Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture 2004, Volume 1

by Scanes, Colin G.; Miranowski, John A.; Quinn, Kenneth M.

• ISBN13: 9780813820217
• ISBN10: 0813820219
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, and academics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004 comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in global agricultural. With a list of international contributors that reads like a "Who's Who?" in agricultural research, this volume brings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural research being done today. This popular annual publication includes: * Global agricultural statistics * Trends in the food marketing system * Agricultural policies * Global food insecurity (a contribution from UNFAO) * Ethics of agriculture * Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems * Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology * An invited review by the World Food Laureate Researchers and research libraries alike will delight in the "Frontiers" portion of this book. As its name suggests, this section delivers reports on the latest breakthroughs in agriculture research. Aimed at faculty in colleges of agriculture, undergraduate and graduate students, policy makers, government and industry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusiness operators, this book is the key to keeping current on agricultural research and policy

Author Biography

Colin Scanes, PhD, is a professor of animal science at Iowa State University, Ames. Dr. Scanes is widely recognized for his work in endocrinology of domestic animals, and is the author of numerous papers and research publications. He was formerly an administrator in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University and played an important role in the development of the United States animal genome, food safety and biobased products and programs.

Dr. John Miranowski, PhD, is a professor and agricultural economist for Iowa State University, Ames. Harvard-educated, Dr. Miranowski served as Director, Resources and Technology Division for the USDA. As Executive Coordinator of the Secretary’s Policy Coordination Council, he worked to develop and implement programs on water quality, food safety, pest control and other vital topics. He has authored several papers in environmental and resource economics and agricultural policy

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
Kenneth M. Quinn	XI
PREFACE	XIII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	XVII
SECTION I FRONTIERS IN WORLD FOOD	1	(98)
1 The State of World Food Security
Food and Agrigculture Organization of the United Nations	3	(28)
2 Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: Our 21st Century Challenge
Norman E. Borlaug	31	(26)
3 Dr. Norman E. Borlaug: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century World
Kenneth M. Quinn	57	(14)
4 An Appeal by the 15 World Food Prize Laureates on the Occasion of the World Food Summit: Five Years Later	71	(4)
5 Reducing Hunger by Improving Soil Fertility: An African Success Story
Pedro A. Sanchez	75	(12)
6 Achieving the 2020 Vision in the Shadow of International Terrorism
Per Pinstrup-Andersen	87	(12)
SECTION II FRONTIERS IN FOOD	99	(36)
7 HACCP as a Model for Improving Food Safety
Catherine E. Woteki, Margaret O'K. Glavin, and Brian D. Kineman	101	(18)
8 Leading Changes in Food Retailing: Seven Steps to a Demand-Driven Food System
Jean D. Kinsey	119	(16)
SECTION III FRONTIERS IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE	135	(70)
9 The Importance of Livestock for the World's Poor
R.R. von Kaufmann and Hank Fitzhugh	137	(24)
10 Agricultural and Environmental Issues in the Management of Animal Manures
H.H. Van Horn and W.J. Powers	161	(26)
11 The Equine Industry-Economic and Societal Impact
Karyn Malinowski and Norman Luba	187	(18)
SECTION IV FRONTIERS IN WATER	205	(116)
12 Managing Water Insecurity
Jacques Diouf	207	(4)
13 Neither Water nor Food Security Without a Major Shift in Thinking- A Water-Scarcity Close-Up
M. Falkenmark and J. Rockström	211	(16)
14 Major Problems in the Global Water-Food Nexus
David Seckler and Upali Amarasinghe	227	(26)
15 Water Scarcity: From Problems to Opportunities in the Middle East
Mona Mostafa El Kady	253	(18)
16 The Role of Biosaline Agriculture in Managing Freshwater Shortages and Improving Water Security
Muhammad Al-Attar	271	(12)
17 Coping with Water Scarcity in Dry Areas: Challenges and Options
Adel El-Beltagy and Theib Oweis	283	(14)
18 An Integrated Approach for Efficient Water Use-Case Study: Israel
Saul Arlosoroff	297	(16)
19 The Mekong River Basin-Searching for Transboundary Water Allocation Rules
Claudia Ringler	313	(2)
20 Jal Swaraj: A Win-Win Situation for All
M.S. Swaminathan	315	(6)
SECTION V FRONTIERS IN POLICY AND ETHICS	321	(118)
21 China's Grain Security and Trade Policies After Entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues and Options
Zuhui Huang, Jianzhang You, and Jiaan Cheng	323	(12)
22 The Legacy of Positivism and the Role of Ethics in the Agricultural Sciences
Paul B. Thompson	335	(18)
23 Agroterrorism: Need for Awareness
Radford G. Davis	353	(64)
24 Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Greg Graff, Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin, and David Zilberman	417	(22)
SECTION VI STATISTICS AND TRENDS IN WORLD AGRICULTURE	439	(18)
25 Factors Affecting World Agriculture
B. Babcock, J. Fabiosa, H. Matthey, M. Isik, S. Tokgoz, A. El Obeid, S. Meyer, E Fuller, C. Hart, A. Saak and K. Kovarik	441	(16)
INDEX	457