Written by a team of international researchers, scientists, and academics, Perspectives of World Food and Agriculture 2004 comprises the latest, most up-to-date information in global agricultural. With a list of international contributors that reads like a "Who’s Who?" in agricultural research, this volume brings together some of the most cutting-edge agricultural research being done today.
This popular annual publication includes:



Global agricultural statistics
Trends in the food marketing system
Agricultural policies
Global food insecurity (a contribution from UNFAO)
Ethics of agriculture
Success in developing sustainable agriculture systems
Efficacy and safety of plant biotechnology
An invited review by the World Food Laureate


Researchers and research libraries alike will delight in the "Frontiers" portion of this book. As its name suggests, this section delivers reports on the latest breakthroughs in agriculture research. Aimed at faculty in colleges of agriculture, undergraduate and graduate students, policy makers, government and industry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusiness operators, this book is the key to keeping current on agricultural research and policy.

Foreword by: Kenneth M. Quinn