Feeding the World: Agricultural Research in the Twenty-First Century

by Gale A. Buchanan

Book Overview

The astounding success of agricultural research has enabled farmers to produce increasingly more--and more kinds--of food throughout the world. But with a projected 9 billion people to feed by 2050, veteran researcher Gale Buchanan fears that human confidence in this ample supply, especially in the US, has created unrealistic expectations for the future. Without a working knowledge of what types and amounts of research produced the bounty we enjoy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623493692
• ISBN13: 9781623493691
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"