Economic reforms and food security : the impact of trade and technology in South Asia
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Economic reforms and food security : the impact of trade and technology in South Asia
Food Products Press, c2005
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  東京
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  愛知
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  京都
  大阪
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  奈良
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  香川
  愛媛
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  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
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注記
"A selection of the presentations made at the South Asia Regional Conference held in New Delhi in April 2002"--Foreword
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Gain new insight on alleviating food insecurity in one of the poorest areas of the world!
This book analyzes various facets of economic reforms in South Asia and their implications for attaining food security. It illuminates relevant issues regarding the constraints and challenges in achieving food security, focusing on South Asian countries where a large percentage of the world's poor reside. This timely resource examines possible future courses of action involving trade and new technological advances to improve agriculture-led development in the region.
Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia focuses its attention on the economic reforms and experiences of six nations:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia includes the most relevant presentations made at the South Asia Regional Conference held in New Delhi in April of 2002. The book features experts who present lively, important debate on such significant issues as:
current economic reformshave they really enhanced food security?
trade liberalizationcan the WTO and new trade opportunities handle food security concerns?
new technological optionshow they contribute to agricultural production and food security
the challenges of waterpricing, subsidies, and other issues in irrigation
agricultural diversification and market reforms-how they increase food availability
interventions in food and nutrition securityshort-term solutions to reduce food insecurity
and more!
Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia contains numerous tables and figures to demonstrate the current food situation in this area of the world and offers projections of where improvements can be made. Students and faculty of economics or South Asia will find this book extremely useful; it will also benefit development researchers, policymakers, and governmental officials who are searching for answers to poverty and starvation in developing countries. This text shows you how a concerted effort by governments, agencies, organizations, industries, and individualsbacked by adequate resources and changes in policiescan accelerate progress toward achieving sustainable food security for all.
目次
About the Editors,, Contributors,, Foreword (Joachim von Braun, Isher Judge Alhuwalia, and Mangala Rai),, Acknowledgments,, Introduction. Economic Reforms and Food Security in South Asia: An Overview of ,the Issues and Challenges (Suresh Chandra Babu and Ashok Gulati),, Background,, Outline of the Book,, Conclusion,, PART I: ECONOMIC REFORMS, TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD ,SECURITY,, Chapter 1. Have Economic Reforms Enhanced Food Security? (Manmohan Singh) ,, Chapter 2. Food Security in South Asia: A 2020 Perspective (Per Pinstrup-Andersen),, Introduction,, Food Security Situation and Outlook to 2020,, Driving Forces,, Policy Priorities,, Conclusion,, Chapter 3. Food Security in South Asia: Issues, Options, and Opportunities (Vijay S. Vyas),, The Concept of Food Security,, The Status of Food Security,, Public Policies,, Regional Collaboration,, PART II: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA,, Chapter 4. WTO Agricultural Negotiations and Food Security in Developing Countries (Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Marcelle Thomas, and Sherman Robinson),, Introduction,, Food and Nutrition Security,, Trends in Food Security,, Variety of Food Security Situations and Implications for WTO Negotiations,, Trade Liberalization, Food Security, and Industrialized Countries,, Food Security Problems in Developing Countries,, Conclusion,, Chapter 5. Indian Agriculture, Food Security, and the WTO-AOA (Anwarul Hoda and Ashok Gulati),, The Emergence of Food Security Concerns in India,, India and the AOA,, Is the AOA a Threat to India's
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