Food Security for Rural Africa: Feeding the Farmers First - Couverture rigide

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Leahy, Terry

 
9780815354062: Food Security for Rural Africa: Feeding the Farmers First
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ISBN 10 : 0815354061 ISBN 13 : 9780815354062
Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

At least fifty years of projects aimed at the rural poor in Africa have had very little impact. Up to half of the children of these countries are still suffering from stunting and malnutrition. Soil degradation and poor crop yields are ubiquitous. Projects are almost always aimed at helping local people to solve their problems by growing for the market. In some countries, projects link poor villagers into cooperatives to produce a commercial output. In other countries, projects target more competent entrepreneurial villagers. Almost all these projects fail after several years. Even those that are successful make few inroads into the problems.

While the slogan 'feeding the farmers first' comes from the Philippines, it is particularly applicable to much of Africa, where household food security can come from household production. This book explains how projects can be designed that increase food security through subsistence production. Focusing on particular people and projects, it gives a sociological analysis of why this is so difficult to manage. This book challenges the models promoted by academics in the field of development studies and argues against the strategies adopted by most donor organizations and government bodies.It explains why commercial projects have been so ubiquitous even though they rarely work. It gives practical tips on how to set up villages and farms to achieve sustainable solutions that also provide plenty of nutritious food. The book is written to be accessible and engaging. For anyone planning to work in the rural areas of Africa, this book is required reading.

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À propos de l?auteur

Terry Leahy is Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at Newcastle University, Australia.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0815354061
ISBN 13 
9780815354062
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
234
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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9780367665753: Food Security for Rural Africa

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ISBN 10 :  0367665751 ISBN 13 :  9780367665753
Editeur : Routledge, 2020
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