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OverviewAgriculture, Food and Food Security: Some Global Perspectives is an edited collection of scholarly work. The book looks at agriculture and food in a framework of enhancing food security. The seven chapters that comprise the volume are written by successful international scholars with sterling academic publication records. The authors live and work in countries across the world including Jamaica, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Together, they have conducted numerous research projects and published a high volume of scholarly articles on issues related to the central themes of this book: agriculture, food and food security. The chapters in the book provide insights into several key themes centered on food, agriculture, and food and nutrition security. The volume explores some pressing issues including food desserts, micro-nutrient deficiencies, increasing food production by tapping into the potential of already known species, localising food production, maximizing the food and nutrition potential of tropical fruits, and agricultural vulnerability in the context of the most pressing global threats: climate change and variability. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Clinton Lloyd BeckfordPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Weight: 0.484kg ISBN: 9781536134834ISBN 10: 153613483 Pages: 207 Publication Date: 01 April 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:Softcover: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=64393E-book: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=64394ReviewsAuthor InformationFaculty of Education, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |