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Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region - where 60% of the global population, including some of the world's poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass. To guarantee the food security of this and other regions, growers worldwide are rapidly adopting genetically modified (GM) crops as the forerunner to protect against many bi...

Discusses the impact that anti-GM crop attitudes have on nutrition security in developing countries and updates scientists, regulatory authorities, decision makers and the interested public on the current status of GM crops in developed and developing countries, giving first-hand accounts from people involved in growing, promoting and regulating GM crops.

This book provides the background theory behind two types of trade models rooted in economic theory and mathematical programming, and two econometric/statistical models. It shows the reader how to construct their own models to analyse policy questions in forestry and other sectors"--

Fluid therapy is one of the most important aspects of therapy in veterinary medicine. In this book the authors provide guidelines for the safe implementation of fluid therapy in clinical practice"--

Genetic Approaches.

Activating Cultural Resources and Engaging Creative Travellers.

This book introduces the basic aspects of animal nutrition, giving a practical overview of the principles which underpin the design and management of farm animal feeding systems. It covers digestive function, nutrients and feed intake, feed related disorders, grazing behaviour and management, climate change and the environment, and more.

Presents key issues of tourism planning and development in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, and Bhutan. Demonstrates experiences, challenges, successful and unsuccessful stories and specific cases of countries within South Asia. Written by scholars with extensive research experience on tourism in these countries.

Covers visitor experiences in nature-based tourism destinations and related visitor and destination management. It demonstrates current knowledge using empirical evidence from five continents and it aims to provide insights into conceptual issues as well as case studies

Transforming Tertiary Agicultural Education in Africa'.

Provides guidance on equine feeding and feed management.

A Veterinarians Guide. Provides a comprehensive overview for small animal veterinarians with poultry clients.

A comprehensive, practical text which covers a diverse range of hydroponic and protected cropping techniques, systems, greenhouse types and environments. It also covers related subjects such as the use of indoor plant factories, vertical systems, organic hydroponics, aquaponics and other systems.

A new edition of this classic in the literature of herbal medicine.

A new edition of this classic book providing a comprehensive overview of equine behaviour.

A new edition of this classic book providing a comprehensive overview of equine behaviour.

Degrowth in tourism is the voluntary shift to rebuild destinations and local economies where consumption, production and the exploitation of resources are minimal. This book addresses the paucity of combined research on tourism and degrowth by presenting emergent knowledge and research on the dynamics of degrowth from a tourism perspective by presenting cases from across the world.

Values-rich journeys can be described as pilgrimage, spiritual travel, personal heritage tourism, holistic tourism, or valuistic journeys. This book focuses on travellers themselves and their inner world through the lens of their journey. It provides interesting and challenging perspectives on the identity of pilgrims in the 21st century"--

This new edition covers key concepts, theory and practical aspects of health promotion practice worldwide. It reviews social determinants, equality and equity, policy and health, working in partnerships, sustainability, evaluation and evidence-based practice, drawing upon international settings and teaching experience in the global North and South.

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