Unwelcome Harvest

Author : Gordon R. Conway
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134063652
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unwelcome Harvest written by Gordon R. Conway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and the products of burning off, all of which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming. This book, which focuses on the UK, the USA and Third World countries, is the first comprehensive review of agriculture and pollution: it examines the facts and assesses the relative dangers of each pollution problem. It also considers the effects of pollution on agriculture itself crop yields are depressed and livestock damaged by various forms of pollution from all sources. The authors offer solutions to these apparently overwhelming problems, and describe existing technology which would allow us to deal with them. Originally published in 1991

Author : Gordon R. Conway
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113406358X
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unwelcome Harvest written by Gordon R. Conway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and the products of burning off, all of which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming. This book, which focuses on the UK, the USA and Third World countries, is the first comprehensive review of agriculture and pollution: it examines the facts and assesses the relative dangers of each pollution problem. It also considers the effects of pollution on agriculture itself crop yields are depressed and livestock damaged by various forms of pollution from all sources. The authors offer solutions to these apparently overwhelming problems, and describe existing technology which would allow us to deal with them. Originally published in 1991

Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unwelcome Harvest written by Gordon Conway and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher : Earthscan / James & James
ISBN 13 : 9781853830365
Total Pages : 645 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unwelcome Harvest written by Gordon Conway and published by Earthscan / James & James. This book was released on 1991 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture pollutes - pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer. Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and the products of buring off, all of which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming.

Author : Graham Merrington
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415273404
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Pollution written by Graham Merrington and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text provides a concise overview of environmental problems caused by agriculture, (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels) and offers practical solutions to them. It is well illustrated and contains a fully-referenced introduction to the main contemporary agricultural pollution issues in the UK. It will help provide clear, scientific and technical understanding of the most important sources of agricultural pollution.

Author : Avtar Singh Bimbraw
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000429644
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Established and Emerging Practices for Soil and Crop Productivity written by Avtar Singh Bimbraw and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explains the various existing, emerging and environmentally viable technologies for the sustainable and profitable crop productivity. The book also focusses on climate change, hurricanes and tropical storms, natural resources management, crop diversification, crop resource management, cropping systems, farming system, management of land use resources, conservation agriculture, crop residue management, renewable energy, precision agriculture, integrated nutrient management, integrated pest management. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Kakoli Ghosh
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251055984
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and Their Effects on the Environment written by Kakoli Ghosh and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted an Expert Consultation on "Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and Their Effects on the Environment: Methodologies for Monitoring and the Way Ahead" from 18 to 20 January in Rome. The main objective of the consultation was to review the scientific basis for, and procedures to establish, effective post-release monitoring of genetically modified (GM) crops and develop guidelines to strengthen member countries' capacities to design and carry out monitoring programmes. The consultation was a follow-up to the earlier FAO Expert Consultation on "Environmental Effects of Genetically Modified Crops", which had recommended the environmental effects of GM crops be assessed on a case-by-case basis and emphasized the need to monitor possible medium- to long-term environmental impacts. The main outputs of the meeting were: a review of the scientific criteria and procedures; strategies that could form the basis of efficient monitoring programmes; recommendations for both scientists managing the monitoring process and policy makers.

Author : H. D. Beeby
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467468479
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hosea written by H. D. Beeby and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1989-10-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centering on the "knowledge of God" and the ultimate painful, paradoxical triumph of God's grace, the book of Hosea is one of ambivalence and redemption. The redemptive message of Hosea is underscored by H. D. Beeby's canonical and Christological interpretation. Beeby stresses that the true context of the book is much wider than the eighth century B.C.; Hosea must continually be heard against the background of and in response to the reader's own time. This commentary makes Hosea's message available today to all who struggle with questions of gospel and culture, contextualization, idolatry, church and state, and interfaith dialogue.

Author : H. D. Beeby
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802804303
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grace Abounding written by H. D. Beeby and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centering on the "knowledge of God" and the ultimate painful, paradoxical triumph of God's grace, the book of Hosea is one of ambivalence and redemption. The redemptive message of Hosea is underscored by H. D. Beeby's canonical and Christological interpretation. Beeby stresses that the true context of the book is much wider than the eighth century B.C.; Hosea must continually be heard against the background of and in response to the reader's own time. This commentary makes Hosea's message available today to all who struggle with questions of gospel and culture, contextualization, idolatry, church and state, and interfaith dialogue.

Author : Fred Magdoff
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1583673946
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hungry for Profit written by Fred Magdoff and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions go hungry every year in both poor and rich nations, yet hundreds of thousands of peasants and farmers continue to be pushed off the land. Applied in increasing volumes, chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers deplete the soil, pollute our food and water, and leave crops more vulnerable to pest outbreaks. The new and expanding use of genetically engineered seeds threatens species diversity. This penetrating set of essays explains why corporate agribusiness is a rising threat to farmers, the environment, and consumers. Ranging in subject from the politics of hunger to the new agricultural biotechnologies, and in time and place from early modern Europe to contemporary Cuba, the contributions to Hungry for Profit examine the changes underway in world agriculture today and point the way toward organic, sustainable solutions to problems of food supply.