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Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their
growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base
that is already under great stress? Can increases in food
production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the
next two decades? Can developing countries achieve freedom from
hunger and malnutrition for their entire populations? How can food
security be reconciled with environment quality in an
industrializing society? Leading authorities, from soil scientists
to economists, address these critical questions in Food Security
and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. With a focus on
India, this book reviews the state of natural resources, fertilizer
and energy needs, and the potential importance of biotechnology as
they affect all developing countries. It then addresses issues
pertaining to water quality, agricultural chemicals, and pesticide
residues on food. Part Three examines water harvesting,
post-harvest food losses, storage and processing of animal
products, and sustainability and inequality issues. The next
sections deal with poverty alleviation, microfinance, gender
equity, policy issues, and the role of the public sector. Finally,
the book considers emerging issues and priorities. Developing
countries have achieved an impressive increase in total food
production over the past two decades, but at a high cost to
environmental quality. As the populations of these countries
continue to grow, soil degradation, pollution and contamination of
natural waters, deteriorating air quality, and growing dependence
on expensive and diminishing fossil fuels become increasing
concerns. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing
World takes on the crucial challenge of enhancing agricultural
production while reversing the alarming trends in soil and
environmental degradation.
In order to feed their burgeoning populations, developing nations
will need to double cereal production by the year 2050. This
increase will have to come from existing land, as little potential
exists for bringing new land under cultivation -- a daunting
prospect when one realizes that increased use and significantly
higher concentrations of carbon dioxide have led to a severe
depletion of the carbon pool in the world's soils. This is
especially telling in developing countries where tropical climates
further compromise the soil's ability to recover. In Climate Change
and Global Food Security, bestselling editor Rattan Lal heads up a
team of the world's top soil scientists and ecologists to document
the history of this impending agricultural crisis and explore
possible solutions. Throughout this timely text, the authors
address six complex themes: 1. The impact of projected climate
change on soil quality, water resources, temperature regime, and
growing season duration on net primary productivity of different
biomes 2. Soil carbon dynamics under changing climate 3. The impact
of changes in carbon dioxide and ecological environments on
agronomic yields and food production in different regions of the
world 4. World food demands and supply during the 21st century 5.
Policy and economic issues related to carbon trading and enhancing
agricultural production 6. Research and development priorities for
enhancing soil carbon pool and food security This hard-hitting text
is essential reading for anyone involved with soil and crop
sciences as well as policy makers and change agents who need to
come to the forefront of this issue armed with the latest
information and viable solutions.
Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base that is already under great stress?
Can increases in food production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the next two decades?
Can developing countries achieve freedom from hunger and malnutrition for their entire populations?
How can food security be reconciled with environment quality in an industrializing society?
Leading authorities, from soil scientists to economists, address these critical questions in Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. With a focus on India, this book reviews the state of natural resources, fertilizer and energy needs, and the potential importance of biotechnology as they affect all developing countries. It then addresses issues pertaining to water quality, agricultural chemicals, and pesticide residues on food. Part Three examines water harvesting, post-harvest food losses, storage and processing of animal products, and sustainability and inequality issues. The next sections deal with poverty alleviation, microfinance, gender equity, policy issues, and the role of the public sector. Finally, the book considers emerging issues and priorities.
Developing countries have achieved an impressive increase in total food production over the past two decades, but at a high cost to environmental quality. As the populations of these countries continue to grow, soil degradation, pollution and contamination of natural waters, deteriorating air quality, and growing dependence on expensive and diminishing fossil fuels become increasing concerns. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World takes on the crucial challenge of enhancing agricultural production while reversing the alarming trends in soil and environmental degradation.
This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and
poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to
Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically
divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems,
2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and
Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of
Degraded Lands through Forestry and Agroforestry, 5) Management of
Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 6) Smallholder
Adaptation to Climate Change, and 7) Economic, Social and Policy
Issues. It addresses these themes in the context of sustainable
intensification (SI). It implies increasing agronomic production
from the existing land while improving/restoring its quality and
decreasing the C or environmental footprint. Simply put, SI means
producing more from less.
In order to feed their burgeoning populations, developing nations
will need to double cereal production by the year 2050. This
increase will have to come from existing land, as little potential
exists for bringing new land under cultivation -- a daunting
prospect when one realizes that increased use and significantly
higher concentrations of carbon dioxide have led to a severe
depletion of the carbon pool in the world's soils. This is
especially telling in developing countries where tropical climates
further compromise the soil's ability to recover. In Climate Change
and Global Food Security, bestselling editor Rattan Lal heads up a
team of the world's top soil scientists and ecologists to document
the history of this impending agricultural crisis and explore
possible solutions. Throughout this timely text, the authors
address six complex themes: 1. The impact of projected climate
change on soil quality, water resources, temperature regime, and
growing season duration on net primary productivity of different
biomes 2. Soil carbon dynamics under changing climate 3. The impact
of changes in carbon dioxide and ecological environments on
agronomic yields and food production in different regions of the
world 4. World food demands and supply during the 21st century 5.
Policy and economic issues related to carbon trading and enhancing
agricultural production 6. Research and development priorities for
enhancing soil carbon pool and food security This hard-hitting text
is essential reading for anyone involved with soil and crop
sciences as well as policy makers and change agents who need to
come to the forefront of this issue armed with the latest
information and viable solutions.
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster
presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The
book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with
focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social
and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which
determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers
to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape,
vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading
their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different
ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of
interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy
makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations.
Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all
development organizations.
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