Rapid Food Production Growth in Selected Developing Countries
Rapid Food Production Growth in Selected Developing Countries

Author: Kenneth Leroy Bachman

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780896290129

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Abstract: Of the 94 developing nations, 24 are categorized as rapid-growth, where food production expanded faster than population. In a study of 16 rapid-growth countries, wide variation was evident in sources of growth, patterns of growth, patterns of agricultural and economic development, geography, demography, and income level. Population growth and income are significant in raising demand for a wide variety of staple foods, resulting in increased production and importation. Main crops varied by region: maize in South America, wheat in the Middle East, and rice in Asia. Production increase is based on area expansion and output per hectare, and reflects changing crop patterns as well as new technology in fertilization and irrigation. Approaches to increasing the world food supply must take into account physical and economic conditions and potential problems, such as soil management.

Case Studies in Food Policy for Developing Countries: Policies for health, nutrition, food consumption, and poverty
Case Studies in Food Policy for Developing Countries: Policies for health, nutrition, food consumption, and poverty

Author: Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780801475542

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"The food problems now facing the world-scarcity and starvation, contamination and illness, overabundance and obesity-are both diverse and complex. What are their causes? How severe are they? Why do they persist? What are the solutions? The authors of the more than sixty international case studies contained in these books approach the food system with a multidisciplinary perspective. In three volumes that serve as valuable teaching tools, they call upon the wisdom of disciplines including economics, nutrition, sociology, anthropology, environmental science, medicine, and geography to create a holistic picture of the state of the world's food systems today. The authors focus in on specific cases from all corners of the globe to cover topics including drought and soil conservation; land allocation and cooperative marketing efforts; and food safety measures and advertising policies. In documenting past successes and failures, these case studies provide a valuable foundation for future research and efforts to create truly successful and sustainable food policy."--Pub. desc.

A Review of Selected Studies on World Hunger
A Review of Selected Studies on World Hunger

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Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: A reference document for food and nutrition program managers and policy makers presents a US congressional report on US and world hunger. The report addresses: (1) the extent of US hunger and the effectiveness of US food and nutrition programs; and (2) the extent of world hunger and major international programs and policies designed to reduce world hunger. The report is based on a comprehensive review of major studies on domestic and international hunger conducted over the past 10 years. An annotated bibliography of 383 studies reviewed is included.

Food Security in the Sahel
Food Security in the Sahel

Author: John McIntire

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9780896290273

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Research report on grain imports, buffer stocks and economic aid for foreign exchange to ensure adequate food security in the Sahel - looks at the rural economies of the region and agricultural market structures; describes an economic model for cereal supply and demand and trade; evaluates trade policies for market stabilization, etc. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Agricultural Price Policies Under Complex Socioeconomic and Natural Constraints
Agricultural Price Policies Under Complex Socioeconomic and Natural Constraints

Author: Raisuddin Ahmed

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780896290280

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Research report on the effect of agricultural price price policy for agricultural production in Bangladesh - examines the case of rice and Jute, land utilization, production costs, supply and demand, irrigation, agricultural surplus, etc., and discusses implications for agricultural employment and rural welfare. Bibliography pp. 74 to 78 and graphs.

Instability in Indian Agriculture in the Context of the New Technology
Instability in Indian Agriculture in the Context of the New Technology

Author: Shakuntla Mehra

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780896290266

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Extract: This report analyzes the processes that might result in more or less instability of yields for individual crops; for the same crop produced in different regions and in different seasons in the same region; for foodgrains generally in different regions of the country; or for farms of different sizes. Because the new crop technology has made an important contribution to the growth of yields per hectare, and because the new technology itself has made the greatest headway in irrigated areas, the obvious question is: has seed-fertilizer technology increased yield variability, and, if so, has this added variability been confined only to unirrigated areas?