Feeding the world in the 21st century
Subtitle: a historical analysis of agriculture and society
By: Christian Anton Smedshaug.
Series: Anthem Other Canon series; Anthem Other Canon series
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781843318675; 9781843318927
Subjects: Food supply; Agricultural productivity; Agriculture -- Economic aspects; Agriculture -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Will agriculture succeed?; title: Supply and demand of agricultural products; title: Ideas about agriculture, trade and society through changing times; title: Agriculture and development: what does history tell us?; title: The specificities of agriculture; title: Deficit of food; title: What created the surplus of food?; title: The role of agriculture in development; title: The role of development in agriculture; title: Increased yields in Africa's agriculture; title: International trade agreements after the Second World War; title: Agricultural policies for the 21st century; title: The challenge of the 21st century.