UID:
almafu_9961060049102883
Format:
1 online resource (375 p.)
ISBN:
9781685852917
Content:
Presents an integrated multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary food issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Tables and Figures --
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Preface --
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1 Overview: Food in Sub-Saharan Africa --
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PART 1 OVERVIEW --
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2 Food as a Focus of National and Regional Policies in Contemporary Africa --
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3 The Political Economy of Food Issues --
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4 Agricultural Development Ideas in Historical Perspective --
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5 Social Science Perspectives on Food in Africa --
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PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN BACKGROUND --
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6 The African Environment --
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7 Climate, Drought, and Famine in Africa --
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8 Subsistence Strategies and Systems of Land Use in Africa --
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9 Traditional Social Formations --
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10 Agriculture, Food, and the Colonial Period --
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PART 3 FOOD PRODUCTION --
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11 African Soils: Opportunities and Constraints --
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12 Major Domesticated Food Crops --
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13 Livestock in the Economies of Sub-Saharan Africa --
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14 Undomesticated Animals and Plants --
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PART 4 POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION, AND NUTRITION --
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15 Postharvest Considerations in the Food Chain --
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16 Fuelwood --
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17 Distribution of Resources and Products in Mossi Households --
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18 Meeting Human Nutritional Needs --
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PART 5 WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS --
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19 The Role of International Agricultural Research Centers in Africa --
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20 Farming Systems Research and Extension: An Approach to Solving Food Problems in Africa --
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21 Women Farmers and Food in Africa: Some Considerations and Suggested Solutions --
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22 Prospects for Long-Term African Change: The Lagos Plan of Action Versus the Berg Report --
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References --
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Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780931477591
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781685852917
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685852917
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685852917
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685852917
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685852917
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