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1. Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems

   Edited by Norman Uphoff, Andrew S. Ball, Erick Fernandes, Hans Herren, Olivier Husson, Mark Laing, Cheryl Palm, Jules Pretty, Pedro Sanchez, Nteranya Sanginga, Janice Thies

   Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment

   Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the...

   Published March 2nd 2006 by CRC Press
2. Climate Change and Global Food Security

   Edited by Rattan Lal, Norman Uphoff, Bobby A. Stewart, David O. Hansen

   Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment

   In order to feed their burgeoning populations, developing nations will need to double cereal production by the year 2050. This increase will have to come from existing land, as little potential exists for bringing new land under cultivation -- a daunting prospect when one realizes that increased...

   Published May 25th 2005 by CRC Press
3. Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System

   Edited by Rattan Lal, Peter R. Hobbs, Norman Uphoff, Rattan Lal

   Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment

   Addressing a topic of major importance to the maintenance of world food supplies, this reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management...

   Published May 23rd 2004 by CRC Press
4. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World

   Edited by Rattan Lal, David O. Hansen, Norman Uphoff, Rattan Lal

   Can developing countries meet the food requirements of their growing populations without jeopardizing a natural resource base that is already under great stress?Can increases in food production achieved in the past two decades be sustained in the next two decades?Can developing countries achieve...

   Published July 28th 2002 by CRC Press
5. Agroecological Innovations

   Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development

   Edited by Norman Uphoff

   The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and...

   Published November 30th 2001 by Routledge