Prospects For Agricultural Production And Food Deficits In West Asia And North Africa

Tthe special character of the region; The recent growth of production in the region and its sources; The task ahead: policy issues on cereal and livestock reduction in rainfed agriculture and the role of high-elevation areas.

References p. 52-59.

Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, these goals may compete with one another. This book focuses on the interactions between agricultural growth and environment and between environment and poverty. The chapters analyze and illustrate these interactions with case study evidence from the developing world in general and from specific agroclimatic zones in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The contributors also discuss what these links mean for development policies, agricultural technologies, and social and economic institutions. With a clearer picture of how these goals interact, policymakers and researchers can design strategies for working more effectively to meet them.

Proceedings of a conference on innovative systems for preserving the quality of soil used in agriculture.

Technical papers. Setting the scene. Interactions between animals and plants. Interactions between animals and soils. Interactions between plants and soils. Nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems. Modelling nutrient cycles in plant/animal/soil systems.