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The evolving sphere of food security /

A multidisciplinary group of scholars present the many faces and facets of global food insecurity - their symptoms, roots, and possible remedies - through personal stories of research and policy advising at local and global scales. The authors explore the interconnectedness of food security and ener...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Naylor, Rosamond (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Food security.
Sécurité alimentaire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Food security
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ""The Evolving Sphere of Food Security""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Contributors""; ""PART ONE Introduction""; ""1. The Many Faces of Food Security""; ""PART TWO The Political Economy of Food and Agriculture""; ""2. Food Security for the Poorest Billion:Â Policy Lessons from Indonesia""; ""3. The Food Security Roots of the Middle-Income Trap""; ""4. Institutions, Interests, and Incentives in American Food and Agriculture Policy""
  • ""5. Political Economy of EU Agricultural and Food Policies and Its Role in Global Food Security""""PART THREE Challenges for the Poorest Billion""; ""6. Creating Synergies between Water, Energy, and Food Security for Smallholders""; ""7. Health and Development at the Food-Water Nexus""; ""8. Land Institutions and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa""; ""PART FOUR Agricultureâ€?s Dependence on Resources and the Environment""; ""9. Food, Energy, and Climate Connections in a Global Economy""; ""10. Agricultural Nutrient Use and Its Environmental Consequences""
  • ""11. Water Institutions and Agriculture""""12. Global Agriculture and Land Use Changes in the Twenty-First Century:Â Achieving a Balance between Food Security, Urban Diets, and Nature Conservation""; ""PART FIVE Food in a National and International Security Context""; ""13. Food and Security""; ""14. From Politics to Farm Plots:Â AÂ Field Perspective on Food Security""; ""Glossary of Selected Terms""; ""Index""