The International Dimension of the American Society of Agronomy Past and Future |
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| Editor:
| Payne, Bill
Ryan, John |
| Series title: | ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89118-193-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | American Society of Agronomy
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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For more than 100 years scientists have made the American Society of Agronomy a force for international change to improve agriculture. Learn the linkages and developments that have impacted global agriculture, and meet some of the luminaries who made it happen. The real treasure of this book is its look forward with "viewpoint" papers from leading agronomists who prophesize the future of world agronomy. Envisioning the future in terms of different contexts--changing diets, food crises,...
More DescriptionFor more than 100 years scientists have made the American Society of Agronomy a force for international change to improve agriculture. Learn the linkages and developments that have impacted global agriculture, and meet some of the luminaries who made it happen. The real treasure of this book is its look forward with "viewpoint" papers from leading agronomists who prophesize the future of world agronomy. Envisioning the future in terms of different contexts--changing diets, food crises, biofuels, fertilizer trends, the emergence of organic agriculture, the underinvestment in agricultural research, and more--collectively these experts chart our course for future efforts in worldwide research, as well as food and environmental security for years to come.