EAN: 9781782423355

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Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security: Overcoming the World Food Crisis discusses
rising energy prices  increased biofuel use  water scarcity  and the rising world population 
all factors that directly affect worldwide food security. The book examines the range of
approaches to promoting global food security  including novel and existing agricultural and
husbandry techniques for safe and sustainable food production. It is divided into three parts
beginning with an overview of food security  an analysis of key drivers of food insecurity  and
nutrition and food security. Part Two examines emerging technologies for plant and animal food
security  with subsequent chapters discussing topics from genetic and aquaculture technologies
pest and disease control  environmental and policy issues affecting food security  and an
in-depth analysis of water management and methods to reduce post-harvest losses.

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