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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- The Role of Cassava Production in Improving Food Security in the Delta State of Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. An Overview of Global Cassava Production -- 1.2. Problem Statement -- 1.3. Objective of the Study -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Cassava Production in Nigeria -- 2.2. Cassava Production in Delta State of Nigeria -- 2.3. Contribution of Agriculture to Nigerian Economy -- 3. Food Security -- 3.1. Global Food Security -- 3.2. Food Security Situation in Nigeria -- 3.3. Government Interventions and Strategies to Curb Food Insecurity in Nigeria -- 4. Materials and Methods -- 4.1. Study Area -- 4.2. Sources of Data -- 4.3. Data Analysis -- 5. Results and Discussion -- 5.1. Socioeconomic Characteristics -- 5.2. Determinants of Factors Influencing Cassava Production in the Study Area -- 6. Value Chain Concept in Agriculture -- 6.1. Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Suggestions -- References -- Chapter 2 -- An Assessment of Rural Women's Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Food Security Information in the Niger Delta, Nigeria -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Respondents -- Rural Women's Use of ICTs for Food Security Information -- Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics Influencing Rural Women's Use of ICTs -- Perceived Constraints to Rural Women's Use of ICTs for Food Security Information -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Women Food-Crop Entrepreneurs in Southwestern Cameroon: Challenges to Promoting National Food Security -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Food Security in Cameroon and the Sub-Region -- Contextualizing Women and Food Security -- Framing the Study

"For a number of reasons, the global food supply is not as stable as it has been historically. The global population continues to grow, while catastrophic weather events like floods and droughts have an increasingly detrimental effect on crops around the world. Various political factors also impact food security, including violent conflicts within and between countries, trade wars and tariffs, and contentious decisions regarding which crops to subsidize. The viewpoints in this volume explore the causes of food insecurity around the world while also presenting potential solutions that could stabilize food supply at a local and global level"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Other Books in the At Issue Series -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. What Is Food Security? -- 2. Achieving a World with Zero Hunger -- 3. A Food-Secure Africa -- 4. What Are Food Deserts? -- 5. America's Food Deserts -- 6. The Real Problem with Food Deserts -- 7. The Native American Connection to Food Deserts -- 8. The Tax on Junk Food -- 9. Climate Change and Food Insecurity -- 10. World Hunger Is Increasing -- 11. The Import Impact on Food Security -- 12. East Africa's Food Crisis -- 13. The Price of a Healthy Diet -- 14. Are GMOs the Key? -- 15. Trade Wars and the American Farmer -- 16. Fighting Food Insecurity -- 17. Support for Food Insecure Children -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Throughout history, human societies have struggled to ensure that all people have access to sufficient food to lead active and healthy lives. Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. In this book, Bryan McDonald explores how processes of globalization and global change have reshaped food systems in ways that have significant impacts for the national security of states and the human of communities and individuals. Over the past few decades, local, regional, and national food systems have increasingly become intertwined in an emerging global food network. This complex web of relations includes the production, harvest, processing, transport, and consumption of food. While this global food network provides new opportunities for improving health and well-being, it also gives rise to new sources of security threats and vulnerabilities. -- Back cover.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Graphs and Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Part I: At Issue -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Focus on the United States -- 3: Global Perspectives -- Part II: Primary Sources -- 4: United States Documents -- 5: International Documents -- Part III: Research Tools -- 6: How to Research Food Security -- 7: Facts and Figures -- 8: Key Players A to Z -- 9: Organizations and Agencies -- 10: Annotated Bibliography -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Index.

"More than 25% of the world's population experiences moderate or severe levels of food insecurity. The United States is not exempt: 35 million Americans do not have regular access to food that is safe and nutritious. The viewpoints in this volume address how this is possible in such a rich and resourceful nation. They also explore why so many areas-both urban and rural-are now considered food deserts; the paradox of the obesity epidemic; government's responsibility to feed its citizens; the side effects of a hungry population, particularly children and seniors; and solutions for ensuring food security"--

In this challenging work, the author argues that the goal of any food system should not simply be to provide the cheapest calories possible. A secure food system is one that affords people and nations - in both the present and future - the capabilities to prosper and lead long, happy, and healthy lives. For a variety of reasons, food security has come to be synonymous with cheap calorie security. On this measure, the last fifty years have been a remarkable success. But the author shows that these cheap calories have also come at great cost, to the environment, individual and societal well-being, human health, and the food sovereignty of nations. The book begins by reviewing the concept of food security, particularly as it has been enacted within agrifood and international policy over the last century. After proposing a coherent definition the author then assesses empirically whether these policies have actually made us and the environment any better off. One of the many ways the author accomplishes this task is by introducing the Food and Human Security Index (FHSI) in an original attempt to better measure and quantify the affording qualities of food systems. A FHSI score is calculated for 126 countries based on indicators of objective and subjective well-being, nutrition, ecological sustainability, food dependency, and food system market concentration. The final FHSI ranking produces many counter-intuitive results. Why, for example, does Costa Rica top the ranking, while the United States comes in at number fifty-five? The author concludes by arguing for the need to reclaim food security by returning the concept to something akin to its original spirit, identified earlier in the book. While starting at the level of the farm the concluding chapter focuses most of its attention beyond the farm gate, recognizing that food security is more than just

Food Security in Asia provides a comprehensive analysis of the critical dimensions of food security in various countries of Asia. It attempts to draw attention towards the fact that food insecurity is a complex phenomenon, requiring a comprehensive response encompassing increasing food production, expanding economic access to food, especial access to food for disadvantaged groups and most importantly, breaking down the gender-based barriers to accessing food. While highlighting on the pressure exerted by climate change and world population growth, it also prescribes certain ideas which would help in making informed policy decisions.

This volume analyzes food security issues such as agricultural policy, global agricultural trade, international agricultural research and development, biotechnology, climate change, food waste, and nutrition guidelines.

World agricultural resources will be altered by climate change which will require both public and private actions. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise flooding and drought. Rising sea levels will increase salinity in coastal groundwater and the loss of coastal wetlands. Drought will increase the vulnerability of forest ecosystems due to decreased soil moisture and increased evapotranspiration. Many changes will be needed to maintain global food security. Climate change will affect food supply and demand, as well as prices. Research and development have the potential to impact both supply and demand, especially through the adoption of biotechnology. Researching plant and animal breeding for multiple disease resistance against pathogens of global relevance has great evolutionary potential. One such program is aquaculture. Another problem is land constraints as rural and urban areas compete for land. For rural food-insecure households, land competition means necessary changes in production practices. Research and development investments could substantially decelerate food prices to prevent hunger and deteriorating living standards in rural households worldwide. Increasing food security will mean establishing dietary guidelines that alleviate the negative health and economic outcomes associated with malnutrition. It is highly questionable to aggregate all food items based solely on calories per kilogram content when not all calories are equal in their effect on health. Food security also includes increasing diet diversity while decreasing food waste and loss. It is imperative that actions be taken for a food-secure future.

In this challenging work, the author argues that the goal of any food system should not simply be to provide the cheapest calories possible. A secure food system is one that affords people and nations - in both the present and future - the capabilities to prosper and lead long, happy, and healthy lives. For a variety of reasons, food security has come to be synonymous with cheap calorie security. On this measure, the last fifty years have been a remarkable success. But the author shows that these cheap calories have also come at great cost, to the environment, individual and societal.

Front Cover -- Food Security and Nutrition -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Leveraging nutrition for food security: the integration of nutrition in the four pillars of food security -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Food security and nutrition: definitions, indicators, and prevalence -- 1.2.1 Food security: definition, indicators, and prevalence -- 1.2.1.1 Definition -- 1.2.1.2 Indicators of food security -- 1.2.1.3 Prevalence of food security -- 1.2.2 Malnutrition: definition, indicators, and prevalence -- 1.2.2.1 Definition -- 1.2.2.2 Indicators and prevalence of malnutrition -- 1.2.3 The burden of global food insecurity and malnutrition -- 1.3 Food insecurity and malnutrition coexist: correlations and causalities -- 1.3.1 The conceptual link between food security and nutrition -- 1.3.2 Food insecurity correlates with undernutrition -- 1.3.3 Food insecurity correlates with overweight and obesity -- 1.3.4 Food insecurity correlates with multiple forms of malnutrition -- 1.4 Integrating nutrition in all pillars of food security -- 1.4.1 Availability: nutrition and agri-food production -- 1.4.2 Access: nutritional considerations in access to food -- 1.4.3 Utilization: nutritional adequacy and safety of food -- 1.4.4 Stability: conflict, environmental crises, and economic shocks -- 1.4.4.1 Conflict -- 1.4.4.2 Environmental crises -- 1.4.4.3 Economic shocks -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Transition toward sustainable food systems: a holistic pathway toward sustainable development -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Sustainable food systems -- 2.3 Transforming food systems is the key to ending poverty, hunger, and malnutrition: people -- 2.3.1 Toward optimal health and nutrition -- 2.3.2 A path toward a poverty-free society -- 2.3.3 Closing the gender gap in agriculture -- 2.4 Safeguarding our planet for future generations: planet.