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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446323603321

Autore

George Raymond A. T

Titolo

Tropical vegetable production / / Raymond A.T. George

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, U.K., : CABI, 2011

ISBN

1-282-90634-8

9786612906343

1-84593-754-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

635.0913

Soggetti

Tropical vegetables - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Principles and practice of tropical vegetable production -- pt. 2. Tropical vegetable crops.

Sommario/riassunto

Sustainable crop production is vital to ensure that supplies of fresh vegetables and their products are readily available. However, food security still remains a huge problem in areas of the world, including the tropics and sub-tropics, where communities rely solely on subsistence farming to meet their day to day food demands. It is evident that food production needs to become more sustainable to ensure economic stability and poverty reduction. With this in mind, ""Tropical Vegetable Production"" addresses the problems surrounding vegetable production in developing countries. Divided into two