Megatrends in Food and Agriculture : Technology, Water Use and Nutrition
Title
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Megatrends in Food and Agriculture : Technology, Water Use and Nutrition
Personal Author
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Traitler, Helmut, author
Physical Description
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1 online resource
ISBN
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9781119391166
Abstract
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Highlights and examines the growing convergence between the food and agricultural industries--the technological, environmental, and consumer-related drivers of this change, and the potential outcomesThis is the first book of its kind to connect food and the food industry with agriculture, water resources, and water management in a detailed and thorough way. It brings together a small community of expert authors to address the future of the food industry, agriculture (both for plants and animals), and water--and its role in a world of increasing demands on resources. The book begins by highlighting the role of agriculture in today's food industry from a historical perspective--showing how it has grown over the years. It goes on to examine water management; new ways of plant breeding not only based on genetic modification pathways; and the attention between major crops (soy, corn, wheat) and so-called "orphan crops" (coffee, cocoa, tropical fruits)
Subject Term
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Agricultural biotechnology
Food industry and trade
Water in agriculture
Added Author
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Dubois, Michel, 1950-,
Heikes, Keith,
Petiard, Vincent,
Zilberman, David, 1947-,
Electronic Access
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Genre
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Electronic books
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 |
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PSZ JB | EB001451 | EB 001451 | Electronic Book | 1:EBOOK |