Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture 2004, Volume 1

Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, and academics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004 comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in global agricultural. With a list of international contributors that reads like a "e;Who s Who?"e; in agricultural research, this volume brings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural research being done today. This popular annual publication includes: Global agricultural statistics Trends in the food marketing system Agricultural policies Global food insecurity (a contribution from UNFAO) Ethics of agriculture Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology An invited review by the World Food Laureate Researchers and research libraries alike will delight in the "e;Frontiers"e; portion of this book. As its name suggests, this section delivers reports on the latest breakthroughs in agriculture research. Aimed at faculty in colleges of agriculture, undergraduate and graduate students, 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.

Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, andacademics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in globalagricultural. With a list of international contributors that readslike a "Who's Who?" in agricultural research, this volumebrings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural researchbeing done today.This popular annual publication includes:* Global agricultural statistics* Trends in the food marketing system* Agricultural policies* Global food insecurity (a contribution from UNFAO)* Ethics of agriculture* Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems* Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology* An invited review by the World Food LaureateResearchers and research libraries alike will delight in the"Frontiers" portion of this book. As its name suggests, thissection delivers reports on the latest breakthroughs in agricultureresearch. Aimed at faculty in colleges of agricultureundergraduate and graduate students, policy makers, government andindustry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusinessoperators, this book is the key to keeping current on agriculturalresearch and policy.

ForewordKenneth M. Quinn xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviiSection I Frontiers in World Food 11 The State of World Food Security 3Food and Agrigculture Organization of the United Nations2 Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: Our 21st Century Challenge 31Norman E. Borlaug3 Dr. Norman E. Borlaug: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century World 57Kenneth M. Quinn4 An Appeal by the 15 World Food Prize Laureates on the Occasion of the World Food Summit: Five Years Later 715 Reducing Hunger by Improving Soil Fertility: An African Success Story 75Pedro A. Sanchez6 Achieving the 2020 Vision in the Shadow of International Terrorism 87Per Pinstrup-AndersenSection II Frontiers in Food 997 HACCP as a Model for Improving Food Safety 101Catherine E. Woteki, Margaret O'K. Glavin, and Brian D. Kineman8 Leading Changes in Food Retailing: Seven Steps to a Demand-Driven Food System 119Jean D. KinseySection III Frontiers in Animal Agriculture 1359 The Importance of Livestock for the World's Poor 137R. R. von Kaufmann and Hank Fitzhugh10 Agricultural and Environmental Issues in the Management of Animal Manures 161H. H. Van Horn and W. J. Powers11 The Equine Industry--Economic and Societal Impact 187Karyn Malinowski and Norman LubaSection IV Frontiers in Water 20512 Managing Water Insecurity 207Jacques Diouf13 Neither Water nor Food Security Without a Major Shift in Thinking--A Water-Scarcity Close-Up 211M. Falkenmark and J. Rockström14 Major Problems in the Global Water-Food Nexus 227David Seckler and Upali Amarasinghe15 Water Scarcity: From Problems to Opportunities in the Middle East 253Mona Mostafa El Kady16 The Role of Biosaline Agriculture in Managing Freshwater Shortages and Improving Water Security 271Mohammad Al-Attar17 Coping with Water Scarcity in Dry Areas: Challenges and Options 283Adel El-Beltagy and Theib Oweis18 An Integrated Approach for Efficient Water Use--Case Study: Israel 297Saul Arlosoroff19 The Mekong River Basin--Searching for Transboundary Water Allocation Rules 313Claudia Ringler20 Jal Swaraj: A Win-Win Situation for All 315M. S. SwaminathanSection V Frontiers in Policy and Ethics 32121 China's Grain Security and Trade Policies After Entry into the World TradeOrganization (WTO): Issues and Options 323Zuhui Huang, Jianzhang You, and Jiaan Cheng22 The Legacy of Positivism and the Role of Ethics in the Agricultural Sciences 335Paul B. Thompson23 Agroterrorism: Need for Awareness 353Radford G. Davis24 Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries 417Greg Graff, Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin, and David ZilbermanSection VI Statistics and Trends in World Agriculture 43925 Factors Affecting World Agriculture 441B. Babcock, J. Fabiosa, H. Matthey, M. Isik, S. Tokgoz, A. El Obeid, S. Meyer, F. Fuller, C. Hart, A. Saak and K. KovarikIndex 457