2 options
The world of agricultural economics : an introduction / Carin Martiin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martiin, Carin, author.
- Series:
- Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 8.
- Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- pt. I. Ways into agriculture
- pt. II. World agriculture
- pt. III. In need of land and soil
- pt. IV. The many faces of farming
- pt. V. Managing the farm and the market.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-06901-8
- 0-203-58843-6
- 1-299-46965-5
- 1-135-06902-6
- 9780203588437
- OCLC:
- 841914971
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.