Food Needs of Developing Countries

Food Needs of Developing Countries
Author:
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1977-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896290042

The production recor, 1960-75; Sources of growth in cereal production; A global view of food needs; Effects of changing production and population assumptions on projected gross deficits; The dietary energy gap in developing makets economies.

Sustainable Intensification

Sustainable Intensification
Author: Jules N. Pretty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2012-06-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1136529276

Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.

Egypt's Food Subsidy and Rationing System

Egypt's Food Subsidy and Rationing System
Author: Harold Alderman
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290358

Research report on food policy and the food subsidy and rationing system in Egypt - considers the origins of the system, food security structure, commodity marketing channels and principal commoditys subsidised; examines food policy decision making and regional level economic administration, as well as distributional and nutritional implications in urban areas and rural areas; discusses current food policy trends. Bibliography, diagrams, statistical tables.

Government Policy and Food Imports

Government Policy and Food Imports
Author: Grant MacDonald Scobie
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1981
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290303

Research report on food policy and wheat imports in Egypt - examines the historical background to, and recent trends in wheat policy; describes an econometric model of wheat imports; discusses economic implications for food policy. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and Their Application to Food Policy

Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and Their Application to Food Policy
Author: Cheryl Williamson Gray
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290334

The extent pf malnutrition; Measuring the effectof policy changes on food consumption and nutritional status - Brazilian consumption parameters; The trade-off between food quantity and food quality; Incorporating food consumption parameters into policy analysis.