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Food security in a food abundant world : an individual country perspective / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy, Troy G. Schmitz
| Food security in a food abundant world : an individual country perspective / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy, Troy G. Schmitz |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, [England] : , : Emerald, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.19 |
| Collana | Frontiers of Economics and Globalization |
| Soggetto topico |
Food security
Food security - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78560-214-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460618603321 |
| Bingley, [England] : , : Emerald, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World agricultural resources and food security : international food security / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, UA, Troy G. Schmitz, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, USA
| World agricultural resources and food security : international food security / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, UA, Troy G. Schmitz, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, USA |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 337 |
| Collana | Frontiers of economics and globalization |
| Soggetto topico |
Food security
Food supply Agriculture food security food safety agricultural production policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78714-957-9
1-78714-515-8 |
| Classificazione | 56.24.24 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467449503321 |
| Bingley : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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