Food Insecurity In Asia

Author : Zhang-Yue Zhou,Guanghua Wan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 4899740735

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Food Insecurity in Asia by Zhang-Yue Zhou,Guanghua Wan Pdf

Achieving food security is vital for any nation. But despite progress in food availability in the postwar period, food insecurity still prevails in many developing countries, with more than half the world's undernourished in Asia. This unacceptable number calls for urgent action. Differences in levels of food security across countries cannot be explained solely by conventional economic arguments, such as resource endowments, country or population size, the level of economic development, and cultural or social differences. This book approaches the issue of food security in a number of Asian and other countries by highlighting the crucial role played by government and economic institutions and by examining how they influence food availability. It lays out valuable policy initiatives for national governments and international bodies, acting through improved institutions, to reduce poverty and inequality and to achieve higher levels of food security nationally and globally.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292542252

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Food Security in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Fourteen background papers were commissioned to investigate food security issues particularly pertinent for Asia and the Pacific. The report synthesizes and collates the primary findings from these papers to articulate key policy challenges and opportunities related to food security in the region.

Author : Rattan Lal,Mannava VK Sivakumar,S.M.A. Faiz,A.H.M. Mustafizur Rahman,Khandakar R. Islam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789048195169

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Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia by Rattan Lal,Mannava VK Sivakumar,S.M.A. Faiz,A.H.M. Mustafizur Rahman,Khandakar R. Islam Pdf

This book addresses an important topic of food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change. Of the 1 billion food insecure people in the world, more than 30% are in South Asia. The problem of food insecurity may be exacerbated by the projected climate change especially because of the water scarcity caused by rapid melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas and increase in variability in monsoonal rains and frequency of extreme events. Furthermore, large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise. Thus, this volume addresses recommended land use and soil/water/crop/vegetation management practices which would enable land managers to adapt to climate disruption by enhancing soil/ecosystem/social resilience. In addition to biophysical factors, this book also addresses the issues related to human dimensions including social, ethnical and political considerations.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290926672

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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Ensuring a secure supply of food is essential, given the world's (and especially Asia's) growing population, high and volatile food prices, increasingly scarce resources, and changing environment. This publication discusses the drivers behind food insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate it.

Author : Nagesh Kumar,Joseph George
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000699173

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Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Food Security in South Asia by Nagesh Kumar,Joseph George Pdf

This volume foregrounds the importance of regional cooperation in the context of food security challenges in South Asia. South Asia holds the key to global achievement of SDG targets of ending hunger and malnutrition – it accounts for nearly one-third of food-insecure people on the planet, with every third child suffering from stunting due to malnutrition. Similar food preferences, production systems, and the transboundary nature of agrarian ecosystems call for coordinated action by South Asian countries, complementing national actions dealing with food security challenges. In this volume, leading experts discuss the perspectives of key South Asian countries in leveraging regional cooperation for addressing food security challenges and reflect on the potential of cooperative actions in different areas. The book proposes a ten-point regional policy agenda covering cooperation for combatting climate change, regional trade liberalization, operationalization of regional food reserves, leveraging technology, sharing of good practices, regional institution building, coordinated positions in multilateral trade negotiations, addressing trans-boundary outbreak of livestock diseases, strengthening food safety standards, and the management of shared natural resources. A key volume on accomplishing SDGs in the South Asian context, this book will be of immense interest to policy makers, researchers, and development practitioners. It is also essential reading for scholars and researchers in the areas of development studies, South Asia studies, food security, environment and sustainability.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : UCSD:31822038909602

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Food for All by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264272392

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Building Food Security and Managing Risk in Southeast Asia by OECD Pdf

This report explores effective policy solutions to the current and future challenges related to food security in the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While robust GDP growth, rising agricultural productivity and output, and strong growth in agricultural incomes ...

Author : Mannava V.K. Sivakumar,Rattan Lal,Ramasamy Selvaraju,Ibrahim Hamdan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400767515

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Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North Africa by Mannava V.K. Sivakumar,Rattan Lal,Ramasamy Selvaraju,Ibrahim Hamdan Pdf

The countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) have long had the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for their populations in the fragile ecosystems of semi-arid and arid areas. Climate change is already a reality in WANA and it places additional constraints on the already fragile ecosystems of dry areas and limited natural resources in WANA. A comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and implementing the climate change adaptation strategies across the wide range of agro-ecosystems in different countries in WANA could help both the planners and the local communities to deal effectively with the projected impacts and also contribute to overall sustainability of agricultural production systems. This book addresses the important issue of climate change and food security in West Asia and North Africa and presents the appropriate strategies which could help in the development of new policies to better adapt agriculture production systems and enhance food security in WANA.

Author : Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030707538

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Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific by Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu Pdf

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the complex nexus between climate change and regional food security in Asia Pacific. Feeding the planet puts a lot of stress on the environment. The fundamental challenges we are facing today include how to grow more from less in a sustainable manner; how to optimize the entire food value chain from field to fork to reduce the carbon footprint, protect the environment and support biological diversity, cause less water pollution and soil erosion, raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. With a robust multi-site study in Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Forum and South Asia, this book examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience regarding climate change and food security vis-à-vis other regions of the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Food security
ISBN : 4899740743

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Food Insecurity in Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wen S. Chern,Colin Andre Carter,Shun-yi Shei
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Food adulteration and inspection
ISBN : UCSD:31822030075816

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Food Security in Asia by Wen S. Chern,Colin Andre Carter,Shun-yi Shei Pdf

Papers from an April 1998 conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, analyze the forces affecting the demand for, and supply of, staple foods in both developed and developing Asian countries. Particular attention is paid to the effects of rice production strategies and trade policies on food security. Papers discuss the implications of trade liberalization in the ASEAN free trade area and in East Asia on agricultural trade and food security, and examine the implications of China's ongoing economic transition on its agricultural trade and its policy on self-sufficiency. Of interest to scholars of Asian studies, agricultural economics, and international economics. Chern is affiliated with the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics at the Ohio State University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Shaun Breslin,Christopher W. Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317367543

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East Asia and Food (In)Security by Shaun Breslin,Christopher W. Hughes Pdf

This book presents a study of perceptions of food insecurity in East Asia, and explores how individual countries are developing strategies to deal with the situation. It also looks at how the perception of food insecurity has increasingly influenced the nature of international interactions, not just within East Asia, but also in the region’s relations with major external actors. Many of the challenges facing East Asia are generic food security issues that face people and governments across the world – for example, the implications of climate change and demographic changes on food supplies. This book places the East Asian context in the wider discussion of food (in)security in global politics. However, it also identifies potential regional ‘differences’ – for example, the significance of rice for the region, and the unavoidable impact of China as a major regional player. What the Chinese state, and Chinese companies, decide to do in response to concerns about food insecurity have an impact not just on the rest of the region, but on the rest of the world. Taking too much of a Sinocentric focus, however, ignores other actors in East Asia, or merely relegates discussion to how they respond to Chinese policies or external strategies. This book considers the region as a whole, both when it comes to thinking about food security challenges and responses within the region itself, and also in the outward projection of regional food insecurity on the rest of the world. This book was published as a special issue of The Pacific Review.

Author : Pradeep Chaturvedi
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8170229723

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Food Security in South Asia by Pradeep Chaturvedi Pdf

Contributed articles discussed at national consultations during 2001.

Author : Mohamed Behnassi,Mirza Barjees Baig,Mahjoub El Haiba,Michael R. Reed
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030729875

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Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa by Mohamed Behnassi,Mirza Barjees Baig,Mahjoub El Haiba,Michael R. Reed Pdf

This book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, provides a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis of food and water security, especially in the era of climate risks, biodiversity loss, pressure on scarce resources, especially land and water, increasing global population, and changing dietary preferences. It includes both conceptual research and empirically-based studies, which provides context-specific analyses and recommendations based on a variety of case studies from Africa, Middle East, and Asia regarding the fostering of long-term resilience of food and water security. The core approach of the volume consists of: assessing the structural drivers affecting the vulnerability of food and water security, under the persistence of current trends; identifying the best solutions and practices to enhance the climate resilience for food and water security; and fostering climate adaptation and biodiversity protection for food and water security.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 929261830X

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Ending Hunger in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report analyzes the impacts of agricultural challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It also identifies investments required in different subsectors to achieve food security in the region by 2030. About 518 million people in Asia and the Pacific suffered from hunger in 2017--1 million more than in the previous year. Farmers face challenges such as shrinking natural resources, degrading environments, and declining labor availability in addition to climate change and financial non-viability. The demand for food and nutrition is also increasing. With all this, more investment in agriculture is needed to accomplish Sustainable Development Goal 2--ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030. In the report, findings presented were taken from the analysis of recent trends in food security, gross domestic product, and population growth as well as agricultural supply, demand, and trade.