Food security and environmental quality in the developing world /
Rattan Lal. [and others]. ; foreword by Lester R. Brown.
- 1 online resource (464 pages)
part Part One: Food Demand and Supply -- chapter 1 The Century of Hope -- chapter 2 Natural Resources of India -- chapter 3 Food Security: Is India at Risk? -- chapter 4 Fertilizer Needs to Enhance Production - Challenges Facing India -- chapter 5 Economic Impacts of Agricultural Soil Degradation in Asia -- chapter 6 Soil Degradation as a Threat to Food Security -- chapter 7 Importance of Biotechnology in Global Food Security* -- chapter 8 Energy Inputs in Crop Production in Developing and Developed Countries -- part Part Two: Environment Quality -- chapter 9 Environmental Conflict and Agricultural Intensification in India -- chapter 10 Water Quality and Agricultural Chemicals -- chapter 11 Environmental Quality: Factors Influencing Environmental Degradation and Pollution in India -- chapter 12 Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment -- chapter 13 Applying Grades and Standards for Reducing Pesticide Residues to Access Global Markets -- chapter 14 Reconciling Food Security and Environment Quality Through Strategic Interventions for Poverty Reduction -- part Part Three: Technological Options -- chapter 15 Ensuring Food Security and Environmental Stewardship in the 21st Century* -- chapter 16 Water Harvesting and Management to Alleviate Drought Stress -- chapter 17 Postharvest Food Losses to Pests in India -- chapter 18 Storage and Processing of Agricultural Products -- chapter 19 Postharvest Food Technology for Village Operations -- chapter 20 Reconciling Animal Food Products With Security and Environmental Quality in Industrializing India -- chapter 21 Sustainable Agriculture on a Populous and Industrialized Landscape: Building Ecosystem Vitality and Productivity -- part Part Four: Poverty and Equity -- chapter 22 Global Food Security, Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation: Complementary or Contradictory Goals? -- chapter 23 Poverty and Inequality: A Life Chances Perspective -- chapter 24 Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation and Improving Food Security: Implications for India* -- chapter 25 Poverty and Gender in Indian Food Security: Assessing Measures of Inequity -- part Part Five: Policy Issues -- chapter 26 Priorities for Policy Reform in Indian Agriculture -- chapter 27 The Role of the Public Sector in Achieving Food Security -- chapter 28 Global Food Supply and Demand Projections and Implications for Indian Agricultural Policy -- chapter 29 Context, Concepts and Policy on Poverty and Inequality -- chapter 30 Sustainable Development: Some Economic Considerations -- part Part Six: Issues and Priorities -- chapter 31 Reconciling Food Security with Environmental Quality in the 21st Century.