Science and sustainable food security selected papers of M S Swaminathan /

This book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an ever-green revolution necessary for...

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Autor Principal: Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Outros autores: Borlaug, Norman E. (Norman Ernest), 1914-2009
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.
Series:IISc centenary lecture series ; v. 3.
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Acceso en liña:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:This book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an ever-green revolution necessary for advancing productivity in perpetuity without ecological harm. Science and Sustainable Food Security shows many methods of linking ecological security with livelihood security, and provides a scientific basis for entering an era of biohappiness based on the sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity. Also, methods of adaptation to the impact of global warming are described. This book will prove invaluable to all interested in sustainable human security and happiness.
descrición da copia:Papers dedicated to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, 1914-2009.
Descrición Física:xv, 420 p. : ill., col. ports.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.