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OverviewSub-Saharan Africa's persistent food insecurity and vulnerability to famine reflects failures of understanding as much as failures of interventions. Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa aims to contribute towards an improved understanding for more effective food security policy. This book brings together eleven substantial chapters on critical food security issues, and draws on a variety of disciplinary perspectives, from agricultural economics to nutrition. Most contributions reflect an evolution of thinking during the 1990s. Food insecurity is no longer seen simply as a problem of agriculture and a failure of food production at the national level, but instead as a failure of livelihoods to guarantee access to sufficient food at household level. The authors are all food security experts with long experience of research and advisory work in Africa. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Devereux , Simon MaxwellPublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9781853395239ISBN 10: 1853395234 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 15 December 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPrelims (Acknowledgements, List of Boxes, List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Acronyms) 1. Introduction Stephen Devereux and Simon Maxwell 2. The Evolution of Thinking about Food Security Simon Maxwell 3. Agricultural Issues in Food Security Simon Maxwell 4. Household Food and Livelihood Security Jeremy Swift and Kate Hamilton 5. Food Security and the Environment Susanna Moorehead and William Wolmer 6. Famine in Africa Stephen Devereux 7. Food Marketing Bob Baulch 8. Food Aid and Trade Christopher Stevens and Jane Kennan 9. Food Security Information Systems Stephen Devereux 10. Nutrition and Intervention Strategies Helen Young 11. Transfers and Safety Nets Stephen Devereux 12. Organisational Issues in Food Security Planning Simon Maxwell Back Matter (References, Notes, About the Contributors, Index)ReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Devereux is a development economist at IDS Sussex. He is the author of Theories of Famine and has a long interest in food security and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Simon Maxwell was Director of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London between 1997-2009. He previously worked overseas for ten years, in Kenya, India and Bolivia; and from 1981-1997 was a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, latterly as Programme Manager for Poverty, Food Security and the Environment. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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