Agriculture and food security | International development : ideas, experience and prospects; chapter 25
2013
Sambasivan Swaminathan, Mankombu | Pandya-Lorch, Rajul | Yosef, Sivan
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Show more [+] Less [-]This chapter reviews the evolution of food security and agricultural development; assesses how agriculture has contributed to improving food security; highlights the experiences of India, China, and Ethiopia; and looks forward to opportunities for leveraging agriculture to improve food and nutrition security. Agricultural growth is a catalyst for broad-based economic growth and development in most low-income countries. Agricultural development strategies need to be tailored to local contexts in order to achieve food security.
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