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Emerging biological threats : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan
| Emerging biological threats : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood Press, , c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9 |
| Collana | Non-Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Emerging infectious diseases
Food security Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-64502-0
3-13-372094-5 1-282-38593-3 9786612385933 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Five big ones -- Five more (and complications) -- Food insecurity -- Food insecurity, continued -- Making things worse -- Fighting back. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819669203321 |
Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood Press, , c2009 | ||
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Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa : Climate Risks and Resource Scarcity / / edited by Mohamed Behnassi, Mirza Barjees Baig, Mahjoub El Haiba, Michael R. Reed
| Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa : Climate Risks and Resource Scarcity / / edited by Mohamed Behnassi, Mirza Barjees Baig, Mahjoub El Haiba, Michael R. Reed |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIX, 330 p. 98 illus., 90 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Food security Water Hydrology Agriculture Climatology Biodiversity Food Security Climate Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-030-72987-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Enhancing Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security within a Changing Climate -- Chapter 2. Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Sector of Pakistan: Status, Consequences, and Adoption Options -- Chapter 3. Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in Tunisia: Challenges, Existing Policies, and Way Forward -- Chapter 4. Food Security in the MENA Region: Does Agriculture Performance Matter? -- Chapter 5. Emerging Threats to Food Security in Nigeria: Way Forward -- Chapter 6. Food Security in Morocco: Risk Factors and Governance -- Chapter 7. Climate Change and Agricultural Policy for Realizing Food Security in Morocco -- Chapter 8. Livestock and Food Security under Climate Change Scenario in Pakistan -- Chapter 9. Water Scarcity Threats to National Food Security of Pakistan – Issues, Implications, and Way Forward -- Chapter 10. Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Food Security in Egypt and Possible Adaptive Measures – A Review -- Chapter 11. The Combined Impact of Climate Change and the Use of Solar Energy on the Water Consumption in Agriculture: A Case Study from Souss Massa Region -- Chapter 12. Mathematical Model for Estimating Optimal Water Resources in Irrigation Problems -- Chapter 13. Readiness of Entrepreneurs towards Group Performance Development of OTOP Product: A Case Study in North-Eastern Thailand. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495229103321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 | ||
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Emerging Solutions in Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security / / edited by Sampat Ghosh, Amrita Kumari Panda, Chuleui Jung, Satpal Singh Bisht
| Emerging Solutions in Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security / / edited by Sampat Ghosh, Amrita Kumari Panda, Chuleui Jung, Satpal Singh Bisht |
| Autore | Ghosh Sampat |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.19 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Kumari PandaAmrita
JungChuleui Singh BishtSatpal |
| Soggetto topico |
Food science
Food security Food - Safety measures Food Science Food Security Food Safety |
| ISBN | 3-031-40908-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Brief account on the history and conceptual evolution of nutrition security: Past, Present and Future -- Part I: Traditional Foods and Biodiversity to Achieve Nutrition Security -- chapter 2: Traditional Foods and Foods with a Tradition: it’s not the same -- Chapter 3: Traditional foods and associated Indigenous Knowledge Systems and its role in nutrition security in Mongolia -- Chapter 4: Current status of edible insects in the context of dietary transition in Western French Africa: A case study from Benin -- Chapter 5: The decline of Agrobiodiversity: the process of crop improvement, consequent homogenization, and aftermath -- Chapter 6: Aquaculture: Contributions to Global Food Security -- Part II: Environmental Concern and Food Safety -- Chapter 7: Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry and Horticulture Based Farming Systems: Mitigating climate change and advancing food and nutrition security -- Chapter 8: Pesticide residue and food safety: Retrospection and prospects -- Part III: Biotechnological Advancement and Sustainable Nutrition Security -- Chapter 9: Plant breeding strategies and methods for Food Security: Review on the Technology -- Chapter 10: Crop Breeding and Biotechnological Advances towards Nutrition and Environment Security -- Part IV: Micronutrient Concern -- Chapter 11: The Micronutrient Zinc in Human Health and Disease -- Part V: Functional Foods -- Chapter 13: Functional food in promoting health: Global perspective -- Chapter 14: Medicinal properties of traditional foods and associated indigenous knowledge system: A case study of the Himalayan region, India -- Chapter 15: Ayurveda and Traditional foods to supplement nutrition in India. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910755073203321 |
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Ghosh Sampat
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Endless appetites [[electronic resource] ] : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga
| Endless appetites [[electronic resource] ] : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga |
| Autore | Bjerga Alan |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Bloomberg |
| Soggetto topico |
Food prices
Food security |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-28295-X
9786613282958 1-118-16961-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest; Contents; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo Insert |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457793703321 |
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Bjerga Alan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 | ||
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Endless appetites [[electronic resource] ] : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga
| Endless appetites [[electronic resource] ] : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga |
| Autore | Bjerga Alan |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Bloomberg |
| Soggetto topico |
Food prices
Food security |
| ISBN |
1-118-16959-X
1-283-28295-X 9786613282958 1-118-16961-1 |
| Classificazione | BUS027000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest; Contents; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo Insert |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781471103321 |
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Bjerga Alan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Endless appetites : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga
| Endless appetites : how the commodities casino creates hunger and unrest / / Alan Bjerga |
| Autore | Bjerga Alan |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.8 |
| Collana | Bloomberg |
| Soggetto topico |
Food prices
Food security |
| ISBN |
1-118-16959-X
1-283-28295-X 9786613282958 1-118-16961-1 |
| Classificazione | BUS027000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest; Contents; Author's Note; Prologue; Chapter 1: Floors, Fields, and Famines; Chapter 2: Chicago Makes a Market; Chapter 3: Elephants in the Kiddie Pool; Chapter 4: A Recipe for Famine; Chapter 5: The View from Rome; Chapter 6: Hot Air; Chapter 7: Promise; Chapter 8: The Price of a Cup of Coffee; Chapter 9: A Better Banana; Chapter 10: Thai Quality; Chapter 11: Steps Up; Chapter 12: Harvest of Hope; Notes; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Photo Insert |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825879503321 |
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Bjerga Alan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Bloomberg Press, c2011 | ||
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Evaluating Sustainable Food System Innovations : A Global Toolkit for Cities
| Evaluating Sustainable Food System Innovations : A Global Toolkit for Cities |
| Autore | Valette Élodie |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.19 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Blay-PalmerAlison
IntoppaBeatrice Di BattistaAmanda RoudelleOphélie ChaboudGéraldine |
| Collana | Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Food security
Food supply Nutrition policy |
| ISBN |
1-00-328544-9
1-000-96614-3 1-003-28544-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Mapping change: the Urbal approach 2. Urbal: a research project 3. The role of chefs and gastronomy in transforming the Brasília food system 4.Traditional tortillas in Mexico: opportunities and challenges for producers and consumers 5. The role of school canteens in building more sustainable food systems: the impact pathways of the Ma Cantine Autrement programme in Montpellier 6.The potential of short food supply chains for sustainable urban agri-food systems: the UFIL of Milano Ristorazione 7. Studying the impact of e-commerce on the sustainability of food systems in Vietnam 8. Ecofriendly farmsystems: testing the Urbal approach in Berlin 9. Agricultural Districts as tools for sustainable urban food systems: the case of Milan 10. The Urbal approach and the after life of a food systems innovation process: the Nourish to Flourish governance process in Cape Town, South Africa 11. Using Urbal to develop metrics for evaluation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910758476603321 |
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Valette Élodie
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| Milton : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Export Control Reform Act of 2018; Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018; Global Electoral Exchange Act; and Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 : markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 5040, H.R. 5129, H.R. 5274, and H.R. 5480, April 17, 2018
| Export Control Reform Act of 2018; Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018; Global Electoral Exchange Act; and Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 : markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 5040, H.R. 5129, H.R. 5274, and H.R. 5480, April 17, 2018 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 239 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Export controls - United States
Food security Poor - Services for Economic assistance, American Women-owned business enterprises Entrepreneurship |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Export Control Reform Act of 2018; Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018; Global Electoral Exchange Act; and Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910709655103321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Extractive Farming or Bio Farming? : Making a Better Choice for the 21st Century / / by Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair
| Extractive Farming or Bio Farming? : Making a Better Choice for the 21st Century / / by Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair |
| Autore | Nair Kodoth Prabhakaran |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (66 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Food security Sustainability Environment Soil science Food Security Environmental Sciences Soil Science |
| ISBN | 3-031-34695-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Challenge -- 1.2 Soils and Sustainable Agriculture -- 1.3 Ensuring and Advancing Food Security -- 1.4 What do the Above Data Prove? -- 1.5 What Does the Concept of Soil Health Mean? -- 1.6 A Looming Global Food Crisis -- 1.7 The Global Scenario -- 1.8 What is the Situation in India? -- 1.9 What is the Future? -- References -- Chapter 2: What are Microbial Fertilizers and What is Their Role in Bio Farming? -- 2.1 Nitrogenous Microbial Fertilizers and Their Role in Bio Farming -- 2.2 The Morphology of Rhizobium -- 2.3 The Mode of Infection -- 2.4 The Process of Nodulation -- 2.5 The Process of Nitrogen Fixation -- 2.6 How is the Rhizobium Bacteria Produced En Masse? -- 2.7 How is the Microorganism Cultured? -- 2.8 How to Prepare the Inoculum? -- 2.9 Processing the Carrier Material -- 2.10 How to Mix the Carrier Material with the Broth Culture and Subsequent Packing? -- 2.11 Specifications for the Polythene Bag -- 2.12 Storing the Microbial Fertilizer -- 2.13 Benefits of Azospirillum -- 2.14 Details of Azospirillum -- 2.15 Morphology of Azospirillum -- 2.16 How to Mix the Carrier Material with the Broth and Pack It Up? -- 2.17 What Specifications are Prescribed for the Polythene Bags Used for Packing the Inoculum? -- 2.18 What is the Best Mode to Store Microbial Fertilizer Packages? -- 2.19 Details of Azotobacter -- 2.20 Which are the Most Important Species of Azotobacter? -- 2.21 What are the Steps Involved in the Mass Production of Azotobacter? -- 2.22 How to Culture the Bacterium? -- 2.23 How to Prepare the Inoculum? -- 2.24 How to Process the Carrier Material? -- 2.25 The Illustrious Example of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms (PSM): How do These Microorganisms Function? -- 2.26 Making Fixed Phosphate Bioavailable Through Which Route -- 2.27 Producing PSM En Masse.
2.28 How to Prepare the Inoculum? -- 2.29 How to Process the Carrier Material and Which are the Preferred Carrier Materials? -- 2.30 How to Mix the Carrier Material with the Culture Broth and Pack It? -- 2.31 What are the Specifications Used for the Polythene Bags? -- 2.32 How to Store the Microbial Fertilizer Properly? -- 2.33 Phosphate-Mobilizing Fungus (PMF) -- 2.34 Benefits of Mycorrhiza -- 2.35 The Presence of VAM Fungi on Plant Roots -- 2.36 How to Identify the Morphological Characteristics of the VAM Spores? -- 2.37 Observing the Spore Under a Compound Microscope -- 2.38 How to Produce VAM Fungi En Masse? -- 2.39 How to Produce AMF En Masse on the Farm Front? -- 2.40 Potash-Solubilizing Bacterium (KSB) -- 2.41 How Does the Mechanism of K Solubilization Operate? -- 2.42 The Bacteria That Solubilize Zinc and Silica -- 2.43 How is Silica Solubilized? -- 2.44 What are the Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPR)? -- References -- Chapter 3: How do Microbial Fertilizers Function and How is the Efficiency of Microbial Fertilizers Quantified? -- 3.1 Enhancing Phosphate Solubilization Through Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) -- 3.2 How are Siderophores Produced? -- 3.3 Phytohormones: A Very Vital Product of Microbial Activity -- 3.4 ACC Deaminase (1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase) -- 3.5 What are the Indirect Mechanisms? -- 3.6 Quantifying the Efficiency of Microbial Fertilizers -- 3.7 The Process of Production of Microbial Fertilizer -- 3.8 What are the Quality Standards for Microbial Fertilizers? -- 3.9 The Persistence of the Microbial Fertilizer in the Soil -- 3.10 The Role of the Host Plant -- 3.11 Which are the Soil Conditions That Affect the Microbial Action? -- 3.12 Competition from Inherent Microbial Population Against a Microbial Fertilizer -- 3.13 How do Farmers' Practices Affect the Efficiency of Microbial Fertilizers?. 3.13.1 Application of Fertilizers -- 3.14 What are the Management Practices in Soil That Affect the Efficiency of Microbial Inoculation? -- 3.15 Application Method of the Inoculant -- 3.16 What are the Environmental Factors That Affect Microbial Fertilizers' Efficiency? -- 3.17 How is the Seed Treated? -- 3.18 What are the Specific Recommendations for Fruit Crops? -- 3.19 Which are the Most Important Precautions to be Taken When Using Microbial Fertilizers? -- 3.20 What is a Consortium of Microbial Fertilizers? -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734853103321 |
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Nair Kodoth Prabhakaran
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Facing the challenges of climate change and food security : the role of research, extension and communication for development / / based on a study carried out by Cees Leeuwis and Andy Hall; text revision Willem van Weperen; edited by John Preissing
| Facing the challenges of climate change and food security : the role of research, extension and communication for development / / based on a study carried out by Cees Leeuwis and Andy Hall; text revision Willem van Weperen; edited by John Preissing |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rome : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (49 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PreissingJohn
LeeuwisCees HallAndy WeperenW. van |
| Collana | Occasional papers on innovation in family farming |
| Soggetto topico |
Food security
Climatic changes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-5-107738-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""LIST OF ACRONYMRONYMS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ""; ""Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""Chapter 2 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS A METAPHOR FOR THE FUTURE ""; ""Chapter 3 SUMMARY OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: THE ROLE OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION ""; ""Chapter 4 LESSONS FROM THE CASE STUDIES ""; ""Chapter 5 CONTOURS FOR A NEW POSITIONING FOR AGRICULTURE INNOVATION SUPPORT SERVICES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""Annex 1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: THE CHANGING ROLE OF EXTENSION, COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464593703321 |
| Rome : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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