Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (Paperback, New edition)

Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world currently facing both widespread chronic food insecurity and threats of famine. Why is this so and what can be done? In seeking to answer these questions, have brought together eleven different perspectives on critical food security issues, from the causes of food insecurity to planning and policy interventions. They have drawn on a variety of disciplines, from agricultural economics to nutrition. An evolution of thinking would appear to have taken place over the last ten years. Food insecurity is no longer seen simply as a failure of agriculture to produce sufficient food at the national level, but instead as a failure of livelihoods to guarantee access to sufficient food to people at the household level. This conceptual shift and related arguments are presented in a clear and accessible way for the non-specialist reader as well as the development specialist.

General

Imprint:	University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	February 2003
Editors:	Stephen Devereux • Simon Maxwell
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-86914-027-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > Famine
LSN:	1-86914-027-3
Barcode:	9781869140274

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