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Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: The TVA/IFDC Legacy |
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hdl:20.500.13038/FK2/I0BDPK |
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2021-10-27 |
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Borlaug, N. E., 2021, "Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: The TVA/IFDC Legacy", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13038/FK2/I0BDPK, Dataverse, V1 |
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Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: The TVA/IFDC Legacy |
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hdl:20.500.13038/FK2/I0BDPK |
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Authoring Entity: |
Borlaug, N. E. (International Fertilizer Development Center) |
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Dataverse |
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International Fertilizer Development Center |
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Date of Deposit: |
2003-01-01 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13038/FK2/I0BDPK |
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Agricultural Sciences, food production, cereal grain yields, food demand |
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<strong>Table of Contents:</strong><br> Introduction - 1<br> TVA’s Agricultural Resource Development Program - 2<br> Creation of IFDC - 3<br> Agriculture and Population - 4<br> Food Production and the Role of Science - 5<br> The Green Revolution - 7<br> Africa Is the Greatest Challenge Today - 9<br> Future Increases in Food Demand - 12<br> Sources of Future Increases in Food Supplies - 12<br> Raising Maximum Genetic Potential - 13<br> Potential for Land Expansions - 13<br> Water Availability and Management - 15<br> Marginalized People and Lands - 16<br> Security in Land Tenure - 16<br> What to Expect From Biotechnology? - 17<br> Agriculture and the Environment - 20<br> Agriculture and Peace - 21<br> Closing Comments - 22<br> References - 22<strong>Library Notes:</strong><br>This publication is a part of the lecture series. The Travis P. Hignett Memorial Lecture Series was initiated during 1994 by IFDC to honor a distinguished chemist, chemical technologist and developer, author, and administrator. Mr. Hignett (1907-89) received global recognition for his many accomplishments in the fertilizer world over a period of some 50 years. After a 35-year career with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Hignett served as a special consultant at IFDC for more than a decade. Often referred to as the “Father of Fertilizer Technology,” Hignett held 15 patents and was the author of approximately 150 publications. He received a number of awards, including the Francis New Memorial Medal from the Fertiliser Society of London in 1969. This lecture series is being sponsored by the Hignett Memorial Fund, which was established in 1987 to honor Mr. Hignett.<br> |
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Library Notes: This publication is a part of the lecture series. The Travis P. Hignett Memorial Lecture Series was initiated during 1994 by IFDC to honor a distinguished chemist, chemical technologist and developer, author, and administrator. Mr. Hignett (1907-89) received global recognition for his many accomplishments in the fertilizer world over a period of some 50 years. After a 35-year career with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Hignett served as a special consultant at IFDC for more than a decade. Often referred to as the “Father of Fertilizer Technology,” Hignett held 15 patents and was the author of approximately 150 publications. He received a number of awards, including the Francis New Memorial Medal from the Fertiliser Society of London in 1969. This lecture series is being sponsored by the Hignett Memorial Fund, which was established in 1987 to honor Mr. Hignett.. |
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