The future of food : long-term prospects for the agro-food sector.

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; [Washington, D.C.] : [OECD Washington Center, distributor], [1998], ©1998.

197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Also available in French under the title: Se nourrir demain

Papers from a Forum for the Future conference organised by the OECD in June 1997

The future of food : an overview of trends and key issues / Reza Lahidji, Wolfgang Michalski and Barrie Stevens -- Prospects for the world food situation on the threshold of the 21st century / Hartwig de Haen, Nikos Alexandratos and Jelle Bruinsma -- Major uncertainties and risks affecting long-term food supply and demand / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Rajul Pandya-Lorch -- The impact of biotechnology on the agro-food sector / Guy Paillotin -- Changes in food and drink consumption, and the implications for food marketing / Alan D. Gordon -- Between the farm gate and the dinner plate: motivations for industrial change in the processed food sector / Dennis R. Henderson -- The future of agricultural production structures / Donald McGauchie -- Long-term policy issues and challenges for agro-food / Gérard Viatte and Josef Schmidhuber.

Includes bibliographical references