Economic Reforms and Food Security

Résumé du livre

Gain new insight on alleviating food insecurity in one of the poorest areas of the world!

This book analyzes various facets of economic reforms in South Asia and their implications for attaining food security. It illuminates relevant issues regarding the constraints and challenges in achieving food security, focusing on South Asian countries where a large percentage of the world’s poor reside. This timely resource examines possible future courses of action involving trade and new technological advances to improve agriculture-led development in the region.

Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia focuses its attention on the economic reforms and experiences of six nations:

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

• current economic reforms—have they really enhanced food security?
• trade liberalization—can the WTO and new trade opportunities handle food security concerns?
• new technological options—how they contribute to agricultural production and food security
• the challenges of water—pricing, subsidies, and other issues in irrigation
• agricultural diversification and market reforms-how they increase food availability
• interventions in food and nutrition security—short-term solutions to reduce food insecurity
• and more!