Food Security: Threat Factors, Policies and Challenges

Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Abstract......Page 13
1.1. An Overview of Global Cassava Production......Page 14
1.2. Problem Statement......Page 18
1.3. Objective of the Study......Page 19
2.1. Cassava Production in Nigeria......Page 20
2.2. Cassava Production in Delta State of Nigeria......Page 23
2.3. Contribution of Agriculture to Nigerian Economy......Page 24
3. Food Security......Page 25
3.1. Global Food Security......Page 27
3.3. Government Interventions and Strategies to Curb Food Insecurity in Nigeria......Page 29
4.1. Study Area......Page 30
4.3. Data Analysis......Page 33
5.1. Socioeconomic Characteristics......Page 34
6. Value Chain Concept in Agriculture......Page 37
6.1. Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria......Page 38
Suggestions......Page 40
References......Page 41
Abstract......Page 47
Introduction......Page 48
Materials and Methods......Page 50
Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics of  the Respondents......Page 52
Rural Women’s Use of ICTs for Food Security Information......Page 54
Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics Influencing Rural Women’s Use of ICTs......Page 56
Perceived Constraints to Rural Women’s Use of ICTs for Food Security Information......Page 57
References......Page 58
Abstract......Page 61
Introduction......Page 62
Food Security in Cameroon and the Sub-Region......Page 63
Contextualizing Women and Food Security......Page 65
Framing the Study......Page 66
The Policy Environment......Page 68
Complex Economic Environment......Page 72
Women Food-Crop Entrepreneurs and Food Security......Page 73
Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Natural Food Production......Page 76
Effective Food Distribution Networks......Page 78
Marketing Strategy of Buyam-Sellams......Page 79
Women Small Restaurant Owners and Food Security......Page 80
Conclusion......Page 81
References......Page 83
Abstract......Page 87
Introduction......Page 88
Study Area......Page 90
Field Data Collection......Page 91
Socio-Economic Information of Households......Page 93
Nature of Remittances......Page 96
Frequency of Remittances......Page 97
Channels Used to Send Remittances......Page 98
Use of Remittance Money......Page 99
Dietary Diversity in Households......Page 101
The Contribution of Remittances to Household Food Security......Page 103
Conclusion......Page 105
References......Page 106
Abstract......Page 109
Introduction......Page 110
Pot Experiments......Page 112
Pre-Treatment and Analytical Methods......Page 113
Effect of Fertilizer Application on Plant Growth......Page 115
Effect of Fertilizer Application on As Accumulation in Rice......Page 118
References......Page 122
Bibliography......Page 127
Index......Page 279
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