Halving hunger : it can be done / / Clead authors, Pedro Sanchez, coordinator. [and others] ; UN Millennium Project, Task Force on Hunger |
Autore | Sanchez Pedro A. <1940-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.8/83091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SánchezPedro A. <1940-> |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - Developing countries
Food supply - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries - International cooperation Agricultural development projects |
ISBN |
1-136-55049-6
1-280-47630-3 9786610476305 1-84977-351-3 600-00-0094-4 1-4237-0872-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Halving hunger: it can be done; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Task force members; Preface; The Task Force on Hunger's methodology; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Chapter 1. The imperatives for reducing hunger; Defining hunger; Determinants of hunger; The social and economic costs of hunger; Moral and legal foundations for eradicating hunger; Chapter 2. Who is on track or off track to meet the hunger Goal?; Hunger hotspots-measuring underweight at the subnational level
Hunger indicator 1-percentage of the population below the minimum level of dietary energy consumptionHunger indicator 2-the prevalence of underweight children under five years of age; Underweight children in Africa; Underweight children in Asia; Underweight children in Central Asia and Europe; Underweight children in Latin America and the Caribbean; A global view of the prevalence and density of underweight children; Chapter 3. A strategic approach for halving hunger; Forging a global partnership; Promoting good governance; Mainstreaming gender equality; Adopting a people-centered approach Investing in science and technologyVulnerability analysis-a tool for setting priorities; The seven recommendations; Chapter 4. Move from political commitment to action [Recommendation one]; Background; Advocate political action to meet intergovernmental agreements; Strengthen the contributions of donor countries and national governments to activities that combat hunger; Improve public awareness of hunger issues and strengthen advocacy organizations; Strengthen developing country advocacy organizations that deal with poverty and hunger Strengthen accurate data collection, monitoring, and evaluationActions needed to implement recommendation one; Chapter 5. Reform policies and create an enabling environment [Recommendation two]; Background; Promote an integrated policy approach to hunger reduction; Restore the budgetary priority of the agricultural and rural sectors; Build developing country capacity to achieve the hunger Goal; Link nutritional and agricultural interventions; Increase poor people's access to land and other productive resources; Empower women and girls; Strengthen agricultural and nutrition research Remove internal and regional barriers to agricultural tradeIncrease the effectiveness of donor agencies' hunger-related programming; Create vibrant partnerships to ensure effective policy implementation; Actions needed to implement recommendation two; Chapter 6. Increase the agricultural productivity of food-insecure farmers [Recommendation three]; Background; Improve soil health; Improve and expand small-scale water management; Improve access to better seeds and other planting materials; Diversify on-farm enterprises with high-value products Establish effective agricultural extension services |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783531303321 |
Sanchez Pedro A. <1940-, >
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London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 | ||
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Multiple cropping / / editorial committee, R. I. Papendick, P. A. Sanchez, G. B. Triplett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.58 |
Collana | ASA Special Publication |
Soggetto topico | Multiple cropping |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-89118-293-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555147203321 |
Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multiple cropping / / editorial committee, R. I. Papendick, P. A. Sanchez, G. B. Triplett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.58 |
Collana | ASA Special Publication |
Soggetto topico | Multiple cropping |
ISBN | 0-89118-293-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910643088303321 |
Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multiple cropping / / editorial committee, R. I. Papendick, P. A. Sanchez, G. B. Triplett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.58 |
Collana | ASA Special Publication |
Soggetto topico | Multiple cropping |
ISBN | 0-89118-293-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830110703321 |
Madison, Wisconsion : , : American Society of Agronomy : , : Crop Science Society of America : , : Soil Science Society of America, , 1976 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Replenishing soil fertility in Africa / / editors, Roland J. Buresh, Pedro A. Sanchez, and Frank Calhoun ; cosponsored by American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 251 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.422096 |
Collana | SSSA Special Publication |
Soggetto topico | Soil fertility - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-89118-946-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554804503321 |
Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1997 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Replenishing soil fertility in Africa / / editors, Roland J. Buresh, Pedro A. Sanchez, and Frank Calhoun ; cosponsored by American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 251 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.422096 |
Collana | SSSA Special Publication |
Soggetto topico | Soil fertility - Africa |
ISBN | 0-89118-946-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831071703321 |
Madison, Wisconsin : , : Soil Science Society of America : , : American Society of Agronomy, , 1997 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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