Energy and Agriculture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)

Energy and agriculture are both extremely broad subjects and their interactions - the subject of this book - cover almost the full spectrum of the agricultural sciences. Yet the subject is a relatively new one whose importance first received widespread recognition barely a decade ago, following the dramatic increase in oil prices during 1973. The impact of this increase was such as to promote a world-wide debate on the future direction that agriculture should take. This debate was, and is, of particular concern in countries where agriculture plays a leading role in economic and social development. During the last half century many national agricultural systems have been transformed from almost closed, self-sufficient systems with few locally produced inputs geared to satisfy local requirements, to intensive, open systems, utilizing large quantities of energy-rich inputs such as fossil fuel for manufactured agro-chemicals, water distribution and imported animal feedstuffs to produce a range of sophisticated products, often for export, which in tum require many energy-rich inputs for their marketing. This industrialization of agriculture has proved to be very successful in many respects and indeed was accepted as a general model for agricultural development allowing increased productivity and efficiency per unit land, labor and water, even in areas with limited natural resources.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, 14
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	1984
Editors:	G. Stanhill
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	194
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-69786-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	3-642-69786-0
Barcode:	9783642697869

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