Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1 - The Unfinished Agenda and Prospects for the Future
Chapter 1: Famine and Poverty in the 21st Century. Reported by Ellen Wilson
Chapter 2: Global Food Security: A Review of the Challenges. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Rajul Pandya-Lorch, and Mark W. Rosegrant
Part 2 - Nutrition and Health: The Ultimate Goals
Chapter 3: Overcoming Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: Past Achievements and Future Choices. Lisa C. Smith and Lawrence Haddad
Chapter 4: Health and Nutrition: Emerging and Reemerging Issues in Developing Countries. Rafael Flores
Chapter 5: Fighting Hidden Hunger. Reported by Heidi Fritschel
Chapter 6: AIDS Mushrooms into a Development Crisis. Reported by Sara E. Wilson
Chapter 7: HIV/AIDS: A Critical Health and Development Issue. Tony Barnett and Gabriel Rugalema
Chapter 8: Obesity: An Emerging Health and Nutrition Issue in Developing Countries. Reynaldo Martorell
Part 3 - Demographic Issues: Population Growth and Urbanization
Chapter 9: The Population Boom: What Do the Numbers Mean? Reported by Ellen Wilson
Chapter 10: Population Growth and Policy Options in the Developing World. John Bongaarts and Judith Bruce
Chapter 11: Achieving Urban Food and Nutrition Security in the Developing World. James L. Garrett
Chapter 12: Urbanization and Agriculture to the Year 2020. Reported by Ellen Wilson
Part 4 - Diet Trends: Increasing Demand for Livestock and Fish
Chapter 13: Are We Ready for a Meat Revolution? Reported by Heidi Fritschel and Uday Mohan
Chapter 14: Livestock to 2020: The Next Food Revolution. Christopher Delgado, Mark Rosegrant, Henning Steinfeld, Simeon Ehui, and Claude Courbois
Chapter 15: Overfished Oceans, Booming Fisheries: What Does This Mean for World Food Security? Reported by Ellen Wilson
Part 5 - Food Production and the Environment
Chapter 16: The Earth’s Environmental Woes: Is Agriculture Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? Reported by Ellen Wilson
Chapter 17: Agricultural Growth is the Key to Poverty Alleviation in Low-Income Developing Countries. Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Rajul Pandya-Lorch
Chapter 18: Reducing Poverty and Protecting the Environment: The Overlooked Potential of Less-Favored Lands. John Pender, Peter B. R. Hazell, and James L. Garrett
Chapter 19: The Potential of Agroecology to Combat Hunger in the Developing World. Miguel A. Altieri, Peter Rosset, and Lori Ann Thrupp
Chapter 20: Sustainable Farming: A Political Geography. Robert L. Paarlberg
Chapter 21: Land Degradation in the Developing World: Issues and Policy Options for 2020. Sara J. Scherr and Satya Yadav
Chapter 22: The Role of Agriculture in Saving the Rain Forest. Stephen Vosti
Chapter 23: Dealing with Water Scarcity in the 21st Century. Mark W. Rosegrant
Chapter 24: Global Warming Changes the Forecast for Agriculture. Reported by Sara E. Wilson
Part 6 - The Hot Spots: Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Chapter 25: Nutrient Depletion in the Agricultural Soils of Africa. Julio Henao and Carlos Baanante
Chapter 26: Applying Science to Sub-Saharan Africa’s Food Needs. Reported by Ellen Wilson
Chapter 27: Pushing Back Poverty in India. Reported by Heidi Fritschel and Uday Mohan
Chapter 28: Is Agriculture Raiding South Asia’s Water Supplies? Water Scarcity and Water Reform in South Asia. Reported by Ellen Wilson
Chapter 29: Transforming the Rural Asian Economy: The Unfinished Revolution. Mark W. Rosegrant and Peter B. R. Hazell
Part 7 - Microcredit to the Rural Poor
Chapter 30: Rural Financial Services for Poverty Alleviation: The Role of Public Policy. Manfred Zeller and Manohar Sharma
Chapter 31:Microfinance: Reaching Poor Rural Women. Manohar Sharma
Part 8 - Gender and Education Issues: Women and Food Security
Chapter 32: Generating Food Security in the Year 2020: Women as Producers, Gatekeepers, and Shock Absorbers. Lynn R. Brown, Hilary Feldstein, Lawrence Haddad, Christine Peña, and Agnes Quisumbing
Chapter 33: Urban Women: Balancing Work and Childcare. Patrice L. Engle
Chapter 34: The Fruits of Girls’ Education. Reported by Heidi Fritschel and Uday Mohan
Part 9 - What Will Globalization Bring?
Chapter 35: Globalization, Trade Reform, and the Developing Countries. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Sherman Robinson
Chapter 36: Globalization and Nutrition. Julie Babinard and Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Part 10 - Biotechnology and Information Technology: How Can the Poor Benefit?
Chapter 37: Biotechnology for Developing-Country Agriculture: Problems and Opportunities. Gabrielle J. Persley and John J. Doyle
Chapter 38: Developing Appropriate Biotechnology Policies for Developing-Country Agriculture. Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Chapter 39: Governing the GM Crop Revolution: Policy Choices for Developing Countries. Robert L. Paarlberg
Chapter 40: Bridging the Digital Divide. Reported by Uday Mohan
Part 11 - Conclusion
Chapter 41: Putting the Knowledge to Work for the Poor: Required Policy Action. Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Rajul Pandya-Lorch
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Contributors
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