Food Security and Soil Quality

Food Security and Soil Quality brings together leading experts from across the world to provide a concise and factually supported exploration of the problem at hand and the critical steps needed to reverse it. Edited by Rattan Lal, and B.A. Stewart, two of the world’s most respected soil scientists, this important work —

* Assesses farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on land degradation

* Examines concerns with and approaches to soil quality management in Brazil and China

* Details achievable methods for improving soil quality for sustainable production

* Provides an insightful comparison of temporal changes in agricultural systems productivity in Punjab, India and Ohio

* Discusses the human dimension of the crisis including the influence of culture and spiritual beliefs