Tropical oil crop revolution, the: food, feed, fuel, and forests
Auteur :
Byerlee, Derek / Falcon, Walter P. / Naylor, Rosamond L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190222987
Date de publication :
8 déc. 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
580 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The book provides a broad synthesis of the major supply and demand drivers of the dramatic expansion of oil crops in the tropics; its economic, social, and environmental impacts; and the future outlook to 2050. It is a comprehensive review of the oil crop sector with a major focus on oil palm and soybeans, the two most dynamic crops in world agriculture in recent decades.