NDLI: Pesticide productivity and food security. A review

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Popp, József Pető, Károly Nagy, János
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The 7 billion global population is projected to grow by 70 million per annum, increasing by 30 % to 9.2 billion by 2050. This increased population density is projected to increase demand for food production by 70 % notably due to changes in dietary habits in developing countries towards high quality food, e.g. greater consumption of meat and milk products and to the increasing use of grains for livestock feed. The availability of additional agricultural land is limited. Any expansion will happen mostly at the expense of forests and the natural habitats containing wildlife, wild relatives of crops and natural enemies of crop pests. Furthermore, more agricultural land will be used to produce bio-based commodities such as biofuel or fibre instead of food. Thus, we need to grow food on even less land, with less water, using less energy, fertiliser and pesticide than we use today. Given these limitations, sustainable production at elevated levels is urgently needed. The reduction of current yield losses caused by pests is a major challenge to agricultural production. This review presents (1) worldwide crop losses due to pests, (2) estimates of pesticide-related productivity, and costs and benefits of pesticide use, (3) approaches to reduce yield losses by chemical, as well as biological and recombinant methods of pest control and (4) the challenges of the crop-protection industry. The general public has a critical function in determining the future role of pesticides in agriculture. However, as long as there is a demand for pesticide-based solutions to pest control problems and food security concerns, the externality problems associated with the human and environmental health effects of pesticides need also to be addressed.
Starting Page	243
Ending Page	255
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	17740746
Journal	Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	17730155
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-10-17
Publisher Institution	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Publisher Place	Paris
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Pest control Pesticide use Benefits Externality Crop-protection industry Agriculture Soil Science & Conservation Sustainable Development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Engineering Agronomy and Crop Science

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Pesticide productivity and food security. A review

Nitrogen, sustainable agriculture and food security. A review

Sustainable pest management for cotton production. A review

Food security, climate change, and sustainable land management. A review

Agronomy for sustainable agriculture. A review

Incentives and policies for integrated pest management in Europe: a review

Pesticide use in current and innovative apple orchard systems

A 1961–2010 record of fertilizer use, pesticide application and cereal yields: a review

Biochar research activities and their relation to development and environmental quality. A meta-analysis

Pesticide productivity and food security. A review

Similar Documents

Pesticide productivity and food security. A review

Nitrogen, sustainable agriculture and food security. A review

Sustainable pest management for cotton production. A review

Food security, climate change, and sustainable land management. A review

Agronomy for sustainable agriculture. A review

Incentives and policies for integrated pest management in Europe: a review

Pesticide use in current and innovative apple orchard systems

A 1961–2010 record of fertilizer use, pesticide application and cereal yields: a review

Biochar research activities and their relation to development and environmental quality. A meta-analysis

Pesticide productivity and food security. A review