A Decade of Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe

Thulani Dube

ISBN 10: 3846545996 / ISBN 13: 9783846545997

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Nov 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book examines the question of food security in Zimbabwe in the decade beginning from the year 2001 to 2010. It focuses on the food crisis, which started towards the end of the year 2001 and remained for much of the decade especially peaking in intensity and magnitude in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. The book interrogates various postulations about the causes of the food crisis that have come from various quarters of stakeholders. These postulations include drought, the fast track land reform program, the HIV and AIDS pandemic, and the human element (deliberate causation). The book analyzes various data to arrive at scientifically intriguing conclusions on the various postulations with key policy recommendations.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 108 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Decade of Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Nov 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3846545996
• ISBN 13: 9783846545997
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 179 grams

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Synopsis

This book examines the question of food security in Zimbabwe in the decade beginning from the year 2001 to 2010. It focuses on the food crisis, which started towards the end of the year 2001 and remained for much of the decade especially peaking in intensity and magnitude in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. The book interrogates various postulations about the causes of the food crisis that have come from various quarters of stakeholders. These postulations include drought, the fast track land reform program, the HIV and AIDS pandemic, and the human element (deliberate causation). The book analyzes various data to arrive at scientifically intriguing conclusions on the various postulations with key policy recommendations.

About the Author

Thulani Dube is a Lecturer and Chairperson in the Department of Development Studies at Lupane State University in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He obtained his Master of Arts in Development Studies from the University of Leeds in 2004. He is currently a PhD candidate. Thulani has lectured at the University of Zimbabwe and Midlands State University.