Description: Further DetailsTitle: Food, Agriculture, and Economic Policy in the Middle East and North AfricaCondition: NewEAN: 9780762309924ISBN: 9780762309924Publisher: JAI Press Inc.Format: HardbackRelease Date: 01/15/2003Description: This volume brings together a set of studies analyzing different aspects of food and agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This sector is of crucial importance to the MENA economies, especially in terms of employment. Agriculture is particularly important for the poor, both on the consumption side - a large part of their budget is allocated to food - and as a source of incomes as most of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture dominates. Agriculture production in MENA is severely constrained by water scarcity and low, irregular rainfall. Sustainability is a major concern in many parts of the region as the quality of land and water resources is deterioration and scarcity becomes more severe due to growing competition from other parts of the economy. The fact that the region relies on imports for a large share of its food consumption is a major concern for policymakers who view this as a threat to national food security and a source of political vulnerability. The studies included in this volume range from regional overview to micro studies. The chapters with a country focus cover issues that are recurrent in many MENA countries, giving them a broader relevance. The analyses cover policy issues in a wide range of areas - water, drought management, agriculture technology, producer and consumer subsidies, domestic food distribution, and foreign trade - and discusses how coordinated policies in these and other areas can contribute to more rapid, sustainable growth and poverty reduction.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 686gContributor: Hans Lofgren (Edited by)Author: Hans LofgrenGenre: Business & FinanceTopic: Science Nature & Math, Technology & EngineeringBook Series: Research in Middle East EconomicsRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Food, Agriculture, and Economic Policy in the Middle East and Nor
Title: Food, Agriculture, and Economic Policy in the Middle East and Nor
EAN: 9780762309924
ISBN: 9780762309924
Release Date: 01/15/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Hans Lofgren (Edited by)
Genre: Business & Finance
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 364 Pages
Publication Name: Food, Agriculture, and Economic Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
Language: English
Publisher: Emerald Publishing The Limited
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: Economic Conditions, Development / Economic Development, Industries / Agribusiness, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Hans Lofgren
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Research in Middle East Economics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
