World Agriculture and the Environment

by Clay, Jason W.

• ISBN13: 9781559633703
• ISBN10: 1559633700
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

World Agriculture and the Environmentpresents a unique assessment of agricultural commodity production and the environmental problems it causes, along with prescriptions for increasing efficiency and reducing damage to natural systems. Drawing on his extensive travel and research in agricultural regions around the world, and employing statistics from a range of authoritative sources including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the author examines twenty of the world's major crops, including beef, coffee, corn, rice, rubber, shrimp, sorghum, tea, and tobacco. For each crop, he offers comparative information including: a "fast facts" overview section that summarizes key data for the crop main producing and consuming countries main types of production market trend information and market chain analyses major environmental impacts management strategies and best practices key contacts and referencesWith maps of major commodity production areas worldwide, the book represents the first truly global portrait of agricultural production patterns and environmental impacts.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(10)
Agricultural Trends and Realities	11	(34)
Agriculture and the Environment	45	(24)
Commodities
Coffee	69	(24)
Tea	93	(20)
Cocoa	113	(24)
Orange Juice	137	(18)
Sugarcane	155	(18)
Soybeans	173	(30)
Palm Oil	203	(34)
Bananas	237	(26)
Cashews	263	(20)
Cotton	283	(22)
Wood Pulp	305	(28)
Rubber	333	(14)
Tobacco	347	(20)
Wheat	367	(20)
Rice	387	(20)
Corn (Maize)	407	(22)
Sorghum	429	(18)
Cassava	447	(14)
Beef	461	(30)
Shrimp	491	(22)
Salmon	513	(30)
Conclusion	543	(10)
About the Author	553	(2)
Index	555