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Environmental education - South African perspectives (Paperback): C.P. Loubser Environmental education - South African perspectives (Paperback)
C.P. Loubser
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 7 - 10 working days

This title is intended as a manual for environmental education practitioners. It provides theoretical background with the view of improving environmental education practitioners' practice. Environmental education addresses topics such as: The origin of the term/concept environmental education in southern Africa; a philosophical perspective of environmental education; teaching for the environment; environmental issues; education for sustainability; environmental education in the informal sector; environmental education in business and industry; research in environmental education.

Forest Microbiology Vol.3_Tree Diseases and Pests - Tree Diseases and Pests (Paperback): Fred O. Asiegbu, Andriy Kovalchuk Forest Microbiology Vol.3_Tree Diseases and Pests - Tree Diseases and Pests (Paperback)
Fred O. Asiegbu, Andriy Kovalchuk
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Forest Microbiology: Tree Diseases and Pests, Volume Three in the Forest Microbiology series, provides an overview of major disease agents of trees, including viruses, phytoplasma, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and major insect pests. With a strong emphasis on genetics, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary biology and population dynamics of the organisms involved, this book provides a comprehensive understanding on the health of forests. Sections cover important pest threats such as bark beetles, emerald ash borer, coffee borers, leaf cutting ants, cocoa mirids, and more. This volume highlights a range of emerging diseases of forest trees in temperate and tropic regions as well as information on habitats. Forest trees play crucial roles not only for mitigating effects of the climate change but also for their considerable economic and ecological value. Forest trees are equally vital as an alternative bioenergy source and play important roles in pollution abatement and the maintenance of biodiversity. Timber and its associated products from forest trees contribute substantially to the revenue generation of many countries of the world.

Forest Policy, Economics, and Markets in Zambia (Paperback, UK ed.): Phillimon Ng'andwe, Jacob Mwitwa, Ambayeba... Forest Policy, Economics, and Markets in Zambia (Paperback, UK ed.)
Phillimon Ng'andwe, Jacob Mwitwa, Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo
R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the result of over ten years of field research across Zambia. It covers the production and diverse uses of wood and non-wood forest products in different parts of Zambia. Although a short format, it is a multi-contributed work. It starts an overview of the forestry sector, and covers more specific areas like production, markets and trade of wood and non-wood products; the role of non-wood forest products in the livelihood of the local population, the contribution of the forestry sector to Zambia's overall economy and reviews of efforts to strategically utilize these resources for local economic, and sustainable, development.

Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: Building A Technically Competent Workforce [CUSTOM] (Hardcover): Phil... Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: Building A Technically Competent Workforce [CUSTOM] (Hardcover)
Phil Andrews, Jim Playfoot
R2,234 Discovery Miles 22 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The International Cocoa Trade (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Robin Dand The International Cocoa Trade (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Robin Dand
R5,061 Discovery Miles 50 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An overview of the history of cocoa, the factors affecting its production and consumption as well as how the trade is conducted, various risks mitigated, and by whom. The International Cocoa Trade is a work designed to inform all on the subject of cocoa and an essential guide for those involved in its trade.
Dr J. Vingerhoets, Executive Director, ICCO
Cocoa is a valuable commodity, and the cocoa trade involves many different parties from growers and exporters through dealers and factories to those trading futures and options and the banks they deal with. The International Cocoa Trade provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the cocoa trade at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and the main factors that drive and affect that business.
The opening chapter of the third edition examines the history and origins of the international cocoa trade, and its recent developments. The agronomics of cocoa production are discussed in chapter two whilst chapter three deals with the environmental and practical factors affecting cocoa production. Chapters four, five and six cover issues around the export and trading of physical cocoa, including the actuals market, the physical contracts used and the futures and options markets. In chapter seven, the international consumption and stocks of cocoa are reviewed with chapter eight discussing the issue of quality assessment of cocoa beans for international trade. Finally, chapter nine focuses on the end product, examining the processing of cocoa beans and the manufacture of chocolate. Updated appendices provide copies of some of the most important documents used in the cocoa trade, including contracts, sale rules and world production statistics.
This comprehensively updated third edition of The International Cocoa Trade ensures its continued status as the standard reference for all those involved in the production consumption and international trading of cocoa.
Provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the cocoa trade at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and the main factors that drive and affect that businessExamines the history and origins of the international cocoa trade, and its recent developments featuring a discussion of environmental and practical factors affecting cocoa productionExplores issues concerning the export and trading of physical cocoa, including the actuals market, the physical contracts used and the futures and options markets"

Haccp in the Meat Industry (Hardcover): M. Brown Haccp in the Meat Industry (Hardcover)
M. Brown
R5,366 Discovery Miles 53 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The recent outbreaks of E.coli and BSE have ensured that the issue of meat safety has never had such a high profile. Meanwhile HACCP has become the preferred tool for the management of microbiological safety. Against a background of consumer and regulatory pressure, the effective implementation of HACCP systems is critical. Written by leading experts in the field, HACCP in the meat industry provides an authoritative guide to making HACCP systems work effectively.
This book examines the HACCP in the meat industry across the supply chain, from rearing through to primary and secondary processing.

Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change - Land, Climate Dynamics, Technological Innovation (Paperback): Peter T. Jacobs Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change - Land, Climate Dynamics, Technological Innovation (Paperback)
Peter T. Jacobs
R112 R104 Discovery Miles 1 040 Save R8 (7%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

With more and more global economic wealth and power resting with fewer and fewer people, and given the acute land inequalities in the rural areas of Africa, Latin America, and Asia, how valid are the dominant theories about the nature of rural livelihoods? How can the intricacies of the economic and social transformations that are unfolding in the rural areas of developing countries best be understood? The authors of Equitable Rural Socioeconomic Change address these questions as they explore the interrelated themes of land inequality, climate dynamics, and technological innovation across varied rural landscapes, primarily in South Africa, but also in Rwanda, and Brazil.

The Complete Beer Course - From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes (Hardcover, Revised): Joshua M. Bernstein The Complete Beer Course - From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes (Hardcover, Revised)
Joshua M. Bernstein
R774 R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Save R106 (14%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A completely revised, updated, and repackaged second edition of the 2013 bestselling beer guide. First published in 2013, The Complete Beer Course has helped thousands of beer enthusiasts navigate the vast and often confusing world of beer. Bernstein is back to serve up a second round of insights. He introduces readers to must-know breweries, craft beers, and the industry’s rising stars. Each chapter is devoted to a specific beer style and teaches readers how to taste and evaluate a wide selection, especially new beers gaining popularity such as sours and nonalcoholic varieties. Additionally, readers will find up-to-date information on the pandemic’s effects on the beer world, expanded coverage of international beers, and the author’s top picks for any beer-drinking occasion. If your knowledge of IPAs is a little hazy, then this guide is for you.   Fans of Randy Mosher’s Tasting Beer or The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth, who are looking for the most up-to-date information on the world of beer, will find just what they need in this book. Perfect for beer fans everywhere—from casual beer drinkers to homebrew enthusiasts—The Complete Beer Course is the ultimate beer book and makes a great gift for dads, bartenders, or anyone else looking to level up their beer knowledge.

Forest Politics - The Evolution of International Cooperation (Hardcover): David Humphreys Forest Politics - The Evolution of International Cooperation (Hardcover)
David Humphreys
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'An important and timely book' from the Foreword by Stanley Johnson 'A complete and absorbing history of a decade of intense international politics offers many insights for future negotiators of sustainable solutions' Stephen Bass, International Institute for Environment and Development 'Skillfully navigates the jungle of forest politics, leaving us in no doubt that the verbal commitment to save the world's forests has yet to be translated into action on the ground. The way forward must clearly lie in political commitments and international cooperation if forests are to continue to preserve life on Earth' Francis Sullivan, World Wide Fund for Nature Global deforestation and its attendant processes - including soil degradation, climate change and the loss of biological diversity - emerged as international political issues during the 1980s, prompting politicians to seek consensus on programmes and policies for the conservation and sustainable management of forests. Yet global initiatives have been bedevilled by tensions between the North and South and between governments, industry, local communities and indigenous peoples. Meanwhile, rates of deforestation in the tropics are increasing, and international political efforts are demonstrably failing. Forest Politics carefully traces the evolution of international cooperation on forests, from the inception of the controversial International Tropical Timber Organization and the failed Tropical Forestry Action Programme in the mid-1980s, to the creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests in the mid-1990s. The book also provides a detailed analysis of the negotiating stances of the parties involved in the divisive negotiations that rook place prior to the 1992 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro and the equally factious negotiations for the International Tropical Timber Agreement of 1994. It provides a fascinating insight into the nature of such processes, illustrating the difficulties that arise when concepts such as 'global commons' come into conflict with national sovereignty. Complete with annexes of important political documents, and making extensive use of primary source material and interviews with participants. Forest Politics presents case studies of all the major forest negotiations over the last 13 years. It is an essential reference point for policy makers, environmental campaigners and students, and required reading for all those who care about the future of the world's forests. David Humphreys is Research Fellow in Global Environmental Change at the Open University. Originally published in 1996

Tropical Deforestation - A socio-economic approach (Hardcover): C.J. Jepma Tropical Deforestation - A socio-economic approach (Hardcover)
C.J. Jepma
R4,490 Discovery Miles 44 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The depletion of the tropical rain forests has attracted considerable attention in recent times, and the serious consequences for the global biosphere are widely acknowledged. Yet deforestation continues apace, and in some areas (for example, southeast Asia) the very existence of the forests is seriously threatened. Contrary to popular belief, evidence suggests that local economic and living conditions are more significant in this than timber exploitation for exports to the Northern countries."Tropical Deforestation: A Socio-Economic Approach" offers a new perspective on the economic imperatives which encourage indigenous populations to encroach upon their own forests, and shows how action against deforestation must form part of a wider movement to improve both the living conditions of the local inhabitants and the durability of their national economies.Part One offers an overview of the processes surrounding deforestation, and an assessment of the current situation. Part Two analyses the land-use issues, and explains the socioeconomic imperatives in the affected regions. In an absorbing conclusion. Part Three guides the reader through a series of hypothetical policy scenarios, using a specially adapted economic computer model, to predict which combinations of policies and trade arrangements might bring about a more beneficial state of affairs.

A Country Of 2 Agricultures - The Disparities, The Challenges, The Solutions (Paperback): Wandile Sihlobo A Country Of 2 Agricultures - The Disparities, The Challenges, The Solutions (Paperback)
Wandile Sihlobo
R280 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R30 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of ‘two agricultures’. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks.

These disparities can be traced back to South Africa’s painful history where, for decades, black farmers were on the margins of government support and also experienced land dispossession and livestock plunder.

A Country of Two Agricultures focuses less on history and more on the present and the future, explaining why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will take to overcome them. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of the variety of agricultural forces, taking into account both questions of domestic political economy and external factors, as well as to bring to light new risks and opportunities.

Wandile Sihlobo offers insights into the role of agriculture in the South African economy from an agricultural economy perspective, and provides political economy insights that are rooted in the experiences of farming communities on the ground and right through the value chain.

Beyond insights on the realities this book offers the government, the private sector, and anyone interested in the betterment of the South African economy, tools to grapple with this duality, and proposes a framework for bolstering the black farming segment for growth and competitiveness – and ultimately food security.

The Imperial Roman Economy (Hardcover): George Maher The Imperial Roman Economy (Hardcover)
George Maher
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first coherent quantified assessment of the economy of the Roman Empire. George Maher argues inventively and rigorously for a much higher level of growth and prosperity than has hitherto been imagined, and also explains why, nonetheless, the Roman Empire did not achieve the transition which began in Georgian Britain. This book will have an enormous impact on Roman history and be required reading for all teachers and students in the field. It will also interest and provoke historians of the medieval and early modern periods into wondering why their economies failed to match the Roman level. Part of the problem in assessing the Roman economy is that we do not have much in the way of numerical data, but Roman historians, who rarely have much statistical expertise, have not always recognised the potential of the data we do have. Dr Maher's reassessment of the economy of the Roman Empire has to use the same data as everyone else, but he is able to draw strikingly novel conclusions in two ways: first, by more statistically sophisticated use of a few crucial datasets and, second, by correlating and drawing a coherent picture across the whole economy. On grain yields, firstly, instead of getting bogged down in details of individual cases, George Maher shows how there is a remarkably consistent pattern from which outliers can be excluded, showing yields were much higher than normally assumed. He then demonstrates that high yields are in fact necessary to explain the exceptional urbanization of the Empire. Urbanization at this level in turn, as George Maher shows, has implications for consumption and commerce. He takes this further to show how high levels of trade imply high levels of sophistication in economic practices and mentality. In one of his most methodologically novel chapters, George Maher develops a new and simpler way of assessing average life expectancy and argues for a life expectancy almost double the traditional view. This book, Dr George Maher's doctoral thesis, is the theoretical underpinning of his book Pugnare: Economic Success and Failure.

The Political Economy of Contract Farming in Zimbabwe (Paperback): Freedom Mazwi The Political Economy of Contract Farming in Zimbabwe (Paperback)
Freedom Mazwi
R152 R141 Discovery Miles 1 410 Save R11 (7%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Freedom Mazwi examines patterns of agricultural finance in Zimbabwe since the radical Fast Track Land Resettlement Programme (FTLRP) was implemented in 2000-and, especially, the varying impact that the FTLRP reforms have had not only on land use, but also on the well-being of farmers.Focusing on contract farming in the tobacco and sugarcane sectors, Mazwi offers penetrating insights into social contradictions and power relations in Zimbabwe's rural areas. He also assesses the institutional finance mechanisms that have emerged in response to the radical land reforms and reflects on the related political and economic isolation of the country since 2000. Not least, he suggests how agrarian policy could be restructured to better benefit small-scale farmers.

Livestock and Wealth Creation - Improving Husbandry of Animals Kept by Resource-Poor People in Developing Countries... Livestock and Wealth Creation - Improving Husbandry of Animals Kept by Resource-Poor People in Developing Countries (Paperback)
E. Owen, A. Kitalyi, N. Jayasuirya, T. Smith
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This unique book is the product of a south/north, east/west collaboration, involving some 90 contributors from 25 countries. It will be invaluable to all concerned with livestock keeping and poverty alleviation in developing countries, especially lecturers, students and those working with resource-poor livestock keepers. Livestock and Wealth Creation is about the role of livestock in developing countries and portrays how improved husbandry practices can affect the livelihoods of livestock keepers. It emphasises ways of improving small-scale enterprises and subsistence livestock-keeping. The burgeoning 'Livestock Revolution', which is already occurring in some developing countries and foreseen to become a wider phenomenon over the next 20 years, is also considered. A gigantic increase in demand for meat and milk is predicted, with consequent opportunities for resource-poor livestock keepers to contribute and move from subsistence to market-oriented production.

The Poultry and Egg Situation: April 1949; Pes-135 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture The Poultry and Egg Situation: April 1949; Pes-135 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Farm Income Situation: December 1941; Fis-23 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture The Farm Income Situation: December 1941; Fis-23 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Agriculture Circular: Livestock and Meat; May, 1974 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of... Foreign Agriculture Circular: Livestock and Meat; May, 1974 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 21: October 27, 1930 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 21: October 27, 1930 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 37: July 16, 1938 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 37: July 16, 1938 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics
R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 81: December 12, 1960 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): U S Foreign Agricultural Service Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 81: December 12, 1960 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
U S Foreign Agricultural Service
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 47: November 22, 1943 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 47: November 22, 1943 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Wheat Situation: May-June 1944 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture The Wheat Situation: May-June 1944 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Poultry and Egg Situation: Aug.-Sept. 1948 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture The Poultry and Egg Situation: Aug.-Sept. 1948 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 19: September 3, 1929 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 19: September 3, 1929 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 54: January 20, 1947 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Crops and Markets, Vol. 54: January 20, 1947 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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