Browsing by Author "Yudelman, M."

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    Integrated nutrient management, soil fertility, and sustainable agriculture: Current issues and future challenges
    Gruhn, P.; Goletti, F.; Yudelman, M. (International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000)
  • Integrated nutrient management, soil fertility, and sustainable agriculture: Current issues and future challenges
    Goletti, F.; Gruhn, P.; Yudelman, M. (Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000)
    The challenge for agriculture over the coming decades will be to meet the world's increasing demand for food in a sustainable way. Declining soil fertility and mismanagement of plant nutrients have made this task more difficult. In their 2020 Vision discussion paper, Peter Gruhn, Francesco Goletti, and Montague Yudelman point out that as long as agriculture remains a soil-based industry, major increases in productivity are unlikely to be attained without ensuring that plants have an adequate and balanced supply of nutrients. They call for an Integrated Nutrient Management approach to the management of plant nutrients for maintaining and enhancing soil, where both natural and man-made sources of plant nutrients are used. The key components of this approach are described; the roles and responsibilities of various actors, including farmers and institutions, are delineated; and recommendations for improving the management of plant nutrients and soil fertility are presented.
  • Pest management and food production: Looking to the future
    Yudelman, M.; Ratta, A.; Nygaard, D. (Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998)
    In this comprehensive paper, Montague Yudelman, Annu Ratta, and David Nygaard examine the key issues with regard to pest management and food production over the coming decades. They draw attention to the lack of adequate information on the magnitude and impact of pest losses; without such information, policy makers are handicapped when devising strategies for meeting food needs. The authors address both chemical and non-chemical approaches to pest management, highlighting the importance of biotechnology. There is growing public sentiment against biotechnology but little appreciation as yet of its contributions to alleviating hunger by, among other things, controlling pest losses. The authors also ad dress the important subject of the roles of different actors in pest management, most notably the private sector.