Science and sustainable food security (Record no. 238206)
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02357nam a2200397 a 4500 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science and sustainable food security |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Singapore ; |
| -- | Hackensack, N.J. : |
| Name of publisher | World Scientific, |
| Year of publication | c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 420 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., col. ports. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | IISc centenary lecture series ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Papers dedicated to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, 1914-2009. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an ever-green revolution necessary for advancing productivity in perpetuity without ecological harm. Science and Sustainable Food Security shows many methods of linking ecological security with livelihood security, and provides a scientific basis for entering an era of biohappiness based on the sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity. Also, methods of adaptation to the impact of global warming are described. This book will prove invaluable to all interested in sustainable human security and happiness. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Agricultural innovations. |
| Topical Term | Agricultural productivity. |
| Topical Term | Green Revolution. |
| Topical Term | Food supply. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Borlaug, Norman E. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10422666 |
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