Food in Sub-Saharan Africa / / ed. by Della E. McMillan, Art Hansen.
Presents an integrated multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary food issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023] ©1986 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 Overview: Food in Sub-Saharan Africa -- PART 1 OVERVIEW -- 2 Food as a Focus of National and Regional Policies in Contemporary Africa -- 3 The Political Economy of Food Issues -- 4 Agricultural Development Ideas in Historical Perspective -- 5 Social Science Perspectives on Food in Africa -- PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN BACKGROUND -- 6 The African Environment -- 7 Climate, Drought, and Famine in Africa -- 8 Subsistence Strategies and Systems of Land Use in Africa -- 9 Traditional Social Formations -- 10 Agriculture, Food, and the Colonial Period -- PART 3 FOOD PRODUCTION -- 11 African Soils: Opportunities and Constraints -- 12 Major Domesticated Food Crops -- 13 Livestock in the Economies of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 14 Undomesticated Animals and Plants -- PART 4 POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION, AND NUTRITION -- 15 Postharvest Considerations in the Food Chain -- 16 Fuelwood -- 17 Distribution of Resources and Products in Mossi Households -- 18 Meeting Human Nutritional Needs -- PART 5 WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS -- 19 The Role of International Agricultural Research Centers in Africa -- 20 Farming Systems Research and Extension: An Approach to Solving Food Problems in Africa -- 21 Women Farmers and Food in Africa: Some Considerations and Suggested Solutions -- 22 Prospects for Long-Term African Change: The Lagos Plan of Action Versus the Berg Report -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
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Summary: | Presents an integrated multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary food issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685852917 9783110784268 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685852917 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Della E. McMillan, Art Hansen. |