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Food Security in Asia: Challenges, Policies and Implications: Adelphi series

Autor Monika Barthwal-Datta
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2014
The spike in global food prices in 2007–08 not only led to riots on several continents; it also reawakened fears about the world’s future ability to feed itself, as growing populations place greater demands on agricultural systems operating in increasingly difficult environmental and climatic conditions.
With more than half the world’s people and high levels of inequality, Asia lies at the centre of the global food-security challenge of the twenty-first century. The region – especially China and India – is drawing on world stocks and importing more staples, as its own farms strain to meet its growing middle classes’ desire for more meat and processed foods. Meanwhile, the smallholder farmers who supply 80% of the continent’s food confront continued poverty, as they struggle to raise output in the face of creeping environmental degradation, looming water shortages and the unpredictable effects of climate change.
As this Adelphi shows, there are no simple solutions. Today, rice is exported while some households still go hungry, unrest grows as land is appropriated for biofuels or industry, and nations compete over waters rich in fish. Only integrated policies that take into account the complex socio-economic and political aspects of food security have any chance of succeeding.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138792470
ISBN-10: 1138792470
Pagini: 220
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Adelphi series

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Acknowledgements Glossary IntroductionChapter OneUnderstanding food securityChapter TwoWhat is driving food insecurity in Asia?Chapter Three How Asia has fed its citizensChapter FourChallenges of sustainability, resilience and adaptationChapter FiveWhere policies failConclusion

Descriere

This Adelphi book provides an analytical overview of the main trends and challenges related to food security in Asia, how key countries in the region are responding to these developments, and their implications for security.