This is a reference book on the opportunities for crop yield increase to feed the world to 2050. Written by three agricultural scientists, it is aimed at agricultural scientists and economists, decision-makers in the food production industry, concerned citizens and tertiary students. It includes information on crop area and yield change for wheat, rice, maize, soybean and 20 other important crops; a detailed tour of the key breadbasket regions of the world; a discussion on ways for achieving the target yields without a substantial increase in cultivated lands; and implications of further yield increase for resource use, agricultural sustainability and the environment.
Read (660 p., 16 Mo) http://aciar.gov.au/files/mn158_web_5_0.pdf
