Feeding a World Population of More Than Eight Billion People - A Challenge to Science

Klappentext Since the 1960s! breakthroughs in agriculture have made it possible to satisfy the world's increasing requirements for food. Can this trend continue over the next thirty years when the world population is projected to exceed eight billion? This book takes a critical look at the immediatechallenges for feeding the population just a generation from now. Based on the 10th International Symposium sponsored by the Nutrition Committee and the Trustees of the Rank Prize Funds! the volume examines the full range of related issues! from food economics to resource allocation and crop yields.Beginning with an analysis of future food needs! the articles cover basic resources and constraints! applications of science to increase yield! the role of animal products in feeding eight billion people! and diverse social issues. The book provides insights into some of the most important questionswe will be faced with in the coming years! making it an invaluable resource for a wide range of researchers in agriculture! the environment! and public policy. Zusammenfassung This text, based on the proceedings of the 10th International Symposium sponsored by the Nutrition Committee and the Trustees of the Rank Prize Funds in 1996, addresses the question of how to feed a projected world population of 10 billion people a generation from now.

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• Authors: J. C. (Former Professor of Human Nutriti Waterlow, J.c. Armstrong Waterlow
• Assisted by: D. G. Armstrong (Editor), D. G. (former Head Armstrong (Editor), Leslie Fowden (Editor), Sir Leslie (former Professor of Plant Chemistry Fowden (Editor), Ralph Riley (Editor), Sir Ralph (former Director Riley (Editor), J. C. Waterlow (Editor), J. C. (former Professor of Human Nutrition Waterlow (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.1998
• EAN: 9780195113129
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511312-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Topics in Sustainable Agronomy; Topics in Sustainable Agronomy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics