World agriculture and the environment : a commodity-by-commodity guide to impacts and practices / Jason Clay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clay, Jason W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World Agriculture and the Environment presents a unique assessment of agricultural commodity production and the environmental problems it causes, along with prescriptions for increasing efficiency and reducing damage to natural systems. Drawing on his extensive travel and research in agricultural regions around the world, and employing statistics from a range of authoritative sources including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the author examines twenty of the world's major crops, including beef, coffee, corn, rice, rubber, shrimp, sorghum, tea, and tobacco. For each crop, he offers comparative information including: • a "fast facts" overview section that summarizes key data for the crop • main producing and consuming countries • main types of production • market trend information and market chain analyses • major environmental impacts • management strategies and best practices • key contacts and references With maps of major commodity production areas worldwide, the book represents the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts.

Contents:

""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Ackowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Ch 1: Agricultural Trends and Realities""; ""Ch 2: Agriculture and the Environment""; ""Ch 3: Coffee""; ""Ch 4: Tea""; ""Ch 5: Cocoa""; ""Ch 6: Orange Juice""; ""Ch 7: Sugarcane""; ""Ch 8: Soybeans""; ""Ch 9: Palm Oil""; ""Ch 10: Bananas""; ""Ch 11: Cashews""; ""Ch 12: Cotton""; ""Ch 13: Wood Pulp""; ""Ch 14: Rubber""; ""Ch 15: Tobacco""; ""Ch 16: Wheat""; ""Ch 17: Rice""; ""Ch 18: Corn (Maize)""; ""Ch 19: Sorghum""; ""Ch 20: Cassava""; ""Ch 21: Beef""; ""Ch 22: Shrimp""

""Ch 23: Salmon""""Conclusion""; ""About the Author""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610910156

161091015X

9781597269506

1597269506

9781417539802

1417539801

OCLC:

923186548