Sustainable food and agriculture an integrated approach /
Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach is the first book to look at the imminent threats to sustainable food security through a cross-sectoral lens. As the world faces food supply challenges posed by the declining growth rate of agricultural productivity, accelerated deterioration...
| Other Authors: | Campanhola, Clayton,, Pandey, Shivaji,, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press,
[2019]
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1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Sustainable Food and Agriculture; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; I. Food and Agriculture at a Crossroads; Lead Authors; 1 Food and Agricultural Systems at a Crossroads: An Overview; 1.1 The State of Global Food and Agriculture; 1.2 Food and Agriculture at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities; Global Trends and Challenges to Food and Agriculture Into the 21st Century; The Demographics of Rural Poverty and Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Transformations.
- Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security: Impacts and the Potential for Adaptation and MitigationWater Scarcity and Challenges to Food Security; Forests, Land-Use Change, and Challenges to Climate Stability and Food Security; Land and Water Governance, Poverty, and Sustainability; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; Changing Food Systems: Implications for Food Security and Nutrition; 1.3 Global Challenges, Global Responses; 2 Global Trends and Challenges to Food and Agriculture into the 21st Century; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Key Trends and Challenges.
- Agricultural Demand is Expected to Increase SignificantlyTo Meet the Demand, Output Will Have to Expand, but Under Increasingly Tight Production Constraints; Climate Change Adds Another Major Challenge; Successes in Hunger and Poverty Reduction are Undeniable, But Much More Needs to be Done; Food Systems are Changing, Jeopardizing many Landless and Smallholder Farmers; 2.3 Key Questions for Policies and Governance to Achieve More Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems; References; 3 Demographic Change, Agriculture, and Rural Poverty; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Global Trends and Projections.
- Population Growth and UrbanizationEconomic Growth and Poverty; Youth Bulges and Aging Farmers; 3.3 Growth and Structural Change; Exiting Agriculture; Structural Change and Poverty Reduction; 3.4 Urbanization and Agriculture; 3.5 Conclusions; References; 4 Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security: Impacts and the Potential for Adaptation and Mitigation; 4.1 Climate Change Challenges; 4.2 Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Security; How We Estimate Impacts; Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security; 4.3 Adaptation Options; Diversification.
- Sustainable IntensificationCarbon and Nitrogen Management Options; Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Adoption; 4.4 Mitigation Options; Managing Carbon-Rich Forest Landscapes; Livestock Emissions; Flooded Rice; Nitrous-Oxide Emissions; Soil Carbon Management; Higher Production Efficiency, Lower Emissions, and Enhanced Food Security; Investing in Yield Improvements; Efficiency Improvements in Aquaculture and Fisheries; Mitigation Costs, Incentives, and Barriers; Beyond the Farmgate: A Food System Perspective on Emissions.