Bibliograph

One billion hungry, can we feed the world?, Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah

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Label

One billion hungry, can we feed the world?, Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

One billion hungry

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

785722038

Responsibility statement

Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah

Sub title

can we feed the world?

Table Of Contents

Acute and chronic crises -- What is hunger? -- The Green Revolution -- The political economy of food security -- A doubly green revolution -- Sustainable intensification -- Appropriate technology -- Creating markets -- Designer crops -- The livestock revolution -- Farmers as innovators -- Controlling pests -- Rooted in the soil -- Sustained by water -- Adapting to climate change -- Reducing greenhouse gases -- Conclusion : can we feed the world?

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