Food and Water Security

The UN Millennium Summit of 2000 pledged to halve by 2015 the 850 million undernourished people in the world. Food Security has two principal dimensions: Food Production, and Food Consumption, both of which have to be economically viable in order to be sustainable. Food security is critically dependent upon optimizing the use of soil and water. Food availability is a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for food security. Food security at the aggregate level may not necessarily translate into food security at the family level. The key challenge of growing more food with less water has both science-based and people-based dimensions.This volume deals with ways and means of managing food and water security in various agroclimatic environments through the integration of R. and D., training, people participation, agronomic practices, economic instruments, and administrative policies. It includes reviewed contributions by global experts in the field, who elaborate on the governance of food security, the biophysical dimensions of more food per drop, as well as on the socioeconomic dimensions of food security. This volume is recommended reading for professionals, water and agricultural scientists, engineers, planners and policy makers in the field of food and water security.

ISBN 0415440181   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780415440189 (What's this?)   Pages 360 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Volumes 1 Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 839 Format Hardback   Published in London Publication date 25 Oct 2007   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress 2007024278   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 630.91724   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

Sect. 1		Biophysical Dimensions of Food Security
1		Remote sensing methodologies for ecosystem management by R. Nemani and P. Votava and A. Michaelis and M. White and R. Melton and C. Milesi and L. Pierce and K. Golden and H. Hashimoto and K. Ichii and L. Johnson and M. Jolly and R. Myneni and C. Tague and J. Coughlan and S. Running		3
2		Remote sensing as an aid in arresting soil degradation by R. S. Dwivedi		21
3		Crop management through remote sensing by M. V. R. Sesha Sai and R. S. Dwivedi and D. P. Rao		33
4		Preparation of agro-climatic calendar by M. C. Varshneya and V. Pandey and V. B. Vaidya and B. I. Karande		45
5		How to use soil microorganisms to optimize soil productivity by B. N. Johri and D. K. Choudhary and S. Chaudhuri		51
6		Pathway of arsenic from water to food, West Bengal, India by D. Chandrasekharam		63
7		How to do with less water by U. Aswathanarayana		71
8		Irrigated agriculture for food security by V. V. N. Murty		77
9		Improved livelihoods and food security through unlocking the potential of rainfed agriculture by S. P. Want and T. K. Sreedevi and J. Rockstrom and T. Wangkahart and Y. S. Ramakrishna and Y. Dixin and A. V. R. Kesava Rao and Z. Li		89
10		Development of drought and salinity tolerant crop varieties by V. Vadez		107
11		System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to enhance both food and water security by N. Uphoff		117
12		Aerobic rice - An efficient water management strategy for rice production by H. E. Sashidhar		131
13		Towards developing low water-need and drought-tolerant super rice in China by H. Mei and L. Luo		141
14		Overview and integration by U. Aswathanarayana		151
Sect. 2		Socioeconomic Dimensions of Food Security
15		Fermented foods as a tool to combat malnutrition by J. B. Prajapati		159
16		Changing patterns of food consumption in India and their dietary implications by S. S. Vepa		169
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'[...] this book assumes enormous significance, and could not have been published at a more appropriate time.' 'This book deals with techno-economic-social dimensions of the problem like no other publication before.' 'The editor along with his authors deserve full credit for presenting a book with an in-depth analysis of a complex subject, penetrating and interesting, supported by valuable tables, revealing photographs and neat figures.' 'This book is a notable departure from the normal.' From: Journal of the Geological Society of India, vol. 72, p. 279-280, Aug. 2008. 'The strength of the book lies in the wide range of topics it examines--a list that includes remote sensing, aerobic rice, the benefits of fermented food, the role of microenterprises, and the need for enhanced governance of food systems.' 'The book is thus a very useful introduction on developing-country--chiefly Asian--water-for-food issues, aimed at professionals and students in the areas of agricultural and water science, engineering, and planning.' From: Environment. Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, September-October 2009.

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