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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Main Authors: Byerlee, Derek (Author), Falcon, Walter P., 1936- (Author), Naylor, Rosamond (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190223014
0190223014
0190222999
9780190222994