Table of Contents
VOLUME ONE – FOOD DEMAND, ACCESS, AND UTILIZATIONPart One – What Is Food Security?An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Security - Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood Security: Definition and Measurement - Per Pinstrup-AndersonSustainable Food and Nutrition Security (Summary) - United Nations System Standing Committee on NutritionPost-Green Revolution Food Systems and the Triple Burden of Malnutrition - Miguel Gomez, Christopher Barrett, Terri Raney et al.Part Two – Agricultural Transformation and Food SecurityThe Role of Agriculture in Economic Development - Bruce Johnston and John MellorAgriculture and Structural Transformation in Developing Countries: A Survey of Research - Bruce JohnstonA Century-Long Perspective on Agricultural Development - Christopher Barrett, Michael Carter and Peter TimmerPart Three – Income, Poverty, and Access to FoodIngredients of Famine Analysis: Availability and Entitlements - Amartya SenInequality as a Determinant of Malnutrition and Unemployment: Policy - Partha Dasgupta and Debraj RayThe Economics of Poverty Traps and Persistent Poverty: Empirical and Policy Implications - Christopher Barrett and Michael CarterLong Term Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition - Harold Alderman, John Hoddinott and Bill KinseyPart Four – The Changing Dynamics of Food Demand and Food SecurityFood Consumption Trends and Drivers - John KearneyAlternative Futures for World Cereal and Meat Consumption - Mark Rosegrant, Nancy Leach and Roberta GerpacioMaternal and Child Undernutrition: Global and Regional Exposures and Health Consequences - Robert Black, Lindsay Allen, Zulfiqar Bhutta, et al.The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview - Benjamin CaballeroVOLUME TWO – PRODUCING ENOUGH FOODPart One – Sources of Agricultural GrowthInternational Productivity Patterns: Accounting for Input Quality, Infrastructure, and Research - Barbara Craig, Philip Pardey and Johannes RoseboomGovernment Spending, Growth and Poverty in Rural India - Shengeen Fan, Peter Hazell and Sukhadeo ThoratAssessing the Impact of the Green Revolution, 1960 to 2000 - Robert Evenson and Doug GollinThe Asian Green Revolution - Peter HazellPaying for Prosperity: How and Why to Invest in Agricultural Research and Development in Africa - William MastersPart Two – Water, Land, and Climate ChangeWater for Agriculture: Maintaining Food Security under Growing Scarcity - Mark Rosegrant, Claudia Ringler and Tingju ZhuInvesting in Water for Food, Ecosystems, and Livelihoods: An Overview of the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture - Charlotte de Fraiture, David Molden and Dennis WichelnsRevisiting the Commons: Local lessons, Global Challenges - Elinor Ostrom, Joanna Burger, Christopher Field et al.Land Tenure and Agricultural Productivity in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the Economics Literature and Recent Policy Strategies and Reforms - Frank PlaceClimate Change Impacts on Global Food Security - Tim Wheeler and Joachim von BraunPart Three – Sustainable Food Production and Consumption for the FutureSustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies - Tara Garnett, Charles Godfray et al.Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People - Charles Godfray, John Beddington, Ian Crute et al.Livestock Production: Recent Trends, Future Prospects - Philip ThorntonIntensive Food Systems in Asia: Can the Degradation Problems Be Reversed? - Prabhu Pingali and Mark RosegrantBiodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Sustainability: Towards a New Paradigm of ‘Ecoagriculture’ - Sara Scherr and Jeffrey Mc NeelyThe Impact of Organic Farming on Food Security in a Regional and Global Perspective - Niels Halberg, Timothy Sulser, Henning Høgh-Jensen et al.VOLUME THREE – MARKETS, VALUE CHAINS, TRADE AND MACROECONOMIC POLICYPart One – The Dynamics of Markets and Value ChainsThe Economics of the Food System Revolution - Thomas Reardon and Charles TimmerSmallholder Participation in Contract Farming: Comparative Evidence from Five Countries - Christopher Barrett, Maren Bachke, Marc Bellemare et al.Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market - Marcel Fafchamps and Ruth Vargas HillMobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa - Jenny Aker and Isaac MbitiPart Two – Food Safety, Food Quality, Food Waste, and BiofortificationMad Cows and Bt Potatoes: Global Public Goods in the Food System - Laurian UnnevehrEconomics of Food Safety in Chains: A Review of General Principles - Natasha Valeeva, Miranda Meuwissen and Ruud HuirneTraceability, Liability, and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality - Sébastien Pouliot and Daniel SumnerImproving Efficiency and Reducing Waste in Our Food System - Vaclav SmilBiofortification: Progress toward a More Nourishing Future - Amy Saltzman, Ekin Birol, Howarth Bouis et al.Part Three – International Trade, Price Stabilization and Macro PolicyPolitical Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets - Kym Anderson, Gordon Rausser and Johan SwinnenTrade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far - Alan Winters, Neil Mc Culloch and Andrew MckayManaging Food Price Risks and Instability in a Liberalizing Market Environment: Overview and Policy Options - Derek Byerlee, T.S. Jayne and Robert MyersInternational Grain Reserves and Other Instruments to Address Volatility in Grain Markets - Brian WrightVOLUME FOUR – FOOD POLICY FOR FOOD SECURITYPart One – Inputs and SubsidiesShould Governments Stop Subsidies to Private Goods? Evidence from Rural Latin America - Ramon López and Gregmar GalinatoAddressing the “Wicked Problem” of Input Subsidy Programs in Africa - Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Thomas Jayne and Gerald ShivelyNudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Evidence from Kenya - Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Jonathan RobinsonAgricultural Mechanization: A Comparative Historical Perspective - Hans BinswangerPart Two – Food Aid, Crop Insurance, and Agricultural CreditAgricultural Insurance in Developed Countries: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? - Vincent Smith and Joseph GlauberOffering Rainfall Insurance to Informal Insurance Groups: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia - Stefan Dercon, Ruth Vargas, Daniel Clarke et al.Persistent Poverty and Informal Credit - Paulo Santos and Christopher BarrettMapping the Impacts of Food Aid: Current Knowledge and Future Directions - Amy Margolies and John HoddinottPart Three – Social Protection and Direct InterventionsNutrition-Sensitive Interventions and Programmes: How Can They Help to Accelerate Progress in Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition? - Marie Ruel, Harold Alderman and the Maternal and Child Nutrition Study GroupInterventions for Micronutrient Deficiency Control in Developing Countries: Past, Present and Future - Lindsay AllenSocial Protection in the Real World: Issues, Models and Challenges - Ugo Gentilini