Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
by
Devereux, Stephen, 1959-
Title
:
Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author
:
Devereux, Stephen, 1959-
ISBN
:
9781853395239
9781869140274
Publication Information
:
London : ITDG, 2001.
Physical Description
:
xviii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
:
Introduction / Stephen Devereux and Simon Maxwell -- 1. The Evolution of Thinking about Food Security / Simon Maxwell -- 2. Agricultural Issues in Food Security / Simon Maxwell -- 3. Household Food and Livelihood Security / Jeremy Swift and Kate Hamilton -- 4. Food Security and the Environment / Susanna Moorehead and William Wolmer -- 5. Famine in Africa / Stephen Devereux -- 6. Food Marketing / Bob Baulch -- 7. Food Aid and Trade / Christopher Stevens and Jane Kennan -- 8. Food Security Information Systems / Stephen Devereux -- 9. Nutrition and Intervention Strategies / Helen Young -- 10. Transfers and Safety Nets / Stephen Devereux -- 11. Organizational Issues in Food Security Planning / Simon Maxwell.
Abstract
:
Food insecurity is no longer seen simply as a problem of agriculture and a failure of food production at the national level, but instead as a failure of livelihoods to guarantee access to sufficient food at household level.
Subject Term
:
Food supply -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sécurité alimentaire.
Ménages.
Pénurie alimentaire.
Planification alimentaire.
Environnement.
Food supply. (OCoLC)fst00931196
Ernährungssicherung. (DE-588)4152826-8
Ernährungssicherung.
Geographic Term
:
Afrique subsaharienne.
Africa, Sub-Saharan. (OCoLC)fst01239520
Subsaharisches Afrika. (DE-588)4053770-5
Schwarzafrika.
Added Author
:
Devereux, Stephen, 1959-
Maxwell, Simon.
Added Corporate Author
:
Institute of Development Studies (Brighton, England)
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy | Status |
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VEGA Durban | Developer Books | 000014479 | 338.196 FOO | 1 | zStandard shelving location |