This volume examines the interrelated fields of food security, energy security and sustainable agriculture as the key to a stable global agricultural platform and is arranged in six parts. The first part is focused on policy considerations relating to food and energy security and sustainable agriculture. The authors from this part include Former Under Secretary of Agriculture
Gale Buchanan
, Former Under Secretary of Energy
Raymond Orbach
(Chapter 1),
Stephen Hughes, Bryan Moser and William Gibbons
(Chapter 2) and
Thomas Redick
(Chapter 3). Part II addresses soil and water, which are two of the key components in secure and sustainable food production. Authors from this part are
Jerry Hatfield
(Chapter 4) and
Mahbub Alam, Sharon Megdal
et al. (Chapter 5). The third part covers sustainable and secure food production specifically addressing genetically modified traits in Chapter 6 (
James McWilliams
) and omega-3 fatty acids in Chapter 7 (
Jay Whelan
et al.). Agronomic implications relative to food security and sustainable agriculture are described in Part IV. Authors include
Ravi Sripada, Pradip Das
et al. (Chapter 8),
Duska Stojsin
,
Kevin Matson
and
Richard Leitz
(Chapter 9) and
S.H. Lee
,
David Clay
and
Sharon Clay
(Chapter 10). International sustainable agriculture and food security is addressed in Part V with authors
Jeff Vitale
and
John Greenplate
(Chapter 11),
Julie Borlaug
et al. (Chapter 12) and
Sylvester Oikeh
et al. (Chapter 13). The final part covers the use of chemicals in sustainable agriculture and food/energy security with
Leonard Gianessi
and
Ashley Williams
communicating the role of herbicides and
Harold Reetz
emphasizing the importance offertilizers both in maximizing crop yields to maintain a sustainable secure source for food production.
