LEADER 02661nam 2200469 450 001 9910798536503321 005 20230808194441.0 010 $a1-4863-0591-1 010 $a1-4863-0590-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000769620 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4605918 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11238681 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL941927 035 $a(OCoLC)932259961 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4605918 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000769620 100 $a20160820h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aAustralia's role in feeding the world /$feditors, Tor Hundloe, Sarah Blagrove and Hannah Ditton 210 1$aClayton, Victoria, Australia :$cCSIRO Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (287 pages) $cillustrations, map 311 $a1-4863-0589-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aEarth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed. When faced with providing food for so many people, the idea is often advanced that Australia will become the 'food bowl' of Asia. Australia currently grows enough food to feed about three times its population and agricultural exports are important to our economy; however, Australia's role in feeding the world needs careful consideration. This highly topical book draws together the latest intelligence on the sustainable production and distribution of food and other products from Australian farms. It examines questions that policy-makers, farmers, politicians, agricultural scientists and the general public are asking about the potential productivity of our arable land, the environmental and economic impacts of seeking to increase productivity, and the value of becoming cleaner and greener in our agricultural output. With chapters on the emergence of new markets, consumer trends in China, the biophysical constraints on agricultural expansion, and the various products of Australian agriculture and aquaculture, Australia's Role in Feeding the World provides valuable insight into the future of agriculture in this nation. 606 $aAgriculture$zAustralia 615 0$aAgriculture 676 $a630.994 702 $aHundloe$b T. J. A$g(Torstein John Arneson), 702 $aBlagrove$b Sarah 702 $aDitton$b Hannah 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798536503321 996 $aAustralia's role in feeding the world$93713857 997 $aUNINA