Food for All
International Organizations and the Transformation of Agriculture
Uma Lele author Manmohan Agarwal author Brian C Baldwin author Sambuddha Goswami author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:19th Oct '21
Should be back in stock very soon
Many developing countries are falling behind sustainable development goals: food and nutrition levels have deteriorated due to conflict, climate change, and the Covid pandemic, while global ambitions for achieving sustainable food security and adequate nutrition have increased. But what are the prospects of achieving sustainable, healthy food for all? What is the best response to concerns about growing differentiation among developing countries in terms of domestic agricultural and industrial performance? How have global institutions, established during the post-World War Two period, helped developing countries to deal with the past economic fallout of food, fuel, and financial crises? Food for All explores how developments since these organizations were established have led to changes in the provision of international financial and technical assistance in support of the global food and agriculture system and how developing countries' own efforts have helped transform them These developments, and the increase in the number of global actors, have expanded and complicated global governance, presenting both opportunities for as well as challenges to the improvement of food systems. This volume provides an analysis of the structure, coordination, and management of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP). It also looks at the World Bank, the largest international funder of policy advice and investment projects, and CGIAR, a leading funder of international agricultural research. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Food for All provides a comprehensive overview of the food security and agricultural development debate and how it evolved during the last several decades. In addition to historical and brand-new research insights on links between economic development, agricultural transformation, and nutrition, the authors – all world-leading experts in the field – analyze the role of international organizations from insider perspectives. More than 1000 pages of wisdom, written in a fascinating way. This book is an invaluable resource, a must-read for all students, scholars, and policymakers interested in food security and international agriculture. * Matin Qaim, Director, Center for Development Research, and Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Bonn *
ISBN: 9780198755173
Dimensions: 255mm x 179mm x 63mm
Weight: 1954g
1064 pages