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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Improving Quality of Life in Rural Areas in Asia and the Pacific
Author: The Quality of Life in Rural Asia
Author: David Elliot BloomPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In light of rural Asia's 30-year population increase, this book reviews trends and patterns in the quality of life, identifies and analyzes options for private and public policies for the improvement of the quality of life, and assesses the prospects for the quality of life in the context of globalization, privatization, and technological change.
Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
Author: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificPublisher: United Nations
ISBN: 9213627335
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
This publication is the first Asia-Pacific report that comprehensively maps out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels of household, work, community and policy. It examines gender concerns in the spheres of food security, agriculture, energy, water, fisheries and forestry, and identifies strategic entry points for policy interventions. Based on a grounded study of the reality in the Asia-Pacific region, this report puts together good practices and policy lessons that could be capitalized by policymakers to advance the agenda of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
Farming Systems and Poverty
Author: John A. DixonPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251046272
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
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.
Rural Women and Food Security
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Fao
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
At the World Food Summit in 1996, governments acknowledged the fundamental contribution of women to food security, and agreed to promote women's' full and equal participation in the economy. This documents provides an overview of the roles of women as key actors for sustainable rural development, as food producers and consumers, in the context of global and regional agricultural trends.
Food Security and Nutrition
Author: Uwe KrachtPublisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 9783825831660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
The persistence of an unacceptably high level of hunger and malnutrition worldwide presents a serious challenge to the world on the threshold of the third millenium. Although enough food is produced to feed mankind, about 840 million people go hungry; among them are 185 million pre-school children that are severely underweight for their age. Since an additional 80 million people have to be fed each year, achieving food security is a central global challenge, if not the most important development issue. The aim of the reader is to analyze actual problems in the field of food security and nutrition and to discuss present and future strategies to overcome hunger. Food security is a complex subject. In order to master this complexity, we distinguish between four dimensions of analyses: Theoretical-analytical, empirical-descriptive, normative-political, institutional. (Series: Spektrum. Berliner Reihe zu Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik in Entwicklungsländern/Berlin Series on Society, Economy and Politics in Developing Countries - Vol. 50)
Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Asian Development BankPublisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292542257
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Fourteen background papers were commissioned to investigate food security issues particularly pertinent for Asia and the Pacific. The report synthesizes and collates the primary findings from these papers to articulate key policy challenges and opportunities related to food security in the region.
Bibliographic Guide to East Asian Studies 1996
Author: G K HALLPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780783817552
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The Journal of Developing Areas
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Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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