{"title":"Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026 techniques","description":"Books on the subject of Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques","products":[{"product_id":"principles-of-agricultural-economics-markets-and-prices-in-less-developed-countries-paperback-9780521336642","title":"Principles of Agricultural Economics; Markets and Prices in Less Developed Countries (Paperback) 9780521336642","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrinciples of Agricultural Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMarkets and Prices in Less Developed Countries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Colman (Author), Trevor Young (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521336642, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 February 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis textbook addresses the main economic principles required by agricultural economists involved in rural development. The principles of 'micro-economics' or 'price-theory' are of relevance to economists everywhere, but this book reinforces the message of their relevance for rural development by explaining the theory in the specific context of the agricultural and food sectors of developing countries. Hypothetical and actual empirical illustrations drawn almost exclusively from such countries distinguish this book from other economic principles texts that draw their examples almost invariably from industrialised countries, and also from books more oriented to the issue of rural development. The first half of the book deals with the underlying principles of production, supply and demand. These are essential tools for the study and management of the agricultural sector and food markets. In the second half, supply and demand are bought together into a chapter of equilibrium and exchange. This is followed by chapters on trade and the theory of economic welfare. In the final chapter it is shown that much of the material in the earlier chapters can be combined by agricultural economists into a system for analysing and comparing the effects of alternative agricultural policies. The ability of agricultural economics to provide a consistent framework for the analysis of policy problems thus enables it to make a key contribution to rural development.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Economics of agricultural production: theoretical foundations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Product supply and input demand\u003cbr\u003e 4. Topics in production economics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Theory of consumer behaviour\u003cbr\u003e 6. Economics of market demand\u003cbr\u003e 7. Developments in demand theory\u003cbr\u003e 8. Equilibrium and exchange\u003cbr\u003e 9. Analysis of agricultural markets\u003cbr\u003e 10. Welfare economics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Economics of trade\u003cbr\u003e 12. Food and agricultural policy\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Tropical%20agriculture:%20practice%20\u0026amp;%20techniques%20%5BTVQ%5D%22\"\u003eTVQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000597434648,"sku":"9780521336642","price":68.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521336642i_3b496301-ed4d-4537-8be4-ed5761eb830a.jpg?v=1691375277"},{"product_id":"peasant-economics-farm-households-in-agrarian-development-paperback-9780521457118","title":"Peasant Economics; Farm Households in Agrarian Development (Paperback) 9780521457118","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePeasant Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFarm Households in Agrarian Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new edition of a popular textbook on the economics of farm households in developing countries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrank Ellis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521457118, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 November 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 38 b\/w illus.  20 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … a succinct and accessible review of an area important to both development and agricultural economics.' Journal Development Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a revised and expanded edition of a popular textbook on the economics of farm households in developing countries. The second edition retains the same building blocks designed to explore household decision-making in a social context. Key topics are efficiency, risk, time allocation, gender, agrarian contracts, farm size and technological change. For these and other topics, household economic behaviour represents the outcome of social interactions within the household, and market interactions outside the household. A new chapter on the environment combines exposition of economic tools not previously covered in the book with examination of household and community decision-making in relation to environmental resources.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Peasants, Economics, Political Economy: 1. Peasants\u003cbr\u003e 2. The neoclassical theory of farm production\u003cbr\u003e 3. Elements of peasant political economy\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Theory of the Optimising Peasant: 4. The profit-maximising peasant\u003cbr\u003e 5. The risk-averse peasant\u003cbr\u003e 6. The drudgery-averse peasant\u003cbr\u003e 7. The farm household peasant\u003cbr\u003e 8. The sharecropping peasant\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Inside the Peasant Household: 9. Women in the peasant household\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Further Topics and Overview: 10. Farm size and factor productivity\u003cbr\u003e 11. Technical change\u003cbr\u003e 12. Environment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Peasant economics in perspective\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Tropical%20agriculture:%20practice%20\u0026amp;%20techniques%20%5BTVQ%5D%22\"\u003eTVQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003153076504,"sku":"9780521457118","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521457118i_6074ceea-750c-4fee-95b3-c9b9bf7360be.jpg?v=1691382339"},{"product_id":"properties-and-management-of-soils-in-the-tropics-hardback-9781107176058","title":"Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics (Hardback) 9781107176058","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProperties and Management of Soils in the Tropics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePedro A. 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Written from agronomic, environmental, and ecological standpoints, the textbook employs a multidisciplinary approach, including policymaking and plant genetic improvements, as well as ecosystem services, climate change, biodiversity, sustainability and resilience. New chapters in this second edition focus on organic carbon in soil, soil biology, soils in relation to livestock production and forestry, and agroforestry. The new edition will again be the go-to textbook for courses on tropical soils, and a reference textbook for soil and agricultural scientists and development professionals working in the tropics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgement\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Tropical Environment: 1. The natural environment of the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 2. The human environment of the tropics\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Pedology, Physics, Chemistry and Biology: 3. History of soil science in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Soils of the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Functional capacity classification\u003cbr\u003e 6. Soil physical properties\u003cbr\u003e 7. Water\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mineralogy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Soil acidity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Soil biology\u003cbr\u003e 11. Organic carbon\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Soil Fertility: 12. Soil fertility principles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Nitrogen\u003cbr\u003e 14. Phosphorus\u003cbr\u003e 15. Sulfur\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Management Systems: 16. Soils and slash and burn agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 17. Soil management in rice cultivation\u003cbr\u003e 18. Soils and livestock-based tropical systems\u003cbr\u003e 19. 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P. Makeham (Author), L. R. Malcolm (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521313674, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 December 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.369 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFarmers all over the world have to decide what to produce and how to go about it. In the tropics, small farmers have to work with a limited resource-base which usually does not lead itself to highly productive systems of consistent crop and animal production. Yet those people who live in developing tropical countries should be concerned that their farmers do produce more from the limited resources with which they have to work. The principles of farm management economics and the applications of the tools and techniques of farm management analysis and planning can help small farmers in tropics to produce 'a bit more' from their lot. For the benefit of teachers and students of agriculture, farm extension advisors and agricultural planners and managers, this book sets out the principles and practices of farm management economics on small holdings in the tropics in a clear, simple, useful and usable way.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Farm management\u003cbr\u003e 3. Farm analysis and planning\u003cbr\u003e 4. Principles of production\u003cbr\u003e 5. Costs and returns\u003cbr\u003e 6. Farm profits, financial statements and records\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cash flows\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gross margins\u003cbr\u003e 9. Time is money\u003cbr\u003e 10. Planning changes\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cropping\u003cbr\u003e 12. Animals\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mechanisation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Farm development\u003cbr\u003e 15. Farm credit and finance\u003cbr\u003e 16. 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Anderson, Journal of Developing Areas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis textbook considers the methods used by governments to change the economic and social framework within which agricultural production takes place: by influencing the prices of farm inputs and outputs, by modifying agricultural institutions, and by promoting new technologies in agriculture. The book is organised around a central set of eight policy chapters, covering topics of price policy, marketing policy, input policy, credit policy, mechanisation policy, land reform policy, research policy and irrigation policy. These chapters are preceded by material covering the nature of policy, in the context of the market versus state debate, and the principles used by economists to undertake agricultural policy analysis. 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Small (Author), Ian Carruthers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521062084, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 12 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Leslie Small and Ian Carruthers have written a lucid, policy-oriented book about this challenge and options for meeting it.  Drawing on strong familiarity with a wide range of cases and making a significant effort to apply basic neoclassical economic insights in an understandable matter, the book identifies and reviews many of the key issues....this is a clearly written and exceptionally well-grounded book. It addresses an important policy issue in comtemporary international agricultural development policy.\"   Bruce Koppel, Rural Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Leslie Small and Ian Carruthers examine in detail the potentials and limitations of user fees for financing irrigation operation and maintenance. Both authors have extensive field experience in irrigation in developing countries and have combined this experience with simple concepts of economics to examine possible institutional and financial reforms which would not simply ask farmers to pay for an inadequate irrigation service, but would create the potential for significant improvements in the quality of the service provided. The proposed elements of any such reform are discussed in depth - a system of user fees covering the recurrent costs of irrigation; a financially autonomous irrigation agency that can retain and use the fees to operate and maintain the irrigation facilities; and a macro policy environment that is not unduly skewed against the agricultural sector. Written in a style intended to convey economic perspectives and insights to non-economists, this book will be essential reading for all those concerned with the financing and performance of irrigation in developing countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Irrigation financing in perspective\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Analysing Financing Policies: Theory and Concepts: 2. Key concepts from economic theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Evaluating irrigation financing policies: a conceptual framework\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Criteria for Evaluating Irrigation Financing Policies: 4. Cost-effective operation and maintenance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Allocating a scarce resource: water-use efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 6. Improving investment decisions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Resource-mobilisation efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 8. The concern for equity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Financial Autonomy and User Fees: Key Implementation Issues: 9. Establishing financial autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 10. Setting irrigation fees: reconciling the need for funds with farmer's ability to pay\u003cbr\u003e 11. Collecting irrigation fees: fostering a willingness to pay\u003cbr\u003e 12. The political economy of irrigation financing\u003cbr\u003e 13. 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Because more fruits and vegetables are coming from tropical countries, administrative and clinical dietitians will find this book useful.\"   Journal of the American Dietetic Association\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis introduction to tropical food science is meant for two groups of people. First, there are those living in the tropics who require a simple introductory text. Food science is perhaps the most important science affecting their lives. The second group consists of students, administrators and workers in industry and research in temperate zones, who are concerned with food problems but who have no first-hand knowledge of the tropics. The text provides a concise and accessible guide to all the major elements of the subject, including the nutritional value of tropical foodstuffs, its digestion, and the preparation and preservation of food. The author has taken care to avoid the use of jargon and the text is supplemented by many useful explanatory illustrations. The volume is suitable for first-year food science students at universities, polytechnics and colleges; graduate students taking conversion courses in food science; administrators, practitioners and students of food science in the tropics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Foundations of Food Science: 1. The tropics: an introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The nutritive value of food\u003cbr\u003e 3. Digestion and absorption of food\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nutritional needs through life\u003cbr\u003e 5. The texture, colour and flavour of food\u003cbr\u003e 6. Food microbiology\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Composition of Food: 7. Cereals and legumes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fruits and vegetables\u003cbr\u003e 9. Non-alcoholic beverages\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sugar and other sweeteners\u003cbr\u003e 11. Foods of animal origin\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Food Preparation and Preservation: 12. From kitchen to food factory\u003cbr\u003e 13. Food preparation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Food fermentations\u003cbr\u003e 15. Food preservation\u003cbr\u003e 16. Food additives\u003cbr\u003e 17. 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Rarely have projected benefits in well-being or production been achieved. In consequence, in the mid-1980s, further vast sums are being spent throughout the Third World on programmes for rehabilitation, canal lining, on farm development, and farmers' organisation. In this book, Robert Chambers shows that much of this policy and practice is based on misleading research and misdiagnosis. When applied to the complexity and uniqueness of canal irrigation systems, the normal professionalism of civil and agricultural engineers, agronomists, economists, and sociologists, leaves gaps which are keys to better performance. In successive chapters, five such gaps are analysed and presented: main system management, including the scheduling and delivery of water, and communications; canal irrigation at night; management of canal systems jointly by farmers and officials; professional conditions and incentives for irrigation managers; and methods for diagnostic analysis to identify cost-effective actions for improvement. Managing Canal Irrigation has been written for policy-makers, irrigation managers, consultants, researchers, trainers and teachers. It challenges all concerned with improving the performance and anti-poverty impact of canal irrigation, whether in government departments, aid agencies, consultancy firms, training and research institutes or universities, to re-examine their beliefs, biases and actions. By going beyond the limits of normal professionalism, the book presents a new syllabus for training, a new agenda for research and development, and points to new policies and to practical action to be taken in the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and conventions\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Poverty, Canals and Commonsense: 1. Potential for the poor\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thinking about canal irrigation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Normal Error: 3. Learning and mislearning\u003cbr\u003e 4. Normal professionalism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fixation below the outlet\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Professional Gaps as Centres: 6. Main system management: the central gap\u003cbr\u003e 7. Canal irrigation at night\u003cbr\u003e 8. Farmers above the outlet\u003cbr\u003e 9. Managers and motivation\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 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It addresses an important policy issue in comtemporary international agricultural development policy.\"   Bruce Koppel, Rural Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Leslie Small and Ian Carruthers examine in detail the potentials and limitations of user fees for financing irrigation operation and maintenance. Both authors have extensive field experience in irrigation in developing countries and have combined this experience with simple concepts of economics to examine possible institutional and financial reforms which would not simply ask farmers to pay for an inadequate irrigation service, but would create the potential for significant improvements in the quality of the service provided. The proposed elements of any such reform are discussed in depth - a system of user fees covering the recurrent costs of irrigation; a financially autonomous irrigation agency that can retain and use the fees to operate and maintain the irrigation facilities; and a macro policy environment that is not unduly skewed against the agricultural sector. Written in a style intended to convey economic perspectives and insights to non-economists, this book will be essential reading for all those concerned with the financing and performance of irrigation in developing countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Irrigation financing in perspective\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Analysing Financing Policies: Theory and Concepts: 2. Key concepts from economic theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Evaluating irrigation financing policies: a conceptual framework\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Criteria for Evaluating Irrigation Financing Policies: 4. Cost-effective operation and maintenance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Allocating a scarce resource: water-use efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 6. Improving investment decisions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Resource-mobilisation efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 8. The concern for equity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Financial Autonomy and User Fees: Key Implementation Issues: 9. Establishing financial autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 10. Setting irrigation fees: reconciling the need for funds with farmer's ability to pay\u003cbr\u003e 11. Collecting irrigation fees: fostering a willingness to pay\u003cbr\u003e 12. The political economy of irrigation financing\u003cbr\u003e 13. 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J. T. Norman (Author), C. J. Pearson (Author), P. G. E. Searle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521410625, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 May 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.7 x 3.2 cm, 0.837 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"I found the book to be well organized and easy to follow with a tremendous range of sources of materials in the references from journals, books, international center publications, proceedings of symposia, etc...\"   Ingvar Ohlsson, Field Crops Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn tropical developing countries farmers tend to grow a wide range of crops in a small area for subsistence or sale. To make full use of often limited resources a good understanding of how environmental conditions affect the characteristics and performance of these crops is essential. This book considers the response of tropical food crops to environmental factors such as climate, soil and farming system. Three types of crop are considered; cereals, legumes and non-cereal energy crops, with individual chapters on the four most important crops in each group. This material is set in context by introductory chapters on tropical farming systems, tropical climates and tropical soils. This updated edition retains the successful formula of the first edition, and will serve the needs of advanced students of tropical agriculture, as well as professionals engaged in research and extension work in tropical crop production.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. General: 1. Tropical cropping systems\u003cbr\u003e 2. 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Searle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521422642, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 May 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.717 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"I found the book to be well organized and easy to follow with a tremendous range of sources of materials in the references from journals, books, international center publications, proceedings of symposia, etc...\"   Ingvar Ohlsson, Field Crops Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn tropical developing countries farmers tend to grow a wide range of crops in a small area for subsistence or sale. 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While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eContributors have direct working experience with the tribes in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. 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The four volumes of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical fruits review essential aspects of postharvest biology, postharvest technologies, handling and processing technologies for both well-known and lesser-known fruits. Volume 1 contains chapters on general topics and issues, while Volumes 2, 3 and 4 contain chapters focused on individual fruits, organised alphabetically.Volume 1 provides an overview of key factors associated with the postharvest quality of tropical and subtropical fruits. Two introductory chapters cover the economic importance of these crops and their nutritional benefits. Chapters reviewing the postharvest biology of tropical and subtropical fruits and the impact of preharvest conditions, harvest circumstances and postharvest technologies on quality follow. Further authors review microbiological safety, the control of decay and quarantine pests and the role of biotechnology in the improvement of produce of this type. Two chapters on the processing of tropical and subtropical fruit complete the volume.With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Volume 1 of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits, along with the other volumes in the collection, will be an essential reference both for professionals involved in the postharvest handling and processing of tropical and subtropical fruits and for academics and researchers working in the area.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributor contact details\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr Adel Kader\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Economic importance of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 World fruit production and contribution to gross domestic product (GDP)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Global consumption of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 International trade in tropical and subtropical fruit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Price of tropical and subtropical fruit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Nutritional and health-promoting properties of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Consumption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Health components of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Overview of health effects of some tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Preharvest factors affecting accumulation of nutritional and health components\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Postharvest factors affecting nutritional and health components\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Enhancement of nutritional and health components in tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Postharvest biology of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Diversity in fruit characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Maturation and ripening\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Quality attributes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Biological factors affecting deterioration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Environmental factors affecting deterioration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Pathological disorders and insect infestation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Biotechnological approaches for improving quality andpostharvest life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Preharvest and harvest factors infl uencing the postharvest quality of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Genetic factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Environmental factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Physico-chemical factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Diseases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Other factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Harvesting factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Phytohormones and other growth regulators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Postharvest technologies to maintain the quality of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Maturity and harvesting indices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Harvesting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Conditioning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Quality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 The cold chain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Centralized packing operations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Ripening\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Postharvest pathology of tropical and subtropical fruit and strategies for decay control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Preharvest and postharvest factors affecting disease development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Modes of infection by postharvest pathogens\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Attack mechanisms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Fruit defense mechanisms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Major pathogens of subtropical and tropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Control of postharvest pathogens\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Conclusions and future challenges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Quarantine pests of tropical and subtropical fruits and their control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Internal fruit feeders: an introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Diptera: Tephritidae\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Lepidoptera: Tortricidae and Elachistidae\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Coleoptera: mango seed weevil: Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) (Curculionidae)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 External fruit feeders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Control measures: an introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Preharvest control measures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Postharvest control measures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Microbial safety of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Foodborne pathogens associated with tropical and subtropical fruit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Outbreaks of foodborne illness attributed to tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Routes of contamination of tropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Interventions to reduce contamination of tropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Food safety programs used to minimize microbial contamination of fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Biotechnology and molecular biology of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Genetic transformation, transcriptome sequencing, genome mapping and sequencing of fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Avocado (Persea americana Mill.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Banana (Musa acuminata)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Citrus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Fig (Ficus carica L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Grape (Vitis vinifera L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.12 Guava (Psidium guajava L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.13 Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.14 Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.15 Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.16 Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.17 Mango (Mangifera indica L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.18 Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.19 Melon (Cucumis melo L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.20 Nuts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.21 Olive (Olea europaea L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.22 Papaya (Carica papaya L.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.23 Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sim)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.24 Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.25 Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.26 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Fresh-cut tropical and subtropical fruit products\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Fresh-cut produce industry worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Handling and conditioning of raw materials for processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Sanitation of whole and fresh-cut fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Mechanical and manual processing of fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Physiological and biochemical aspects of fresh-cut produce\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Effects of peeling and cutting on overall quality: texture, flavour and colour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Preservative treatments for fresh-cut fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Preservation of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Nutritional aspects of fresh-cut vs whole fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and hygiene considerations for the fresh-cut produce industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Facilities, process design and equipment requirements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 New trends in the fresh-cut fruit industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.13 Economic and market considerations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.14 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Preservation and processing of tropical and subtropical fruits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Factors responsible for the deterioration of tropical fruits and their products\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Microbiological aspects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Enzymes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Principles of conventional methods of preservation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Fruit preparation for preservation purposes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Refrigeration and freezing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Drying\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Manufacture of fruit beverages and purees\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Manufacture of jams and jellies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 Heat treatments applied to fruit products\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.11 Non-thermal processes applied to tropical and subtropical fruit processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.12 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Tropical agriculture: practice \u0026amp; techniques\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Tropical%20agriculture:%20practice%20\u0026amp;%20techniques%20%5BTVQ%5D%22\"\u003eTVQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Food \u0026amp; beverage technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Food \u0026amp; beverage technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Food%20\u0026amp;%20beverage%20technology%20%5BTDCT%5D%22\"\u003eTDCT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Woodhead Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651766276376,"sku":"9781845697334","price":121.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781845697334_8343021d-dd4a-41a9-a2c7-a4704310a835.jpg?v=1696713314"}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/collections\/tropical-agriculture-practice-techniques.oembed?page=2","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}