Convergence of Food Security, Energy Security and Sustainable Agriculture

Abstract

Part I-Food and Energy Security and Sustainable Agriculture Policy 1) Creative and Innovative Research - Our Only Hope for Achieving Sustainable Food and Energy Security. Gale A. Buchanan and Raymond L. Orbach 2) Moving Toward Energy Security and Sustainability in 2050 by Reconfiguring Biofuel Production. Stephen R. Hughes, Bryan R. Moser and William R. Gibbons. 3) Sustainability Standards Thomas P. Redick Part II-Soil and Water 4) Soil Degradation, Land Use and Sustainability Jerry L. Hatfield 5) Impact of Technology and Policy on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use and Food Security. Mahbub Alam, Greg Kruger, Sharon B. Megdal and David D. Songstad Part III-Sustainable and Secure Food Production 6) Turning the GM Battleship: The Tide of Popular Opinion and the Future of Genetically Modified Foods James E. McWilliams 7) Sustainable Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Jay Whelan, Ron Hardy, Rick Wilkes and Henry Valentin Part IV-Agronomic Implications 8) Achieving Sustainable Agriculture: Overview of Current and Future Agronomic Best Practices. Ravi P. Sripada, Pradip K. Das, Emilio S. Oyarzabal, Laura Grapes, Doug Griffith, Jennifer Luchte and David D. Songstad 9) Sustainable Agriculture and Soybean Breeding: Contribution of Soybean Yield Increase to Sustainable Agriculture. Duska Stojsin, Kevin W. Matson, Richard A. Leitz 10) Impact of Herbicide Tolerant Crops on Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Crop Production. S.H. Lee, D.E. Clay and S.A. Clay Part V-International Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security 11) The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture of the 21st Century: The Commercial Introduction of Bollgard II in Burkina Faso. Jeff Vitale and John Greenplate 12) The Borlaug Institute and Its Contributions to World Food and Economic Security Julie Borlaug, Josesph N. King, Linda Cleboski, Johanna Roman, Ma'ad Mohammed, Michael McWorter and Virginia M. Peschke 13) Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA): An Example of a Public Private Partnership Sylvester Oikeh, Dianah Ngonyamo-Majee, Stephen I.N. Mugo, Kingstone Mashingaidze, Vanessa Cook and Michael Stephens Part VI-Chemicals 14) The Importance of Herbicides for Natural Resource Conservation in the U.S. Leonard Gianessi and Ashley Williams 15) The 4R-BMP Concept: Enhanced Nutrient Management for Agricultural Sustainability and Food and Energy Security Harold Reetz