Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture 2004, Volume 1

Colin Scanes, PhD, is a professor of animal science at Iowa State University, Ames. Dr. Scanes is widely recognized for his work in endocrinology of domestic animals, and is the author of numerous papers and research publications. He was formerly an administrator in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University and played an important role in the development of the United States animal genome, food safety and biobased products and programs. Dr. John Miranowski, PhD, is a professor and agricultural economist for Iowa State University, Ames. Harvard-educated, Dr. Miranowski served as Director, Resources and Technology Division for the USDA. As Executive Coordinator of the Secretary’s Policy Coordination Council, he worked to develop and implement programs on water quality, food safety, pest control and other vital topics. He has authored several papers in environmental and resource economics and agricultural 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