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Contents<br />

PREFACE<br />

V.W. Ruttan<br />

V<br />

CHAPTER 1<br />

Introduction and overview<br />

S.M. Greenfield and N.G. Dowl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

1<br />

Part I: Food Security<br />

CHAPTER 2<br />

Global <strong>food</strong> needs and resource limits<br />

J.G. Speth<br />

11<br />

Part II: Food Systems<br />

CHAPTER 3<br />

Susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>food</strong> security <strong>in</strong> Asia: economic, social, and political aspects<br />

M. Hossa<strong>in</strong><br />

CHAPTER 4<br />

A stable landscape Social and cultural susta<strong>in</strong>ability <strong>in</strong> Asian <strong>rice</strong> <strong>system</strong>s<br />

F. Bray<br />

CHAPTER 5<br />

<strong>Susta<strong>in</strong>ability</strong>, <strong>food</strong> <strong>system</strong>s, and <strong>rice</strong>: explor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>teractions<br />

K.A. Dahlberg<br />

19<br />

45<br />

67<br />

Part III: Rice Production Systems: Challenges for Rice Research <strong>in</strong> Asia<br />

CHAPTER 6<br />

Challenges for <strong>rice</strong> research <strong>in</strong> Asia<br />

K.S. Fischer<br />

CHAPTER 7<br />

Genetic enhancement <strong>of</strong> <strong>rice</strong> yields<br />

S. Peng and D. Senadhira<br />

CHAPTER 8<br />

Intensification <strong>of</strong> <strong>rice</strong> production <strong>system</strong>s: opportunities and limits<br />

W. Reichardt, A. Dobermann, and T. George<br />

CHAPTER 9<br />

Importance <strong>of</strong> <strong>rice</strong> pests and challenges to <strong>the</strong>ir management<br />

M.B. Cohen, S. Savary, N. Huang, O. Azzam, and S.K. Datta<br />

CHAPTER 10<br />

Weeds: a loom<strong>in</strong>g problem <strong>in</strong> modern <strong>rice</strong> production<br />

M. Ol<strong>of</strong>sdotter, A. Watson, and C. Pigg<strong>in</strong><br />

CHAPTER 11<br />

Management <strong>of</strong> water as a scarce resource: issues and options <strong>in</strong> <strong>rice</strong> culture<br />

S.I. Bhuiyan, T.P. Tuong, and L.J. Wade<br />

95<br />

99<br />

127<br />

145<br />

165<br />

175<br />

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