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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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Conservation Agriculture for Africa

Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate

by J N Blignaut, H Boulal, Roland Bunch, Trent W Bunderson, Dennis Dennis, Oussama El Gharras, Mohammed El Mourid, Mphatso Gama, Zwide D Jere, Josef Kienzle, Jaap Knot, Erna Kruger, Peter Kuria, Baqir Lalani, Simon Lugandu, Brand Mbale, Charles Midega, Michael Misiko, Zeyaur Khan, Obedi Mkandawire, Alice Murage, Richard M. Museka, Weldone Mutai, Blessings M. Mwale, Spencer W.D. Ng’oma, John M. Paul, John A. Pickett, Jimmy Pittchar, Brian G. Sims, Hendrik J. Smith, Phillip Tembo, Christian Thierfelder, Patrick C. Wall, Reynolds K. Shula, Peter Dorward, Jose Dambiro ...

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa. ... Read more

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Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa.
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Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 2

Practice and Benefits

by Prof Amir Kassam, Dr Angelica Galieni, Dr Theodor Friedrich, Dr Fabio Stagnari, Dr Fernando Teixeira, Dr A. W. Murage, Dr J. O. Pittchar, Dr C. A. O. Midega, Dr Stephane Boulakia, Dr Florent Tivet0, Dr Olivier Husson1, Dr Lucien Séguy2, Prof João Carlos M. Sá3, Prof Rattan Lal4, Dr Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira5, Dr Clever Briedis6, Dr Thiago Massao Inagaki7, Dr Daniel Potma Gonçalves8, Dr Laila Kassam9, Dr Jucimare Romaniw0, Mr Scott Day1, Dr Ademir Calegari2, Dr Alessandra Santos3, Dr Marcus Cremonesi4, Dr Lilianne Maia5, Dr Wilian Demetrio6, Dr Marie L. C. Bartz7, Dr Oscar Veroz-Gonzalez8, Dr Muhammad Farooq9, Dr Manuel Morena-Garcia0, Dr Rafaela Ordoñez-Fernandez1, Dr Jesus A. Gil-Ribes2, Dr Julio Roman-Vazquez3, Dr Antonio Holgado-Cabrera4, Dr Gordon Conway5, Dr Saidi Mkomwa6, Dr Paula Triviño-Tarradas7, Dr Antonio Miranda-Fuentes8, Dr Francisco Marquez-Garcia9, Dr Ahmad Nawaz0, Dr Rosa M. Carbonell-Bojollo1, Dr Patrick C. Wall2, Dr Christian Thierfelder3, Dr Peter Hobbs4, Dr Jon Hellin5, Dr Bram Govaerts6, Prof Rafael Fuentes Llanillo7, Dr Tiago Santos Telles8, Dr Dimas Soares Junior9, Dr Sara Kaweesa0, Dr Yashpal Singh Saharawat1, Dr Anne-Marie B. Mayer2, Dr Tom Goddard3, Dr Hongwen Li4, Dr Ivo Mello5, Dr Francis Shaxson6, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado7, Dr Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol8, Dr Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa9, Dr Otávio dos Anjos Leal0, Dr Luan Pierre Pott1, Dr Timothy Reeves2, Prof Michele Pisante3, Professor Kadambot Siddique4, Professor Gottlieb Basch5, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker6, Professor Emilio J. González-Sánchez7, Dr Zeyaur R. Khan8 ...

Series Book 62 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as ... Read more

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Summarises current research on optimising CA system practices and their ecological, economic and social benefits.Elaborates on how CA systems make efficient use of production inputs such as water, nutrients, energy and addresses challenges in such areas as weed, insect pest and disease management.Reviews the central issues of improvement in yield, profitability and ecosystem services as well as
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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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Reconciling agricultural production with biodiversity conservation

by Prof. Paolo Bàrberi, Dr V. Kovacevic, Dr R. Oppermann, Dr A. Orgiazzi, Dr M. Van der Velde, Dr C. Polce, Dr C. Rega, Dr C. Van Swaay, Dr P. Voříšek, Dr Corrado Topi0, Dr Anna-Camilla Moonen2, Dr Leonie J. Pearson3, Dr Alicia Cirujeda4, Dr Gabriel Pardo5, Dr Audrey Alignier6, Dr Léa Uroy7, Dr Stéphanie Aviron8, Prof Sylvain Plantureux9, Dr M. L. Paracchini0, Dr J. J. Santiago-Freijanes1, Dr A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez2, Dr F. J. Rodríguez-Rigueiro3, Dr D. Arias Martínez4, Dr N. Ferreiro-Domínguez5, Dr S. Condé6, Dr B. Eiselt7, Dr O. Fernandez Ugalde8, Dr E. Gervasini9, Dr A. Jones0, Dr R. D’Andrimont1, Professor María Rosa Mosquera-Losada2, Professor Anastasia Pantera3, Professor G. R. Squire4 ...

Series Book 87 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Covers the theoretical framework underpinning biodiversity conservation in agriculture, as well as key developments in areas such as mapping and modelling diversityComprehensive review of the range of biodiversity conservation practices such as field margins, hedgerows, agroforestry and improved grassland managementIncludes case studies of successful biodiversity conservation programmes ... Read more

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Covers the theoretical framework underpinning biodiversity conservation in agriculture, as well as key developments in areas such as mapping and modelling diversityComprehensive review of the range of biodiversity conservation practices such as field margins, hedgerows, agroforestry and improved grassland managementIncludes case studies of successful biodiversity conservation programmes
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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

$129.99 CAD

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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Environment and Climate-smart Food Production

Edited by Charis M. Galanakis ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Agriculture and food systems, forestry, the marine and the bio-based sectors are at the very heart of the climate change crisis. Evidence on climate change reveals that it will affect farming first, through changes to rainfall regimes, rising temperatures, the variability and seasonality of the climate and the occurrence of more frequent extreme events (heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods). In ... Read more

$307.99 CAD

Agriculture and food systems, forestry, the marine and the bio-based sectors are at the very heart of the climate change crisis. Evidence on climate change reveals that it will affect farming first, through changes to rainfall regimes, rising temperatures, the variability and seasonality of the climate and the occurrence of more frequent extreme events (heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods). In
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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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Multifunctional Agriculture

Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa

by Roger Leakey ...

In a world increasingly challenged by the need to integrate and understand highly specialized knowledge in a multidisciplinary way, this book is innovative and perhaps unique in addressing this challenge. 　It focuses on ideas, strategies, techniques and practices spanning many disciplines　at the interface of agriculture with: forestry, horticulture, plant physiology, genetics, ecology, soil ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

In a world increasingly challenged by the need to integrate and understand highly specialized knowledge in a multidisciplinary way, this book is innovative and perhaps unique in addressing this challenge. 　It focuses on ideas, strategies, techniques and practices spanning many disciplines　at the interface of agriculture with: forestry, horticulture, plant physiology, genetics, ecology, soil
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Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture

Edited by Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Ram Swaroop Meena, Arnab Banerjee ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Ecological intensification involves using natural resources such as land, water, soil nutrients, and other biotic and abiotic variables in a sustainable way to achieve high performance and efficiency in agricultural yield with minimal damage to the agroecosystems. With increasing food demand there is high pressure on agricultural systems. The concept of ecological intensification presents the ... Read more

$307.99 CAD

Ecological intensification involves using natural resources such as land, water, soil nutrients, and other biotic and abiotic variables in a sustainable way to achieve high performance and efficiency in agricultural yield with minimal damage to the agroecosystems. With increasing food demand there is high pressure on agricultural systems. The concept of ecological intensification presents the
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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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