TY - BOOK ID - 77923660 TI - Agricultural systems in the 21st century PY - 2013 SN - 1629480266 9781629480268 9781628089929 162808992X PB - Hauppauge, New York DB - UniCat KW - Agricultural systems. KW - Agricultural systems KW - Food security. KW - Sustainable agriculture. KW - Low-input agriculture KW - Low-input sustainable agriculture KW - Lower input agriculture KW - Resource-efficient agriculture KW - Sustainable farming KW - Agriculture KW - Alternative agriculture KW - Food deserts KW - Food insecurity KW - Insecurity, Food KW - Security, Food KW - Human security KW - Food supply KW - Farming systems KW - Systems, Agricultural KW - Systems, Farming KW - Agricultural geography KW - Farm management KW - Environmental aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77923660 AB - Agriculture in this century is confronted with the challenges of ensuring global food security. Diminishing land and water resources, a rapid increase in population particularly in developing countries, and onset of climate change are the key limitations towards sustainability of the agriculture sector. The situation demands that we address the problems of agriculture using a system approach. This is a comprehensive book outlining the issues being faced by the agriculture sector worldwide. The book covers diversified topics including water scarcity, food security, international research collab ER -