights into the management of agroforestry for livelihood security and sustainable development in the tropics, addressing ecological interactions, productivity, and the monetization of carbon credits, while also outlining a future roadmap and policy challenges.Agroforestry is a brilliant land use farming practice that covers 1.6 billion hectares (78 percent in the ... Read more

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This book offers comprehensive insights into the management of agroforestry for livelihood security and sustainable development in the tropics, addressing ecological interactions, productivity, and the monetization of carbon credits, while also outlining a future roadmap and policy challenges.Agroforestry is a brilliant land use farming practice that covers 1.6 billion hectares (78 percent in the
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Crops and Climate Change Impact Briefs: Climate-Smart Agriculture for More Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Food Systems

Environmental Pest Management

Rangeland Systems

Scientific Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests: A Global Challenge to Prevent and Mitigate Plant-Pest Risks in Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystems

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