Sustaining global food security : the nexus of science and policy /

"Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades. Advances in technology offer an array of opportunities to meet this demand, but history shows that these can be fully realised only within an enabling policy environment. Sustaining Global F...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Zeigler, Robert S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2019]
Temas:
Food security.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Food security > Climatic factors.
Agricultural resources.
356714519.
363693629.
Sécurité alimentaire.
Agriculture > Aspect économique.
Ressources agricoles.
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture.
Australian
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades. Advances in technology offer an array of opportunities to meet this demand, but history shows that these can be fully realised only within an enabling policy environment. Sustaining Global Food Security makes a compelling case that recent technological breakthroughs can move the planet towards a secure and sustainable food supply only if new policies are designed that allow their full expression."--CSIRO Publishing Website
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1486308090
9781486308095

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