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One billion hungry. Can we feed the world? Edited by Conway,Gordon and Wilson,Katy; foreword by Shah,Rajiv;

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: London. Comstock Pub. Associates, 2012.Description: xvii,439p; ill.(some col.) ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9780801451331 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780801478024 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 943.9CON 2012
LOC classification:
  • S494.5.I5 C663 2012
Contents:
Acute and chronic crises -- What is hunger? -- The Green Revolution -- The political economy of food security -- A doubly green revolution -- Sustainable intensification -- Appropriate technology -- Creating markets -- Designer crops -- The livestock revolution -- Farmers as innovators -- Controlling pests -- Rooted in the soil -- Sustained by water -- Adapting to climate change -- Reducing greenhouse gases -- Conclusion : can we feed the world?.
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"Published with the support of Agriculture for Impact, Imperial College, London."

Includes; bibliographical references and index.

Acute and chronic crises -- What is hunger? -- The Green Revolution -- The political economy of food security -- A doubly green revolution -- Sustainable intensification -- Appropriate technology -- Creating markets -- Designer crops -- The livestock revolution -- Farmers as innovators -- Controlling pests -- Rooted in the soil -- Sustained by water -- Adapting to climate change -- Reducing greenhouse gases -- Conclusion : can we feed the world?.

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