Acknowledgments
Contents
Foreword - Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Preface - Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
State of the World: A Year in Review - Kelsey Russell and Lisa Mastny
1. Charting a New Path to Eliminating Hunger - Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg
From the Field: Measuring Success in Agricultural Development
2. Moving Ecoagriculture into the Mainstream - Louise E. Buck and Sara J. Scherr
From the Field: Innovations in Rice Breeding in Madagascar
3. The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables - Abdou Tenkouano
From the Field: Developing Innovations in School Cultivation
From the Field: The One Acre Fund Puts Farmers First
4. Getting More Crop per Drop - Sandra L. Postel
From the Field: Rainwater Harvesting
5. Farmers Take the Lead in Research and Development - Brigid Letty, Qureish Noordin, Saidou Magagi, and Ann Waters-Bayer
From the Field: Grain Trading in Zambia
6. Africa’s Soil Fertility Crisis and the Coming Famine - Roland Bunch
From the Field: New Cassava Varieties in Zanzibar
7. Safeguarding Local Food Biodiversity - Serena Milano
From the Field: Threats to Animal Genetic Resources in Kenya
From the Field: The Benefits of Solar Cookers in Senegal
8. Coping with Climate Change and Building Resilience - David Lobell, Marshall Burke, Chris Reij, Anna Lappé
From the Field: An Evergreen Revolution for Africa
9. Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field - Tristram Stuart
From the Field: Turning the Catch of the Day into Better Livelihoods
10. Feeding the Cities - Nancy Karanja and Mary Njenga
From the Field: Promoting Safer Wastewater Irrigation in West Africa
From the Field: An Agricultural Answer to Nature’s Call
11. Harnessing the Knowledge and Skills of Women Farmers - Dianne Forte, Royce Gloria Androa, and Marie-Ange Binagwaho
From the Field: Using Theater to Help Women Farmers
From the Field: What Is an Appropriate Technology?
12. Investing in Africa’s Land: Crisis and Opportunity - Andrew Rice
From the Field: Better Food Storage
13. The Missing Links: Going Beyond Production - Samuel Fromartz
From the Field: Churches Moving Beyond Hunger Relief
14. Improving Food Production from Livestock - Mario Herrero, with Susan MacMillan, Nancy Johnson, Polly Ericksen, Alan Duncan, Delia Grace, and Philip K. Thornton
From the Field: Small-Scale Livestock Production in Rwanda
15. A Road Map for Nourishing the Planet - Hans R. Herren, Charles Benbrook, Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Anuradha Mittal, and Alexandra Spieldoch
Notes
Index
