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Food security is high on the political agenda. Fears about societal
insecurity due to food price increases and hunger, grave scenarios
regarding the effects of climate change and general uncertainty
about the impacts of investments in biofuels and so-call "land
grabbing" on food prices and availability have meant that food
security is now recognised as being a multifaceted challenge. This
book is unique in that it will bring together analyses of these
different factors that impact on food security. This volume will
describe a range of different perspectives on food security, with
an emphasis on the various meanings that are applied to food
security "crisis". The challenges to be reviewed include market
volatility, climate change and state fragility. Analyses of
responses to food security crises and risk will cover rural and
urban contexts, arenas of national policy formation and global food
regimes, and investment in land and productive technologies. This
book is unique in two respects. First, it takes a step back from
the normative literature focused on specific factors of, for
example, climate change, agricultural production or market
volatility to look instead at the dynamic interplay between these
new challenges. It helps readers to understand that food security
is not one discourse, but is rather related to how these different
factors generate multiple risks and opportunities. Second, through
the case studies the book particularly emphasises how these factors
come together at local levels as farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers,
local government officials and others are making key decisions
about what will be done to address food security and whose food
security will be given priority. The book will explore how food
production and consumption is embedded in powerful political and
market forces and how these influence local actions.
Food security is high on the political agenda. Fears about societal
insecurity due to food price increases and hunger, grave scenarios
regarding the effects of climate change and general uncertainty
about the impacts of investments in biofuels and so-call "land
grabbing" on food prices and availability have meant that food
security is now recognised as being a multifaceted challenge. This
book is unique in that it will bring together analyses of these
different factors that impact on food security. This volume will
describe a range of different perspectives on food security, with
an emphasis on the various meanings that are applied to food
security "crisis". The challenges to be reviewed include market
volatility, climate change and state fragility. Analyses of
responses to food security crises and risk will cover rural and
urban contexts, arenas of national policy formation and global food
regimes, and investment in land and productive technologies. This
book is unique in two respects. First, it takes a step back from
the normative literature focused on specific factors of, for
example, climate change, agricultural production or market
volatility to look instead at the dynamic interplay between these
new challenges. It helps readers to understand that food security
is not one discourse, but is rather related to how these different
factors generate multiple risks and opportunities. Second, through
the case studies the book particularly emphasises how these factors
come together at local levels as farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers,
local government officials and others are making key decisions
about what will be done to address food security and whose food
security will be given priority. The book will explore how food
production and consumption is embedded in powerful political and
market forces and how these influence local actions.
This book investigates the experiences and issues involved with
extension systems in post-conflict settings; evaluates the impact
of different extension policy approaches and practice in such
settings; and identifies the key elements needed to effectively
rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in
post-conflict contexts. The chapters contain country-specific case
studies that provide a descriptive account but also analyze
strategies, successes and failures, and lessons learned. A
synthesis chapter provides comparative analysis of insights across
post-conflict settings. Overall, the book serves as a collective
volume for use by governments, practitioners, and academics in
extension policy-making and programming, and contributes to
post-conflict, political science, and agricultural extension
literature.
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