Asian rice bowls
Subtitle: the returning crisis?
By: Prabhu L. Pingali, Mahabub Hossain, and Roberta V. Gerpacio.
Contributors: Hossain, Mahabub, 1945-; Gerpacio, Roberta V.; C.A.B. International.; International Rice Research Institute.
Publisher: CAB International; in association with the International Rice Research Institute
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York; Manila
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Rice -- Asia.; Rice -- Economic aspects -- Asia.; Rice trade -- Asia.
Description: The authors of this book argue that there is a growing sense of complacency about future food supplies in Asia and that such complacency is not warranted. While rice productivity may increase, this will be limited by a number of factors: withdrawal of land and labor from agriculture to other uses, increased competition for resources, and land degradation. It is unlikely to match the increase in demand for rice because of population growth.

The book provides a thorough assessment of the opportunities for increasing land productivity, including crop diversification. It evaluates the successes and limitations of the Green Revolution for rice in Asia and projects economic and technological trends forward over the next three decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.