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Agriculture: A Very Short Introduction
Contributor(s): Brassley, Paul (Author), Soffe, Richard (Author)
ISBN: 0198725965     ISBN-13: 9780198725961
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General
Dewey: 630
LCCN: 2015959268
Series: Very Short Introductions
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (0.20 lbs) 160 pages
 
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Agriculture, one of the oldest human occupations, is practised all over the world, using techniques ranging from the profoundly traditional to the most scientifically advanced. Without it we would starve. Yet how many of us understand what is happening in the fields that we see as we drive
through the countryside? How often do we think about the origins of the food in our trolley?

In this Very Short Introduction Paul Brassley and Richard Soffe explain what farmers do and why they do it. Beginning with the most basic resource, the soil, they show why it is important, and how farmers can increase its productivity, before turning to the plants and animals that grow on it, and
tracing the connections between their biology and the various ways in which farmers work with them. The authors conclude by looking at some of the controversial issues facing contemporary agriculture: its sustainability; its impact on wildlife and landscape; issues of animal welfare; and the affect
of climate change and the development of genetically modified organisms on farmers.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and
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