One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah
| One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah |
| Autore | Conway Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WilsonKaty
ConwayGordon |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Developing countries
Green Revolution - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries Food security - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-322-50313-3
0-8014-6608-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Shah, Rajiv -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable Intensification -- 7. Appropriate Technology -- 8. Creating Markets -- Part III -- 9. Designer Crops -- 10. The Livestock Revolution -- 11. Farmers as Innovators -- Part IV -- 12. Controlling Pests -- 13. Rooted in the Soil -- 14. Sustained by Water -- 15. Adapting to Climate Change -- 16. Reducing Green house Gases -- 17. Conclusion: Can We Feed the World? -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453165103321 |
Conway Gordon
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| Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah
| One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah |
| Autore | Conway Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WilsonKaty
ConwayGordon |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Developing countries
Green Revolution - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries Food security - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6610-5
1-322-50313-3 0-8014-6608-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Shah, Rajiv -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable Intensification -- 7. Appropriate Technology -- 8. Creating Markets -- Part III -- 9. Designer Crops -- 10. The Livestock Revolution -- 11. Farmers as Innovators -- Part IV -- 12. Controlling Pests -- 13. Rooted in the Soil -- 14. Sustained by Water -- 15. Adapting to Climate Change -- 16. Reducing Green house Gases -- 17. Conclusion: Can We Feed the World? -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791086203321 |
Conway Gordon
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| Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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