Crop protection and sustainable agriculture.
The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agr...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester ; New York :
Wiley,
1993.
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| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium ;
177. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agricultural land. In the developing world, food production cannot keep up with population growth and the gap between demand and supply is growing. This book explores the theme of sustainable agricultural development in the developing world, with a particular focus on crop protection. Includes chapters on the ecology of food production, on sustainable agriculture and crop protection methods, on the economics of food production and more. - From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Editors: Derek J. Chadwick (organizer) and Joan Marsh. Proceedings of the Symposium on World Food Production by Means of Sustainable Agriculture: the Role of Crop Protection, held 30 Nov. to 2 Dec. 1992 in Madras, India by the Ciba Foundation in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development. "A Wiley-Interscience publication." "Ciba Foundation"--Cover |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 285 pages : : illustrations, maps.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470514474 (electronic bk.) 0470514477 (electronic bk.) |