World Agriculture and the Environment: A Commodity-By-Commodity Guide To Impacts And Practices [Hardcover]

Jason Clay

ISBN 10: 1559633670 / ISBN 13: 9781559633673

Published by Island Press, 2004

About this Item

Hardback with illustrated boards, ex-library(officially withdrawn) with usual library stamps and markings. Published 2004 by Island Press, Washington. Very light shelf wear otherwise a very good copy. Weighing 1.2kg will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 7G*.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World Agriculture and the Environment: A Commodity-By-Commodity Guide To Impacts And Practices [Hardcover]
• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559633670
• ISBN 13: 9781559633673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

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 referencesWith maps of major commodity production areas worldwide, the book represents the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts.

About the Author

Jason Clay is senior fellow and consultant to World Wildlife Fund-US based in Washington, D.C.