The tropical oil crop revolution : food, feed, fuel, and forests /

The work 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 so...

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Hauptverfasser:
Byerlee, Derek, Falcon, Walter P., Naylor, Rosamond
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
The work 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.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-022300-6
0-19-022301-4
0-19-022299-9
Schlagworte:
Oil industries > Tropics.
Oilseed plants > Economic aspects > Tropics.
Tropical plants > Economic aspects.
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