Research Catalog

Title

Halving hunger : it can be done / Pedro Sánchez ... [et al.].

Publication

London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, c2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sánchez, Pedro A., 1940-
• UN Millennium Project. Task Force on Hunger

Description

xxv, 245 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Alternative Title

• On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Hunger
• UN Millennium Project 2005
• Task Force on Hunger
• Achieving the millennium development goals

Subject

• UN Millennium Project
• Food relief > Developing countries
• Food supply > Developing countries
• Food supply > Developing countries > International cooperation
• Agricultural development projects > Developing countries
• Economic development
• Hunger

Note

• Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-245).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The imperatives for reducing hunger -- 2. Who is on track or off track to meet the hunger goal? -- 3. A strategic approach for halving hunger -- 4. Move from political commitment to action (recommendation one) -- 5. Reform policies and create an enabling environment (recommendation two) -- 6. Increase the agricultural productivity of food-insecure farmers (recommendation three) -- 7. Improve nutrition for the chronically hungry and vulnerable (recommendation four) -- 8. Reduce the vulnerability of the acutely hungry through productive safety nets (recommendation five) -- 9. Increase incomes and make markets work for the poor (recommendation six) -- 10. Restore and conserve the natural resources essential for food security (recommendation seven) -- 11. Implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Hunger -- App. Subregional data on underweight prevalence.

ISBN

1844072207

OCLC

• 60782117
• SCSB-10077673

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library