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The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen
| The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Pinstrup-AndersenPer |
| Collana | United Nations University |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Nutrition - Africa, Sub-Saharan Agricultural systems - Health aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan Food industry and trade - Health aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan Food security - Africa, Sub-Saharan Public health - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8014-6229-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The African food system and human health and nutrition : a conceptual and empirical overview / Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- The nutrition situation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Derrill D. Watson and Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- Disease burdens of Sub-Saharan Africa and their interactions with malnutrition / Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi -- Animals as a source of human diseases : historical perspective and future health risks for the African population / E. Fuller Torrey -- How AIDS epidemics interact with African food systems and how to improve the response / Stuart Gillespie -- Pest management, farmer incomes and health risks in Sub-Saharan Africa : pesticides, host plant resistance and other measures / Rebecca Nelson -- Nutrition and the environment : fundamental to food security in Africa / Anna Herforth -- Food safety as a bridge between the food system and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dorothy Nakimbugwe and Kathryn J. Boor -- Population dynamics and future food requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa / Barbara Boyle Torrey -- Income and food transfers to improve human health and nutrition / Harold Alderman -- The impact of poor health and nutrition on labor productivity, poverty, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / David E. Sahn -- Food systems and the escape from poverty and ill-health traps in Sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher B. Barrett -- Strengthening the role of women in the food systems of Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve nutrition and health goals / Laura K. Cramer and Speciosa Wandira -- Bridging the gap : linking agriculture and health to achieve the millennium development goals / Joachim von Braun, Marie T. Ruel, and Stuart Gillespie. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457149503321 |
| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen
| The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Pinstrup-AndersenPer |
| Collana | United Nations University |
| Soggetto topico |
Food supply - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Nutrition - Africa, Sub-Saharan Agricultural systems - Health aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan Food industry and trade - Health aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan Food security - Africa, Sub-Saharan Public health - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 0-8014-6229-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The African food system and human health and nutrition : a conceptual and empirical overview / Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- The nutrition situation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Derrill D. Watson and Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- Disease burdens of Sub-Saharan Africa and their interactions with malnutrition / Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi -- Animals as a source of human diseases : historical perspective and future health risks for the African population / E. Fuller Torrey -- How AIDS epidemics interact with African food systems and how to improve the response / Stuart Gillespie -- Pest management, farmer incomes and health risks in Sub-Saharan Africa : pesticides, host plant resistance and other measures / Rebecca Nelson -- Nutrition and the environment : fundamental to food security in Africa / Anna Herforth -- Food safety as a bridge between the food system and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dorothy Nakimbugwe and Kathryn J. Boor -- Population dynamics and future food requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa / Barbara Boyle Torrey -- Income and food transfers to improve human health and nutrition / Harold Alderman -- The impact of poor health and nutrition on labor productivity, poverty, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / David E. Sahn -- Food systems and the escape from poverty and ill-health traps in Sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher B. Barrett -- Strengthening the role of women in the food systems of Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve nutrition and health goals / Laura K. Cramer and Speciosa Wandira -- Bridging the gap : linking agriculture and health to achieve the millennium development goals / Joachim von Braun, Marie T. Ruel, and Stuart Gillespie. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781353103321 |
| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food price policy in an era of market instability : a political economy analysis / / Per Pinstrup-Andersen [[electronic resource]]
| Food price policy in an era of market instability : a political economy analysis / / Per Pinstrup-Andersen [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.19090511 |
| Collana | WIDER studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Food prices - Government policy
Food supply - Government policy Food supply - History - 21st century |
| ISBN | 0-19-178801-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Part I. An Overview -- 1. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: An Overview / Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- Part II. Synthesis of Findings from Country Studies -- 2. International to Domestic Price Transmission in Fourteen Developing Countries during the 2007-8 Food Crisis / Kenneth Baltzer -- 3. A Cacophony of Policy Responses: Evidence from Fourteen Countries during the 2007-8 Food Price Crisis / Shane Bryan -- 4. Policy Processes and Food Price Crises: A Framework for Analysis and Lessons from Country Studies / Suresh Chandra Babu -- 5. A Political Economy Synthesis: The Food Policy Crisis / Derrill D. Watson II -- Part III. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Low-Income Landlocked Countries -- 6. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Ethiopia / Assefa Admassie -- 7. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Malawi / Ephraim W. Chirwa and Blessings Chinsinga -- 8. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Zambia / Antony Chapoto --
Part IV. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Low-income Countries with Limited Dependence on Food Imports -- 9. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Kenya / Jonathan Makau Nzuma -- 10. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Mozambique / Virgulino Nhale, Claudio Massingarela, and Vincenzo Salvucci -- Part V. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Low- and Middle-income Countries Heavily Dependent on Food Import -- 11. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Bangladesh / Selim Raihan -- 12. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Egypt / Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim -- 13. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Nigeria / Aderibigbe S. Olomola -- 14. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Senegal / Danielle Resnick -- Part VI. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Large Exporters -- 15. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Vietnam / Nguyen Manh Hai and Theodore Talbot -- 16. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in India / Kavery Ganguly and Ashok Gulati -- 17. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in China / Jikun Huang, Jun Yang, and Scott Rozelle -- 18. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Brazil / Bernardo Mueller and Charles Mueller -- 19. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in South Africa / Johann F. Kirsten -- Part VII. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in High-income Countries -- 20. US Policy Contributions to Agricultural Commodity Price Fluctuations, 2006-12 / Gordon C. Rausser and Harry de Gorter -- 21. Food Price Volatility and EU Policies / Johan Swinnen, Louise Knops and Kristine van Herck -- Part VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 22. The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: Key Policy-related Lessons / Per Pinstrup-Andersen. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153564703321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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