Inbunden, Engelska, 2005
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The second volume in a series designed to keep agricultural leaders abreast of the most up-to-date information concerning global agriculture, Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture, Volume 2 brings together cutting-edge agricultural research and the latest views on agricultural policy.Written by internationally renowned researchers, scientists, and academics, Volume 2 includes: The UN's approaches to address global food security and povertyAn essay by the World Food Prize LaureatGlobalization, emerging diseases, and invasive specieEnvironmental sustainabilityPlant-derived vaccines, antibiotic bans, and health impactsThe future of agricultural biotechnologyThe pivotal role of agriculture in human developmenGlobal agricultural statistics and projectionsAimed at faculty, undergraduate and graduate students in colleges of agriculture, policy makers, government and industry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusiness operators, this book is key to keeping current on agricultural research and policy.