Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing WorldRattan Lal, David O. Hansen, Norman Uphoff CRC Press, 2016 M04 19 - 480 pages 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 |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Natural Resources of India | 13 |
Is India at Risk? | 31 |
Chapter 4 Fertilizer Needs to Enhance Production Challenges Facing India | 53 |
Chapter 5 Economic Impacts of Agricultural Soil Degradation in Asia | 69 |
Chapter 6 Soil Degradation as a Threat to Food Security | 89 |
Chapter 7 Importance of Biotechnology in Global Food Security | 107 |
Chapter 8 Energy Inputs in Crop Production in Developing and Developed Countries | 129 |
Chapter 19 Postharvest Food Technology for Village Operations | 277 |
Chapter 20 Reconciling Animal Food Products With Security and Environmental Quality in Industrializing India | 287 |
Building Ecosystem Vitality and Productivity | 305 |
Poverty and Equity | 317 |
Complementary or Contradictory Goals? | 319 |
A Life Chances Perspective | 331 |
Implications for India | 347 |
Assessing Measures of Inequity | 369 |
Environment Quality | 153 |
Chapter 9 Environmental Conflict and Agricultural Intensification in India | 155 |
Chapter 10 Water Quality and Agricultural Chemicals | 169 |
Factors Influencing Environmental Degradation and Pollution in India | 193 |
Chapter 12 Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment | 205 |
Chapter 13 Applying Grades and Standards for Reducing Pesticide Residues to Access Global Markets | 215 |
Chapter 14 Reconciling Food Security and Environment Quality Through Strategic Interventions for Poverty Reduction | 229 |
Technological Options | 235 |
Chapter 15 Ensuring Food Security and Environmental Stewardship in the 21st Century | 237 |
Chapter 16 Water Harvesting and Management to Alleviate Drought Stress | 245 |
Chapter 17 Postharvest Food Losses to Pests in India | 261 |
Chapter 18 Storage and Processing of Agricultural Products | 269 |
Policy Issues | 383 |
Chapter 26 Priorities for Policy Reform in Indian Agriculture | 385 |
Chapter 27 The Role of the Public Sector in Achieving Food Security | 393 |
Chapter 28 Global Food Supply and Demand Projections and Implications for Indian Agricultural Policy | 405 |
Chapter 29 Context Concepts and Policy on Poverty and Inequality | 419 |
Some Economic Considerations | 431 |
Issues and Priorities | 441 |
Chapter 31 Reconciling Food Security with Environmental Quality in the 21st Century | 443 |
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Back cover | 465 |
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