Farming

This book emanated from the research outputs of different authors whose diverse academic traditions and wide geographic spread play a major role in enriching its contents. The volume is mainly a compilation on smallholder farmers and their practices. The book also highlights the challenges, which small farmers frequently encounter, and the opportunities or prospects, which abound in their farming operations. Compartmentalized into three major sections, this 10-chapter volume provides an account

In this book, various plant molecular farming strategies to produce commercially viable molecules for industrial and pharmaceutical use are discussed. The book reviews some affordable technologies and strategies being established to increase the production and quality of plant-derived medicines, which are used in the pharmaceutical industry. It also mentions biosafety and regulatory factors, which are essential to eliminate possible health and environmental hazards (when strictly followed), and

Farming in cities and small spaces is becoming increasingly popular, but it has its challenges. City Farming addresses the problems the urban farmer might face and turns them into creative solutions. It assists the new grower to gain expert understanding of how to create a production urban farm, as well as helping established farmers to troubleshoot and discover new ways to bring their space into greater harmony and production. From the perspective of a holistic gardener, growing plants and …

Conservation agriculture systems have long-term impacts on livelihoods, agricultural production, gender equity, and regional economic development of tribal societies in South Asia. This book presents South Asia as a case study, due to the high soil erosion caused by monsoon rainfall and geophysical conditions in the region, which necessitate conservation agriculture approaches, and the high percentage of people in South Asia relying on subsistence and traditional farming. The book takes an …

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich BWL – Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1, 3, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Wunsch nach einem urbanen Leben erfordert unter Berücksichtigung des weltweit steigenden Nahrungsmittelbedarfes Alternativen zur herkömmlichen Landwirtschaft. Dadurch ergibt sich die wissenschaftliche Relevanz der Thematik. Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist demzufolge, den Einfluss von Vertical Farming, verglichen mit der …

The Handbook Digital Farming sheds light on the technological, economic, social, and legal perspectives of the digital transformation. The authors of the individual chapters explain the state of the art and the development of business models, enabling readers to draw conclusions for their own organizations. They also provide an outlook on trends, and further developments. The handbook provides technological facts from renowned experts and concrete business examples from experienced companies …

Globally most farmers are considered small scale. For some time, small scale farmers have been ignored. But, with the realization that they play a major role in poverty eradication and achieving food security in both developing and developed countries, governments and stakeholders have put in place measures to promote it. This book looks at some profitable small-scale farm enterprises that different stakeholders promote and how to carry them out profitably. The audience will be taken through …

First published in 1975. This title presents a series of vivid insights and images, explaining the problems in the field, the machinery and techniques, science and economics, and what it means to the farm worker. The book depicts and explains the sophisticated techniques with which the farmer tackles the problems of soil and season, within the beautiful and ancient rhythm of lambing and haymaking, pasture and dairy, seed time and harvest. This title will be of great interest to not only …