02357nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10422666 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100730s2010 si ac sb 010 0 eng d 2010279878 9789814282109 9814282103 9789814282116 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)670429650 S494.5.I5 S93 2010eb Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan. Science and sustainable food security [electronic resource] : selected papers of M S Swaminathan / M S Swaminathan. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010. xv, 420 p. : ill., col. ports. IISc centenary lecture series ; v. 3 Papers dedicated to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, 1914-2009. Includes bibliographical references. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Agricultural innovations. Agricultural productivity. Green Revolution. Food supply. Electronic books. local Borlaug, Norman E. (Norman Ernest), 1914-2009. ebrary, Inc. IISc centenary lecture series ; v. 3. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10422666 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 142219 142219