Environmental Change and Food Security in China

With 22 percent of the world s population but only 7 percent of its arable land, China s food situation is a matter of global concern. This volume is the first to introduce comprehensively the threats to China s system of food production, distribution, and consumption. It analyzes broad challenges of population growth, urbanization, and extraordinarily rapid economic development. Then it focuses on degradation of China s land, water and air, water sufficiency, and evidence of climate change effects as they adversely affect the food system. The study investigates plant diseases and pests which take a large toll on agricultural production and also considers alien invasive species.