
1. Introduction - Dr. Prem Nath, India
2. Food and Nutrition 2. 1. The Right to
Food - Dr. Prem Nath, India
2. 2. The Intersection of Religion and Horticulture
- Prof. Jules Janick, USA
2. 3. Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition for
Most Vulnerable People and Our New Generation - Dr.
Hiroyuki Konuma, FAO, Thailand
2. 4. The Insufficient Calorie: How the Nutritional
Quality of Food was Overlooked in the Drive to
Eliminate Hunger - Dr. Jacqueline D’ A. Hughes,
AVRDC, Taiwan
2. 5. Importance of Food Safety in the Food
Production and Supply Chain - Ms. Shashi Sareen, FAO-RAP,
Bangkok
2. 6. Enhancing Livelihoods in Central Asia and the
Caucasus through Increased Production and
Consumption of Nutritious Vegetables - Dr. Ravza
Mavlyanova, Uzbekistan
3. Natural Resources and Food 3.1. Some
Perceptions on Natural Resources - Dr. Prem Nath,
India
3.2. Food Security and Climate Change Benefits from
Sustainable Agriculture Intensification: Synergies
and Trade-Offs - Dr. Giacomo Branca, Nancy McCarthy,
Dr. Leslie Lipper, FAO, Rome
3.3. Agriculture and Environment in Dry Areas: The
Double Sword of Science and Technology - Dr. Mahmoud
Solh, ICARDA, Syria
4. Agriculture and Food Policy Changes 4.1.
The Evolving Role of Agriculture in Mitigating Food
and Nutrition Insecurity - Ms. Rajul Pandya-Lorch
and Dr. Sivam Yosef, IFPRI, USA
4.2. Food Policy and Health- Mrs. L.G.S.
Villavicencio, USA
4.3. Investment in Indian Farm Sector: Pathways and
Policy Directions - Dr. S. Bisalaiah, India
4.4. Progressive Change in Land Reforms and
Agriculture Policy - Prof. R. S. Deshpande and Mr.
Nitin Tagade, India
4.5. Impact of Vegetable Breeding Industry and
Intellectual Property Rights in Food Security -
Prof. Joao K Silva Dias, Portugal
4.6. Messages from International Horticultural
Conferences and Symposia in the New Millennium - Dr.
K. R. M. Swamy and Dr. Prem Nath, India
5. Improving Agriculture 5.1. Augmenting
Agriculture Higher-Education in India - Dr. Panjab
Singh, India
5.2. Perspectives and Approaches in Agricultural
Extension for Sustained Development - Dr. C. Prasad,
India
5.3. Rural Bio-Resource Complex: A Holistic Approach
to Improve Livelihood Security of Farmers - Dr. K.
Narayana Gowda and Dr. K.C. Narayanaswamy, India
5.4. Improved Integrated Farming to Augment Food and
Nutrition Security of Masses - Dr. Narayana G. Hegde,
India
5.5. New Approaches by NGOs in Augmenting Rural
Development - Dr. Arun Balamatti, India
5.6. New Approaches for Combating Viral Diseases of
Crop Plants - Dr. Anupam Varma, Dr. Bikash Mandal,
Dr. Anirban Roy and Dr. Manoj K. Singh, India
5.7. Seed Industry and its Future in India: A
Retrospective Resonance - Dr. M. Mahadevappa, India
5.8. New Strategies and Approaches for Improving
Vegetable Cultivars - Prof. Joao Carlos da Silva
Dias, Portugal and Rodomiro Ortiz, Sweden
5.9. Technological Innovations in Cashewnut
Production - Dr. K. R. M. Swamy, India
5.10. Improving Quality and Safety of Food From
Field to Consumption Level-Indian Context - Dr. K.R.
Anila kumar and Dr. K. Santhanam, India
5.11. Aquaculture: From Edge of Civilization to a
Modern Food Production System - Dr. M.R. Raghunath,
Dr. K. Hemaprasanth, and Dr. N. Sridhar, India
5.12. Making Small Farmers Sustainable in India -
Dr. G. K. Veeresh, India
6. Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture 6.1.
Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture - Dr. Prem Nath,
India
6.2. Homestead Food Production Contributes To
Household Food and Nutrition Security, Improved
Livelihood, Women’s Empowerment, and Decreased
Anemia among Young Children and Women in Cambodia
and Asia - Dr. Aminuzzaman Talukder, Dr. D.
Phillips, Dr. H. Kroeun, Dr. L. Sok Hoing, Dr. A.
Uddin, Dr. D. Reario, Dr. N.J. Haselow, and Dr. A.K.
Osei, Cambodia
6.3. Providing Nutritional Security through
Fruits-Indian Context - Dr. C. P. A. Iyer and Dr.
Y.T.N. Reddy, India
6.4. Relevance of Nutrition Garden in the Context of
Nutritional Security - Dr. P. Indira and Prof. K. V.
Peter, India
6.5. Feeding Cities Through Urban and Peri-Urban
Aquaculture - Dr. Dilip Kumar, and Dr. S. Munil
kumar, India
7. Challenges and Opportunities 7.1.
Challenges and Opportunities in Food, Agriculture
and Humanity - Dr. Prem Nath, India
7.1.1. Challenges and Opportunities-Food and Nutrition
7.1.2. Challenges and Opportunities- Food Crisis
7.1.3. Challenges and Opportunities-Poverty
7.1.4. Challenges and Opportunities- Health
7.1.5. Challenges and Opportunities-Environment and Natural
Resources
7.1.6. Challenges and Opportunities-Agriculture and Horticulture
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