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Book SynopsisAdvances in science and policy during the past 50 years have prevented the predicted widespread food shortages as the world''s population soared. Malnutrition, however, remains prevalent. This book details strategies and practical approaches designed to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in a new era where technological change, markets, patterns of governance, and social programs have an increasingly global dimension. More specifically, this book addresses a range of considerations including the role of small farmers in a world where the global reach of multinational corporations have enormous control from the farm to local markets and the grocery store; misgivings and misperceptions about genetically modified foods; the increasing competition of food and energy sectors for agricultural output; the importance of micronutrient deficiencies and chronic disease related to obesity, which often coexists in the same communities as hunger; and issues of sustainability of the food and agricultu
Trade Review...this is an impressive achievement and needs to be on the bookshelf of any serious food policy analyst. * C. Peter Timmer, Economic Record *
Overall the book is a good read and a useful reference for those interested in understanding various intervention strategies that could accelerate the pace of reducing hunger and undernutrition. The strength of the book is that it describes not only the challenges in combating malnutrition, but also the opportunities and the appropriate intervention strategies that will condition success in achieving food security in the future. * Muhammad Masood Azeem, University of Western Australia *
Table of ContentsPART I: NUTRITION POLICY AND PROGRAM; PART II: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; PART III: GLOBALIZATION AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
