Norton, G.W. et al.
The Economics of Agricultural Development
World Food Systems and Resource Use
Routledge 2006.8
464 pp (H)
ISBN 0-415-77045-9
19,000円
Contents
Part 1: Dimensions of World Food and Development Problems 1. Introduction 2. Hunger and Malnutrition 3. Economics of Food Demand 4. Population Part 2: Development Theories and the Role of Agriculture 5. Economic Transformation and Growth 6. Development Theory and Growth Strategies Part 3: Agricultural Systems and Resource Use 7. Agriculture in Traditional Societies 8. Agricultural Systems and their Determinants 9. Resource Use and Sustainability 10. Human Resources, Family Structure and Gender Roles Part 4: Getting Agriculture Moving 11. Theories and Strategies for Agricultural Development 12. Research, Extension, and Education 13. Land and Labor Markets 14. Input and Credit Markets 15. Pricing Policies and Marketing Systems Part 5: Agricultural Development in an Interdependent World 16. Agriculture and International Trade 17. Trade Policies, Negotiations and Agreements 18. Macroeconomic Policies and Agricultural Development 19. Capital Flows and Foreign Assistance 20. Lessons and Perspectives/
* The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identify linkages in the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa. *
Rama, R. ed.
Multinational Agribusinesses
多国籍企業のアグリビジネス
Food Products Press 2005.
328 pp.(P)
ISBN 1-56022-937-3
6,400円
Contents
1. The Rise of Global Enterprises in the Worldﾕs Food Chain/ 2. The Performance of Multinational Agribusinesses: Effects of Product and Geographical Diversification/ 3. Innovation in Food and Beverage Multinationals/ 4. Foreign Direct Investment in U.S. Food and Kindred Products/ 5. Multinational Food Corporations and Trade: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Trade in the U.S. Food Industry/ 6. External versus Internal Markets of the Multinational Enterprise: Intrafirm Trade in French Multinational Agribusiness/ 7. The Internationalization Paths of Australian and New Zealand Food MNEs/ 8. Regionalization, Globalization, and Multinational Agribusiness: A Comparative Perspective from Southeast Asia/ 9. Multinational Firms in the Brazilian Food Industry/ Index Reference Notes Included
* Multinational Agribusinesses is an essential guide to the inner workings of companies with direct investments in the food and fiber system in the United States and the world. The book provides in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the crucial issues facing multinational enterprises involved in input and output supply activities, commodity investment, food manufacturing, and food distribution. *
Southgate, D. & Graham, D.H.
The World Food Economy
世界食糧経済
Blackwell Pub. 2006.11
416 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-4051-0596-8
13,300円
Contents
Part 1: Introduction/ Part 2: The Demand Side: How Population Growth and Higher Incomes Affect Food Consumption/ Part 3: The Supply Side: Agricultural Production and its Determinants/ Part 4: Aligning the Consumption and Production of Food over Time/ Part 5: Agriculture and the Environment / Part 6: Globalization and Agriculture/ Part 7: Agriculture and Economic Development/ Part 8: Striving for Food Security / Part 9: A Synopsis of Regional Trends in the Global Food Economy/ Part 10 : Affluent Nations/ Part 11: Asia/ Part 12: Latin America and the Caribbean/ Part 13: Middle East and North Africa/ Part 14: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union/ Part 15: Sub-Saharan Africa/ Part 16: The Food Economy in the Twenty-First Century/ Abbreviations and Acronyms/ Map Annex/ References/ Index/ *
Field, T. G. & Taylor, R.E.
Beef Production and Management Decisions 5th ed.
Prentice Hall 2006.9
682 pp.(P)
ISBN 0-13-119838-6
12,100円
Contents
1. An Overview of the U.S. Beef Industry/ 2. Retail Beef Products and Consumers/ 3. Management Systems: Integrated and Holistic Resource Management/ 4. Management Decisions for Seedstock Breeders/ 5. Commercial Cow-Calf Management Decisions/ 6. Yearling-Stocker Management Decisions/ 7. Feedlot Management Decisions/ 8. Concentration, Integration, and Alliances in the Beef Industry/ 9. The Marketing System/ 10. The Global Beef Industry/ 11. Reproduction/ 12. Genetics and Breeding/ 13. Cattle Breeds/ 14. Nutrition/ 15. Managing Forage Resources/ 16. Herd Health/ 17. Growth, Development, and Beef Cattle Type/ 18. Cattle Behavior, Facilities, and Equipment/
*Beef Production and Management Decisions, Fifth Edition examines the biological, ecological, financial, and marketing issues impacting the beef industry today. Harnessing the authors' industry and academic experience, the text explores the demographics, structure, challenges and segments of the industry from a balanced point of view. A must for any professional library, this paperback edition includes concepts of beef quality assurance and devotes chapters to the management of information, the traditions of the business and the future of the industry. *
Palm, C. A.
Slash-and-Burn Agriculture
The Search for Alternatives
Columbia University Press 2005.10
463 pp.(P)
ISBN 0-231-13451-7
7,000円
Contents
1.Alternatives to Slash and Burn/ 2.Carbon Losses and Sequestration After Land Use Change in the Humid Tropics/ 3.Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Slash and Burn and Alternative Land Use Practices in Sumatra, Indonesia/ 4.The Potential Pole of Avbove-Ground Biodoversity Indicators in Assessing Best-Bet Alternatives to Slash and Burn/ 5.Below-Ground Biodiversity Assessment/ 6.Sustainability of Tropical Land Use Systems After Forest Conversion/ 7.The Forest for the Trees/ 8.Sustainable Forest Management for Smallholder Farmers in the Brazilian Amazon/ 9.Permanent Smallholder Rubber Agroforestry Systems in Sumatra, Indonesia/ 10.Coffee, Pastures and Deforestation in the Western Brazilian Amazon/ 11.Smallholder Options for Reclaiming and Using Imperata cylindrica L. Grasslands in Indonesia/ 12.The Western Brazilian Amazon/ 13.The Forest Margins of Sumatra, Indonesia/ 14.The Forest Margins of Cameroon/ 15.The Pervian Amazon/ 16.Northern Tailand/ 17.Land Use Systems at the Margins of Tropical Moist Forest/ 18.Balancing Agricultural Development and Environmental Objectives/ Index/ *
Just, R. E. et al. ed.
Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology
Springer-New York 2006.12
732 pp (H)
ISBN 0-387-36952-x
20,100円
Contents
Introduction.- 1.Agricultural Biotechnology in the Context of a Regulated Agricultural Sector.- 2.Conceptual Issues in Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology.- 3.Case Studies on theEconomics of Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology.- 4.Conclusions.- Index/
* This book presents the first thorough economic analysis of current agricultural biotechnology regulation. The contributors, most of whom are agricultural economists working either in universities or NGOs, address issues such as commercial pesticides, the costs of approving new products, liability, benefits, consumer acceptance, regulation and its impacts, transgenic crops, social welfare implications, and biosafety. *
Maynard, D.N. & Hochmuth, G.J.
Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers 5th ed.
John Wiley & Sons 2006.10
640 pp. (P)
ISBN 0-471-73828-x
9,800円
Contents
Preface/ PART 1. VEGETABLES AND THE VEGETABLE INDUSTRY/ PART 2. PLANT GROWING AND GREEN HOUSE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION/ PART 3. FIELD PLANTING/ PART 4. SOILS AND FERTILIZERS/ PART 5. WATER AND IRRIGATION/ PART 6. VEGETABLE PESTS AND PROBLEMS/ PART 7. WEED MANAGEMENT/ PART 8. HARVESTING, HANDLING, AND STORAGE/ PART 9. VEGETABLE SEEDS/ PART 10. APPENDIX/ INDEX/
* Filled with valuable information, largely in the form of tables and charts―from hard statistics on vegetable production and consumption to essential information for today's international markets, such as vegetable botanical names and vegetable names in nine languages―Knott's Handbook is part Farmer's Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary. It also provides detailed, practical specifics on planting rates, schedules, and spacing; soils and fertilizers; methods for managing crop pests; greenhouse vegetable and crop production; insect pest identification; harvesting and storage; and vegetable marketing. *
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