03264nam 2200673 a 450 991054140610332120230725031533.01-283-15579-697866131557951-84593-842-9(CKB)2670000000097896(EBL)740106(OCoLC)742415763(SSID)ssj0000506417(PQKBManifestationID)12186962(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506417(PQKBWorkID)10515774(PQKB)10161882(MiAaPQ)EBC740106(Au-PeEL)EBL740106(CaPaEBR)ebr10480964(CaONFJC)MIL315579(EXLCZ)99267000000009789620110128d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFood security in Africa and Asia[electronic resource] strategies for small-scale agricultural development /Henk BakkerCambridge, Mass. CABI20111 online resource (246 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-841-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Systems10 Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies - ConclusionList of tables; List of figures; Abbreviations, Acronyms and Organizations; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; IndexAuthored 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, NGOFood securityAfricaFood securityAsiaRural developmentAfricaRural developmentAsiaFarms, SmallAfricaFarms, SmallAsiaFood securityFood securityRural developmentRural developmentFarms, SmallFarms, Small338.1/95Bakker H(Henk),1926-1202213MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910541406103321Food security in Africa and Asia2775665UNINA