Earthscan Food and Agriculture

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1. Principles of Sustainable Aquaculture

   Promoting Social, Economic and Environmental Resilience

   By Stuart W. Bunting

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, principally fish, molluscs, crustaceans and marine algae. It has seen phenomenal worldwide growth in the past fifty years and many people view it as the best solution for the provision of high quality protein to feed the world's growing population,...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Politics of Land and Food Scarcity

   Edited by Paolo De Castro, Felice Adinolfi, Fabian Capitanio, Salvatore Di Falco, Angelo Di Mambro

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda. Since the 2007/8 food price crisis, a number of works have been published on the topic, addressed from various perspectives: economic, social and cultural, environmental, agronomic and...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
3. Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods

   Edited by Niels Halberg, Adrian Muller

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Competition and Efficiency in International Food Supply Chains

   Improving Food Security

   By John Williams

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   Why have food crises seemingly become more frequent in recent years, compared to the last few decades? This book examines an array of different issues and distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries, particularly for staple non-perishable foods such as grains,...

   Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Sociology of Food and Agriculture

   By Michael Carolan

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   As interest has increased in topics such as the globalization of the agrifood system, food security, and food safety, the subjects of food and agriculture are making their way into a growing number of courses in disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities, like sociology and food...

   Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Understanding the Common Agricultural Policy

   By Berkeley Hill

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   The majority of recent publications on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union address current issues and specific applications. There is little available which attempts to increase understanding of the nature of existing policies, their development, intentions, problems and...

   Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
7. Food Systems Failure

   The Global Food Crisis and the Future of Agriculture

   Edited by Christopher Rosin, Paul Stock, Hugh Campbell

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   This book provides a critical assessment of the contemporary global food system in light of the heightening food crisis, as evidence of its failure to achieve food security for the world's population. A key aspect of this failure is identified in the neoliberal strategies which emphasize industrial...

   Published November 1st 2011 by Routledge