Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 108 mm x 172 mm, Gewicht: 122 g
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 108 mm x 172 mm, Gewicht: 122 g
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
ISBN: 978-0-19-872596-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press
In this Very Short Introduction Paul Brassley and Richard Soffe explain what farmers do and why they do it. Beginning with the most basic resource, the soil, they show why it is important, and how farmers can increase its productivity, before turning to the plants and animals that grow on it, and tracing the connections between their biology and the various ways in which farmers work with them. The authors conclude by looking at some of the controversial issues facing contemporary
agriculture: its sustainability; its impact on wildlife and landscape; issues of animal welfare; and the affect of climate change and the development of genetically modified organisms on farmers.
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