The World of Agricultural Economics

This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how practical farming works in particular. The book is laced throughout with real world examples and other pedagogical features.Topics covered are wide-ranging and include:world food production and populationthe food chain and food safetynon-foods derived from farmingland and soil issuesarable and

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Martiin, Carin
Publisher:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
Subject:	Agrarökonomik \| Agricultural economics \| Welt \| World \| Landwirtschaft \| Agriculture \| Agrarpolitik \| Agricultural policy \| Agraraußenhandel \| International agricultural trade

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (376 p)
Series:	Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; The World of Agricultural Economics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Ways into agriculture; 1 Agricultural economics, a common ground; 2 Fundamentals of agriculture; 3 Market and subsistence oriented agriculture; 4 The food chain; Part II World agriculture; 5 World population and food; 6 Areas and crops; 7 World animal production; 8 Agricultural production of non-foods; Part III In need of land and soil; 9 Access to farmland; 10 Farms and fields 11 Soils, the world beneath the surface12 Water and plant nutrients; Part IV The many faces of farming; 13 The growing season; 14 Weeds, seeds and other crop issues; 15 Animal production, resources and strategies; 16 Animal feeding, health and breeding; Part V Managing the farm and the market; 17 Managing the farm; 18 Working with agriculture; 19 Beyond the farm gate; 20 International agricultural trade; 21 Making food as safe as possible; Bibliography; Index
ISBN:	978-0-415-59359-5 ; 978-1-135-06902-5 ; 978-0-415-59359-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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