The World's Challenge Feeding 9 Billion people /

Is the world headed toward a major food crisis? After several decades of seeming indifference, public opinion is slowly awakening to the fact that a daunting task lies ahead. If a global population of 9 billion by 2050 is to be fed adequately, more food must be produced, and this in keeping with inc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Guillou, Marion (Autor), Matheron, Gérard (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Sustainability.
Agriculture-Economic aspects.
Social policy.
Agricultural Economics.
Social Policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Setting the stage
  • 2. Eat well, eat better
  • 3. Reducing losses and waste at consumption, distribution and processing levels
  • 4. Reducing post-harvest losses in developing nations
  • 5. Producing other goods
  • 6. Managing ecosystem services
  • 7. Will there be enough land?
  • 8. The need to strive for productive yet ecological agriculture
  • 9. Feeding the world starts with fighting poverty
  • 10. Towards a global governance of food
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Glossary.

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