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  • Audiobook

    Burning, The

    Book I of The Burning Trilogy

    Narrated by Patrick Mealy ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Burning Trilogy From The Ages Series

    Unabridged

    8 hours 26 min

    How do you escape a world on fire?In a word? Run.The day of the solar flare marked the moment life as Lance knew it went up in smoke. Out of time and options, the teen finds himself plunged into a world of chaos. Any dreams he had for the future are reduced to ash as he and his tight-knit group of friends battle to survive.But when frightening new threats emerge from the smoke, Lance and his crew ... Read more

    $15.16 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Hunger

    Translated by Patrick O'Mealy ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Hidden Hunger is an increasing problem even in developed countries, whose potential negative consequences on long-term health are often overlooked and underestimated. Chronic malnutrition is at the core of the global hunger challenge facing science, politics, and economics. In plain language and with moving examples, Hans K. Biesalski describes how hidden hunger affects human health long before ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

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    Beef, Veal, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, Rabbit, Venison

    This accessible guide takes the mystery out of butchering, covering everything you need to know to produce your own expert cuts of meat.John J. Mettler Jr. provides easy-to-follow instructions that walk you through every step of the slaughtering and butchering process, as well as plenty of advice on everything from how to dress game in a field to salting, smoking, and curing techniques. You’ll ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Make It Safe

    A Guide to Food Safety

    All people involved with preparation of food for the commercial or retail market need a sound understanding of the food safety risks associated with their specific products and, importantly, how to control these risks. Failure to control food safety hazards can have devastating consequences for not only the consumer, but also the food manufacturer. Make It Safe provides practical guidance on how ... Read more

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  • Understanding Food Insecurity

    Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design

    by Maria Sassi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition of food insecurity and the design of suitable responses. The early chapters discuss the evolution and ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Agriculture for Beginners

    Series Book 2 - Living With the Land
    Since its first publication "Agriculture for Beginners" has found a welcome in thousands of schools and homes.Naturally many suggestions as to changes, additions, and other improvements have reached its authors.The authors hope and think that the remaking of the book has added to its usefulness and attractiveness.They believe now, as they believed before, that there is no line of separation ... Read more

    $12.35 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa

    Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement

    Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder farmers, providing a synthesis of the latest information on increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations. The book catalogs smallholder cultivation practices and recommends innovative strategies for improving ... Read more

    $176.79 CAD

  • Emerging Economies

    Food and Energy Security, and Technology and Innovation

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This volume brings together research on development in three major areas of contemporary global relevance: agriculture and food security, energy, and the institutions of national innovation. Covering six of the largest emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in the world, three Asian (China, India and Malaysia), two Latin American (Brazil and Mexico), and one African (South Africa), the book ... Read more

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  • Creating Wine

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    by James Simpson ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed. In Old World countries such as France, Spain, and Italy, small family vineyards and cooperative wineries abound. In New World regions like the United States and Australia, the industry is dominated by a handful ... Read more

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  • Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and organization as well as food-chain actors’ strategies. They also evaluate the effects of these on both consumer ... Read more

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  • Mycotoxins in Feedstuffs

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Mycotoxins are substances produced from fungal secondary metabolic processes. They impair animal health, thereby causing great economic losses of livestock through disease. Livestock come into contact with mycotoxins through contaminated feedstuff. Feedstuff is any of the constituent nutrients of an animal ration. The plants used in feed, such as grains, oil seeds, nuts, and root crops, are ... Read more

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  • The WTO and Food Security

    Implications for Developing Countries

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the public stockholding policies of selected developing countries from the perspective of WTO rules and assesses whether the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could hamper these countries’ efforts to address the challenges of food security. Further, it highlights the need to amend the provisions of the AoA to make WTO rules just and fair for the millions of people ... Read more

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