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Mangos from India, pasta from Italy, coffee from Colombia: Every day, we are nourished by a global food system that relies on our planet remaining verdant and productive. But current practices are undermining both human and environmental health, resulting in the paradoxes of obesity paired with...
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By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How can we meet … this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial … the World unites contributors from different perspectives and academic disciplines, ranging from agronomy and hydrology to …
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This book examines higher education institutions that exemplify gendered success whether in terms of the presence of women in senior positions or attempts to change a gendered organisational culture. It reflects a global perspective, drawing on case studies from eleven countries: Australia,...
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This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care
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international scholars and analysts, and features compelling cases and initiatives from around the world, with implications for …
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Strategies in Agriculture in OECD Countries (Wilfrid Legg) -- Chapter 4 The Dominant Presence of MNEs in Agro-Food GVCs … Egyptian case (Salma Soliman) -- Chapter 12 Food security, competitiveness and trade: The case of Tunisian agriculture …
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technology perspective, successful circular economy practices in sectors such as agriculture, iron and steel, cement, coal … -- The practice of papermaking industry -- The practice of food making industry -- The practice of agriculture circular …
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This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and rural organizations in the southern and eastern...
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Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain …
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across the world …
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