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UNINA990000043450403321 |
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Craig, Richard A. |
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Alla soglia dello spazio / Richard A. Craig |
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Bologna : Zanichelli, 1971 |
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Biblioteca di monografie scientifiche ; 38 |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910461610303321 |
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Bakker H (Henk), <1926-> |
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Food security in Africa and Asia [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for small-scale agricultural development / / Henk Bakker |
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Cambridge, Mass., : CABI, 2011 |
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1-283-15579-6 |
9786613155795 |
1-84593-842-9 |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Food security - Africa |
Food security - Asia |
Rural development - Africa |
Rural development - Asia |
Farms, Small - Africa |
Farms, Small - Asia |
Electronic books. |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining the Food Security Problem; 2 Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers; 3 Alternative Approaches Examined; 4 The Need for a Participatory Approach; 5 Researching the Situation to Define Strategies; 6 Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors; 7 The Competition for Resources for Food Production; 8 Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems; 9 Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems |
10 Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies - ConclusionList of tables; List of figures; Abbreviations, Acronyms and Organizations; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; Index |
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Authored by an experienced agriculturalist with substantial field experience in developing countries, this book adds to the literature on food security by proposing practical measures for improving plant-based food security in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Covering issues affecting food security, this book discusses ways of measuring farmers' resources, strategies for action, and an analysis of the challenges and problems faced, concluding with a discussion of ways in which stakeholders could work better together. This title is suitable for policy makers, international development agencies, NGO |
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