Titre : | Food security and soil quality |
Auteurs : | R. Lal, - Editeur scientifique ; B. Stewart, - Editeur scientifique |
Type de document : | ouvrage |
Editeur : | Boca Raton (Floride), USA : CRC Press, 2010 |
Collection : | Advances in Soil Science (USA) |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-4398-0057-7 |
Format : | 416 p. |
Langues: | = Anglais |
Mots-clés: | SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE ; QUALITÉ DU SOL ; AGRICULTURE ; CHINE ; AFRIQUE ; PRODUCTIVITÉ ; FERTILISATION ; ÉCOSYSTÈME ; BRÉSIL ; INDE ; ÉTATS-UNIS |
Résumé : |
ust 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. Edited by Rattan Lal, and B.A. Stewart, two of the worlds most respected soil scientists, this important work Assesses farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on land degradation 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, India and Ohio Discusses the human dimension of the crisis including the influence of culture and spiritual beliefs |
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Centre | Localisation | Section | Cote | Statut | Disponibilité | Département |
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Bordeaux-Aquitaine | ERIST Bordeaux-Aquitaine | Ouvrages | ERIST_PR T2C-02 | Empruntable | Disponible pour le prêt |