Food Security and Development (eBook, ePUB)

Country Case Studies
Redaktion: Nagothu, Udaya Sekhar

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The global food system is characterized by large numbers of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger on the one hand, and vast amounts of food waste and overconsumption on the other. This book brings together experiences from different countries addressing the challenges associated with food security.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317596486
• Artikelnr.: 41835951

Autorenporträt

Udaya Sekhar Nagothu is Professor and Director of International Projects at The Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research (Bioforsk), Ås, Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Food Security in a Context of Global Environmental and Economic Change
2. Food Security in China: Past, Present and the Future 3. Technological
and Institutional Challenges to Food Security in the Philippines 4. A
Country in Rapid Transition: can Myanmar Achieve Food Security? 5.
Implications of Climate Change, Population and Resource Scarcity for Food
Security in Bangladesh 6. Food Security in India: Why is the Country Still
Lagging Behind? 7. Status and Trends of Food Security in Ethiopia 8.
Tanzania Food Security: Seeking Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
and Dietary Diversity 9. Food Security in Malawi: Disputed Diagnoses,
Different Prescriptions 10. Making the Agri-food System Work for the Poor:
The Construction of Food and Nutrition Security in Brazil 11. The Future of
Food Security: Summary and Recommendations