CABI Books
  Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
               2022
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                            Sustainable Agricultural                                         Conservation Agriculture in Africa
                            Intensification                                                  Climate Smart Agricultural Development
                            A Handbook for Practitioners in East and                         Edited by Saidi Mkomwa, African 
                            Southern Africa                                                  Conservation Tillage (ACT), Nairobi, Amir H 
                             Edited  by  Mateete Bekunda, International                      Kassam, University of Reading, UK 
                            Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tanzania,                     Conservation Agriculture (the use of no 
                            Jonathan Odhong, International Institute of                      tillage systems) to preserve soil structure and 
                            Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, Irmgard    integrity has become an increasingly important step towards 
                            Hoeschle-Zeledon, International Institute of      sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation 
                            Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria             agriculture and climate smart decision making processes for 
             This book aims to demonstrate how sustainable intensification    the first time, focusing on Africa.
             (SI) of smallholder livelihood farming systems can be achieved   Dec 2021 | HB | 9781789245745 | 512pp                      
             through the delivery, application, and adoption of evidence-     £175 | €210 | $245 
             based recommended technologies and knowledge.
             Apr 2022 | HB | 9781800621602 | 208pp                      
             £70 | €85 | $100 
                            Spices, Scents and Silk                                          An Introduction to Economics
                            Catalysts of World Trade                                         Concepts for Students of Agriculture and 
                            James F Hancock, Michigan State                                  the Rural Sector
                                                                                             5th Edition
                            University, USA                                                                                                       agriculture
                            This book describes the central role that these                  Berkeley Hill, formerly Imperial College 
                            exotic luxuries – spices, scents and silks –                     London, UK 
                            played in the lives of the ancients, traces                      A simple but effective introduction to 
             the development of the great international trade networks        economics. Fully updated and revised, this fifth edition covers 
             that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such        the impacts of Brexit, animal welfare, sustainable agriculture, 
             luxuries shaped the world.                                       and the importance of natural, social and cultural capital on 
             Sep 2021 | PB | 9781789249750 | 344pp                            agricultural economics. It is an invaluable learning tool for 
             £29.99 | €35 | $40                                               students of agriculture, economics and related sectors.
             Sep 2021 | HB | 9781789249743 | 344pp                            Jul 2021 | PB | 9781800620063 | 264pp                      
             £95 | €110 | $130                                                £45 | €50 | $60 
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                                Farm Business Management                                             Farm Business Management
                                The Decisive Farmer                                                  The Human Factor
                                Peter L Nuthall, Lincoln University, New                             2nd Edition
                                Zealand                                                              Peter L Nuthall, Lincoln University, New 
                                This book takes a novel approach to teaching                         Zealand 
                                farm management and decision making                                  The underlying economic factors that effect 
                                processses. It has been written for all                              primary production are frequently studied and 
               farmers but is also a valuable resource for students of farm         written about – soil quality, animal health, climate, machinery. 
               management and agribusiness.  References to formal theories          This book explores the psychology of successful farm 
               and explanations are provided in addenda to each chapter             business management and decision making.
               covering the main points.                                            Dec 2018 | HB | 9781789240733 | 290pp                           
               Dec 2021 | PB | 9781800620124 |232pp                           
    agriculture                                                                     £46.15 | €51.25 | $61.50 
               £45 | €50 | $60 
                                Farm Business Management                                             Farm Business Management –  
                                The Fundamentals of Good Practice                                    3 volume set
                                Peter L Nuthall, Lincoln University, New                             Peter L Nuthall, Lincoln University, New 
                                Zealand                                                              Zealand
                                Following the author’s Farm Business                                  Taken together the three books of Farm 
                                Management series, this textbook takes the                           Business Management cover most aspects 
                                core principles and techniques and distils                           of the study of farm management, leaving 
               them into an accessible student resource. It covers aspects                           the reader with a practical set of skills and 
               of farm management such as observation, decision making,                              knowledge:
               budgeting, risk assessment and record keeping, and includes          •   Farm Business Management: The Core Skills
               student-focused pedagogy throughout.                                 •   Farm Business Management: The Human Factor, 2nd Edition
               Apr 2016 | PB | 9781780646572 |374pp                                 •   Farm Business Management: Analysis of Farming Systems
               £40.99 | €56.40 | $66.65                                             Dec 2018 | HB | 9781789241525 | pp                              
                                                                                    £244.99 | €275.75 | $317.75 
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