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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part IAgriculture Growth and Development -- 1 World Agriculture-Human Beings and Farming -- Evolution of the Farming Sector -- Socio-economic Issues -- Farming Sector and Workforce -- Women in Agriculture -- Agricultural Development -- Farm Power Availability -- Water Scarcity -- Scope and Challenges in Agriculture -- References -- 2 Manpower Utilization: Working Methods and Practices in Small Land Holdings -- Introduction -- Field Crops -- Upland and Semi-upland Cultivation -- Wetland Cultivation -- Horticultural Crops -- Plantation Crops -- Hill Agriculture -- Agricultural Operations -- References -- Part IIFundamentals of Ergonomics and Human Factors -- 3 Perceiving Agricultural Ergonomics and Human Factors -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Frontiers of Ergonomics Application -- Concepts and Practices of Agricultural Ergonomics -- Philosophy of Ergonomics Application -- Typical Areas of Ergonomics Application in Agriculture -- Limitations of Application -- References -- 4 Energy Cost of Human Labour in Farming -- Introduction -- Energy Production, Liberation, and Utilization -- Energy Liberation -- Accounting Energy Intake -- Anaerobic Glycogenolysis -- Some Important Definitions -- The Utility of Energy Expenditure Data -- Measurement of Energy Expenditure -- Heart Rate Monitors -- Metabolic Measurement Systems -- Basal Metabolic Rate -- Energy Expenditure Values -- Maximal Work Capacity -- Heart Rates-A Predictor of Energy Expenditure -- Energy Cost of Work in Farming -- Estimating Energy Expenditure from Heart Rate -- Work Severity Classification -- Physical Activity and Fitness During Ageing -- Manual Material Handling Tasks -- References -- 5 Work Planning and Scheduling in Farming -- Introduction -- The Rationale of Work Scheduling -- Reduction in Working Time.