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Sustainability of Rice Farming (Paperback)
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Sustainability of Rice Farming (Paperback)
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Rice has supported a greater number of people for a longer period
of time than any other crop. Nearly half of the global population
is dependent on rice as its major staple food. While Asia remains
the main centre of production and consumption of rice, the
importance of rice is increasing rapidly in Africa and Latin
America, and exports of rice from the United States and Australia
are of major importance to the world rice trade. This book explores
the factors which have contributed to the sustainability of rice
production over the eight or nine thousand years for which rice has
been produced. Sustainability is defined as the maintenance or
improvement of production levels and protection of natural
resources, within the context of economic viability and social
acceptability. The author covers a wide range of issues, including
soil fertility, plant breeding, pest management, irrigation, land
degradation and social and economic factors. Greatest emphasis is
placed on the special features of wetland rice production, and the
importance of the nutrient balance. It is also shown that without
the Green Revolution there would have been a period of mass
starvation in Asia, a problem which continues to threaten and which
will be unavoidable unless the successes of the Green Revolution
can be sustained. The book provides a unique review of the
sustainability of the production of the world's most important
crop, and should be of interest to students, research workers and
policy makers in agriculture, soil science, and agricultural
economics and food policies, as well as all interested in
development in the third world.
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