The Doubly Green Revolution
The Doubly Green Revolution
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On the grounds that 700 million people are going hungry in the world when food is plentiful, this text argues for a second Green Revolution, building on the massive productivity gains of the first and focusing on a programme of agricultural development to produce food, income and employment.
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The Doubly Green Revolution by Gordon R Conway
In 1997, over 700 million people are hungry. By 2025, the population of the developing countries alone will be approximately seven billion. This book makes a compelling case for a second green revolution, which builds upon the successful technological transformation and yield gains of the first, but which focuses on a programme of broad-based agricultural development that not only delivers food security but creates employment and income. Professor Conway aruges that sustainable argicultural ecosystems can be developed by partnerships between scientists in the developed and developing countries, and that farmers must participate more actively in the process of development. He illustrates new thinking with field-based examples, and explains the application of molecular and cellular biology in the plant breeding process. The final chapter gives an account of the World Food Summit, held in Rome in Novemer 1996.
Conway, Gordon: - Sir Gordon Conway is Professor of International Development at Imperial College London. He was previously Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department for International Development, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex. He is author of The Doubly Green Revolution and One Billion Hungry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140266160 |
| ISBN 10 | 014026616X |
| Title | The Doubly Green Revolution |
| Author | Gordon R Conway |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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