{"product_id":"food-security-and-soil-quality-9781138381469","title":"Food Security and Soil Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rattan Lal\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industries - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline. Unfortunately, widespread soil degradation along with resistance to recommended agronomic practices, and little attempt to restore degraded soils have conspired with significant droughts (in regions that could least tolerate them) to swell the ranks of the food insecure to over a billion people. The U.N. Millennium Development Goals' intent to halve hunger by 2015 will not be realized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Security and Soil Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together leading experts from across the world to provide a concise and factually supported exploration of the problem at hand and the critical steps needed to reverse it. Edited by Rattan Lal, and B.A. Stewart, two of the world's most respected soil scientists, this important work -- \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on land degradation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines concerns with and approaches to soil quality management in Brazil and China\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails achievable methods for improving soil quality for sustainable production \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an insightful comparison of temporal changes in agricultural systems productivity in Punjab, India and Ohio \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the human dimension of the crisis including the influence of culture and spiritual beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Lal himself writes that despite the existence of scientific data on sustainable management of soil and water resources, problems of soil and environmental degradation have persisted and have been aggravated. And that these problems are rooted in land misuse and soil mismanagement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book does provide policymakers and others with an understanding of the depth, complexity, and immediacy of this crisis, but more than a call to action, it also offers soil scientists working in this area with an understanding of what is being done and what needs to be done. Most importantly, this book helps us understand that the situation is not beyond remediation were we to act with great resolve and a sense of urgency. \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA tree's leaves may be ever so good, \u003cbr\u003eSo may its bark, so may its wood; \u003cbr\u003eBut unless you put the right thing to its root, \u003cbr\u003eIt never will show much flower or fruit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- from \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves Compared With Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, by Robert Frost \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45239207690391,"sku":"9781138381469","price":5598.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138381469.webp?v=1769221950","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/food-security-and-soil-quality-9781138381469","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}