[PDF] Theory And Practice Of Modern Agriculture eBook

Author : Masanobu Fukuoka
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9788185987002

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...A natural way of farming that renounces all human knowledge and intervention. - preface.

Author : Susan Archer Mann
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1469639726

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Susan Mann focuses on a longstanding controversy in sociological theory: why has agriculture been traditionally resistant to wage labor? Capitalist develoment has been slower and more uneven in agriculture than in other spheres of production, and major parts of the rural economy remain almost preindustrial in their reliance on family labor, lack of separation between industry and household, and failure to develop a highly specialized division of labor. Emphasizing the agriculture of the American South, Mann adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing insights from history and economics as well as sociology. Mann points out that most theories of agrarian capitalism -- both Marxist and non-Marxist -- ignore the implications of agriculture as a production process centered in nature, with natural features that cannot be synchronized easily into the tempos required by industrial production. She argues that various natural and technical features of agricultural production, such as the relatively lengthy production time of certain crops and the irregular labor requirements imposed by seasonal production, make some types of farming particularly risky avenues for capitalist investment. To test this pioneering theory of natural obstacles to rural capitalist development, Mann creatively combines diverse research methodologies. Analyzing U.S. Agricultural Census data, she shows the correlations between type of agricultural commodity or crop produced, the natural and technical features of these rural commodities, and the use of wage labor. Using an historical-comparative approach, she investigates the persistence of nonwage labor in American cotton production after the Civil War. She examines why sharecropping, rather than wage labor, replaced slavery in the older cotton-producing regions of the southeastern United States. She then discusses the domestic and international factors that finally led to the demise of sharecropping and the rise of wage labor in the decades following the Great Depression. In this historical study of the rise and demise of sharecropping, the interplay between nature, gender, race, and class is highlighted. By closely examining both natural and social obstacles to wage labor within the context of a global economy, Mann presents not only an intriguing analysis of agrarian capitalist development but also an entirely new framework for examining the social history of the American South. Originally published in 1990. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Paul Brassley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198725965

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From the large corporation using enormous machines in the USA, to the woman with her hoe and her plot of cassava in Mozambique, to a Chinese collective farm worker in the rice fields, agriculture is essential for humanity to eat. This book looks at the many different types of agriculture and considers the challenges facing farmers today.

Author : MSc Richard Renneboog
Publisher :
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2019
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 9781642652642

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Provides new ways to think about and study issues, policies and practices in today's agricultural production.

Author : John Williams Barrow
Publisher : Syrawood Publishing House
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781682865736

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Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the growing demands of our society in a sustainable manner. Some practices of sustainable agriculture are minimizing usage of water, recycling crop waste, restoring soil health, etc. It focuses on utilizing the available natural resources in the most efficient and cost effective manner. While understanding the long-term perspectives of the topics, the book makes an effort in highlighting their impact as a modern tool for the growth of the discipline. This book includes contributions of experts and scientists which will provide innovative insights into this field.