Belsare Rakesh Kumar Singh (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1. Bioenergy Security. 2. Food Security. 3. Bioplastics from Biomass. 4. Marine Biotechnology. 5. Industrial Biotechnology: "White Technology". 6. Synthetic Biology. 7. Synthetic Chemicals for Sustainable Development. 8. Technologies for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development of Villagers. 9. Impact of Social Change on Bioeconomy. 10. References. A bioeconomy can contribute to sustainable yield increase, investments in agriculture, improved food and nutrition security. Bioenergy improves access to modern energy services and reduce the use of fossil fuels in particular in the transport sector. Use of sewage water to produce bioenergy and bio-based materials. More jobs and additional income contributing to local economy, and to export value added bio-based products. Industrial technologies as growth factor for bio-based industry and stimulator of innovations. Linking rural areas to urban centers through bio-based products and bioenergy for urban consumption. Sustainable buildings with bio-based materials. Use of biomass to produce goods reduces the use of fossil-based products and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Blue bioeconomy: better use of the marine fauna (fish) and flora (algae) for high value bioproducts such as food/feed, cosmetics and bio-pharma. Enhanced value of biodiversity as a bioeconomy asset. Promote sustainable natural resources management, halt and reverse land degradation. This book describes all these aspects of sustainable development including poverty elimination technologies of beekeeping and lakh production in southeast Asia countries. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1. History of Beekeeping. 2. Fundamental of Apiculture. 3. Modern Technology of Apiculture. 4. Commercial Beekeeping in India. 5. Diseases and Enemies of Bees. 6. Culture of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini). 7. Honey Production and its Uses. 8. Recipes of Honey 9. Other Bee Products. 10. Detoxifying Mechanism of Honey in Drug Toxicity. 11. Production of Herb Honey. 12. Apitherapy (Medical Applications). 13. Cosmetics, Food and Drinks from Bee Products. 14. Apiculture and Agriculture .15. Beekeeping and Livelihoods. 16. Marketing Techniques. References. Appendices. Honey is a gift of nature to the mankind. The worker honey bees collect nectars from the flowers, processed in their special stomach, called 'honey stomach' and deposit it in honeycomb by regurgitated processed nectar. In ancient times, the honey collectors used to collect honey from wild beehives attached to the rocks, trees or house corners. This practice is still continued today in most of the developing countries including India. The keeping of bees in hives and obtaining honey was started by a bishop in Hartz Mountain of Poland during 11th century. This probably was the first commercial production of honey. However, when Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, a resident of Yorkshire migrated to USA, discovered 'the movable comb honey'. During 19th century, the beekeeping was started scientifically in all other countries and developed the technology of obtaining honey and other bee products like royal jelly, propolis, beebread, apitoxin, beeswax (zebrus) and apichitin in pharmaceutical, food industries, cosmetics, paints, polish, etc. The beekeeping is an important bioresource of sustainable development of livelihoods and its role in removing poverty. It increases the agricultural crop yield by 10 per cent to 20 per cent through pollination by bees. Hence, bees are the friends of the farmers. It can be a foreign exchange industry. China is the biggest exporter of honey to Europe and America. Recently, more emphasis is being given to use the beekeeping practice for pollination of crops and fruit plants in India. However, the technologies to extract and prepare different bee products are not practised, nor they are applied in India. The present book describes recent technologies for enhancing the yield of honey and other bee products and marketing them for income generation. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1. Aquaculture Farming Systems. 2. Major Categories of Fish Farms Used in Aquaculture. 3. Aquaculture Technologies. 4. Feed and Feeding Technology in Aquaculture. 5. Trade and Economy. 6. Management of Aquaculture. 7. Some Issues of 21st Century. 8. Disaster Management of Aquaculture Sector. 9. Legal Aspects of Aquaculture Sector. 10. Aquaculture and Livelihoods of the Rural Poor of the Tropical Countries. 11. Analytical Methods in Aquaculture. References. Aquaculture (aquafarming) means farming of aquatic organisms including fish, mollusks, crustaceans and aquatic plants. It is the world's fastest growing food production system, growing at 7 per cent annually. Fish (including shellfish) provides essential nutrition for 3 billion people and at least 50 per cent of animal protein and minerals to 400 million people from the poorest countries. Over 500 million people in developing countries depend, directly or indirectly, on aquaculture for their livelihoods. Fish products are among the most widely traded foods, with more than 37 per cent [by volume] of the world production traded internationally. These products are the cheap source of animal protein and mineral intake for people of the poorest African and South Asian countries (World Bank, 2004, FAO, 2007). In export business, the earning from aquaculture products is several billion US$, e.g., Africa's export earnings from fish products are calculated to be over US$ 2.7 billion (FAO, 2007), which now accounts for almost 50 per cent of fish consumed by humans and this share is expected to increase further to meet future demand. The demand of fish-meal and fish-oil supplies used as feed components in farming would increase in future. India tops the list of more production of fish by aquaculture technology among the tropical countries. Aquaculture is an important bio-resource of sustainable livelihoods for the rural poor and helps in eliminating poverty. The book also describes the methods of fish farming in tropical countries in great detail, and with a fresh and renewed approach. Special emphasis is given on ecological basis of fish farming in tropical countries. Economics of aquaculture is also considered in great detail. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Wild Fauna of India. 2. Wild Flora of India. 3. Ramsar Sites of Wetlands. 4. Fauna of Salt Desert. 5. Fauna of Cold Desert. 6. Wildlife of Mangrove Ecosystems. 7. Biology of Some Representative Species of Wildlife. 8. Biology of Some Representative Species of Terrestrial Birds. 9. Biology of Some Representative Species of Waterfowls. 10. Biology of Some Representative Species of Reptiles 11. Biology of Some Representative Species of Indian Frogs. 12. Threats to Wildlife.13. Conservation of Wildlife. 14. Impact of Ecotourism. 15. Wildlife Action Plan, Government of India (2002-2016). 16. Methods to Study Wildlife. 17. Guidelines for Scientific Research in the Wildlife Protected Areas of India. 18. Legislation for Protection of Wildlife. References. Appendices. India's wildlife is distributed in Palaearctic, Ethiopian and Oriental biogeographical realms and constitutes 26 endemic species which are critically endangered as per IUCN List. Three species, i.e., Indian Wild Ass, Leopard and Red Fox are threatened to extinction. Many of its wild cats, which balance India's ecosystems, are on the verge of extinction. The Tiger, which is an 'icon' of India, may vanish in near future and efforts are being made to conserve its population at any cost. The meeting of 13 countries held at St. Petersburg (Russia) on 23-24 November, 2010 to plan out for conservation of Indian Tiger's population indicates the importance of this magnificent species of wildlife. Once it becomes extinct, it will not be restored. The healthy forests are recognized by the presence of tiger population, because they are at the apex of ecological pyramid. However, the main aim of this book is to focus the attention of other wildlife species, which are equally important for the health of forests of India and to balance its ecosystems. The management of wildlife should, therefore, be done in scientific manner and considering India's ethnic diversity (Belsare, 2002). The natural heritage of India was made famous in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and has had a profound impact on people's perceptions of the country's wildlife. Another important point to mention here is the threat posed by endocrine disruptive chemicals in environment coming from disposal of plastic waste, biomedical waste and pharmaceutical industrial effluents, that enter our waterways and soil. The conservationists must pay immediate attention to control this pollution so that we may not loose our precious wildlife species. (jacket).…