UID:
almafu_9959230859102883
Format:
1 online resource (416 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-93993-2
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81-321-1107-9
Content:
Food Security in Asia provides a comprehensive analysis of the critical dimensions of food security in various countries of Asia. It attempts to draw attention towards the fact that food insecurity is a complex phenomenon, requiring a comprehensive response encompassing increasing food production, expanding economic access to food, especial access to food for disadvantaged groups and most importantly, breaking down the gender-based barriers to accessing food. While highlighting on the pressure exerted by climate change and world population growth, it also prescribes certain id
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 - Setting the Context and the Problematic; 2 - Food Insecurity and Its Causes; 3 - Food Insecurities Faced by Women and Girl Children; 4 - A Select Suite of Government Response to Hunger; 5 - Community-based Responses to Food Security; 6 - Social Access and Social Protection for Food Security; 7 - Towards an Agenda on Food Security for Asia; Index; About the Author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 81-321-0906-6
Language:
English
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