Feeding a Hungry Planet: Rice, Research, and Development in Asia and Latin America

by James Lang

Rice is the food crop the world depends on most. In Feeding a Hungry Planet, James Lang demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. He describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. Focusing on Asia and Latin America, Lang explores lowland and upland rice systems, genetics, sustainable agriculture, and efforts to narrow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807845930
• ISBN13: 9780807845936
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.6"