The evolving sphere of food security / edited by Rosamond L. Naylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naylor, Rosamond.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food security.

Physical Description:

xv, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Summary:

Hundreds of millions of people still suffer from chronic hunger and food insecurity despite sufficient levels of global food production. The poor's inability to afford adequate diets remains the biggest constraint to solving hunger, but the dynamics of global food insecurity are complex and demand analysis that extends beyond the traditional domains of economics and agriculture. The Evolving Sphere of Food Security answers the major the questions of the field of food security by exploring the interconnections of food security to security of many kinds: energy, water, health, climate, the environment, and national security. Through personal stories of research in the field and policy advising at local and global scales, a multidisciplinary group of scholars provide readers with a real-world sense of the opportunities and challenges involved in alleviating food insecurity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

1 The Many Faces of Food Security / Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L. 3

Part 2 The Political Economy of Food and Agriculture

2 Food Security for the Poorest Billion: Policy Lessons from Indonesia / Walter P. Falcon Falcon, Walter P. 31

3 The Food Security Roots of the Middle-Income Trap / Scott Rozelle Rozelle, Scott, Jikun Huang Huang, Jikun, Xiaobing Wang Wang, Xiaobing 64

4 Institutions, Interests, and Incentives in American Food and Agriculture Policy / Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Cuéllar, Mariano-Florentino, David Lazarus Lazarus, David, Walter P. Falcon Falcon, Walter P., Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L. 87

5 Political Economy of EU Agricultural and Food Policies and its Role in Global Food Security / Johan Swinnen Swinnen, Johan 122

Part 3 Challenges for the Poorest Billion

6 Creating Synergies between Water, Energy, and Food Security for Smallholders / Jennifer A. Burney Burney, Jennifer A. 153

7 Health and Development at the Food-Water Nexus / Jennifer Davis Davis, Jennifer, Eran Bendavid Bendavid, Eran, Amy J. Pickering Pickering, Amy J., Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L. 180

8 Land Institutions and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa / Whitney L. Smith Smith, Whitney L., Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L. 202

Part 4 Agriculture's Dependence on Resources and the Environment

9 Food, Energy, and Climate Connection in a Global Economy / David B. Lobell Lobell, David B., Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L., Christopher B. Field Field, Christopher B. 239

10 Agricultural Nutrient Use and Its Environmental Consequences / Peter M. Vitousek Vitousek, Peter M., Pamela A. Matson Matson, Pamela A. 269

11 Water Institutions and Agriculture / Barton H. Thompson, JR. JR., Barton H. Thompson, 286

12 Global Agriculture and Land Use Changes in the Twenty-First Century: Achieving a Balance between Food Security, Urban Diets, and Nature Conservation / Ximena Rueda Rueda, Ximena, Eric F. Lambin Lambin, Eric F. 319

Part 5 Food in a National and International Security Context

13 Food and Security / Stephen John Stedman Stedman, Stephen John 349

14 From Politics to Farm Plots: A Field Perspective on Food Security / Rosamond L. Naylor Naylor, Rosamond L. 368.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199354054

0199354057

9780199354061

0199354065

OCLC:

881030622