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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806211603321

Autore

Bne Saad Majda

Titolo

The global hunger crisis : tackling food insecurity in developing countries / / Majda Bne Saad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto Press

New York, : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

ISBN

1-84964-861-1

1-84964-860-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages)

Disciplina

338.191724

Soggetti

Food supply - Social aspects - Developing countries

Food security - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I - Food Security and Insecurity: Causes and Consequences -- 1. Food Security -- 2. Famine -- 3. The World Food System: Challenges and Options -- 4. Peasant Farming: Current and Future Challenges -- Part II - Challenges and Options for Food Security -- 5. Access to Land -- 6. Rural Labour Markets -- 7. Rural Financial Services and the Issue of Sustainability -- 8. Water for Livelihoods -- 9. Gender and Food Security: Invisibility Revisited -- 10. Conclusion: Food Security in Perspective -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

An eloquent and accessible introduction to the crucial questions surrounding global hunger and food insecurity.