[PDF] Small Farmers Secure Food eBook

Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 3030421481

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This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.

Author : J. Lindsay Falvey
Publisher : Thaksin University Press & IID
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Farms, Small
ISBN : 974474023X

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Small farmers tilling handkerchief sized farms feed more than half the world. They thus maintain national stability, forestall conflict and reduce emigration. Secure food supply is nothing short of national security. Such facts define the poor world, yet are misunderstood by nations that influence international development. Practitioners know that small farmers’ yields can exceed those of large farms. They also know that food security means guaranteeing enough food to survive as a national priority unrelated to free trade. Good governments of poor countries practice this to avoid food shortages and anarchy. Food always comes first – that is the message of this powerful book. History is replete with failed societies that lost sight of the centrality of food and farmers. Today, wealthy country delusions of isolation from instability in the rest of the world open everyone to an unprecedented risk. These matters are, in this book, refocused on the essentials of life, global security and peace. Polemic in parts, it shows the situation as it is. The opening paragraph says it. This is a simple book. It argues for the return of two critical values in international development. The first is the securing of food for a minimal level of existence. The second, acknowledgement of the vital role of small farmers. Dilution of these values means that aid may now be increasing risks of starvation and conflict. Some arguments presented here will be counter-intuitive to conventional thinkers, and so information supports forgotten axioms. The book also notes the responsible actions of the world’s major food producers, China and India, both of which are criticized for abandoning unsuitable agendas of development agencies.

Author : Barakat Mahmoud
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1789857333

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This edited volume “Food Security in Africa” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of food safety and availability, water issues, farming and nutrition. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the public health and food security research area. All chapters are complete in itself but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on Africa’s food security challenges, quality of water, small-scale farming as well as economic and social challenges that this continent is facing. Hopefully, this volume will open new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Author : Anjanette Raymond
Publisher :
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN :

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The concept of "baby steps" is well known among psychologists and movie buffs alike. In the classic movie "What About Bob," Dr. Leo Marvin (played by Richard Dreyfuss) gives to Bob (Bill Murray), a highly dependent and worried individual, a copy of his book: Baby Steps. Dr. Marvin explains: "It means setting small, reasonable goals for yourself. One day at a time, one tiny step at a time -- do-able, accomplishable goals." For many, the concept of "baby steps" and methodically working on simple, constrained pieces of a problem is a useful approach in solving complex and difficult problems. Unfortunately, accomplishing large goals through small increments can take considerable time, and in the case of world hunger, time is a scarce commodity. Prior attempts to address the issue of hunger have been based on baby steps, and the time has now come to abandon such incremental approaches and instead focus on large-scale changes. Otherwise, the world will soon see a food crisis like never before.Since the early 1970s, agriculture has been the focus of development efforts and has been identified as a key to hunger and poverty reduction. By boosting the productivity of smallholder farmers in particular, various goals can presumably be accomplished quickly: greater food security for farm families and their communities (through lower food prices); greater incomes among the poorest of the poor; and the escape from poverty through the commercialization of subsistence agriculture. This paper focuses on large-scale efforts to promote financing for small farmers in low-income countries through the development of useful and efficient legal structures. The first part of the paper, asserts that increased access to financing for smallholder farmers will help boost farm productivity and reduce food scarcity. The second part, describes a new protocol to an existing convention, the Cape Town Convention (defined below) that some argue will benefit agriculture financing. The paper concludes by considering the actual impact the new protocol would have on small farmers' ability to reduce food insecurity and the need for large scale legal reforms to assist small farms secure financing.

Author : Ganpat, Wayne G.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1522509437

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The development of sustainable agricultural systems is an imperative aspect of any country, but particularly in the context of developing countries. Lack of progress in these initiatives can have negative effects on the nation as a whole. Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on promoting advancements in agricultural systems and food security in developing economies. Highlighting impacts on citizens, as well as on political and social environments of a country, this book is ideally designed for students, professionals, policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in recent developments in the areas of agriculture.

Author : Chris Smaje
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 23,89 MB
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1603589031

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A modern classic of the new agrarianism "Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva "Every young person should read this book."—Richard Heinberg In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organizing society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity’s best chance at survival. Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future analyses the complex forces that make societal change inevitable; explains how low-carbon, locally self-reliant agrarian communities can empower us to successfully confront these changes head on; and explores the pathways for delivering this vision politically. Challenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, A Small Farm Future offers rigorous original analysis of wicked problems and hidden opportunities in a way that illuminates the path toward functional local economies, effective self-provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared earth. Perfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshing, new outlook on a way forward for society—and a vital resource for activists, students, policy makers, and anyone looking to enact change.

Author : Ganpat, Wayne G.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 13,7 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1466665025

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With the potential to impact weather patterns, agriculture, and habitability of certain regions, global warming is a topic of interest to environmentalists, scientists, as well as farmers around the world. The threat of food shortages and famine especially becomes a major concern as a result of recent climate shifts. Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Small Island Developing States discusses the repercussions of a shifting climate on food production and availability in small island nations. Comprised of research-based chapters on topics relevant to crop management, sustainable development, and livestock management on island territories, this advanced reference work is appropriate for environmental researchers, food scientists, academicians, and upper-level students seeking the latest information on agricultural concerns amidst a changing climate.

Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781013277542

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This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : John A. Dixon
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251046272

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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030421472

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This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.