Agricultural Engineering: Emerging Trends - Hardcover

by Nathan Hamilton (Editor)

Agricultural engineering is a field of engineering which studies agricultural production and processing in order to develop solutions for achieving agricultural sustainability. There are diverse aspects to agricultural engineering, chief among which are agricultural resource management, soil management and conservation, livestock production, food engineering, waste management and bioresource engineering. Planning, building, managing and supervising effective systems for irrigation, flood control and drainage is a major focus area of this field. It also involves conducting environmental impact assessments at regular intervals. This book studies, analyzes and upholds the pillars of agricultural engineering and its utmost significance in modern times. Most of the topics introduced herein cover new techniques and the applications of this field. The book is appropriate for students seeking detailed information in this area as well as for experts.