Increasing Access to Food : The Asian Experience

Edited by D.S. Tyagi and Vijay Shankar Vyas

ISBN 10: 8170362113 / ISBN 13: 9788170362111

Published by Sage, 1990

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The dimensions of the food problem in assai have been changing since the food crisis of the sixties and the seventies. The lessons of those years were well learnt and attaining self reliance in food grains came to be recognized as the key goal of development. In this context the progress made by the countries of South and Southeast Asia over the last decade has been quite but also domestic demand in most countries of the region. This achievement is even more striking when viewed in the light of the high landman ratio the growth in population and the fact that there is virtually no more land available for cultivation in these countries. 456 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Increasing Access to Food : The Asian Experience
• Publisher: Sage
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8170362113
• ISBN 13: 9788170362111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

The progress made by South and Southeast Asian countries in food production over the last decade has been quite remarkable. The growth in food production has not only exceeded population growth, but also domestic demand, in most countries of the region. Based on the experience of India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the contributors to this intriguing volume analyze specific policy measures which have played a crucial role in increasing physical and economic access to food in the countries studied. The contributors also critically examine the various approaches followed by the different countries to manage their food economies.

Review

`This study affords scope for sharing developmental experiences and numerous possibilities of application in other countries...the contributors have initially examined the various policy measures adopted in India, Indo-China, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand in increasing physical and economic access to food....This book is of immense value to policy makers, bureaucrats, scholars and professionals.' - Mysore Economic Review