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Biodiversity, Science and Development
by Francesco Di Castri, Talal Younes, T. Younes
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 1996 by Cabi
ISBN-13: 978-0-85198-973-0, ISBN: 0-85198-973-X

"The principal objective of this book is to bring about a better scientific understanding of biodiversity, which is an essential prerequisite for its efficient and rational use. This is one of the key concerns of the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted by the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The book consists of edited papers from an International Forum held in September 1994 in Paris orga ..."

Globalization and the Rural Environment
(Series on Latin American Studies)
by Otto Thomas Solbrig, Contributor-Miguel Altieri, Contributor-V. Balaji, Francesco Di Castri, Contributor-Sandra Batie, Contributor-Nazri Choucri, Robert Paarlberg, Contributor-Juan Enriquez, Contributor-Eugenio Figueroa, Contributor-Robert Horsch, Contributor-Jordan Kimball, Contributor-William Lockeretz, Contributor-Jerry Melillo, Contributor-Otto Doering, Carlos H. Cadoppi, John H. Coatsworth, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Rocio Fernandez Ales, Anthony C. Janetos, Professor Pierre R. Crosson, Rolando Meninato, Jean-Claude Monolou, Lazaro Ojeda Quintana, Angelo Palermo, Roberto Peiretti, Max Pfeffer, Veronique Plocq Fichelet, Beatrice Rogers, Carlos A. Salvador, Emilio Satorre, Laura Vainesman, Raul Vera, Ernesto F. Viglizzo, Contributor-Wyn Grant, Merilee S. Grindle, Talal Younes, Contributor-Jan Blom, Professor Robert L. Paarlberg, Contributor-Pierre Crosson
Paperback, 551 Pages, Published 2001 by David Rockefeller Center For Latin American Studies
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00531-0, ISBN: 0-674-00531-7

" As the world transitions from an industrial society to an information society, agriculture has undergone a dramatic transformation. Food production in the 20th century was transformed by three revolutions: first mechanical, then genetic, and finally chemical. Now, in the 21st century, agriculture is going through at least two more revolutions: an information technology revolution leading to precision farming, and a biotechnology revol ..."

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