The role of smallholder farms in food and nutrition security / Sergio Gomez y Paloma, Laura Riesgo, Kamel Louhichi, editors.
Gomez y Paloma, S. (Sergio), editor.; Riesgo, Laura, editor.; Louhichi, Kamel, editor.
2020
HD1476.A3
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Title The role of smallholder farms in food and nutrition security / Sergio Gomez y Paloma, Laura Riesgo, Kamel Louhichi, editors.
ISBN 9783030421489 (electronic book)
3030421481 (electronic book)
9783030421472
3030421473
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42148-9
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-42148-9 doi
Call Number HD1476.A3
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.1
Summary This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 29, 2020).
Added Author Gomez y Paloma, S. (Sergio), editor.
Riesgo, Laura, editor.
Louhichi, Kamel, editor.
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Introduction
PART 1: WHY SMALLHOLDERS REMAIN KEY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY?
The Role of Smallholder Farms in a Changing World
Importance of Smallholder Farms as a Relevant Strategy to Increase Food Security
Rural development strategies and Africa's small farms
PART 2: HOW TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE OPORTUNITIES TO SMALLHOLDERS?
Inorganic Fertiliser use among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for input subsidy policies
Global change and investments in smallholder irrigation for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa
Smallholder farmers' access to inputs and finance in Africa
Policies for Improved Food Security: The Roles of Land Tenure Policies and Land Markets
PART 3: REVISITING THE CONTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE TO NUTRITION SECURITY
Transforming smallholder agriculture to achieve the SDGs
Impact of Casual and Permanent Off-Farm Activities on Food Security: The Case of India
The Superior Role of Agricultural Growth in Reducing Child Stunting: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Conclusions.

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