Description
T and F India Food Security And Soil Quality (Advances In Soil Science) by Lal Rattan Et Al
Just five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline. Unfortunately, widespread soil degradation along with resistance to recommended agronomic practices, and little attempt to restore degraded soils have conspired with significant droughts (in regions that could least tolerate them) to swell the ranks of the food insecure to over a billion people. The U.N. Millennium Development Goals’ intent to halve hunger by 2015 will not be realized. Food Security and Soil Quality brings together leading experts from across the world to provide a concise and factually supported exploration of the problem at hand and the critical steps needed to reverse it.
Key Features:-
- Assesses farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on land degr
- Examines concerns with and approaches to soil quality management in Brazil and China
- Details achievable methods for improving soil quality for sustainable production
- Provides an insightful comparison of temporal changes in agricultural systems productivity in Punjab
- Discusses the human dimension of the crisis including the influence of culture and spiritual beliefs