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UNISA996203151603316 |
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Perspectives in world food and agriculture, 2004 / / edited by Colin G. Scanes, John A. Miranowski |
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Ames, Iowa : , : Iowa State Press, , 2004-2005 |
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0-470-75262-9 |
9786612371400 |
1-282-37140-1 |
1-282-13684-4 |
9786612136849 |
0-470-29018-8 |
0-470-29007-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (volumes 1-2) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture |
Food supply |
Agriculture and state |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Vol. 2 edited by: John A. Miranowski, Colin G. Scanes. |
Vol. 2 published by: Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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PERSPECTIVES IN WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2004; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I Frontiers in World Food; 1 The State of World Food Security Food and Agrigculture Organization of the United Nations; 2 Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: Our 21st Century Challenge; 3 Dr. Norman E. Borlaug: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century World Kenneth; 4 An Appeal by the 15 World Food Prize Laureates on the Occasion of the World Food Summit: Five Years Later; 5 Reducing Hunger by Improving Soil Fertility: An African Success Story |
6 Achieving the 2020 Vision in the Shadow of International TerrorismSection II Frontiers in Food; 7 HACCP as a Model for |
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Improving Food Safety; 8 Leading Changes in Food Retailing: Seven Steps to a Demand-Driven Food System; Section III Frontiers in Animal Agriculture; 9 The Importance of Livestock for the World's Poor; 10 Agricultural and Environmental Issues in the Management of Animal Manures; 11 The Equine Industry-Economic and Societal Impact; Section IV Frontiers in Water; 12 Managing Water Insecurity |
13 Neither Water nor Food Security Without a Major Shift in Thinking- A Water-Scarcity Close-Up14 Major Problems in the Global Water-Food Nexus; 15 Water Scarcity: From Problems to Opportunities in the Middle East; 16 The Role of Biosaline Agriculture in Managing Freshwater Shortages and Improving Water Security; 17 Coping with Water Scarcity in Dry Areas: Challenges and Options; 18 An Integrated Approach for Efficient Water Use-Case Study: Israel; 19 The Mekong River Basin-Searching for Transboundary Water Allocation Rules; 20 Jal Swaraj: A Win-Win Situation for All |
Section V Frontiers in Policy and Ethics21 China's Grain Security and Trade Policies After Entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues and Options; 22 The Legacy of Positivism and the Role of Ethics in the Agricultural Sciences; 23 Agroterrorism: Need for Awareness; 24 Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries; Section VI Statistics and Trends in World Agriculture; 25 Factors Affecting World Agriculture; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, and academics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004 comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in global agricultural. With a list of international contributors that reads like a ""Who's Who?"" in agricultural research, this volume brings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural research being done today. This popular annual publication includes: Global agricultural statistics Trends in the food marketing system Agricultural policies Global food insecurity |
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