Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainable management of soil resources and food security / R. Lal and B. A. Stewart -- Global food situation and unresolved and emerging issues / Sahla Shapouri, S. Rosen, S. Allen -- World soil resources: opportunities and challenges / H. Eswaran, P.F. Reich, E. Padamanabhan -- Soil resources and human adaptation in forest and agricultural ecosystem in humid Asia / S. Fukawa ... [et al.] -- Pedogenic acidification in upland soils under different bio climatic conditions in humid Asia / S. Fukawa ... [et al.] -- Soil resources affecting food security and safety in South Asia / T.J. Purkayastha ... [et al.] -- Formations and management of cracking clay soils (vertisols) to enhance crop productivity: Indian experience / K. Pal, T. Bhattacharyya, S.P. Wani -- The role of nuclear isotopic techniques in sustainable land management: achieving food security and mitigating impacts of climate change / L. Nguyen ... [et al.] -- New paradigm to unlock the potential of rainfed agriculture in the SAT / S.P. Wani ... [et al.] -- Land degradation / F.O. Nachtergaele, M. Petri, R. Biancalani -- Where do we stand, twenty years after the assessment of nutrient balance in Sub Saharan Africa / E.M.A. Smaling ... [et al.] -- Research needs for credible data on soil resources and degradation / R. Lal.