Population and food : global trends and future prospects / Tim Dyson.
The world's population is expected to grow by about 2.2 billion people between now and the year 2020. There is no doubt that feeding these extra mouths represents the principal challenge currently facing the global system of agricultural production and trade. Population and Food examines recent...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1996.
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| Series: | Global environmental change series.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Pessimists and Optimists
- 2. Population and Food Today
- 3. Population and Food: Recent Trends
- 4. Exploring the Future: Demand and Supply
- 5. Exploring the Future: Potentials and Constraints
- 6. Exploring the Future: Regional Vignettes
- 7. Conclusions, Forecasts, Caveats, Tempered Hope
- Appendix: Country Data and Food Security Index, around 1990.