Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World

Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base that is already under great stress? Can increases in food production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the next two decades? Can developing countries ach...

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Những tác giả chính:	Lal, Rattan, Hansen, David O, Uphoff, Norman, Slack, Steven A
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Được phát hành:	CRC Press 2009
Những chủ đề:	Environmental Sciences
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description	Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base that is already under great stress? Can increases in food production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the next two decades? Can developing countries achieve freedom from hunger and malnutrition for their entire populations? How can food security be reconciled with environment quality in an industrializing society? Leading authorities, from soil scientists to economists, address these critical questions in Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. With a focus on India, this book reviews the state of natural resources, fertilizer and energy needs, and the potential importance of biotechnology as they affect all developing countries. It then addresses issues pertaining to water quality, agricultural chemicals, and pesticide residues on food. Part Three examines water harvesting, post-harvest food losses, storage and processing of animal products, and sustainability and inequality issues. The next sections deal with poverty alleviation, microfinance, gender equity, policy issues, and the role of the public sector. Finally, the book considers emerging issues and priorities. Developing countries have achieved an impressive increase in total food production over the past two decades, but at a high cost to environmental quality. As the populations of these countries continue to grow, soil degradation, pollution and contamination of natural waters, deteriorating air quality, and growing dependence on expensive and diminishing fossil fuels become increasing concerns. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World takes on the crucial challenge of enhancing agricultural production while reversing the alarming trends in soil and environmental degradation.
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title	Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World
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spelling	oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-11962009-10-13T02:34:13Z Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World Lal, Rattan Hansen, David O Uphoff, Norman Slack, Steven A Environmental Sciences Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base that is already under great stress? Can increases in food production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the next two decades? Can developing countries achieve freedom from hunger and malnutrition for their entire populations? How can food security be reconciled with environment quality in an industrializing society? Leading authorities, from soil scientists to economists, address these critical questions in Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. With a focus on India, this book reviews the state of natural resources, fertilizer and energy needs, and the potential importance of biotechnology as they affect all developing countries. It then addresses issues pertaining to water quality, agricultural chemicals, and pesticide residues on food. Part Three examines water harvesting, post-harvest food losses, storage and processing of animal products, and sustainability and inequality issues. The next sections deal with poverty alleviation, microfinance, gender equity, policy issues, and the role of the public sector. Finally, the book considers emerging issues and priorities. Developing countries have achieved an impressive increase in total food production over the past two decades, but at a high cost to environmental quality. As the populations of these countries continue to grow, soil degradation, pollution and contamination of natural waters, deteriorating air quality, and growing dependence on expensive and diminishing fossil fuels become increasing concerns. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World takes on the crucial challenge of enhancing agricultural production while reversing the alarming trends in soil and environmental degradation. FOOD DEMAND AND SUPPLY * The Century of Hope, M.S. Swaminathan * Natural Resources of India, R. Lal * Food Security: Is India at Risk? D. Umali-Deininger and S. Shapouri * Fertilizer Needs to Enhance Production: Challenges Facing India, A. Roy * Economic Impacts of Agricultural Soil Degradation in Asia, S.J. Scherr * Soil Degradation as a Threat to Food Security, R.P. Narwal, B.R. Singh, and R.S. Antil * Importance of Biotechnology in Global Food Security, P. Jauhar and G.S. Khush * Energy Inputs in Crop Production in Developing and Developed Countries, D. Pimentel, R. Doughty, C. Carothers, S. Lamberson, N. Bora, and K. Lee ENVIRONMENT QUALITY * Environmental Conflict and Agricultural Intensification in India, G. Vasudeva * Water Quality and Agricultural Chemicals, R. Kanwar * Factors Influencing Environmental Degradation and Pollution in India, C. Edwards * Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment, D. Pimentel * Applying Grades and Standards of Reducing Pesticide Residues to Access Global Markets, K.V. Raman * Reconciling Food Security and Environment Quality through Strategic Interventions for Poverty Reduction, A. Seth TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS * Ensuring Food Security and Environment Stewardship in the 21st Century, S.K. DeDatta * Water Harvesting and Management to Alleviate Drought Stress, G.W. Frasier * Post Harvest Food Losses to Pests in India, D. Pimentel, K.V. Raman * Storage and Processing of Agricultural Products, J.A. Narvhus * Post Harvest Food Technology for Village Operations, P. Hansen * Reconciling Animal Food Products with Security and Environment Quality, H.W. Ockerman and L. Basu * Sustainable Agriculture on a Populous and Industrialized Landscape: Building Ecosystem Vitality and Productivity, R. Harwood * Poverty and Inequality: A Life Chances Perspective, N. Uphoff POVERTY AND EQUITY * Global Food Security, Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation: Complementary or Contradictory Goals? W.B. Lacy, L.R. Lacy, and D.O. Hansen * Poverty and Inequality: A Life Chances Perspective, N. Uphoff * Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation and Improving Food Security: Implications for India, R.L. Meyer * Poverty and Gender in Indian Food Security: Assessing Measures of Inequity, P. Robbins POLICY ISSUES * Priorities for Policy Reform in Indian Agriculture, P. Hazell * The Role of Public Sector in Achieving Food Security, G.E. Schuh * Global Food Supply and Demand Projections and Implications for * Indian Agricultural Policy, L. Tweeten * Context, Concepts and Policy on Poverty and Inequality, F.J. Hitzhusen * Sustainable Development: Some Economic Considerations, A. Randall ISSUES AND PRIORITIES * Reconciling Food Security with Environment Quality in the 21st Century, N. Uphoff, R. Lal, D. Hansen, and S. Slack 2009-10-13T02:34:13Z 2009-10-13T02:34:13Z 2002 Book 156670594 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/1196 en application/octet-stream CRC Press

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