Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World - Part 6 (end) pps

... uncertain food supplies and degraded environmental quality, and there is no guarantee that the situation will get better during the coming decades. Both food security and environmental quality ... by CRC Press LLC Reconciling Food Security with Environmental Quality in the 21st Century Norman Uphoff Food security and environmental quality go to...

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... reflect the well-being of the society. Reduction or elimina - tion of these gaps requires growth in the purchasing power of consumers, i.e., income growth and a reduction in income inequality. The ... in South Asia and 1 965 Mha in the world (Table 2.15). Principal causes of soil degra- dation in India and elsewhere in South Asia include the non-adoption...

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... located in the western part of India, are poor in soil quality, and are prone to wind erosion. The hills and tarai soils are mostly in the northern and northeastern parts of the country and are ... production and use is increasing dramatically in India; for instance, in 19 96, automobile production increased by 26% and these production rates will probably...

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... crucial part in raising the standard of living. The development of a country must go hand in hand with the development of a food processing industry. However, the question of whether such industry ... Protection wing and CARE/Bangladesh). International Col - laborators are IRRI, AVRDC, and NCPC Philippines. Pinstrup-Andersen, P., R. Pandya-Lorch, and M.W. Rosegrant...

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... self-help philosophy introduced in the linkage model.* Apex institutions and federations of SHGs are expanding, but their sustainability is uncer- tain and their future role in promoting and ... government, legal and financial institutions tend to disenfranchise the poor by restricting their entry into business, appropriating their property and weakening the quality of...

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... daunting task in India. Certainly India has made great progress in increasing food production and no longer depends on food aid as in the 1 960 s. The Green Revolution’s high-yielding rice and ... well-being? What is the relationship of poverty and inequality to food security and environmental quality? The following section delineates some of the concept...

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... or other means, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. ISSN 168 4-5 250 ISBN 0-7 96 9-2 02 8-1 Produced ... reforms and food security It is thus clear that despite international commitments to resolving food insecurity and the real achievements in increasing glo...

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... level, that the world food problem is not synonymous with the problems of world hunger and food insecurity. Achieving longer-term food security is inextricably linked to overcoming other global crises, ... consolidate food security are only part of the solution. Another major component lies in underpinning sustainable livelihoods. This includes strategies for enhan...

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... and dropping of “lab- based” courses !!Industry- University partnerships and major endowment /fund raising efforts Budget Cuts Affect Food Science Programs Trends Influencing Food Science ... levels and sources !! Gender and diversity !! Recognition of Food Science as a scientific discipline !! Changing paradigm- from instructional to learning (knowledge dissem...

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