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In Late 2007, International Food Policy Research Institute (Ifpri) Published The Challenge Of Hunger, And Stated: There Are 854 Million People Who Go Hungry Every Day. Two Years Later, That Number Had Increased To Roughly 1 Billion People. In The Course Of Less Than A Year, Nearly 100 Million People Had Joined The Ranks Of The World's Hungry. Rapidly Increasing World Food Prices Have Increased World Hunger In Both Developed And Developing Nations Worldwide. The Greatest Concentration Of The Hungry And Poor Are Found Throughout South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa. India, Alone, Constitutes Nearly 45 Percent Of The World's Hungry, And Sub-Saharan Africa Is The Home To Another 35 Percent. The United Nations, In 2001, Formulated A Series Of Development Goals, Which They Called Their Millennium Development Goals. The First Of These Goals Is The Eradication Of Extreme Poverty And Hunger By 2015. This Book Explores Some Of The Causes And Effects Of Hunger And Poverty In South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa. Will These Regions Be Able Eradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger By The 2015 Deadline?, J. Albert Rorabacher, Was Born And Raised In The American Midwest. He Received His Academic Credentials From Michigan State University (B.Sc.), The University Of Texas (M.A.), And The University Of Minnesota (Ph.D.). He Now Lives In Canada With His Wife, Hava, And His Dog, Crosby, Writing On The Topics Of Hunger And Poverty, Flooding, Land Relations, And Development., Content:- Contents, Table Of Boxes, List Of Figures, List Of Illustrations, List Of Maps, List Of Tables, Abbreviations, Acronyms And Glossary, Preface, 1. The Problem, Introduction Food And Famine Some Background, Decolonization Post-Colonial Nation Building Food, Shortages Production Increases Population Growth, Population Growth And Development Our Goal, 2. The Green Revolution Finds A Home, Introduction The Green Revolution Genetic, Modification The Example Of Bt Cotton Sustainable, Growth The Green Revolution In India High-Yielding, Varieties Wheat High-Yielding Varieties Rice A, Lag In Adoption Consequences Of Hyvs Punjab As, The Green Revolution Model Changes In Attitudes, Toward Crops The 2006 Wheat Crisis Increased Risk, Taking Initial Adopter High-Yield Variety Adoption, Patterns The Other Components Of The Package Of, Practices Chemical Fertilizers Chemical Pesticides, Herbicides Irrigation Conclusions, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 43, 6 Hunger And Poverty In South Asia, 3. Sub-Saharan Africa: Poverty, Colonialism, Geography, And Disease, Introduction What Is Poverty And How Do We, Define It? Measures Of Poverty Human, Development Index Hdi) Human Poverty Index (Hpi), Global Hunger Index (Ghi) Who Are The Poor? , Roots Of Sub-Saharan Poverty Governance , Colonialism The Root Causes Of Colonialism The, Evolution Of Colonialism In Sub-Saharan Africa Types, Of Colonies Political Practices In The Colonies , Economic Practices In The Colonies Social Implication, Of Colonialism Geography Population Distribution, And Market Isolation High Disease Burden Malaria, Hiv/Aids The Impact Of Malaria And Hiv/Aids , Observations, 4. Sub-Saharan Africa: Ecological And Agricultural, Problems, Introduction Africa And The Green Revolution , Obstacles To An African Green Revolution, Differences In Ecologies Indigenous Knowledge (Ik), And Best Practices The Debate On How To Approach, AfricaS Green Revolution Arguments Against Agra, The Genetic Engineering (Ge) Controversy The, Problems With Genetic Engineering Multinational, Domination The Regulation Of Bio Technology , Knowledge And Information Communication , Summing Up, 5. The Green Revolution In Pakistan, Introduction Some Consequence Of The Green, Revolution In Pakistan PakistanS Variant Of The, Indian Green Revolution Canal Colonies Tubewells, Tractors Issues And Challenges Declining, Agricultural Production Changing Rural Credit, Systems The Consequences Of Larger Landholdings, Changes Needed For Sustained Agricultural Growth, No-Till Agriculture Advantages Of No-Till , Restrictions On No-Till Adoption Irrigation Land, 81, 119, 151, Contents 7, Land Reforms The Next Revolution Preparing For, Corporate Agriculture Farming Animal Husbandry, Observations, 6. The Green Revolution In Nepal, Introduction General Constraints On Agriculture, Topography Climate The Effects Of Global Warming, Who Will Be Most Vulnerable? Irrigation Wasted, Water And Flooding Water And Irrigation Solutions, Crop Types And Agricultural Commercialization, Issues And Challenges Conflict Resolution, Agricultural Commercialization Tourism, 7. The Green Revolution In Bangladesh, Introduction Environmental Constraints Natural, Disasters Causes Of Natural Disasters Population , Man- Made Disasters Flooding Levees And, Embankments Arsenic Issues And Challenges, Shrinking Land Base Cropping Patterns Fertilizer, Rice Wheat Maize Infrastructural Weaknesses, And Markets Observations Boro And Golden Rice , Time Consuming Mdgs And Disasters, 8. The Green Revolution Environmental, Consequences: The Indian Experience, Ecological Consequences Of The Green Revolution , Soil Degradation Soil Exhaustion And Organic Matter, Effects Of Pesticides And Herbicides On Soil Soil, Salinity Or Salinization And Waterlogging Overuse, Of Water Tubewells And Pumpsets Environmental, Contamination Chemical Pesticides Problems With, Pesticides Coke And Pepsi Declining Biodiversity, Why Should We Be Concerned With Biodiversity?, The Green RevolutionS Impact On Biodiversity, 9. The Green Revolution Socio-Economic, Consequences The Indian Experience, Introduction Socio-Economic Consequences Income, Disparities The Case Of Bihar Why So Many Landless, Laborers? The Process Of Dispossession Land, 191, 221, 265, 297, 8 Hunger And Poverty In South Asia, Fragmentation And Households With Multiple, Employment Landlordism The Green Revolution, Arrives The Malaise That Is Bihar Conclusions, 10. Issues And Challenges For The Future, Introduction Changes In Agricultural Production, And Consumption Agricultural Diversification World, Trade Organization Agricultural Integration And, Diversification 2008 World Food Crisis Constraints, On Diversification Risk Avoidance Issues Of Land , Labor Constraints Agricultural Research , Diversification The Future Land Reforms Green, Revolution And Future Land Reforms What Should, GovernmentS Role Be? Conclusions, 11. Poverty, Hunger And A Second Green Revolution, Introduction Is It Really Over? The Green, Revolution: Its Timeframe The Green RevolutionS, Sustainability Rural Equity, Social Justice, And, Incomes Where Was The Green Revolution, Successful? A Second Green Revolution? The, Rockefeller Foundation, Part I Terminator, Technology The Rockefeller Foundation, Part Ii , What Will A Second Green Revolution Look Like? , Unless, 12. Water, Introduction Water For Agricultural Production, Rainfed Agriculture Rainfed Agriculture Irrigated, Agriculture The Case Of Groundwater Water, Concerns Water Scarcity Effects Of Global Warming, Water Quality Water Related Disasters Floods, And Droughts Droughts Water, Poverty, And Hunger, Millennium Development Goals Goal 1 Progress, Toward Mgd 1, 13. Summing Up, Introduction South Asia India Food, Famine, And, Sen Changing View Of The Green Revolution, 331, 369, 403, 439, Contents 9, Degradation Of Soils Depletion And Contamination, Of Groundwater Inadequate Irrigation Infrastructure, Inadequate Credit Structures The Dispossession Of, Small And Marginal Cultivating Landholders Nrges, The Green Revolution Is Not To Blame Pakistan , Bangladesh Climate Change Erosion Climate, Change And Agriculture Climate Change And, Biodiversity The Future Of Bangladesh Nepal Sub-, Saharan Africa Violence And Tribalism Causes Of, AfricaS Problems Agriculture The Root Problem , Water Food Habits Solution Priorities, Works Cited, Index, 485, 539