Food Security Issues in the Arab Near East
A Report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia
- 1 Edición - 1 de enero de 1979
- Última edición
- Editor: A. A. El-Sherbini
- Idioma: Inglés
Food Security Issues in the Arab Near East discusses the condition that agricultural production has not kept up with the increasing food demand. Increased demand has stem from… Leer más
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Descripción
Food Security Issues in the Arab Near East discusses the condition that agricultural production has not kept up with the increasing food demand. Increased demand has stem from population explosion and the growth of incomes in the oil exporting countries. The book addresses this Arab food security crisis. First part of the volume reviews short-term considerations to increase food production in chosen countries of the region. They cover technical and socio-economic parameters which could give favourable short term effect on agricultural production. These parameters are crop insurance, simple agronomic practice, economic incentives, and price policies. Second part concentrates on food security planning. The subject of this section is the risks involved with rain-fed production. The problems arise when rainfall becomes rare and crops dried up. Last part of the book details the Arab trade in agricultural commodities and its effect for regional food security. The book will provide useful information to sectors that are concerned with agriculture production and improvement.
Índice
Índice
Foreword
Introduction: Scope of Publication and Coverage of Selected Topics
Part I: Short-Term Possibilities for Increasing Food Production in Selected Arab Countries
Chapter 1. Present Food Position and Demand Perspectives
Chapter 2. Production Plans and Projected Food Deficits
Chapter 3. New Policy Orientation and Pressure Mechanisms
Chapter 4. Reconsideration of Production Decisions Under Rain-Fed Conditions
Chapter 5. Agronomic Practices and the Adaptation of Technology
Chapter 6. Possibilities for Increasing Livestock Production
Chapter 7. Market Imperfections and Price Distortions
Summary and Conclusions of Part I
Part II: Development of Early Warning Systems and Stock-and-Allocation Food Policies
Chapter 8. Case Study of Jordan Hi Summary and Conclusions of Chapter 8
Chapter 9. Case Study of Syria
Chapter 10. Development of a Sub-Regional Model
Summary and Conclusions of Chapters 9 and 10
Annexes to Part II (Detailed List Given on P. VII)
Part III: Food Security Aspects of Arab Trade in Agricultural Commodities
Chapter 11. Structure of Arab Trade in Agricultural Commodities
Chapter 12. Structural Weaknesses in Arab Agricultural Trade
Chapter 15. Diversification of Extra-Regional Supply Sources
Annexes to Part III (Detailed List Given on P. IX)
Summary and Conclusions of Part
Chapter 13. Magnitude of Food Security Problem
Chapter 14. Intensification of Intra-Arab Trade in Agricultural Commodities
Chapter 15. Diversification of Extra-Regional Supply Sources
Summary and Conclusions of Part III
Annexes to Part III (Detailed List Given on P. IX)
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- Edición: 1
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- Publicado: 22 de enero de 2016
- Idioma: Inglés
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