Food Security Issues in the Arab Near East. A Report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia

Content: 
Other titles of interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Annexes, Pages vii-ix
Foreword, Page xi, M.S. Al-Attar
Introduction, Pages xiii-xvii, Abdel-Aziz El-Sherbini
Chapter 1 - Present Food Position and Demand Perspectives, Pages 1-7
Chapter 2 - Production Plans and Projected Food Deficits, Pages 9-11
Chapter 3 - New Policy Orientation and Pressure Mechanisms, Pages 13-17
Chapter 4 - Reconsideration of Production Decisions Under Rain-fed Conditions, Pages 19-23
Chapter 5 - Agronomic Practices and the Adaptation of Technology, Pages 25-30
Chapter 6 - Possibilities for Increasing Livestock Production, Pages 31-34
Chapter 7 - Market Imperfections and Price Distortions, Pages 35-39
Summary and Conclusions of Part I, Pages 41-44
Annex I - 1975 Food Balance Sheets for Selected Countries in the Arab Countries, Pages 45-64
Annex II to Part I - Demand Projections and Production Estimates for Selected Countries in Arab Near East, Pages 65-110
Chapter 8 - Case Study of Jordan, Pages 111-137
Summary and Conclusions of Chapter 8, Pages 139-142
Chapter 9 - Case Study of Syria, Pages 143-162
Chapter 10 - Development of a Sub-regional Model, Pages 163-168
Summary and Conclusions of Chapters 9 and 10, Pages 169-172
Annex I, Pages 173-202
Chapter 11 - Structure of Arab Trade in Agricultural Commodities, Pages 203-207
Chapter 12 - Structural Weaknesses in Arab Agricultural Trade, Pages 209-212
Chapter 13 - Magnitude of Food Security Problem, Pages 213-216
Chapter 14 - Intensification of Intra-Arab trade in Agricultural Commodities, Pages 217-220
Chapter 15 - Diversification of Extra-regional Supply Sources, Pages 221-224
Summary and Conclusions of Part III, Pages 225-226
Annex I - Matrix' Specifications, Pages 227-228
Annex II to Part III - Classification of Arab Agricultural Imports According to Their Vulnerability to Foreign Political Pressures, Pages 229-232
Annex III to Part III, Pages 233-241