Tag: Agricultural

Nanomaterials for Environmental and Agricultural Sectors (Smart Nanomaterials Technology)


Free Download Nanomaterials for Environmental and Agricultural Sectors (Smart Nanomaterials Technology) by Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Archana Bachheti, Azamal Husen
English | July 22, 2023 | ISBN: 9819928737 | 284 pages | PDF, EPUB | 37 Mb
This book gives a complete overview of current developments in nanotechnology-based environmental remediation and sustainable agriculture practices/sectors. It will provide the use of nanotechnology in the agricultural sector such as crop production and improvement, soil fertility management along with benefits and risks of nanotechnology on ecological farming. Additionally, the book also discovers how nanotechnology is used in water, air remediation techniques and major challenges in using nanomaterials for improving water and air quality. The book can be a reference source for academicians, scientists, policymakers, students, and research scientists working in minimizing the environmental pollution and increasing agricultural production using nanoparticles.

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Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia State Policy and Smallholder Farming


Free Download Atakilte Beyene, "Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia: State Policy and Smallholder Farming "
English | ISBN: 1786992191 | 2018 | 208 pages | PDF | 2 MB
For thousands of years, Ethiopia has depended on its smallholding farmers to provide the bulk of its food needs. But now, such farmers find themselves under threat from environmental degradation, climate change and declining productivity. As a result, smallholder agriculture has increasingly become subsistence-oriented, with many of these farmers trapped in a cycle of poverty. Smallholders have long been marginalised by mainstream development policies, and only more recently has their crucial importance been recognised for addressing rural poverty through agricultural reform.

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