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Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture


Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture

Paperback by Madeley, John

Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture

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ISBN:
9781842770191
Publication Date:
1 Apr 2002
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Zed Books Ltd
Pages:
208 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 26 Apr - 1 May 2024
Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture

Description

What kind of agriculture do we need to feed the world? World leaders have committed themselves to halving hunger by the year 2015 as a first step towards food for all. But is this an achievable target? John Madeley's new book shows we already have the experience on which to base a new approach to agricultural production and feeding the world's whole population. Millions need better access to the land from which the market forced them, and a more equitable income distribution so that the poor can afford the available food. This is part of the solution. But the other part is an innovative, multi-faceted move away from a monoculture production system dependent on ever more tractors and fossil fuels, dangerous chemicals, and hybrid seeds monopolized by a handful of giant corporations. Instead, he shows it is feasible to look to the spread of a low-external input approach, a reintegration of traditional farming techniques, new farming practices like organic agriculture and permaculture, and a range of 'green' technologies which can all play a role in bringing world agriculture back to a path which offers a viable livelihood to farmers, food for the hungry, and all without harming the environment.

Contents

1. Feeding the Hungry 2. Modern Agriculture: Does it Really Work? 3. Third World Agriculture: Who Grows What? 4. The Hungry 5. The New Agriculture 6. Getting the Technologies Right 7. The Water Spring 8. When Land is Life 9. Women Food Producers: Releasing their Potential 10. The Credit Line 11. Rural Development: The Wider Context 12. The Role of Trade 13. Environmental Impacts 14. Livestock Connections 15. Aid 16. Conclusion: Agriculture Matters Sources of Further Information

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