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. Itstates that any such effort will endure only if...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakker, H. [ (Henk)] , 1926- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : CABI , c2011
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2011/20113205931.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • 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. Chalenges 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
  • 10. Liaison of international, national and local agencies - conclusion