Principles of Agricultural Economics
Principles of Agricultural Economics

Author: Andrew Barkley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1136779000

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This book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions, and how to use simple economic principles for improved decision making. While the primary focus of the book is on microeconomic aspects, agricultural economics has expanded over recent decades to include issues of macroeconomics, international trade, agribusiness, environmental economics, natural resources, and international development. Hence, these topics are also provided with significant coverage.

Cuisine and Culture
Cuisine and Culture

Author: Linda Civitello

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-29

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0470403713

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Cuisine and Culture presents a multicultural and multiethnic approach that draws connections between major historical events and how and why these events affected and defined the culinary traditions of different societies. Witty and engaging, Civitello shows how history has shaped our diet--and how food has affected history. Prehistoric societies are explored all the way to present day issues such as genetically modified foods and the rise of celebrity chefs. Civitello's humorous tone and deep knowledge are the perfect antidote to the usual scholarly and academic treatment of this universally important subject.

Toxicological Profile for Selenium (Update)
Toxicological Profile for Selenium (Update)

Author: John Risher

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 143793076X

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Selenium (SE) and its compounds are used in photographic devices, gun gluing, plastics, paints, anti-dandruff shampoos, vitamin and mineral supp., fungicides, and glass. It is also used to prepare drugs and as a nutritional feed supp. for poultry and livestock. This profile includes: (a) The exam¿n. of toxicologic info. and epidemiologic evaluations on SE to ascertain the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and the chronic health effects; (b) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of SE is avail. to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health (SRHH); and (c) Ident¿n. of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types of exposure that may present SRHH. Illus. A print on demand pub.

Citrus Nutrition and Quality
Citrus Nutrition and Quality

Author: Steven Nagy

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: Symposium proceedings (American Chemical Society,Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1980) on thequality and nutritional properties of citrus fruits arepresented. Twenty-eight papers cover subjects in thefollowing areas: nutrition and health; quality as related tospecific biochemical components; effects of handling andprocessing on quality and nutrition; quality control andevaluation; and adulteration. Nutritional aspects of citrusbioflavonoids, the role of citrus in health and disease, andthe effects of processing on the nutritional quality ofcitrus juice are discussd. (rkm).