Sustainable Food Production Includes Human and Environmental Health

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Campbell, W. Bruce (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), López-Ortíz, Silvia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus, 3
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Medical research.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Sustainable development.; Quality of life.; Life Sciences.; Environmental Management.; Nature Conservation.; Sustainable Development.; Quality of Life Research.

Issues In Agroecology approaches the complex panorama of interrelated topics that encompass agroecology by presenting internationally authoritative, comprehensive, and analytical reviews. Authors are invited and provide strong summaries and scholarly advances that serve as foundations for discussion...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Biosketches of Editors and Contributing Authors
• Chapter 1: The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals
• . The Rise of Agrochemicals and Their Benefits to Humanity
• 2. Problems Associated with Agrochemicals
• 3. Limiting Agrochemical Use - Integrated Pest Management
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 2: Critical Evaluation of Genetic Manipulation for Improved Productivity: Is This a Sustainable Agenda
• 1. Introduction: Agricultural Paradigms
• 2. Agriculture, Biotechnology and Biodiversity
• 3. Genetically Modified Crops, Biofuels and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States
• 4. The Ethical Socioeconomic and Political Issues of Biotechnology in Agriculture
• 5. Genetically Engineered Crops, Food Security and Safety
• 6. Conclusions and Perspectives: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture and Development
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Chapter 3: Organic Farming and Organic Food Quality – Prospects and Limitations
• 1. Organic Farming
• 2. Food Quality
• Conclusions and Outlook
• References
• Chapter 4: Veterinary Medicine: The Value of Plant Secondary Compounds and Diversity in Balancing Consumer and Ecological Health.-1. Plant Diversity in Ecosystems
• 2. Plant Diversity and Secondary Compounds
• 3. Plant Secondary Compounds as Medicines – Feedback Mechanisms
• 4. Plant Secondary Compounds as Preventive Agents: Feed-Forward Mechanisms
• 5. Feedback (Treatment) vs. Feed-Forward (Prevention)
• 6. Impacts of PSCs on Food Products
• 7. Plant Diversity, PSCs, Productivity and Health
• 8. Grazing and Spatial and Temporal Biodiversity
• 9. Plant Diversity, Prevention and Food Interactions
• 10. Plant Diversity and the Value of Silvopastoral Systems
• 11. Current vs. “Ideal” Feeding Systems
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Chapter 5: Controlling the Introduction and Augmentation of Parasites In and On Domesticated Livestock
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Parasitism in Tropical Domesticated Livestock: Human Interventions and Welfare
• 3. Hunger and Parasites: Common Enemies in Grazing Systems
• 4. The Spread of Parasitic Diseases and the Potential Impacts
• 5. Parasiticide Medications Used on Ruminant Livestock
• 6. Parasiticide Resistance in Ruminant Livestock
• 7. Improving the Use of Existing Parasiticide Drugs
• 8. Parasiticides in Domesticated Livestock: Ecotoxicity and Environmental Cost
• 9. How do Agroecologically Oriented Operations Affect the Introduction and Spread of Endoparasites and Ectoparasites to Other Animals and Humans?
• 10. Advances in Biological Control for Domesticated Livestock with Emphasis on Tick and Gastrointestinal Nematode (GIN) Control
• 11. Supplementary Feeding to Improve Resilience and Resistance Against GINs
• 12. Concluding Remarks
• Acknowledgements
• References.