1. Introduction to the handbook on the human impact of agriculture / Harvey S. James, Jr. -- Part I. Impacts of agricultural institutions and organizations -- 2. How farm consolidation affects farmers and farmworkers / James M. MacDonald -- 3. The real game of chicken: The tournament, broiler...

"This book examines the research and development of new technologies and effective technical means to solve the problem of energy consumption decrease in the agricultural industrial sector and in the housing and communal services sector in the countryside"--Provided by publisher.

"This book compiles a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of current research in the field of precision agriculture. It also discusses cutting-edge tools and models that can help facilitate and improve the systems implementation"--

This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of the rapidly evolving field of agribusiness, highlighting the most current issues, concepts, trends and themes in research, practice and policy. With a particular emphasis on technology, product and process innovation, the authors cover a wide...

The growth of agriculture output over the past 200 years has been phenomenal. When Malthus wrote in 1798, he perceived limits on agricultural production as serious and imminent. Since then world population has increased by six-fold and global agricultural production has more than kept pace....