Food security : availability, income and productivity /

"As the world population increases, food security is a major global issue. This book provides an in-depth examination of the three necessary conditions for the achievement of food security: (1) availability of food; (2) adequate incomes and (3) increasing agricultural productivity. The author d...

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Main Authors: Kerr, William A. (William Alexander) (Author)
Published: Edward Elgar Publishing,
Publisher Address: Cheltenham, UK :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "As the world population increases, food security is a major global issue. This book provides an in-depth examination of the three necessary conditions for the achievement of food security: (1) availability of food; (2) adequate incomes and (3) increasing agricultural productivity. The author draws lessons from history, explores these three conditions and discusses the prospect of feeding an expected nine billion people in 2050. The author discusses the major factors inhibiting food being available and explores how these constraints can be lifted. First, the book describes conditions necessary for food to be truly, consistently available. Second, adequate incomes and programs such as food stamps and foodbanks are explored. Third, the drivers of increasing agricultural productivity are examined. Agricultural economists and scientists, food policy practitioners in government and international organizations and food aid NGOs, and students of agriculture and public policy will find Food Security as thought-provoking as it is informative"--
Carrier Form: ix, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781035312702
1035312700
Index Number: HD9000
CLC: TS201.6
Call Number: TS201.6/K415