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

This book builds on the premise that food security in low-income countries may be achieved through sustained effort by the local small-scale and subsistence farming communities, with the active support from local, national and international agencies. It states that any such effort will endure only i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bakker, H. (Henk), 1926-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2011.
Temas:
Food security > Africa.
Food security > Asia.
Rural development > Africa.
Rural development > Asia.
Farms, Small > Africa.
Farms, Small > Asia.
Sécurité alimentaire > Afrique.
Sécurité alimentaire > Asie.
Développement rural > Afrique.
Développement rural > Asie.
Petites exploitations agricoles > Afrique.
Petites exploitations agricoles > Asie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Farms, Small
Food security
Rural development
Africa
Asia
voedselzekerheid
food security
kleine landbouwbedrijven
small farms
boeren
farmers
zelfvoorzieningslandbouw
subsistence farming
landbouwontwikkeling
agricultural development
afrika
africa
asia
Food Security
Voedselzekerheid
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining the Food Security Problem; 2 Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers; 3 Alternative Approaches Examined; 4 The Need for a Participatory Approach; 5 Researching the Situation to Define Strategies; 6 Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors; 7 The Competition for Resources for Food Production; 8 Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems; 9 Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems.

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