The global hunger crisis : tackling food insecurity in developing countries / / Majda Bne Saad
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| Autore: |
Bne Saad Majda
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| Titolo: |
The global hunger crisis : tackling food insecurity in developing countries / / Majda Bne Saad
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Pluto Press |
| New York, : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 338.191724 |
| Soggetto topico: | Food supply - Social aspects - Developing countries |
| Food security - Developing countries | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The global hunger crisis |
| ISBN: | 1-84964-861-1 |
| 1-84964-860-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806211603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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