Hunger And Poverty In South Asia - Hardcover

John Albert

9788121210270: Hunger And Poverty In South Asia

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ISBN 10: 8121210275 ISBN 13: 9788121210270

Verlag: Gyan Publishing House, 2009

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In late 2007, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published The Challenge of Hunger, and stated: There are 854 million people who go hungry every day. Two years later, that number had increased to roughly 1 billion people. In the course of less than a year, nearly 100 million people had joined the ranks of the world's hungry. Rapidly increasing world food prices have increased world hunger in both developed and developing nations worldwide. The greatest concentration of the hungry and poor are found throughout South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. India, alone, constitutes nearly 45 percent of the world's hungry, and Sub-Saharan Africa is the home to another 35 percent. The United Nations, in 2001, formulated a series of development goals, which they called their Millennium Development Goals. The first of these goals is the Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. This book explores some of the causes and effects of hunger and poverty in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Will these regions be able eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by the 2015 deadline?, About The Author:- J. Albert Rorabacher, was born and raised in the American Midwest. He received his academic credentials from Michigan State University (B.Sc.), The University of Texas (M.A.), and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.). He now lives in Canada with his wife, Hava, and his dog, Crosby, writing on the topics of hunger and poverty, flooding, land relations, and development., Contents:- Contents, Table of Boxes, List of Figures, List of Illustrations, List of Maps, List of Tables, Abbreviations, Acronyms and Glossary, Preface, 1. The Problem, Introduction Food and Famine Some Background, Decolonization Post-Colonial Nation Building Food, Shortages Production Increases Population Growth, Population Growth and Development Our Goal, 2. The Green Revolution Finds a Home, Introduction The Green Revolution Genetic, Modification The Example of Bt Cotton Su

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