Addresses the problems surrounding vegetable production in developing countries. This volume discusses the principles and practise of tropical vegetable production, from site selection, security and management to seeds, crop preparation and pesticides, and provides details of those crops which are of particular importance in developing countries.
Rich countries are paying poor countries to fight climate change on their behalf - and one way they are doing it is through carbon sinks. This book considers the scientific, economic and ethical basis for this type of mitigation. It highlights the complex relationship between agriculture, and the mitigation of climate change.