Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture, Volume 2

Copyright © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing

Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture, Volume 2

Editor(s): John A. Miranowski, Colin G. Scanes

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

Print ISBN: 9780813820316

Online ISBN: 9780470752630

DOI: 10.1002/9780470752630

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The second volume in a series designed to keep the agricultural leaders of today and tomorrow in both industry and academe abreast of the latest, most up-to-date information concerning global agriculture. Aimed at faculty, undergraduate and graduate students in colleges of agriculture, policy makers, government and industry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusiness operators, this book is the key to keeping current on agricultural research and policy.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xviii)

  2. Part I: Frontiers in Addressing World Hunger and Poverty

    1. Chapter 1

      Introduction to the Millennium Development Goals (pages 1–8)

    2. Chapter 2

      The Human Development Report 2003 (pages 9–18)

      Sakiko Fukuda-Parr

    3. Chapter 3

      World Food Day Remarks: Agricultural Productivity in the Developing World (pages 19–32)

      Andrew S. Natsios

    4. Chapter 4

      The Millennium Compact and the End of Hunger (pages 33–40)

      Jeffrey D. Sachs

    5. Chapter 5

      Globalization and World Hunger: An Independent Monitoring of Progress (pages 41–50)

      Per Pinstrup-Andersen

    6. Chapter 6

      Defeating Hunger and Famine: The View from Africa (pages 51–56)

      H. E. Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa

    7. Chapter 7

      How to Reduce Poverty and Malnutrition through Science and Technology (pages 57–62)

      Ann Veneman

    8. Chapter 8

      Feeding the World: The View from Iowa (pages 63–66)

      Tom Vilsack

    9. Chapter 9

      Donor Role in Agriculture and Rural Development, and in Hunger Reduction (pages 67–82)

      Kevin Cleaver

    10. Chapter 10

      Environmental Sustainability and Food Security (pages 83–86)

      Jeffrey McNeely

    11. Chapter 11

      Toward a Hunger-Free World: The Final Milestone (pages 87–122)

      M. S. Swaminathan

    12. Chapter 12

      Global Health and Food Security: Imperatives for the Future (pages 123–136)

      Ady Barkan and Josh Ruxin

    13. Chapter 13

      Ending Hunger in America (pages 137–142)

      H. Eric Schockman

  3. Part II: Frontiers in Addressing Health and Nutrition

    1. Chapter 14

      Educate Girls (pages 141–150)

      Catherine Bertini

    2. Chapter 15

      Plant-Derived Vaccines to Overcome current Constraints in Global Immunization (pages 151–160)

      Charles J. Arntzen, Guruatma Khalsa and Richard T. Mahoney

    3. Chapter 16

      The Effect of Banning Antibiotics for Growth Promotion in Poultry and Swine Production in Denmark (pages 161–174)

      Hanne-Dorthe Emborg and Henrik C. Wegener

    4. Chapter 17

      Implications of more Restricted Antimicrobial Access Policy: Issues Related to U.S. Pork Production (pages 175–182)

      Dermot J. Hayes and Helen H. Jensen

  4. Part III: Frontiers in Food, Agriculture, and Global Climate Change

    1. Chapter 18

      Global Warming and Agriculture (pages 181–210)

      Cynthia Rosenzweig and Daniel Hillel

    2. Chapter 19

      Technological Choice and the changing Structure of Agriculture: Farming to Sequester Carbon and Reduce Global Warming (pages 211–230)

      Luther Tweeten and Mariah Tanner

  5. Part IV: Frontiers in Agriculture and Rural Development in Industrialized Countries

    1. Chapter 20

      Farm Programs and Agricultural Choices in Rural America (pages 229–254)

      Bruce A. Babcock

    2. Chapter 21

      A Time for Change in U.S. Rural Policy (pages 255–272)

      Mark Drabenstott

    3. Chapter 22

      Agriculture—A Short History (from Domestication to Present) (pages 273–296)

      Colin S. Scanes and Richard L. Willham

  6. Part V: Trends and Outlook for World Food and Agriculture

    1. Chapter 23

      Factors Affecting World Agriculture (pages 295–312)

      John Beghin, Jay Fabiosa, Fengxia Dong, Amani El Obeid, Frank Fuller, Chad Hart, Holger Matthey, Alexander Saak, Simla Tokgoz, Seth Meyer and Eric Wailes

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      Index (pages 313–353)

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