Clay, Jason W

World agriculture and the environment : a commodity-by-commodity guide to impacts and practices / [electronic resource] Jason Clay - Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2004. 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index

Agricultural trends and realities -- Agriculture and the environment -- Coffee -- Tea -- Cocoa -- Orange juice -- Sugarcane -- Soybeans -- Palm oil -- Bananas -- Cashews -- Cotton -- Wood pulp -- Rubber -- Tobacco -- Wheat -- Rice -- Corn (maize) -- Sorghum -- Cassava -- Beef -- Shrimp -- Salmon

World Agriculture and the Environment is the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts, including maps of the production areas for each of 22 major commodities. The book presents a unique assessment, as well as prescriptions for increasing efficiency and reducing damage to natural systems.--COVER

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Agriculture--Environmental aspects
Agriculture - Aspect de l'environnement

S589.75 / .C53 2004

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