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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136087003321

Autore

Ganpat Wayne G.

Titolo

Agricultural development and food security in developing nations / / Wayne G. Ganpat, Ronald Dyer, and Wendy-Ann P. Isaac, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hershey, Pennsylvania : , : IGI Global, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

9781522509431

9781522509424

Descrizione fisica

PDFs (369 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT) Book Series, , 2326-9170

Disciplina

338.1/8091724

Soggetti

Agricultural development projects - Developing countries

Food security - Developing countries

Food supply - Developing countries

Sustainable development - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Agriculture, trade liberalization and poverty in the ACP countries / Theresa Ann Rajack-Talley -- Social and environmental impacts on agricultural development / Frances Bekele, Isaac Bekele -- Strengthening food security with sustainable practices by smallholder farmers in lesser developed economies / Leighton Naraine, Kevin Meehan -- Appropriate extension methodologies for agricultural development in emerging economies / B. S. Famuyiwa, O. A. Olaniyi, S. A. Adesoji -- ICTs for agricultural development and food security in developing nations / Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta, Raj Saravanan -- The temporal and spatial development of organic agriculture in Turkey / Aylin Yaman Kocadaglı -- Are GM crops the answer to Africa's critical food security status?: learning from the experiences of developing countries / Nira Ramachandran -- Appropriate and sustainable plant biotechnology applications for food security in developing economies / Vidya de Gannes, Carlos G. Borroto -- Strategic approaches to food security in developing countries / Marcus N.A. Ramdwar, Narendra Siew -- Horticulture as a reliable source of livelihood in Andaman and



Nicobar Islands, India / Shrawan Singh [and 3 others] -- Promoting agricultural productivity and inclusive growth in Uganda / William Amone, Dick Nuwamanya Kamuganga, Godswill Makombe -- Integrating spatial technologies in urban environments for food security: a vision for economic, environmental, and social responsibility in South Bend, Indiana / Edwin Joseph, Elizabeth O'Dea -- Farm security for food security: dealing with farm theft in the Caribbean Region / Wendy-Ann Isaac, Wayne Ganpat, Michael Joseph.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on promoting advancements in agricultural systems and food security in developing economies, highlighting impacts on citizens, as well as on political and social environments of a country"--Provided by publisher.