Anthropology and food policy : human dimensions of food policy in Africa and Latin America / Della E. McMillan, editor, with the assistance of Jeanne Harlow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McMillan, Della E.

Harlow, Jeanne.

Series:

Southern Anthropological Society proceedings ; no. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition policy--Africa.

Nutrition policy.

Nutrition policy--Latin America.

Applied anthropology--Africa.

Applied anthropology.

Applied anthropology--Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addressing broad issues of production, distribution, and consumption, the seven essays in this volume introduce readers to anthropological work in food policy. They show how information gathered from fieldwork-especially at the individual, family, and community levels-can help professionals plan and assess policies.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Mexico's Two Green Revolutions: Feed for Food

Learning from Experience: Implementing Farming Systems Research and Extension in the Malawi Agricultural Research Project

Livestock Development, Policy Issues, and Anthropology in East Africa

Anthropology and the Analysis of African Food Markets: Assessing Market Efficiency at the Village Level

Inter- and Intrahousehold Income Allocation: Implications for Third World Food Policy

Integrating Nutritional Concerns into Adaptive Small Farm Research Programs

The Food Game in Latin America

References

Contributors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2013).

ISBN:

0-8203-1288-6

0-8203-4621-7

OCLC:

856017729