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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Status of precision agriculture. 3. Precision farming technologies. 4. Understanding GIS. 5. Affordable opportunities for precision farming. 6. Precision agriculture and environment quality. 7. Water management for precision farming. 8. Point sampling. 9. Soil sampling for precision farming. 10. Remote sensing and precision agriculture. 11. Economics of precision agriculture. 12. Small sector precision farming. 13. Comprehensive precision farming. 14. Public involvement in precision agriculture. Bibliography. Index. Precision Farming is an emerging important hi tech approach to agricultural practices which promises to revolutionise the sector of agriculture. This new technology enables farmers to create finely detained maps of forms that describe important characteristics such as fertilizer requirements by a specific location of the field. This book not only introduces the reader to the technology of precision farming it presents a broad overview of its concepts and the tools of this systems. It also closely studies the mobility of this option and considers economic environmental and other considerations. With a comprehensive insight into the subject the book should prove to be an interesting read to the reader. 276 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Soil biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. 2. Strategy for food security. 3. World food security trends. 4. Soil biodiversity. 5. Soil and water problems. 6. Soil conservation. 7. Land quality indicators. 8. Land degradation. 9. Planning and managing of soil and water resources. 10. Soil and water resource management. 11. Managing soil erosion. Bibliography. Index. This book identifies the key issues associated with managing soil quality. It discusses solutions to the challenges faced by farmers by addressing key soil attributes and management and how these affect or can be used to improve soil quality. It takes a management oriented approach by identifying key issues in soil quality and management options to enhance the sustainability of modern agriculture. The book will be of significant interest to students and researchers in agronomy and in soil crop and environmental sciences and to stakeholders involved in issues related to land use and agricultural management. 268 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Description of soil. 3. Characteristics of soil ecology. 4. Methods in soil microbiology. 5. Microbial communities in soil. 6. Soil health. 7. Soil conservation. 8. Soil moisture for plant production. 9. Soil management. Bibliography. Index. Soil ecology is the study of the interactions among soil organisms and between biotic and abiotic aspects of the soil environment. It is particularly concerned with the cycling of nutrients formation and stabilisation of the pore structure the spread and vitality of pathogens and the biodiversity of this rich biological community. This book emphasizes the inter relations among plants animals and microbes by establishing the fundamental physical and chemical properties of the soil habitat and then functionally characterising the major components of the soil biota and some of their most important interactions. The fundamental principles underpinning soil ecology are established and this then enables an integrated approach to explore and understand the processes of soil nutrient cycling and the ecology of extreme soil conditions such as soil water stress. This book is designed to meet the increasing challenges faced by today's environmental scientists ecologists agriculturalists and biotechnologists. 272 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Potentials of water in agriculture. 2. On farm water management. 3. Water table management. 4. Drainage water assessment. 5. Agricultural water reuse. 6. Capacity assessment in agricultural water management. 7. Drainage water management. 8. Economic evaluation of agricultural water resources. Bibliography. Index. Agricultural water management is not a goal in itself but part of a process of resource management that provides a key input to agricultural production and farmer incomes. It includes irrigation and drainage water management in rainfed agriculture recycled water reuse water and land conservation and watershed management. It covers all irrigated agriculture whether fed by surface water or groundwater including both public schemes and millions of private individually irrigated farms in a wide range of agro climatic conditions and in a broad set of production systems and water management contexts. This book highlights the importance of agricultural water management and describes the advantages and disadvantages of conventional and innovative systems for the treatment and disposal of agricultural water. It would be a useful reference tool for policy makers project managers development organisations researchers and other interest groups working for effective agricultural water management. 302 pp.

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Seed production by farmers. 3. Approaches to seed marketing. 4. Understanding the market. 5. Advertising and promotion. 6. Marketing plan. 7. Seed trade and seed supply. 8. Seed pricing and costing. 9. Supplying the market. 10. Management of distribution. 11. Crop marketing services. 12. The Indian seed industry. 13. Marketing reforms in India. 14. International trade in forest tree seeds. 15. Intellectual property and seeds. 16. National seeds policy 2002. Bibliography. Index. Seed marketing forms a vital component of seed technology. Comprised of activities like acquisition and selling of packed seeds intermediate storage delivery and sales promotional activities seed marketing is the crucial factor on which the size and scope of the seed industry depends. This book has been written to facilitate the reader's knowledge with a thorough understanding of the growing seed industry. This fast developing sector has already been seeking attention as an important discipline of the agricultural process and looks set to make new inroads into the same field. With a comprehensive but cruise exploration of the subject it is hoped that the book would be highly useful for readers involved in agricultural science. 274 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction to global marketing. 2. Planning and control. 3. Market entry strategies. 4. Product decision. 5. Pricing decision. 6. Promotion decision. 7. Commodity marketing. 8. Buyer behaviour. 9. Market liberalisation. 10. Marketing research. Bibliography. Index. In many countries agriculture is the biggest single industry. It employs over fifty per cent of the labour force in developed countries with industry and commerce dependent upon it as a source of raw materials and as a market for manufactured goods. Hence the development of agriculture and the marketing systems which impinge upon it are at the heart of the economic growth process in developed countries. Improvement of marketing systems for both farm produce and inputs in developing countries and the emerging economies necessitates a strong private sector backed up by appropriate policy frame works and effective government support services. In addition governments need to ensure that the legislative and regulatory environment is suitable for competitive and efficient private sector marketing. This book is designed as an aid for students and professionals of agricultural marketing agricultural economics agribusiness management and business studies. 262 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Surface drainage. 3. Subsurface drainage. 4. Water table management. 5. Drainage water quality. 6. Drainage water treatment. 7. Drainage water re use. 8. Drainage water issues. 9. Drainage water disposal. 10. Saline water irrigation. 11. Purification of streams and rivers. 12. Long distance water transfer. 13. Water quality monitoring. Bibliography. Index. Agricultural drainage is the removal of excess water from the soil surface and/or soil profile of cropland by either gravity or artificial means. The two main reasons for improving the drainage on agricultural land are for soil conservation and enhancing crop production. The management goal of agricultural drainage is to maintain a salt balance in the crop root zone in arid areas and proper soil water balance in humid areas. Drainage water from different locations and /or facilities will have different quality characteristics. Poor quality water should be separated from good quality water. If drainage water is unsuitable for reuse it should be disposed of in a sink of lower quality water. In recent years public concern has increased about the nature of agricultural drainage and the impact of agricultural drainage improvements on the quality of water resources and environment. This publication is designed to help citizens to understand the purpose and nature of agricultural drainage systems and water quality issues. It will be a highly useful reference tool for farm and project managers consultants engineers and students and researchers in the field of agricultural science. 278 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction to contract farming. 2. Specifications of contract farming. 3. Managing the contract farming. 4. Monitoring performance. 5. Impact of contract farming on society. 6. Contract farming in developing countries. 7. Contract farming and poverty reduction. 8. Equity and efficiency in contract farming. 9. Distribution in contract farming. 10. Commercialisation of contract farming. 11. Consequences of contract farming. 12. Contract farming in agri food system development. 13. Advantages and problems of contract farming. 14. Successful contract farming. Bibliography. Index. Contract farming is a mode of agricultural practice which acts as a means of organising the commercial agricultural production of both large scale and small scale farmers. This type of farming has already been in existence in countries that have liberalised marketing. This book does not merely elaborate on socio economic studies which led to the birth of contract farming rather its purpose extends into the realm of providing advice to existing contract farming companies into manage their operations more efficiently to companies starting on such a venture to explore all possible loopholes and prerequisites and to lawmakers seeking to promote contract farming. 274 pp.

Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Strategic marketing planning 3 Marketing environment 4 Market segmentation and positioning 5 Buying motives 6 Food and agricultural marketing 7 Pricing 8 Agriculture marketing channels 9 Wholesalers and retailers 10 Advertising and publicity 11 Marketing communication 12 Personal selling 13 Agricultural marketing control Bibliography IndexIndian Agriculture arguably the backbone of India?s economy is highly dependent on the spatial and temporal distribution of monsoon rainfall India?s population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice and wheat Agriculture in India is the means of livelihood of almost two thirds of the workforce in the country A better approach is to perform an annual comprehensive review of markets and opportunities then make long-term strategic decisions without the distractions of day to day marketing and sales activities Daily decisions then fit into the company?s overall strategic marketing goals 304 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. The Seeds Act 1966. 2. The Seeds Rules 1968. 3. Seed (Control) Order 1983 under Essential Commodities Act 1955 (10 of 1955). 4. General aspects of seed policy. 5. Seed legislation and regulatory measures. 6. Seed legislation and regulation a global scenario. 7. Farm legislation issues in cotton. 8. Farm legislation issues in soybeans. 9. Technological measures to prevent seed and plant varieties. 10. Seed legislation in India. 11. India's Plant Variety Protection and Farmers Rights Act. 12. The Seeds Bill 2004. Bibliography. Index. This book guides the reader on the various seed production schemes and certifications validated by the Government of India in order to improve the farmers working capacity in the field. It introduces the various standards in seed testing and seed legislation and elaborates on those standards deemed necessary by the Government to regulate registration selection storage transfer and use of seed. It also explains the various legislatives acts and laws passed by the testing inspection quality and sale of seeds. All in all being a comprehensive guide into the issue this book proves highly useful to seed producers and agriculturalists. 272 pp.