Towards ecologically sustainable world food production
Improved production methods, and appropriate use of inputs and technology, can boast [i.e. boost] productivity in ways that are beneficial for the environment. Past successes in food production resulted in increases in per capita food availability, but they occurred in part at the expense of natural...
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| author | Pinstrup-Andersen, Per |
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| description | Improved production methods, and appropriate use of inputs and technology, can boast [i.e. boost] productivity in ways that are beneficial for the environment. Past successes in food production resulted in increases in per capita food availability, but they occurred in part at the expense of natural resources. Rapidly increasing yields reduced the expansion of agriculture into new lands and thus had positive effect on biodiversity, wildlife and soils. Negative impacts included the introduction of large quantities of chemical pesticides, as well as water and soil degradation. The key question for the future is not whether natural resources will be adequate to feed future generations, but whether the necessary policies and technologies will be introduced. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1711902025-01-30T02:01:09Z Towards ecologically sustainable world food production Pinstrup-Andersen, Per food production biodiversity agriculture sustainability Improved production methods, and appropriate use of inputs and technology, can boast [i.e. boost] productivity in ways that are beneficial for the environment. Past successes in food production resulted in increases in per capita food availability, but they occurred in part at the expense of natural resources. Rapidly increasing yields reduced the expansion of agriculture into new lands and thus had positive effect on biodiversity, wildlife and soils. Negative impacts included the introduction of large quantities of chemical pesticides, as well as water and soil degradation. The key question for the future is not whether natural resources will be adequate to feed future generations, but whether the necessary policies and technologies will be introduced. 1999 2025-01-29T12:57:50Z 2025-01-29T12:57:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171190 en Limited Access application/pdf Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. 1999. Towards ecologically sustainable world food production. Industry and environment 22(2-3): 10-13. |
| spellingShingle | food production biodiversity agriculture sustainability Pinstrup-Andersen, Per Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title | Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title_full | Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title_fullStr | Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title_short | Towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| title_sort | towards ecologically sustainable world food production |
| topic | food production biodiversity agriculture sustainability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171190 |
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