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- catalog abstract ""By now it is clear that the techniques of the first "Green Revolution," which averted mass starvation a generation ago - pesticides, chemical fertilizers, focusing on a few key crops - are threatening the food supply for future generations. This time, however, solutions to the dilemma seem most likely to come from the still-developing world, where the path to alternative methods and philosophies, based on indigenous knowledge and native crops as well as cutting-edge technology, is still open." "Richard Manning reports on this new Green Revolution, assembling a mosaic portrait of the emerging face of agriculture and culture from pioneering research under way in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, China, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. By bringing in the voices of scientists, farmers, and ordinary citizens and placing their stories in social and political context, Manning gives us an eye-opening look at how the world will feed itself in the decades to come. With particular attention to the perils and promise of bioengineering, he presents some surprising and controversial solutions to our most pressing environmental problem."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11828058.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""By now it is clear that the techniques of the first "Green Revolution," which averted mass starvation a generation ago - pesticides, chemical fertilizers, focusing on a few key crops - are threatening the food supply for future generations. This time, however, solutions to the dilemma seem most likely to come from the still-developing world, where the path to alternative methods and philosophies, based on indigenous knowledge and native crops as well as cutting-edge technology, is still open." "Richard Manning reports on this new Green Revolution, assembling a mosaic portrait of the emerging face of agriculture and culture from pioneering research under way in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, China, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. By bringing in the voices of scientists, farmers, and ordinary citizens and placing their stories in social and political context, Manning gives us an eye-opening look at how the world will feed itself in the decades to come. With particular attention to the perils and promise of bioengineering, he presents some surprising and controversial solutions to our most pressing environmental problem."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221).".
- catalog description "The seed: the case for a second green revolution -- An island in Africa: global methods, local choices [Ethiopia] -- How things fall apart: when politics pushes people against nature's limits [Zimbabwe] -- To work in peace: visionaries in violent times [Uganda] -- From basket case to bread basket: when biotechnology has a brain trust [India] -- The critical mass: the fate of farming in an industrializing world [Nanjing, China] -- Genetic revolution: bioengineering on the loose [Shanghai, China] -- Forging a magic bullet: technology based in biodiversity [Chile and Brazil] -- In wildness is the preservation of the world: sustaining traditional farming and genetic resources [Mexico] --- Roots: restoring rural wisdom [Peru] -- The genie in the genome: bioengineering in context -- A common ground: food, cities, and the integrity of rural life.".
- catalog extent "viii, 225 p. : ill., map ;".
- catalog identifier "0865475938 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : North Point Press,".
- catalog subject "338.1/6 21".
- catalog subject "Agricultural innovations.".
- catalog subject "Food supply.".
- catalog subject "Green Revolution.".
- catalog subject "S494.5.I5 M365 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "The seed: the case for a second green revolution -- An island in Africa: global methods, local choices [Ethiopia] -- How things fall apart: when politics pushes people against nature's limits [Zimbabwe] -- To work in peace: visionaries in violent times [Uganda] -- From basket case to bread basket: when biotechnology has a brain trust [India] -- The critical mass: the fate of farming in an industrializing world [Nanjing, China] -- Genetic revolution: bioengineering on the loose [Shanghai, China] -- Forging a magic bullet: technology based in biodiversity [Chile and Brazil] -- In wildness is the preservation of the world: sustaining traditional farming and genetic resources [Mexico] --- Roots: restoring rural wisdom [Peru] -- The genie in the genome: bioengineering in context -- A common ground: food, cities, and the integrity of rural life.".
- catalog title "Food's frontier : the next green revolution / Richard Manning.".
- catalog type "text".