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Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation (Paperback)
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Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation (Paperback)
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Agriculture and food production have a large footprint on the
landscape globally and compete for space with land for nature
conservation. This book explores the competition between the food
needs of a growing human population and the conservation of
biodiversity as intensified by the emerging use of crops for energy
production. As concern about the impact of greenhouse gas emissions
on climate grows and oil prices increase, energy production from
agricultural crops has become a significant industry. At the same
time, growth in food demand due to population growth has been
accelerated by growing affluence associated with economic growth in
major developing countries increasing per capita consumption.
Consumers are concerned that the price of food will continue to
increase sharply as a result of this competition but a loss of
biodiversity may be another major outcome. Drawing on his expertise
in plant conservation genetics, the author provides a balanced
appraisal of the potential for developing new or improved crops for
food or bioenergy production in the context of climate change,
while at the same time protecting biodiversity.
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