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African Food System and Its Interactions with Human Health and Nutrition

Pinstrup-Andersen, Per - 2011

Intro -- contents -- figures -- tables -- foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- chapter 1 -- chapter 2 -- chapter 3 -- chapter 4 -- chapter 5 -- chapter 6 -- chapter 7 -- chapter 8 -- chapter 9 -- chapter 10 -- chapter 11 -- chapter 12 -- chapter 13 -- chapter 14 -- references -- contributors.

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Resilient Livelihoods Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security

FAO - 2014 - 2nd ed

Intro -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SCOPE OF THE FRAMEWORK -- THE FOUR THEMATIC PILLARS -- PILLAR 1 ENABLE THE ENVIRONMENT -- PILLAR 2 WATCH TO SAFEGUARD -- PILLAR 3 APPLY PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES -- PILLAR 4 PREPARE TO RESPOND -- DRR AND...

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Hunger : A Modern History

Vernon, James - 2009

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Hunger and the Making of the Modern World -- 2 The Humanitarian Discovery of Hunger -- 3 Hunger as Political Critique -- 4 The Science and Calculation of Hunger -- 5 Hungry England and Planning for a World of Plenty -- 6 Collective Feeding and the Welfare of...

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Climate Dependence and Food Problems in Russia, 1900-1990 : The Interaction of Climate and Agricultural Policy and Their Effect on Food Problems

nin, Nikolai M - 2005

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: climate and agriculture in Russia -- The availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia -- The pre-revolutionary period ( 1900-1916) -- The post-revolutionary period ( 1917-1928)...

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The 1. 5 Billion People Question : Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?

Alderman, Harold - 2017

" -- "2.6 Procurement, Offtake, and Stocks of Rice and Wheat in India, 1975â2010" -- "2.7 Changes in the Amount of Food …- and High-Income States in India, 2004â12" -- "2A.1 Monthly Subsidy Transfer (Wheat and Rice) in Select States of India … Prices of Domestic and Imported Rice in Indonesia, 1969â2014" -- "7.2 Rastra Distribution Channels" -- "7.3 The Price of …

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Bittersweet Brexit : The Future of Food, Farming, Land and Labour

Clutterbuck, Charlie - 2017 - 1st ed.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Photographs, Figures and Tables -- Foreword - Pam Warhurst -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: The State We're In -- 1. All Change -- 2. Coming Out -- 3. Moving On -- Part II: Society -- 4. Trade -- 5. Labour -- 6. Land -- Part III: Farm and Food Science...

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Water, energy, food and environment nexus (WEFEN) : sustainable transition, gaps and Covering approaches

Zahedi, Rahim; Yousefi, Hossein; Aslani, Alireza; … - In: Energy strategy reviews 54 (2024), pp. 1-18

It is anticipated that the global community will encounter crises pertaining to water, energy, food, and the environment in the foreseeable future. The objective of this paper is to analyze global research endeavors pertaining to the interconnections among water, energy, food, and the...

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Lessons learned and policy implications from 20 years of Swiss agricultural policy reforms : a review of policy evaluations

Huber, Robert; El Benni, Nadja; Finger, Robert - In: Bio-based and applied economics 13 (2024) 2, pp. 121-146

Learning from the experiences of other countries can support efforts to improve agricultural policies. Switzerland provides an interesting case because its policy is exceptionally targeted towards the establishment of sustainable production systems. We describe the history and the current state...

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For Hunger-Proof Cities : Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Koc, Mustafa - 1999

For Hunger-proof Cities is the first book to fully examine food security from an urban perspective. It examines existing local food systems and ways to improve the availability and accessibility of food for city dwellers. It looks at methods to improve community-supported agriculture and...

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Worlds of Food : Place, Power, and Provenance in the Food Chain

Morgan, Kevin - 2008

Three leading scholars in the field explain why place and provenance are assuming more importance in the food chain to producers, consumers, and regulators. They examine how these concerns influence debates on the future of food and farming, exploring the implications for three very different...

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