LEADER 03600nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910782652303321 005 20230721004553.0 010 $a1-84964-413-6 010 $a9786612006081 010 $a1-282-00608-8 010 $a1-4356-9102-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000705320 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933701 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242774 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242774 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10321072 035 $a(PQKB)10990248 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386560 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386560 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480204 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200608 035 $a(OCoLC)815763846 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000705320 100 $a20090311d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSeasons of hunger$b[electronic resource] $efighting cycles of quiet starvation among the world's rural poor /$fStephen Devereux, Bapu Vaitla and Samuel Hauenstein Swan ; foreword by Robert Chambers 210 $aLondon $cPluto Press in association with Action Against Hunger, ACF International Network$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $a"A Hunger Watch publication"--Cover. 311 $a0-7453-2826-1 311 $a0-7453-2827-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 131-139) and index. 330 $bEvery year, millions of the rural poor suffer from predictable and preventable seasonal hunger. This hunger is less dramatic but no less damaging than the starvation associated with famines, wars and natural disasters. Seasons of Hunger explores why the world does not react to a crisis that we know will continue year after year.Seasonal hunger is caused by annual cycles of shrinking food stocks, rising prices, and lack of income. This hidden hunger pushes millions of children to the brink of starvation every year, permanently stunting their physical and cognitive development, weakening their immune systems and opening the door for killer diseases. Action Against Hunger argue that ending seasonal hunger could save millions of young lives and is key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This book documents seasonal hunger in four countries - India, Malawi, Mali and Myanmar - including personal stories and country-wide data which shows the magnitude of the problem. The authors also find encouraging examples of interventions designed to address seasonality - initiatives led by governments, donors and NGOs, and poor people themselves - and propose a package of advocacy messages that could contribute to the global eradication of seasonal hunger. This book will be a valuable resource for journalists, policy makers, NGO members and students of development studies. 606 $aHunger$zDeveloping countries 606 $aRural poor$zDeveloping countries 606 $aFamines$zDeveloping countries 606 $aFood supply$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aHunger 615 0$aRural poor 615 0$aFamines 615 0$aFood supply 676 $a338.191724 22 700 $aDevereux$b Stephen$f1959-$0122674 701 $aVaitla$b Bapu$01578422 701 $aSwan$b Samuel Hauenstein$01578423 701 $aChambers$b Robert$088688 712 02$aHunger Watch (Organization) 712 02$aAction Against Hunger (Association) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782652303321 996 $aSeasons of hunger$93857739 997 $aUNINA