An Introduction to Agricultural Geography

by David Grigg (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $29.18

  Agriculture is by far the most important of the world's economic activities, employing nearly half the total work-force. Methods vary enormously; some countries use computers, aeroplanes and all the most recent advances in industry and science; elsewhere a living is made with the simplest of tools, hardly changed over two or three thousand years. This book is an introduction to the study of agricultural geography, with much to offer the student at A-level as well as those following courses at universities and polytechnics. It aims to show that a wide range of factors explain how agricultural practices differ from place to place.

• New

  Paperback
  1995

  $66.43

  Employing nearly half of the world's workforce, agriculture is clearly of great economic and social importance. An incredible variety of methods are used globally; the Western world has the latest scientific and industrial advancements at its disposal, yet in the Thrid World a living is made using tools that have hardly changed in two thousand years. An Introduction to Agricultural Geography provides an extensive guide through this diverse and increaslingly important geographical subject, aiming to show that a wide range of factors explain how agricultural practices differ from place to place. Dealing with the physical environment, economic behaviour and demands, institutional and social influences and the impact of farming upon the environment, the author has produced an important introductory text that is topical, incisive and ultimately essential to reach an understanding of the remarkable diversity of the world's major industry.