Food security policy, evaluation and impact assessment:

"Food insecurity is a major obstacle to development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is a complex issue that cuts across traditional sectors in government and disciplines in academia. Understanding how multiple elements cause and influence food security is essential for...

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Other Authors: Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Series:Earthscan food and agriculture
Earthscan food and agriculture
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Food insecurity is a major obstacle to development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is a complex issue that cuts across traditional sectors in government and disciplines in academia. Understanding how multiple elements cause and influence food security is essential for policymakers, practitioners and scholars. This book offers an essential, comprehensive yet accessible reference of contemporary food security discourse and guides readers through the steps required for food security analysis. It demonstrates how evaluation can integrate the four elements of food security (availability, access, nutrition and resilience) and offers practical tools for policy and programme impact assessment to support evidence-based planning. Aimed at researcher, postgraduate and those undertaking professional development in food studies, agricultural economics, rural development, nutrition and public health, the book is key reading for those seeking to understand evidence-based food security analysis"--
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 238 pages)
ISBN:9781351019828
1351019821

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