NLSUI OPAC header image
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Feeding the world A challenge for the twenty-first century

By: Publication details: London The MIT Press 2012Description: 360P ix PBISBN:
  • 9780262692717
DDC classification:
  • 338.19 SMI
Contents:
Contents Reasons for Concern 1 Demographic Imperatives 6 Dietary Transitions 8 End of an Era? 11 Appraising the Basics 23 Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity 25 Land Water and Nutrients 30 Agroecosystems and Biodiversity 52 Consuming the Harvests 181 Harvests and Postharvest Losses 182 How Much Food Do We Have? 188 How Much Food Do We Eat? 196 How Much Food Do We Need? 211 Human Energetics 215 Protein Needs 227 Comparisons and Implications 235 Environmental Change and Agroecosystems 65 Changing Soils 67 Environmental Pollution 80 What Could Climate Change Do? 90 Opportunities for Higher Cropping Efficiencies 105 More Efficient Fertilization 108 Better Use of Water 125 Precision Farming 135 Rationalizing Animal Food Production 141 Feeding Efficiencies and Resource Claims 145 Opportunities in Milk and Meat Production 163 Aquacultural Possibilities 171 Searching for Optimum Diets 249 Nutritional Transitions 250 Nutrition Health and Disease 264 Optimized Diets 276 If China Could Do It 291 Chinas Predicament 292 Available Resources and Existing Inefficiencies 299 Realistic Solutions 309 References 317 Index 353 Copyright
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
BOOKs . MPP SECTIO MPP Section 338.19 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35186

Agricultural Productivity

Food Supply

Contents
Reasons for Concern
1
Demographic Imperatives
6
Dietary Transitions
8
End of an Era?
11
Appraising the Basics
23
Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity
25
Land Water and Nutrients
30
Agroecosystems and Biodiversity
52
Consuming the Harvests
181
Harvests and Postharvest Losses
182
How Much Food Do We Have?
188
How Much Food Do We Eat?
196
How Much Food Do We Need?
211
Human Energetics
215
Protein Needs
227
Comparisons and Implications
235

Environmental Change and Agroecosystems
65
Changing Soils
67
Environmental Pollution
80
What Could Climate Change Do?
90
Opportunities for Higher Cropping Efficiencies
105
More Efficient Fertilization
108
Better Use of Water
125
Precision Farming
135
Rationalizing Animal Food Production
141
Feeding Efficiencies and Resource Claims
145
Opportunities in Milk and Meat Production
163
Aquacultural Possibilities
171
Searching for Optimum Diets
249
Nutritional Transitions
250
Nutrition Health and Disease
264
Optimized Diets
276
If China Could Do It
291
Chinas Predicament
292
Available Resources and Existing Inefficiencies
299
Realistic Solutions
309
References
317
Index
353
Copyright