9789400737419

Genetics, Biofuels and Local Farming Systems

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9789400737419

Paperback|9789400737419


Overview

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

ISBN-13

9789400737419

ISBN-10

9400737416

Weight

1.35 Pounds

Dimensions

6.10 x 1.00 x 9.25 In

List Price

$219.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

x, 426 pages

Publisher

Springer

Published On

2013-11-27



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