Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia

by Suresh Babu (Editor), Ashok Gulati (Editor)

Overview

Gain new insight on alleviating food insecurity in one of the poorest areas of the world!

This book analyzes various facets of economic reforms in South Asia and their implications for attaining food security. It illuminates relevant issues regarding the constraints and challenges in achieving food security, focusing on South Asian countries where a large percentage of the world’s poor reside. This timely resource examines possible future courses of action involving trade and new technological advances to improve agriculture-led development in the region.

Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia focuses its attention on the economic reforms and experiences of six nations:

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia includes the most relevant presentations made at the South Asia Regional Conference held in New Delhi in April of 2002. The book features experts who present lively, important debate on such significant issues as:

• current economic reforms—have they really enhanced food security?
• trade liberalization—can the WTO and new trade opportunities handle food security concerns?
• new technological options—how they contribute to agricultural production and food security
• the challenges of water—pricing, subsidies, and other issues in irrigation
• agricultural diversification and market reforms-how they increase food availability
• interventions in food and nutrition security—short-term solutions to reduce food insecurity
• and more!

Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia contains numerous tables and figures to demonstrate the current food situation in this area of the world and offers projections of where improvements can be made. Students and faculty of economics or South Asia will find this book extremely useful; it will also benefit development researchers, policymakers, and governmental officials who are searching for answers to poverty and starvation in developing countries. This text shows you how a concerted effort by governments, agencies, organizations, industries, and individuals—backed by adequate resources and changes in policies—can accelerate progress toward achieving sustainable food security for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560222576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/08/2005
Series:	Crop Science
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark Rosegrant, Suresh Babu (International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA) (Edited by) , Isher Ahluwalia, Ashok Gulati (International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India) (Edited by) , Mangala Rai, Manmohan Singh (Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California, USA), Per Pinstrup-Andersen, V. Vyas, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Marcelle Thomas, Sherman Robinson, Asnwarul Hoda, Paul Dorosh, Quazi Shahabuddin, Panjab Singh (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Peter Hazell, Anitha Ramanna, Sangeeta Udgaonkar, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, K. Raju.

Table of Contents

About the Editors,, Contributors,, Foreword (Joachim von Braun, Isher Judge Alhuwalia, and Mangala Rai),, Acknowledgments,, Introduction. Economic Reforms and Food Security in South Asia: An Overview of ,the Issues and Challenges (Suresh Chandra Babu and Ashok Gulati),, Background,, Outline of the Book,, Conclusion,, PART I: ECONOMIC REFORMS, TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD ,SECURITY,, Chapter 1. Have Economic Reforms Enhanced Food Security? (Manmohan Singh) ,, Chapter 2. Food Security in South Asia: A 2020 Perspective (Per Pinstrup-Andersen),, Introduction,, Food Security Situation and Outlook to 2020,, Driving Forces,, Policy Priorities,, Conclusion,, Chapter 3. Food Security in South Asia: Issues, Options, and Opportunities (Vijay S. Vyas),, The Concept of Food Security,, The Status of Food Security,, Public Policies,, Regional Collaboration,, PART II: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA,, Chapter 4. WTO Agricultural Negotiations and Food Security in Developing Countries (Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Marcelle Thomas, and Sherman Robinson),, Introduction,, Food and Nutrition Security,, Trends in Food Security,, Variety of Food Security Situations and Implications for WTO Negotiations,, Trade Liberalization, Food Security, and Industrialized Countries,, Food Security Problems in Developing Countries,, Conclusion,, Chapter 5. Indian Agriculture, Food Security, and the WTO-AOA (Anwarul Hoda and Ashok Gulati),, The Emergence of Food Security Concerns in India,, India and the AOA,, Is the AOA a Threat to India’s

What People are Saying About This

John W. Mellor PhD

John W. Mellor, PhD, Former Director, International Food Policy Research Institute; Chief Economist, United States Agency for International Development; Professor, Cornell University
MUST READING for anyone interested in poverty reduction and agricultural growth. This well-crafted set of readings TACKLES THE FULL SET OF ECONOMIC REFORMS AS THEY RELATE TO AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND FOOD SECURITY. The book correctly posits that the two most important causes of high agricultural growth rates are trade and technology. Not only are there specific chapters on each substantive element but also several chapters provide an integrated overview of the specific problems and potentials of each South Asian country.

Shawki Barghouti PhD

Shawki Barghouti, PhD, Agricultural Research and Portfolio Advisor, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, The World Bank
EXCELLENT. . . . VALUABLE. . . . A FRESH APPROACH. . . . Presents extensive discussions of the role of public policies in agriculture and how to create the conducive environment needed to integrate agriculture in developing countries with global trade. The book's useful discussion of the state of natural resources, especially land and water, in South Asia and their implications for future growth and poverty reduction makes an important contribution to our understanding of the serious challenges facing the region in the years ahead.