The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution

The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780190222987
ISBN-13 : 0190222980
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Book Synopsis The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution by : Derek Byerlee

Download or read book The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution written by Derek Byerlee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book 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.


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