Overview
- In this work, the heads of two leading French agricultural research organisations, INRA and CIRAD, shed light on the issue in terms that are clear and accessible to the public at large
- The reader will find a wealth of information, thought provoking insight and some surprising solutions
- This book presents how a global population of 9 billion by 2050 could be fed adequately, in keeping with increasingly stringent standards of quality and with respect for the environment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
If a global population of 9 billion by 2050 is to be fed adequately, more food must be produced and this in keeping with increasingly stringent standards of quality and with respect for the environment. Not to mention the land that must be set aside for the production of energy resources, industrial goods, carbon storage and the protection of biodiversity.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Marion Guillou has been the President of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) since 2004. A graduate of the École Polytechnique, she is an agricultural engineer and holds a doctorate in Food and Nutrition Sciences. Gérard Matheron has been the President of the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) since 2010. He is an agronomist and holds a doctorate in Quantitative Genetics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The World’s Challenge
Book Subtitle: Feeding 9 Billion people
Authors: Marion Guillou, Gérard Matheron
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8569-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Éditions Quæ 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8568-6Published: 24 March 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0266-7Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8569-3Published: 08 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 226
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original French edition published by Éditions Quæ, Versailles, 2012. Jointly published with Éditions Quæ, Versailles, France
Topics: Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Agricultural Economics, Social Policy