Download or read book Energy in Agriculture and Food a Selective List of References written by Gt. Brit. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Library and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Energy for World Agriculture written by B.A. Stout and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adequate food supplies and a reasonable quality of life require energy - both in commercial and non-commercial forms. This handbook is intended as a reference for individuals who want a comprehensive overview of energy for agriculture, many of whom are located in remote areas with limited library resources. The purpose is to put energy for agriculture in perspective by presenting numerous national and regional examples of energy usage.Since the early 1970s, world petroleum prices have fluctuated from US$3/barrel to more than US$40/barrel in 1981, and then back to one-third of the peak price today. Consequently, the rural sector depends heavily on non-commercial energy sources. Availability of such energy is highly site-specific. This handbook deals extensively with non-commercial energy - its sources, the technologies for converting energy to more useful gaseous and liquid forms, and its ultimate end-uses.Photographs, tables, line drawings and graphs are used extensively. Over 600 references are listed along with agency names and addresses for obtaining further information.
Download or read book Bibliographies of Interest to the Atomic Energy Program written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographies of Interest to the Atomic Energy Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Needs and Analysis with Special Reference to Food and Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Use in the U S Food System written by Patrick N. Canning and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Energy is an important input in growing, processing, packaging, distributing, storing, preparing, serving, and disposing of food. In the U.S., use of energy along the food chain for food purchases by or for U.S. households increased between 1997 and 2002 at more than six times the rate of increase in total domestic energy use. This increase in food-related energy flows is over 80% of energy flow increases nationwide over the period. The use of more energy-intensive technologies throughout the U.S. food system accounted for half of this increase, with the remainder attributed to population growth and higher real per capita food expenditures. Food-related energy use as a share of the national energy budget grew from 14.4% in 2002 to 15.7% in 2007. Illus.
Download or read book Energy Value of Foods written by Annabel Laura Merrill and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Commercial Prospects for Selected Irradiated Foods written by United States. Business and Defense Services Administration and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Sources for Agricultural and Biological Research written by J. Richard Blanchard and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
Download or read book Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Food Energy and Society written by David Pimentel and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1979 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on interdependence of food and energy and their impact on society - examines energy needs of labour force, energy sources, manipulation of ecosystems for agricultural production, early livestock and cultivation systems, and reviews energy use in animal production, food production and fishery, food processing and transport, etc. Graphs, references and statistical tables.
Download or read book Caloric and Selected Nutrient Values for Persons 1 74 Years of Age written by National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES) is a comprehensive report on the dietary intake of the U.S. population, aged 1-74 years. It provides data to support studies on primary and secondary malnutrition and to identify situations outside the normal range. Data cover dietary intake, blood and urine analysis, clinical information, and anthropometric measurements. Variables are defined by race, age, income and sex; the dietary intake of these subgroups is compared to the standards for calories, protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A and C, thiamine and riboflavin. Some of the results show that iron intake is below standard for children 1-3 and females 10-54; blacks in all groups have calcium intake lower than whites; black males have lower intake than white males of all nutrients except thiamine; and caloric intake is below standard for most subgroups. Discrepancies seem to be present in assessing the adequacy of calories and iron. Physiological tests indicate different results, especially in light of the fact that obesity affects a sizeable portion of the population.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems written by Neal K. Van Alfen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 2745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Second Edition, Five Volume Set addresses important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today’s agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work. Addresses important challenges of sustainability and efficiency from a global perspective. Takes a detailed look at the important issues affecting the agricultural and food industries today. Full colour throughout.
Download or read book Bibliography of Agricultural Bibliographies written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulative Index to the Catalog of the Food and Nutrition Information and Educational Materials Center 1973 1975 written by Food and Nutrition Information Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-02-14 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
