Feeding a Hungry Planet Rice, Research, and Development in Asia and Latin America

Name: Feeding a Hungry Planet Rice, Research, and Development in Asia and Latin America
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ISBN: 9780807845936

ISBN-10: 0807845930

ISBN-13: 9780807845936

Edition: 1996

Authors: James T. Lang

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Rice is the food crop the world depends on most. In Feeding a Hungry Planet, James Lang demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. He describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. Focusing on Asia and Latin America, Lang explores lowland and upland rice systems, genetics, sustainable agriculture, and efforts to narrow the gap between yields at research stations and those on working farms. Ultimately says Lang, the ability to feed growing populations and protect fragile ecologies depends as much on the sustainable on-site farm technologies as on high-yielding crop…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 10/14/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Asia


Rice Facts


Keeping Ahead


Genetic Improvement


Production Technology


On-Farm Research


Training


Lessons



Brazil


Contrasts


Developments


Rice in Brazil


Santa Catarina


Rio Grande do Sul


A Walk


The Cerrado


Solutions



Chile


Working with Farmers


Rationale



Colombia


Rice in Colombia


Tropical Pastures


Caqueta


Detours



Conclusions


One Size Fits All


Models


Back to the Future


Developments


Notes


Index