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Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050
| Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050 |
| Autore | Serraj Rachid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | World Scientific Publishing Co, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PingaliPrabhu L. <1955-> |
| Collana | World Scientific Series In Grand Public Policy Challenges Of The 21st Century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Policy
Global Trends Climate Change Nutrition Technology Agri-Food System Agriculture UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Foresight |
| ISBN |
981-327-835-8
981-327-834-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Part I - Agriculture and Food Systems: Looking towards 2030/2050 -- Chapter 1 - Agriculture and Food Systems to 2050: A Synthesis -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Urbanization, Demographic Transitions, and the Transformation of Smallholder Farming -- 1.3 Climate Change and Agri-Food Systems -- 1.4 Food Systems for Better Nutrition and Health -- 1.5 Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems -- 1.6 New Science and Technology for Managing Systemic Complexity and Trade-offs -- 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 - Global Drivers and Megatrends in Agri-Food Systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Approaches to Foresight -- 2.3 A Brief Overview of Recent Foresight Studies on Food Security and Agri-Food Systems -- 2.3.1 Methodological approach -- 2.3.2 Food, human nutrition, and diets -- 2.3.3 Agro-environmental futures -- 2.3.4 Technology and innovation for sustainable food systems -- 2.3.5 Gaining insights into food system analyses through combined quantitative modeling and qualitative approaches -- 2.3.6 Advantages of participatory techniques -- 2.3.7 Adaptation pathways -- 2.4 Relevant Drivers in Agri-Food System Analyses -- 2.5 Megatrends and Less-Explored Areas in Food System Analyses -- 2.5.1 Fourteen megatrends identified through the Megatrends Hub -- 2.5.2 Underexplored trends in recent foresight work -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Part II - Food System Threats and Challenges -- Chapter 3 - Migration, Demography, and Agri-Food Systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Traditional Pathways and Emerging Trends -- 3.3 Demographic Trends: Rural and Youth Population Projections -- 3.4 Rural-Urban Migration Trends -- 3.4.1 Data gaps and challenges -- 3.4.2 Methodology -- 3.4.2.1 Projections of migration rates -- 3.4.2.2 Youth migration rates.
3.4.2.3 Aggregation of migration rates -- 3.4.2.4 Methodological assumptions and their implications -- 3.4.3 Projections of rural-urban migration rates -- 3.4.3.1 Global view -- 3.4.3.2 Rural-urban migration by gender -- 3.4.3.3 Trends in agri-food systems and rural-urban migration -- 3.5 Climate Change, Migration, and Demography -- 3.6 Seasonal Migration: A Nascent Literature -- 3.7 Conclusions -- Appendix A: Country Groupings -- Appendix B: Methodology for Projections of Rural-Urban (Youth) Migration: Survival Ratio Method -- B.1 Total Population -- B.2 Youth Migration -- References -- Chapter 4 - Urbanization, Agriculture, and Smallholder Farming -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A Changing Context for Agriculture -- 4.2.1 Increasing urbanization -- 4.2.2 Changing food value chains -- 4.2.3 Growing international trade -- 4.2.4 Changes in the distribution of land -- 4.3 The Future of Small Farms -- 4.3.1 A "reverse" transition -- 4.3.2 Prognosis -- 4.3.3 Diverging livelihood pathways -- 4.4 Implications for Small Farm Policies and Agricultural Research -- 4.4.1 Implications for assisting small farms -- 4.4.2 Implications for agricultural research -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 - Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Agro-climatic Trends and System Responses -- 5.2.1 Observed changes to agricultural climates -- 5.2.2 Direct climate impacts on agricultural systems -- 5.2.3 Indirect mechanisms for agro-climatological impacts -- 5.2.4 Agricultural system influences on the climate system -- 5.3 Projected Climate Changes for Agricultural Regions -- 5.4 Ramifications of Climate Change on the Agricultural Sector -- 5.5 Agricultural Modeling for Climate Vulnerability Foresight -- References -- Chapter 6 - Environment and Natural Resources -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Freshwater -- 6.3 Land -- 6.4 Phosphorus. 6.5 Marine Resources -- 6.6 Ecosystems -- 6.7 Availability of Natural Resources: Scenarios -- 6.8 Broader Context -- 6.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 - Food Systems, Diets, and Nutrition -- 7.1 The World's Many Nutrition Challenges -- 7.2 India as a Case Study -- 7.3 Pathways from Agriculture to Diets and Nutrition -- 7.3.1 Agricultural diversification -- 7.3.2 Irrigation and water availability -- 7.3.3 Water quality -- 7.3.4 Women's labor use in agriculture -- 7.3.5 Exposure to zoonotic diseases -- 7.3.6 Food safety -- 7.4 Challenges and Opportunities Ahead -- References -- Part III - Technological Innovation and Disruptive Futures -- Chapter 8 - Innovation in Breeding and Biotechnology -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Background to Genetic Improvement -- 8.3 Sources of Future Genetic Gains -- 8.3.1 Enhancing the efficiency of current breeding technologies -- 8.3.1.1 Expanding the germplasm pool -- 8.3.1.2 Recombination -- 8.3.1.3 Population size -- 8.3.1.4 Heritability -- 8.3.1.5 Breeding cycle -- 8.3.2 Generating major changes in breeding methodologies -- 8.3.2.1 Enhancing photosynthesis -- 8.3.2.2 Transferring nitrogen fixation to non-legume crops -- 8.3.2.3 Hybrid breeding and apomixis -- 8.4 Technology Adoption -- 8.4.1 The production system -- 8.4.2 Technology transfer between species and crops -- 8.4.3 Regulation and acceptance by consumers/governments -- 8.5 Biotechnology in the Improvement of Farm Animals -- 8.5.1 Transgenic animals -- 8.5.2 Genome editing -- 8.5.3 Reproductive technologies -- 8.5.4 Human nutrition, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications -- 8.5.5 Fish and other seafood -- 8.6 Where to Next? -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 - Advancing to the Next Generation of Precision Agriculture -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Technological Advances -- 9.3 Worldwide Precision Agriculture. 9.4 Applications of Technology to Seasonal Monitoring -- 9.4.1 Case study: Spray application technology for precision agriculture -- 9.4.2 Case study: Variable-rate application -- 9.5 Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture -- 9.5.1 Aerial multispectral imaging for assessing crop injury from off-target drift of aerially applied glyphosate -- 9.5.2 Case study: Build DSM to estimate plant height -- 9.5.3 Field observation scale optimization and multisource data fusion and assimilation -- 9.6 Precision Agriculture Systems for a -- 9.6.1 Remote-sensing models for precision agriculture-based statistics -- 9.6.2 Spatially specific agricultural statistics (yield, production, area) -- 9.7 Precision Agriculture for Smallholders and Developing Countries -- 9.8 Precision Agriculture in the Next 10 Years -- References -- Chapter 10 - Disruptive Futures: Prospects for Breakthrough Technologies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Technology Trends -- 10.2.1 Bioinformatics -- 10.2.2 Smart farming -- 10.2.3 Genetics -- 10.2.4 Synthetic biology -- 10.2.5 Protein transition -- 10.2.6 Food design -- 10.2.7 Aquaculture -- 10.2.8 Vertical agriculture -- 10.2.9 Conservation technology -- 10.3 The Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.4 When Agri-Food Technology Meets the Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.4.1 Health, demographic change, and well-being -- 10.4.2 Secure, clean, and efficient energy -- 10.4.3 Smart, green, and integrated transport -- 10.4.4 Climate action, environment, resource efficiency, and raw materials -- 10.4.5 Europe in a changing world-Inclusive, innovative, and reflective societies -- 10.4.6 Secure societies-Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens -- 10.5 Agri-Food Technology and Future Scenarios -- 10.5.1 Economic optimism -- 10.5.2 Reformed markets -- 10.5.3 Global sustainable development -- 10.5.4 Regional competition. 10.5.5 Regional sustainable development -- 10.6 Concluding Remarks -- 10.6.1 Potential breakthrough technologies in light of the Grand Societal Challenges -- 10.6.2 Potential breakthrough technologies in the light of future scenarios -- 10.6.3 Insights and recommendations for further research -- References -- Chapter 11 - Investor Perspectives on Future Priorities -- Overview -- 11.1 Current State of Capital Flows to African Agriculture -- 11.1.1 The investment ladder for SME agribusinesses -- 11.1.2 Incubators and accelerators -- 11.1.3 Commercial banks -- 11.1.4 Impact investors -- 11.1.5 The missing middle in the investment ladder -- 11.2 Future Priorities for Commercial Investors -- 11.2.1 Constraints to investment -- 11.2.1.1 Lack of infrastructure -- 11.2.1.2 Deficiencies in the broader value chain -- 11.2.1.3 Limited deal flow -- 11.2.1.4 Position on the cost curve -- 11.2.1.5 Insufficient supply of talent for managing large-scale agricultural operations -- 11.2.1.6 High environment, social, and governance (ESG) risk -- 11.2.2 Lessons from the past -- 11.2.2.1 Analysis of CDC's agriculture investments in Africa (1948-1998) -- 11.2.3 Current trends and opportunities for the future -- 11.2.3.1 Choice of country -- 11.2.3.2 Distribution of new agribusiness investments in Africa by segment -- 11.2.3.3 Choice of commodity -- 11.3 Creating Shared Value in African Agriculture -- 11.3.1 Development thesis of impact investors -- 11.3.1.1 Agricultural development -- 11.3.1.2 Rural job creation -- 11.3.1.3 Development of the agri-food sector -- 11.3.2 Key agricultural development models -- 11.3.3 Value-chain clusters and creating shared value -- 11.3.3.1 Fostering clusters and enhancing entire value chains -- 11.3.3.2 Creating shared value (CSV) through reconnecting business and society -- 11.3.3.3 Responding to growing resource constraints. 11.3.3.4 Responding to consumer demands. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Agriculture & Food Systems To 2050
Agriculture & Food Systems to 2050:Global Trends, Challenges and Opportunities World Scientific Series In Grand Public Policy Challenges Of The 21st Century vol. 2 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349464903321 |
Serraj Rachid
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| World Scientific Publishing Co, 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The State of Law : Comparative Perspectives on the Rule of Law in Germany and Vietnam / / Ulrich von Alemann, Lai Quoc Khanh, Detlef Briesen
| The State of Law : Comparative Perspectives on the Rule of Law in Germany and Vietnam / / Ulrich von Alemann, Lai Quoc Khanh, Detlef Briesen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Düsseldorf : , : düsseldorf university press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | LAW / International |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Anton-Betz-Stiftung der Rheinischen Post
Bui Xuan Duc Chinese legal institutions Chinese social institutions Codes of Trust Development of Constitutionalism Dinh Xuan Ly Division and Control of State of Power Duong Xuan Ngoc Emergence of Market Exchange French État legal GFFU Gerda Henkel Stiftung German-European culture Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Global Challenges Global Development of Constitutionalism Global Governance Global Trends Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Ho Chi Minh's Ideology Ho Chi Minh Hoang Thi Kim Que Human Rights Culture Idea of the State of Law Julian Krüper Justus Haucap Legal Pluralism Liu Mengyue Ly-Tran Michael Baurmann Montesquieu New Institutional Economic Perspective Nguyen Ngoc Anh Nguyen Thi Chau Loan Nguyen Thi Hoi Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang Pham Duc Anh Phan Duy Anh Phan Xuan Son Police State Vietnam Renovation Era Rousseau Rule of Law Rules of Organization Rules of Procedure Ruling with Law Separation of Powers in Vietnam Signs of a State of Law Socialist Law-based State State of Improvement State of Law Indicators State of Law in Vietnam State of Law State of Reformation Thomas Schmitz Vietnam Communist Party Vietnam in the monarchical time Vietnam today Vietnam Vietnamese Civil Society Vietnamese Legitimate State Vietnamese State of Law Vietnamese governmental organization Vietnamese non-governmental organization Vietnamese-Southeast Asian culture Vu Cong Giao Vu Thi Phung Western Political Thought anti-corruption early Le dynasties governing the people improving awareness policies on governing pre-modern Political Thought pre-modern separation of powers press in Vietnam process of improving awareness separation of powers État legal in Vietnam |
| ISBN | 3-11-072035-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. Traditions -- A Brief History of the Idea of the State of Law and Its Basic Indicators -- Thoughts and Policies on Governing the People under the Ly-Tran and the Early Le Dynasties: Experiences and Historical Lessons -- Some Signs of a State of Law in Vietnam in the Monarchical Time -- The French "État legale" in Vietnam. Between Legal Pluralism and Police State -- II. Theoretical Reflections -- Separation of Powers in Pre-modern Western Political Thought and the Building of the State of Law in Vietnam -- Rousseau's Thoughts on the Division and Control of State Power. A Comparison with Montesquieu's Model -- Ruling with Law. On the Significance of Rules of Organization and Procedure -- III. Global Trends and Challenges -- The Rule of Law and the Emergence of Market Exchange: A New Institutional Economic Perspective -- The Rule of Law in the Global Development of Constitutionalism -- Rule of Law and Global Governance -- IV. Contemporary Debates -- State Reformation and Improvement - towards a Vietnamese State of Law -- The Issue of the Rule of Law in Vietnam in the Constitution of 2013 -- The State of Law and the Creation of a Human Rights Culture -- The Development of the Civil Society and the Socialist Law-based State in Vietnam -- Anti-Corruption from the Perspective of Ho Chi Minh's Ideology: Towards a Vietnamese Rule of Law -- Rule of Law and Codes of Trust. Interdependencies between Legal and Social Institutions: A Case Study of China -- The Role of the Press in the Construction of a Legitimate State in Vietnam Today -- On the Civil Society and the State of Law in Vietnam -- The State of Law in Vietnam: Understandings, Prospects and Challenges -- List of Tables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557731203321 |
| Düsseldorf : , : düsseldorf university press, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The State of Law : Comparative Perspectives on the Rule of Law in Germany and Vietnam / / Ulrich von Alemann, Lai Quoc Khanh, Detlef Briesen
| The State of Law : Comparative Perspectives on the Rule of Law in Germany and Vietnam / / Ulrich von Alemann, Lai Quoc Khanh, Detlef Briesen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Düsseldorf : , : düsseldorf university press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | LAW / International |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Anton-Betz-Stiftung der Rheinischen Post
Bui Xuan Duc Chinese legal institutions Chinese social institutions Codes of Trust Development of Constitutionalism Dinh Xuan Ly Division and Control of State of Power Duong Xuan Ngoc Emergence of Market Exchange French État legal GFFU Gerda Henkel Stiftung German-European culture Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Global Challenges Global Development of Constitutionalism Global Governance Global Trends Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Ho Chi Minh's Ideology Ho Chi Minh Hoang Thi Kim Que Human Rights Culture Idea of the State of Law Julian Krüper Justus Haucap Legal Pluralism Liu Mengyue Ly-Tran Michael Baurmann Montesquieu New Institutional Economic Perspective Nguyen Ngoc Anh Nguyen Thi Chau Loan Nguyen Thi Hoi Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang Pham Duc Anh Phan Duy Anh Phan Xuan Son Police State Vietnam Renovation Era Rousseau Rule of Law Rules of Organization Rules of Procedure Ruling with Law Separation of Powers in Vietnam Signs of a State of Law Socialist Law-based State State of Improvement State of Law Indicators State of Law in Vietnam State of Law State of Reformation Thomas Schmitz Vietnam Communist Party Vietnam in the monarchical time Vietnam today Vietnam Vietnamese Civil Society Vietnamese Legitimate State Vietnamese State of Law Vietnamese governmental organization Vietnamese non-governmental organization Vietnamese-Southeast Asian culture Vu Cong Giao Vu Thi Phung Western Political Thought anti-corruption early Le dynasties governing the people improving awareness policies on governing pre-modern Political Thought pre-modern separation of powers press in Vietnam process of improving awareness separation of powers État legal in Vietnam |
| ISBN | 3-11-072035-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. Traditions -- A Brief History of the Idea of the State of Law and Its Basic Indicators -- Thoughts and Policies on Governing the People under the Ly-Tran and the Early Le Dynasties: Experiences and Historical Lessons -- Some Signs of a State of Law in Vietnam in the Monarchical Time -- The French "État legale" in Vietnam. Between Legal Pluralism and Police State -- II. Theoretical Reflections -- Separation of Powers in Pre-modern Western Political Thought and the Building of the State of Law in Vietnam -- Rousseau's Thoughts on the Division and Control of State Power. A Comparison with Montesquieu's Model -- Ruling with Law. On the Significance of Rules of Organization and Procedure -- III. Global Trends and Challenges -- The Rule of Law and the Emergence of Market Exchange: A New Institutional Economic Perspective -- The Rule of Law in the Global Development of Constitutionalism -- Rule of Law and Global Governance -- IV. Contemporary Debates -- State Reformation and Improvement - towards a Vietnamese State of Law -- The Issue of the Rule of Law in Vietnam in the Constitution of 2013 -- The State of Law and the Creation of a Human Rights Culture -- The Development of the Civil Society and the Socialist Law-based State in Vietnam -- Anti-Corruption from the Perspective of Ho Chi Minh's Ideology: Towards a Vietnamese Rule of Law -- Rule of Law and Codes of Trust. Interdependencies between Legal and Social Institutions: A Case Study of China -- The Role of the Press in the Construction of a Legitimate State in Vietnam Today -- On the Civil Society and the State of Law in Vietnam -- The State of Law in Vietnam: Understandings, Prospects and Challenges -- List of Tables |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996411325203316 |
| Düsseldorf : , : düsseldorf university press, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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