Feeding the World
Seiten
2016
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-62349-369-1 (ISBN)
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-62349-369-1 (ISBN)
In this book, Gale Buchanan describes the historical commitment to research and the phenomenal changes it brought to our ability to feed ourselves. He also prescribes a path for the future, pointing the way toward an adequately funded, more creative agricultural research system that involves scientists, administrators, educators,farmers, politicians, and consumers.
The astounding success of agricultural research has enabledfarmers to produce increasingly more—and more kinds—offood throughout the world. But with a projected 9 billion peopleto feed by 2050, veteran researcher Gale Buchanan fears thathuman confidence in this ample supply, especially in the US, hascreated unrealistic expectations for the future. Without a workingknowledge of what types and amounts of research producedthe bounty we enjoy today, we will not be prepared to supportthe research necessary to face the challenges ahead, includingpopulation growth, climate change, and water and energy scarcity.
In this book, Buchanan describes the historical commitment toresearch and the phenomenal changes it brought to our ability tofeed ourselves. He also prescribes a path for the future, pointingthe way toward an adequately funded, more creative agriculturalresearch system that involves scientists, administrators, educators,farmers, politicians, and consumers; resides in one “standalone” agency; enjoys a consistent funding stream; and operatesinternationally.
The astounding success of agricultural research has enabledfarmers to produce increasingly more—and more kinds—offood throughout the world. But with a projected 9 billion peopleto feed by 2050, veteran researcher Gale Buchanan fears thathuman confidence in this ample supply, especially in the US, hascreated unrealistic expectations for the future. Without a workingknowledge of what types and amounts of research producedthe bounty we enjoy today, we will not be prepared to supportthe research necessary to face the challenges ahead, includingpopulation growth, climate change, and water and energy scarcity.
In this book, Buchanan describes the historical commitment toresearch and the phenomenal changes it brought to our ability tofeed ourselves. He also prescribes a path for the future, pointingthe way toward an adequately funded, more creative agriculturalresearch system that involves scientists, administrators, educators,farmers, politicians, and consumers; resides in one “standalone” agency; enjoys a consistent funding stream; and operatesinternationally.
Gale A. Buchanan of Adel, Georgia, is former dean of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and EnvironmentalSciences and former undersecretary at USDA. He is coauthor ofLeadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.04.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Texas a&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 11 tables, 24 line art |
| Verlagsort | College Station |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 665 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62349-369-2 / 1623493692 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62349-369-1 / 9781623493691 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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