Songstad / Hatfield / Tomes Convergence of Food Security, Energy Security and Sustainable Agriculture

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-642-55262-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 67, 384 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

This volume examines the interrelated fields of food security, energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts.  The first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and energy security and sustainable agriculture.  The authors from this part include Former Under Secretary of Agriculture

Gale Buchanan

, Former Under Secretary of Energy

Raymond Orbach

(Chapter 1),

Stephen Hughes, Bryan Moser and William Gibbons

(Chapter 2) and

Thomas Redick

(Chapter 3).  Part II addresses soil and water, which are two of the key components in secure and sustainable food production.  Authors from this part are

Jerry Hatfield

(Chapter 4) and

Mahbub Alam, Sharon Megdal

et al. (Chapter 5).  The third part covers sustainable and secure food production specifically addressing genetically modified traits in Chapter 6 (

James McWilliams

) and omega-3 fatty acids in Chapter 7 (

Jay Whelan

et al.).  Agronomic implications relative to food security and sustainable agriculture are described in Part IV.  Authors include

Ravi Sripada, Pradip Das

et al. (Chapter 8),

Duska Stojsin

,

Kevin Matson

and

Richard Leitz

(Chapter 9) and

S.H. Lee

,

David Clay

and

Sharon Clay

(Chapter 10).  International sustainable agriculture and food security is addressed in Part V with authors

Jeff Vitale

and

John Greenplate

(Chapter 11),

Julie Borlaug

et al. (Chapter 12) and

Sylvester Oikeh

et al. (Chapter 13).  The final part covers the use of chemicals in sustainable agriculture and food/energy security with

Leonard Gianessi

and

Ashley Williams

communicating the role of herbicides and

Harold Reetz

emphasizing the importance offertilizers both in maximizing crop yields to maintain a sustainable secure source for food production.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Songstad, David D.

Hatfield, Jerry L.

Tomes, Dwight T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Creative and Innovative Research – Our Only Hope for Achieving Sustainable Food and Energy Security.- Moving Toward Energy Security and Sustainability in 2050 by Reconfiguring Biofuel Production.- Sustainability Standards.- Soil Degradation, Land Use and Sustainability.- Impact of Technology and Policy on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use and Food Security.- Turning the GM Battleship: The Tide of Popular Opinion and the Future of Genetically Modified Foods.- Sustainable Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids.- Achieving Sustainable Agriculture: Overview of Current and Future Agronomic Best Practices.- Sustainable Agriculture and Soybean Breeding: Contribution of Soybean Yield Increase to Sustainable Agriculture.- Impact of Herbicide Tolerant Crops on Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Crop Production.- The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture of the 21
st
Century: The Commercial Introduction of Bollgard II in Burkina Faso.- The Borlaug Institute and Its Contributions to World Food and Economic Security.- Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA): An Example of a Public Private Partnership.- The Importance of Herbicides for Natural Resource Conservation in the U.S..- The 4R-BMP Concept: Enhanced Nutrient Management for Agricultural Sustainability and Food and Energy Security.