Rosegrant, Mark W.

Food security in a world of natural resource scarcity : the role of agricultural technologies / [manuscript] : Mark W. Rosegrant, Jawoo Koo, Nicola Cenacchi, Claudia Ringler, Richard Robertson, Myles Fisher, Cindy Cox, Karen Garrett, Nicostrato D. Perez, Pascale Sabbagh. - Washington, DC : International Food Policy Research Institute, c2014. - xiv, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

"A peer-reviewed publication."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-137) and index.

Technology selection & their effects on yields and natural resources -- Methodology - choice of models, limits and assumptions -- DSSAT results: yield impacts from the process-based models -- Impact results - effects on yields, prices, trade and food security -- Implications for technology investment.

9780896298477 (alk. paper) 0896298477 (alk. paper)

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Alternative agriculture.
Food security.
Natural resources--Management.
Crop yields.
Agriculture--Mathematical models.

S494.5.A65 / R67 2014

333.79/66

S494.5.A65 / R67 2014