Combating Hunger and Achieving Food Security

ISBN-13: 9781107123113 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 183 str.

M. S. Swaminathan

Opis

The book provides comprehensive discussion on the causes of hunger and resource management to achieve food security.

Recenzje

'One enjoys reading all the chapters of the book as it conveys in a lucid way important issues and policies in agriculture, hunger, food security and malnutrition. … Drawn from an experience of over seven decades, the book is a delight not only for the manner in which it condenses his wisdom, but for the style in which it is conveyed.' K. Subramanian, The Hindu (thehindu.com)

Spis treści

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Genesis and growth of the yield revolution in wheat; 2. Our agricultural heritage; 3. Shaping our agricultural destiny; 4. Thrust on farm revival; 5. Nutri-farm movement; 6. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture; 7. Food losses and food waste; 8. Rice in zero hunger challenge; 9. Monsoon management; 10. Importance of ecological conservation; 11. Caring for ecology and heritage; 12. Conserving biodiversity; 13. Overcoming hidden hunger through aquaculture; 14. Biofuels – the way to go; 15. Food security; 16. Vigilance for sustainable food security; 17. Food security and social protection; 18. Food security and its role; 19. Sustaining the livestock revolution; 20. Challenges in the year of science; 21. Agriculture and humanism; 22. Fostering the science of science communication; 23. Olympic move for saving children; 24. Youth: the agents of change; 25. Role of women in agricultural production; 26. Know-how to do-how; 27. From Bengal famine to right to food; 28. Financial institutions and fighting food inflation; 29. Public good research in agriculture; 30. The future of Indian agriculture; Bibliography.