The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for All in the Twenty-First Century / Edition 1

by Gordon Conway

Overview

Today more than three quarters of a billion people go hungry in a world where food is plentiful. A distinguished scientist here sets out an agenda for addressing this situation. Initially published in 1997 in the United Kingdom, the book is now available in the first edition produced for the Western hemisphere. In it, the author has updated information to reflect current economic indicators. This volume includes a foreword written for the previous edition by Ismail Serageldin of the World Bank.The original Green Revolution produced new technologies for farmers, creating food abundance. A second transformation of agriculture is now required—specifically, Gordon Conway argues, a "doubly green" revolution that stresses conservation as well as productivity. He calls for researchers and farmers to forge genuine partnerships in an effort to design better plants and animals. He also urges them to develop (or rediscover) alternatives to inorganic fertilizers and pesticides, improve soil and water management, and enhance earning opportunities for the poor, especially women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801486104
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	02/17/1999
Series:	Comstock Book Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.79(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sir Gordon Conway is President of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City and Professor of International Development at Imperial College, London. An agricultural ecologist with over thirty years of experience in development programs in Asia and Africa, he pioneered Integrated Pest Management and developed the concept of sustainable agriculture. He is also the author of One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? (also from Cornell) and coauthor of Science and Innovation for Development.

Table of Contents

	Foreword to Cornell Paperbacks edition	v
	Foreword to UK edition	vii
	Acknowledgements	ix
	Editorial Note	xiii
1	Hunger and Poverty	1
2	The Year 2020	15
3	A Doubly Green Revolution	31
4	Past Successes	44
5	Food Production and the Poor	66
6	Food Production and Pollution	86
7	Trends and Priorities	108
8	Designer Plants and Animals	140
9	Sustainable Agriculture	163
10	Partnerships	185
11	Controlling Pests	205
12	Replacing Nutrients	223
13	Managing Soil and Water	242
14	Conserving Natural Resources	263
15	Achieving Food Security	285
16	After the World Food Summit	305
Appendix	International Agricultural Research Centres	319
	Index	325

What People are Saying About This

Per Pinstrup-Andersen

This book is remarkable for its comprehensive treatment of the critical food issues that confront the globe, as well as its very accessible presentation of where we've been—and where we may be headed—in the early years of the new millennium. Dr. Conway's eminently sensible approach to clarifying and addressing the real hunger issues is destined to frame the debate for many years to come.

Editorial Reviews

A valuable source book that outlines a comprehensive view of world food production as seen through the needs of the world's hungry.... A book that begins with a disconcerting prediction leaves us instead with a realistic vision of a future where no one goes hungry.

Boston Book Review

The author provides a clear and concise guide to a key part of what is possibly the most critical question facing humanity.

New Scientist

A valuable source book that outlines a comprehensive view of world food production as seen through the needs of the world's hungry.... A book that begins with a disconcerting prediction leaves us instead with a realistic vision of a future where no one goes hungry.

-- "Boston Book Review"

The author provides a clear and concise guide to a key part of what is possibly the most critical question facing humanity.

-- "New Scientist"

From the Publisher

"The author provides a clear and concise guide to a key part of what is possibly the most critical question facing humanity."

New Scientist

"This book is remarkable for its comprehensive treatment of the critical food issues that confront the globe, as well as its very accessible presentation of where we've been—and where we may be headed—in the early years of the new millennium. Dr. Conway's eminently sensible approach to clarifying and addressing the real hunger issues is destined to frame the debate for many years to come."

Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Reprint of the Penquin Books edition of 1997 with new foreword by Vernon W. Ruttan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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