One billion hungry : can we feed the world?
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One billion hungry : can we feed the world?
Comstock Publishing Associates, 2012
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The doubly green revolution : food for all in the 21st century
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"Published with the support of Agriculture for Impact, Imperial College, London."--T.p.
Rev. ed. of: : The doubly green revolution : food for all in the 21st century / Gordon Conway
"Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press"--T.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-427) and index
Contents: Acute and chronic crises -- What is hunger? -- The Green Revolution -- The political economy of food security -- A doubly green revolution -- Sustainable intensification -- Appropriate technology -- Creating markets -- Designer crops -- The livestock revolution -- Farmers as innovators -- Controlling pests -- Rooted in the soil -- Sustained by water -- Adapting to climate change -- Reducing greenhouse gases -- Conclusion : can we feed the world?