Sustainable Practices for Plant Disease Management in Traditional Farming Systems by Thurston, H. David

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Great Jerusalem Artichoke Circus : the Buying and Selling of the Rural American Dream. by Amato, Joseph A.

Subjects: “…American Energy Farming Systems.…”
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Intensive agriculture and sustainability : a farming systems analysis / edited by Glen C. Filson.

Table of Contents: “…Filson FSR concepts and methods for addressing social and environmental problems / John Smithers, Ellen Wall, and Clarence Swanton -- Developing predictive and summative indicators to model farming systems components / Michael J. Goss, Ö [and others] -- Modelling farming system linkages / Alfons Weersink, Scott Jeffrey, and David Pannell --A whole-farm systems approach to modelling sustainable manure management on intensive swine-finishing farms / D.P. …”
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The interactions of human mobility and farming systems on biodiversity and soil quality in the western highlands of Cameroon / Christopher Mubeteneh Tankou. by Tankou, Christopher Mubeteneh

Table of Contents: “…General introduction -- Determinants and impacts of human mobility dynamics in the western highlands of Cameroon -- Sustainability and other determinants of smallholder farming systems in the western highlands of Cameroon -- Variation of biodiversity in sacred groves and fallows in the western highlands of Cameroon -- Soil quality assessment of cropping systems in the western highlands of Cameroon -- General discussion and synthesis -- References -- Summary -- Samenvatting -- Resume -- Acknowledgements -- Curriculum vitae.…”
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Contribution of Cattle and Dairy Products to Smallholder Farming Systems, Household Income and Nutrition in southern Ethiopia. by Mersha, Sintayehu Yigrem

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Plant factory : an indoor vertical farming system for efficient quality food production / edited by Toyoki Kozai, Genhua Niu, Michiko Takagaki.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 5, Kozai; Chapter 19.2, Shibuya; Chapter 19.3, He; Part 1: Overview and Concept of Closed Plant Production System (CPPS); Chapter 1: Introduction; Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Role of the Plant Factory with Artificial Lighting (PFAL) in Urban Areas; Introduction; Interrelated Global Issues to be Solved Concurrently; Resource Inflow and Waste Outflow in Urban Areas; Energy and Material Balance in Urban Ecosystems.…”
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The impact of genetically engineered crops on farm sustainability in the United States / Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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Renewing innovation systems in agriculture and food : How to go towards more sustainability? / edited by E. Coudel [and others].

Table of Contents: “…Innovating in cropping and farming systems /…”
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Hanging by a thread : cotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa / edited by William G. Moseley and Leslie C. Gray.

Table of Contents: “…Rural development is more than commodity production : cotton in the farming system of Kita, Mali /…”
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Animal farm prophecy fulfilled in Africa : a call to a values and systems revolution / Chiku Malunga. by Malunga, Chiku Watchman

Table of Contents: “…Hitler is not dead -- A "snapshot" of Africa -- A summary of Animal Farm -- Systems in practice -- The marks of Animal Farm systems -- Why leadership fails in Africa and what Africans can do about it -- Breaking Animal Farm systems -- Conclusion : two approaches to organizing against Animal Farm systems.…”
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Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century / Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.

Table of Contents: “…Understanding agricultural sustainability -- A pivotal time in agriculture -- Improving productivity and environmental sustainability in U.S. farming systems -- Economic and social dimensions of the sustainability of farming practices and approaches -- Examples of farming system types for improving sustainability -- Drivers and constraints affecting the transition to sustainable farming practices -- Illustrative case studies -- Sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa : "lessons learned" from the United States -- Conclusions and recommendations.…”
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Food security in Africa and Asia : strategies for small-scale agricultural development / Henk Bakker. by Bakker, H. (Henk), 1926-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining the Food Security Problem; 2 Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers; 3 Alternative Approaches Examined; 4 The Need for a Participatory Approach; 5 Researching the Situation to Define Strategies; 6 Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors; 7 The Competition for Resources for Food Production; 8 Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems; 9 Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems.…”
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Soil health, soil biology, soilborne diseases and sustainable agriculture : a guide / Graham Stirling, Helen Hayden, Tony Pattison and Marcelle Stirling. by Stirling, G. R. (Graham R.), Hayden, Helen, Pattison, Tony, Stirling, Marcelle

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: soil health, soil biology, sustainable agriculture and evidence-based information -- Soil physical, chemical and biological properties, and the key role of organic matter in promoting soil and plant health -- Organisms in the soil food web and their functions -- Soilborne diseases: a major impediment to crop production -- Impact of natural enemies on soilborne pathogens -- A practical guide to improving soil health and reducing losses from soilborne diseases -- Grain farming systems to improve soil health and enhance biological suppression of soilborne diseases -- Annual and perennial pastures tot improve soil health in grain-cropping systems -- Yield decline of sugarcane: a soil health problem overcome by modifying the farming system -- Vegetable farming systems: the challenge of improving soil health and sustainability in an industry that demands high levels of productivity -- Options for improving soil health and minimising losses from soilborne diseases in perennial horticultural crops -- Key soil health messages, and practices that should be included in holistic soil improvement programs.…”
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Economics of Peasant Farming. by Warriner, Doreen

Table of Contents: “…THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FARMING SYSTEM; i. CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND WESTERN HUNGARY; VI. …”
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Save and grow : cassava : a guide to sustainable production intensification / [prepared by Reinhardt Howeler, NeBambi Lutaladio and Graeme Thomas]. by Howeler, R. H.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Contents -- Overview -- Cassava, a 21st century crop -- Farming systems -- Varieties and planting material -- Water management -- Crop nutrition -- Pests and diseases -- Harvest, post-harvest and value addition -- The way forward -- References…”
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Decentralisation and Spatial Rural Development Planning in Cameroon. by Ndenecho, Neba

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Three -- The Rural Habitat and Farm System DevelopmentTypology of rural settlement; Shapes and forms of single dwellings; Villages: Agglomerations of hamlets; Farming systems and the village structure; Farming system and the human setting; Objectives of the farm family; Settlements and the farming systems; Chapter Four -- Rural Settlement-Spatial Development Planning; The rural and urban dichotomy; False presumptions; Towards sustainable rural economies and livelihoods; Building Regional Networks for Innovation Diffusion in rural areas; Agricultural development and related parameters.…”
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Food, farming, and faith / Gary W. Fick. by Fick, Gary W.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- It is all about food -- The foundation of stewardship -- Ecology in the Bible -- Land and climate -- Soil and water -- Crops, seeds, and food -- Livestock and agriculture -- Farming systems and the practices of agriculture -- The culture of agriculture -- Abuse, poverty, and women -- Food, starvation, obesity, and diet -- Agricultural sustainability -- Appendix 1. …”
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Soils as a key component of the critical zone. edited by Guillaume Dhérissard.

Table of Contents: “…Where is Soil in the Design and Management of Sustainable Farming Systems? The View of an Agronomist -- 5. Common Governance of Soil Quality, Complex and Multi-player Dynamics -- 6. …”
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Effects of water availability on goat farming in Jordan. by Al-Khaza'leh, Ja'far

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of abbreviations; 1 General introduction; 2 Drinking water sources, availability, quality, access and utilization for goats in the Karak Governorate, Jordan; 3 Goat breeds performance under different farming systems and conditions of water availability in the Karak Governorate, Jordan; 4 A comparative economic analysis of goat production systems in Jordan with an emphasis on water use; 5 General discussion; 6 General summary; 7 Zusammenfassung; Curriculum Vitae.…”
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The Guangdong model and taxation in China : formation, development, and characteristics of China's modern financial system / Jin-A Kang. by Kang, Jin-A

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the modern transformation of the imperial fiscal system : the case of provincial finance in Guangdong -- Fiscal reform in the late Qing -- Tobacco and wine taxes in Guangdong and changes in the financial structure during republican China -- Abolition of the likin and the paradox of tax reform : the special tax -- Special taxes on imported rice -- Industrial building : provincial entrepreneurs -- The sugar monopoly : from local to national -- The building of public administration and taxation -- Regularization of the tax-farming system -- Transition of the modern Chinese financial structure -- Afterword : between Chinese exceptionalism and modern fiscal state-building.…”
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