Food security in a food abundant world : an individual country perspective / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy, Troy G. Schmitz

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, [England] : , : Emerald, , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.19
• Soggetto topico: Food security; Food security - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SchmitzAndrew; KennedyP. Lynn; SchmitzTroy G.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Food Security in a Food Abundant World: An Individual Country Perspective; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 Food Security and the Role of Food Storage; 1. Introduction; 2. Model: role of storage; 3. Government and private storage; 3.1. Government storage; 3.2. Producer and middleman storage; 4. Food storage: rich and poor countries; 5. Food storage: the small country case; 6. Poor country exports; 7. World and US grain reserves; 8. US stock buildup and managing surpluses; 9. Export enhancement program; 10. Food stocks and food security? ; 11. Historical famines and diseases11.1. The Great Famine (1315-1317) and Black Death (1345-1353) in Europe; 11.2. The Irish Famine (1845-1849); 11.3. Ukrainian/Holodomor Famine (1930-1934); 11.4. Demise of the Mayan Civilization; 12. Conclusions; References; 2 Food Security, Subsistence Agriculture, and Working's Model; 1. Introduction; 2. Engel curves and Working's formulation; 3. Empirical model; 4. Data; 5. Results; 6. Implications and discussion; References; 3 A Probabilistic Approach to Food Security; 1. Introduction ; 2. Background on the methodology and dimensions of the problem analysis3. Analysis of food-shortage risks to individuals; 4. Aggregation and alternative measures of food-shortage risks; 5. Optimal selection of aggregate supply; 6. Derivation of optimal x; 6.1. Expected cost minimization; 6.2. Minimizing cost subject to average risk constraint; 6.3. Minimizing cost to reduce risk for vulnerable populations; 7. Optimal food provision under uncertainty; 8. Derivation of optimal food distribution policies; 9. Interpretation and future research; References ; 4 The High Value to Society of Modern Agriculture: Global Food Security, Climate Protection, and Preservation of the Enviro...1. Introduction; 2. The end of the agricultural treadmill; 3. The European Union; 3.1. Now a major net importer in food and agriculture and of virtual agricultural land; 3.2. Diminishing EU yield growth contributes to global warming, loss of natural habitats, and biodiversity; 3.3. The benefits of EU productivity growth; 3.4. Social rate of return to generating productivity growth: crop breeding in Germany; 4. Conclusions; References ; 5 Off-farm Labor Allocation, Income, and Food Consumption among Rural Farm Households in Transitional Albania1. Introduction; 2. Food security and off-farm income in Albania; 3. Empirical approach; 4. Data; 5. Empirical results; 6. Conclusions and policy implications; References; 6 The Status and Challenges of Food Security in Europe and Central Asia; 1. Introduction; 2. Malnutrition and poverty indicators in the ECA region; 3. Focus on the most food insecure ECA sub-region; 3.1. Food availability (much improved, while some concerns still remain) ; 3.2. Access to food (uneven progress across sub-region)
• Sommario/riassunto: Food insecurity can result from various events. While an adequate food supply is necessary, when food is abundant the entitlement to food is limited by endowments, the ability to trade, and potential transfers. This volume considers trends in economic growth, agricultural productivity growth, income and other policies that shape food security.
• Titolo autorizzato: Food security in a food abundant world
• ISBN: 1-78560-214-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460618603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Frontiers of economics and globalization ; ; Volume 16.