Food Security in the Developing World

by John Michael Ashley

Overview

Approx.210 pages

Approx.210 pages

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128017791
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/30/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	230
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

John Ashley graduated in botany from London University, and then applied that knowledge to the field of agriculture for his doctorate from that University, working with the groundnut crop in Uganda. He also holds a degree in psychology from Cambridge.

Dr Ashley has engaged in projects which have sought to help governments address current food insecurity, and increase resilience against future food insecurity. He has multi-sector program experience in agriculture and forestry, rural development, water, environment, education, nutrition and social transfers, roads and local government.

He has worked in some thirty vulnerable and/or conflict-prone countries for 40 years, especially in Africa and Asia. He was with FAO for five years, and then became an adviser to national governments in interventions funded by international banks or donor agencies. He has conducted research with grain legume and cereal improvement programs in Libya, Kenya, Uganda and Nepal, and taught agronomy, crop physiology, ecology and human nutrition at Makerere University, Uganda.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Manifestations and measurement of food insecurity 3. Causes of food insecurity4. Mitigation of current food insecurity5. Prevention of future food insecurity6. Cross-cutting issues7. Conclusions

What People are Saying About This

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Build successful plans to ensure food security by understanding the underlying concerns and causes

Editorial Reviews

"In preparing for a mission to Somalia I was delighted to discover just the text that I needed on the concept and practice of food security. There seems to be nothing else readily available on the market, in spite of the fact that the term "food security" is used so widely in the international aid and development business. I found Dr. Ashley’s comprehensive and detailed approach really helpful." –-Dr. Alan J. Taylor, Director and Senior Consultant, Designers for Development Ltd., United Kingdom

"It is a very meticulous book ...particularly ...the emphasis on land tenure as a cause of food security. Very few books give it the importance it deserves as a basis of wealth creation." –-James Breen, Agronomist and Consultant to FAO (1975-2015)

"Excellent, highly readable book and companion website, bringing alive a subject which could be boring if not written well. A great deal of information has been presented, much from the author's own experience in the field, which he has collated and presented in a style which holds reader interest." —Dr Perry Bosshart, Crop Production, Management and Research Consultant, California, USA

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