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Food security in Africa and Asia : strategies for small-scale agricultural development /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakker, H. (Henk), 1926- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
Subjects:
Farms, Small > Africa.
Farms, Small > Asia.
Food security > Africa.
Food security > Asia.
Rural development > Africa.
Rural development > Asia.
Agricultural Economics.
Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000)
Food Economics, (New March 2000)
Agricultural development.
Community involvement.
Food security.
Participation.
Small farms.
Subsistence farming.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Defining the Food Security Problem
  • Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers
  • Alternative Approaches Examined
  • The Need for a Participatory Approach
  • Researching the Situation to Define Strategies
  • Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors
  • The Competition for Resources for Food Production
  • Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems
  • Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems
  • Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies : Conclusion.