Convergence of Food Security, Energy Security and Sustainable Agriculture

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Songstad, David D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hatfield, Jerry L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tomes, Dwight T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 67
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant breeding.; Agricultural economics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Agricultural Economics.; Food Science.

This volume examines the interrelated fields of food security, energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts.  The first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and energy security and sustainable agricu...

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• Creative and Innovative Research – Our Only Hope for Achieving Sustainable Food and Energy Security.- Moving Toward Energy Security and Sustainability in 2050 by Reconfiguring Biofuel Production
• Sustainability Standards
• Soil Degradation, Land Use and Sustainability
• Impact of Technology and Policy on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use and Food Security
• Turning the GM Battleship: The Tide of Popular Opinion and the Future of Genetically Modified Foods
• Sustainable Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Achieving Sustainable Agriculture: Overview of Current and Future Agronomic Best Practices
• Sustainable Agriculture and Soybean Breeding: Contribution of Soybean Yield Increase to Sustainable Agriculture
• Impact of Herbicide Tolerant Crops on Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Crop Production
• The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture of the 21st Century: The Commercial Introduction of Bollgard II in Burkina Faso
• The Borlaug Institute and Its Contributions to World Food and Economic Security
• Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA): An Example of a Public Private Partnership
• The Importance of Herbicides for Natural Resource Conservation in the U.S.
• The 4R-BMP Concept: Enhanced Nutrient Management for Agricultural Sustainability and Food and Energy Security.