"In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an overview of the new global challenges connected with land, food supply and agriculture. It does not simply raise the debate; rather it aspires to...

Earth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed. When faced with providing food for so many people, the idea is often advanced that Australia will become the 'food bowl' of Asia. Australia currently grows...

Multifunctional land-use systems : a solution for food security in Africa? / Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald and Moses Osiru -- Nigerian climate-smart agriculture practices with scaling potential / Simon A Shomkegh -- Treating shea trees as crops improves women's livelihoods in Burkina Faso...