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Food policy : integrating supply, distribution, and consumption

In many developing countries the persistent problem of hunger calls for policies that encompass not only production of food but also its distribution and its use by consumers. This book brings together the best of current thinking on food policy -- by specialists in agriculture, nutrition, managemen...

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Corporate Author: Economic Development Institute Washington, D.C.
Other Authors: Gittinger, J. Price( 1928-), Leslie, Joanne., Hoisington, Caroline.
Language:English
Published: Baltimore: Published for the World Bank [by] Johns Hopkins University Press, c1987..
Series:EDI series in economic development.
Subjects:
Agriculture and state -- > Developing countries.
Food supply -- > Developing countries.
Developing Countries.
Nutrition Policy.
Politique agricole -- > Pays en voie de développement.
Aliments -- > Approvisionnement -- > Pays en voie de développement.
Food Supply.
Nutrition policy -- > Developing countries.
Politique alimentaire -- > Pays en voie de développement.
Voedselvoorziening.
Países subdesarrollados -- > Agricultura y estado.
Developing countries > Food supply
Online Access:https://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/14905216.html
Summary:In many developing countries the persistent problem of hunger calls for policies that encompass not only production of food but also its distribution and its use by consumers. This book brings together the best of current thinking on food policy -- by specialists in agriculture, nutrition, management, public health, education, development, and other fields. In their introductory chapter and in the overviews of the six parts of the book, the editors place the individual contributions within the broad framework of food policy.
Physical Description:xiv, 567 p.: ill.; 24 cm..
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-555) and index.

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