The global hunger crisis : tackling food insecurity in developing countries / Majda Bne Saad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bne Saad, Majda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--Social aspects--Developing countries.

Food supply.

Food security--Developing countries.

Food security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An eloquent and accessible introduction to the crucial questions surrounding global hunger and food insecurity.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Illustrations

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I - Food Security and Insecurity: Causes and Consequences

1. Food Security

2. Famine

3. The World Food System: Challenges and Options

4. Peasant Farming: Current and Future Challenges

Part II - Challenges and Options for Food Security

5. Access to Land

6. Rural Labour Markets

7. Rural Financial Services and the Issue of Sustainability

8. Water for Livelihoods

9. Gender and Food Security: Invisibility Revisited

10. Conclusion: Food Security in Perspective

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-278) and index.

ISBN:

9781849648615

1849648611

9781849648608

1849648603

OCLC:

839304597