Food security in Africa and Asia
Strategies for Small-scale Agricultural Development

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248 p. · Hardback
Authored by an experienced agriculturalist with substantial field experience in developing countries, this book adds to the literature on food security by proposing practical measures for improving plant-based food security in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Covering issues affecting food security, the book discusses ways of measuring farmers' resources, strategies for action, and an analysis of the challenges and problems faced, concluding with a discussion of ways in which stakeholders could work better together.
  • I: 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
  • 10: Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies
  • II: Conclusion