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Book SynopsisWritten 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 (a contribution from UNFAO)
- Ethics of agriculture
- Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems
- Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology
- An invited review by the World Food Laureate
Researchers and research libraries alike will delight in the Frontiers portion of this book. As its name suggests, this section deliv
Table of Contents
Foreword
Kenneth M. Quinn xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Section I Frontiers in World Food 1
1 The State of World Food Security 3
Food and Agrigculture Organization of the United Nations
2 Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: Our 21st Century Challenge 31
Norman E. Borlaug
3 Dr. Norman E. Borlaug: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century World 57
Kenneth M. Quinn
4 An Appeal by the 15 World Food Prize Laureates on the Occasion of the World Food Summit: Five Years Later 71
5 Reducing Hunger by Improving Soil Fertility: An African Success Story 75
Pedro A. Sanchez
6 Achieving the 2020 Vision in the Shadow of International Terrorism 87
Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Section II Frontiers in Food 99
7 HACCP as a Model for Improving Food Safety 101
Catherine E. Woteki, Margaret O’K. Glavin, and Brian D. Kineman
8 Leading Changes in Food Retailing: Seven Steps to a Demand-Driven Food System 119
Jean D. Kinsey
Section III Frontiers in Animal Agriculture 135
9 The Importance of Livestock for the World’s Poor 137
R. R. von Kaufmann and Hank Fitzhugh
10 Agricultural and Environmental Issues in the Management of Animal Manures 161
H. H. Van Horn and W. J. Powers
11 The Equine Industry—Economic and Societal Impact 187
Karyn Malinowski and Norman Luba
Section IV Frontiers in Water 205
12 Managing Water Insecurity 207
Jacques Diouf
13 Neither Water nor Food Security Without a Major Shift in Thinking—A Water-Scarcity Close-Up 211
M. Falkenmark and J. Rockström
14 Major Problems in the Global Water-Food Nexus 227
David Seckler and Upali Amarasinghe
15 Water Scarcity: From Problems to Opportunities in the Middle East 253
Mona Mostafa El Kady
16 The Role of Biosaline Agriculture in Managing Freshwater Shortages and Improving Water Security 271
Mohammad Al-Attar
17 Coping with Water Scarcity in Dry Areas: Challenges and Options 283
Adel El-Beltagy and Theib Oweis
18 An Integrated Approach for Efficient Water Use—Case Study: Israel 297
Saul Arlosoroff
19 The Mekong River Basin—Searching for Transboundary Water Allocation Rules 313
Claudia Ringler
20 Jal Swaraj: A Win-Win Situation for All 315
M. S. Swaminathan
Section V Frontiers in Policy and Ethics 321
21 China’s Grain Security and Trade Policies After Entry into the World TradeOrganization (WTO): Issues and Options 323
Zuhui Huang, Jianzhang You, and Jiaan Cheng
22 The Legacy of Positivism and the Role of Ethics in the Agricultural Sciences 335
Paul B. Thompson
23 Agroterrorism: Need for Awareness 353
Radford G. Davis
24 Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries 417
Greg Graff, Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin, and David Zilberman
Section VI Statistics and Trends in World Agriculture 439
25 Factors Affecting World Agriculture 441
B. Babcock, J. Fabiosa, H. Matthey, M. Isik, S. Tokgoz, A. El Obeid, S. Meyer, F. Fuller, C. Hart, A. Saak and K. Kovarik
Index 457
