Agriculture eBooks

The inclusion of a specific reference to soil health in national and state soil action plans addresses the need for the preservation of soil as an essential resource for agricultural production and for the provision of critical ecosystem services.

Without companies and employers who engage and take responsibility by opening their doors to curious students, welcoming study visits into their operations, sharing their challenges and their progress, development will come to a standstill.

In this eBook, we hear from Pete W. Jacoby from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University, where he explores how direct root-zone subsurface drip irrigation can enhance vineyard resilience to drought.

Win-SSEC, the Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration (SSEC) discusses how a multi-level food defence could protect food security across the globe Everyone is talking about CIRCULAR BIO-ECONOMY – It is basically a matter of abandoning a linear production model in primary cultivation and the food industry. To be resource efficient and...

Livestock are an important source of food for the planet’s eight billion humans; societies across the globe must work together to meet the ever-increasing demand for food through reproductive technologies, if we hope to attain global food security Animal-source foods are a vital component of a healthy well- balanced human...

The 15th of November 2022 was an unremarkable day that may have passed many people by, but this was the day that the world population reached 8 billion people. As many as 828M of those people will go to bed hungry tonight.

The Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration (SSEC) at the SLU-Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences discusses how a multi-level Food Defense could protect food security across the globe.

Professor Apichart Vanavichit, highlights the Thai attempt to develop rice that directly benefits well-being.

Rick Goodman, Food Allergy Research and Resource Programme at the University of Nebraska, discusses tests for differences in allergen content between varieties of crops and animal species for food safety.