LEADER 03297nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910461610303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-15579-6 010 $a9786613155795 010 $a1-84593-842-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000097896 035 $a(EBL)740106 035 $a(OCoLC)742415763 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000506417 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12186962 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506417 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10515774 035 $a(PQKB)10161882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC740106 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL740106 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480964 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315579 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000097896 100 $a20110128d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFood security in Africa and Asia$b[electronic resource] $estrategies for small-scale agricultural development /$fHenk Bakker 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cCABI$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-841-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a10 Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies - ConclusionList of tables; List of figures; Abbreviations, Acronyms and Organizations; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; Index 330 $aAuthored 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 606 $aFood security$zAfrica 606 $aFood security$zAsia 606 $aRural development$zAfrica 606 $aRural development$zAsia 606 $aFarms, Small$zAfrica 606 $aFarms, Small$zAsia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFood security 615 0$aFood security 615 0$aRural development 615 0$aRural development 615 0$aFarms, Small 615 0$aFarms, Small 676 $a338.1/95 700 $aBakker$b H$g(Henk),$f1926-$0973592 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461610303321 996 $aFood security in Africa and Asia$92215035 997 $aUNINA