Food Security in the Developing World (eBook)

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Steven G. M. Schilizzi, Ghaffar Ali (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-26516-0 (ISBN)

Infos

FOOD SECURITY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

An introduction to the urgent global question of how to feed the hungry

Global food production has never been more abundant, yet nearly a billion people worldwide suffer from malnutrition, virtually all of them in the developing world. Food security in these countries is a global humanitarian issue which becomes more urgent with every passing year. There is a vital need to understand the nature and causes of food scarcity in developing countries in order to see to it that our global bounty reaches the hungry people who need it.

Food Security in the Developing World offers a comprehensive single-volume introduction to the subject. It focuses on three core issues--food availability, food accessibility, and food utilization--in order to produce a rounded picture of the causes and possible solutions for food scarcity. Thorough and accessible, it promises to help researchers and policymakers address this growing humanitarian crisis in a reasoned and targeted way.

Food Security in the Developing World readers will also find:

* Future-oriented approach which continuously highlights paths forward
* Detailed discussion of topics including climate change and agricultural productivity, price volatility, diet and nutrition, and many more
* Examples and case studies drawn from across the developing world, including Sudan, Uganda, Nepal, and Afghanistan

Food Security in the Developing World is ideal for food scientists and technologists, students in programs related to food science, development studies, geography, and related subjects, and policymakers working in food production and distribution.

Autor

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and Co-chair of the Policy, Advocacy, and Outreach thematic chair in the Pak-Korea Nutrition Center (PKNC), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Steven G.M. Schilizzi, PhD, is Professor in the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Australia. Ghaffar Ali, PhD, is Associate Professor at the College of Management, Shenzhen University, China.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1- Introduction to the Issue: Food Security

Chapter 2- Food Availability: Stock Maintenance Policies

Chapter 3- Post-Harvest Losses as a Factor of Food Insecurity: The Case of Fruit and Vegetables in Pakistan

Chapter 4- Climate Change and Agricultural Productivity

Chapter 5- Agricultural Revolutions and Food Security

Chapter 6- Dynamics of Income and Income Redistribution in Developing Countries

Chapter 7- Market Availability

Chapter 8- Price Volatility and Food Security: Measurement and Implications

Chapter 9- Food security, Food Safety and Sanitation

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Arbeitssicherheit u. Umweltschutz i. d. Chemie • Chemical and Environmental Health and Safety • Chemie • Chemistry • Food Science & Technology • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Health & Social Care • International Public Health • Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie • Lebensmittelsicherheit • Microbiology, Food Safety & Security • Mikrobiologie • Mikrobiologie u. Nahrungsmittelsicherheit • Public Health / International
• ISBN-10: 1-119-26516-9 / 1119265169
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-26516-0 / 9781119265160