The world of agricultural economics : an introduction / Carin Martiin.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Series: | Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;
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Table of Contents:
- pt. I Ways into agriculture
- 1. Agricultural economics, a common ground
- 2. Fundamentals of agriculture
- 3. Market and subsistence oriented agriculture
- 4. The food chain
- pt. II World agriculture
- 5. World population and food
- 6. Areas and crops
- 7. World animal production
- 8. Agricultural production of non-foods
- pt. III In need of land and soil
- 9. Access to farmland
- 10. Farms and fields
- 11. Soils, the world beneath the surface
- 12. Water and plant nutrients
- pt. IV The many faces of farming
- 13. The growing season
- 14. Weeds, seeds and other crop issues
- 15. Animal production, resources and strategies
- 16. Animal feeding, health and breeding
- pt. V Managing the farm and the market
- 17. Managing the farm
- 18. Working with agriculture
- 19. Beyond the farm gate
- 20. International agricultural trade
- 21. Making food as safe as possible.