LEADER 00000cam a2200685Ki 4500 001 ocn904249285 003 OCoLC 005 20160527041010.2 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 150302s2014 nyu o 001 0 eng d 019 913695060|a923677783|a928197428 020 9781634636773|qelectronic book 020 1634636775|qelectronic book 020 |z9781634636537 020 |z1634636538 035 (OCoLC)904249285|z(OCoLC)913695060|z(OCoLC)923677783 |z(OCoLC)928197428 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dEBLCP|dDEBSZ 043 d------ 049 RIDW 050 4 HD9000.5|b.F59688 2014eb 072 7 BUS|x070000|2bisacsh 082 04 338.1/9|223 090 HD9000.5|b.F59688 2014eb 245 00 Food security :|bchallenges, role of biotechnologies and implications for developing countries /|ceditor, Annabelle Harvie. 264 1 Hauppauge, New York :|bNova Science Publishers, Inc., |c[2014] 300 1 online resource. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine 500 Includes index. 504 REFERENCESChapter 2: SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND DAIRY HERD HEALTH: A KEY ROLE FOR THE VETERINARY SURGEON; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY-KEY CONCEPTS; VETERINARY ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY; VETERINARY ROLE IN A TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SECURITY-KEY CONCEPTS; CONTROVERSIES OVER ENERGY SECURITY VS FOOD SECURITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY; HOW DO DAIRY COWS HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR ENVIRONMENT?; GHG EMISSIONS. 505 0 FOOD SECURITY: CHALLENGES, ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SECURITY: CHALLENGES, ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FOOD SECURITY: SOME INCONVENIENT QUESTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CAN WE FEED THE WORLD?; HOW DOES FOOD SECURITY LINK TO OTHER GLOBAL CHALLENGES?; WHAT DO SYSTEM DYNAMIC MODELS SAY ABOUT INTERLINKED GLOBAL CHALLENGES?; HOW DO WE CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, DESIRABLE, AND FOOD-SECURE FUTURE?; IS GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY EVEN POSSIBLE? 505 8 CARBON FOOTPRINTING & DIFFICULTIES WITH A WHOLE FARM ASSESSMENTTHE IMPORTANCE OF EFFICIENT MILK PRODUCTION IN REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DAIRY FARMING; DIET; GENETICS; HEALTH AND FERTILITY; A ROLE FOR THE VET; MEASURE & MONITOR: USING FARM DATA TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS; MANAGE: ACTION AND REASSESSMENT; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST CURVES (MACC) AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND DAIRY HERD HEALTH IN THE FUTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: USING LANDSAT IMAGES TO DETECT LAND COVER CHANGE AND ASSOCIATED IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SURFACE COAL MINES 505 8 ABSTRACT1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SPATIAL DATA FOR MAPPING OF LAND COVER CHANGES; 3. REMOTE SENSING: THE LANDSAT PROGRAM; 4. GLOBAL LAND COVER MAPPING AND MONITORING; 5. THE AREA OF INTEREST; 6. LAND COVER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SURFACE COAL MINES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: THE CONTRIBUTION OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS TO FOOD SECURITY: AN OVERVIEW FROM SOME AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BACKGROUND ON NWFP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; 3. NWFP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR FOOD SECURITY; 4. CASE STUDIES FROM FOUR COUNTRIES 505 8 5. TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO PROMOTE NWFPCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: BIOFUELS AND FOOD SECURITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BRAZIL; 3. CHINA; 4. OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 5. DISCUSSION -- BIOFUELS AND FOOD SECURITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: A SPATIAL TYPOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DATA; 3. SPATIAL PATTERNS OF PRODUCTION FACTORS; 4. TYPOLOGY ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES 520 Discussions of food security usually focus on the question ""Can we feed the world?"" Providing enough food is a major challenge. To do so without unacceptable environmental impacts, so that food sufficiency is not compromised over time, is a deeper challenge that systemically links to other issues of sustainability, notably including climate change. This book discusses several challenges involved in providing food security. 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