Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa

Food security refers primarily to the availability of and access to food at the individual, household, village, regional, national, and even global level. It thus encompasses critical aspects of production, consumption, distribution, and trade of food and agricultural commodities. Rural infrastructu...

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Main Authors: Wanmali, Sudhir, Islam, Yassir
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161648
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Islam, Yassir
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description Food security refers primarily to the availability of and access to food at the individual, household, village, regional, national, and even global level. It thus encompasses critical aspects of production, consumption, distribution, and trade of food and agricultural commodities. Rural infrastructure is of central importance in facilitating production, consumption, distribution, and trade and is therefore critical in achieving food security in the rural economy. The availability of and access to rural infrastructure by individuals within the rural economy is both necessary and pivotal in the achievement of food security.
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spelling CGSpace1616482025-04-08T18:33:45Z Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa Wanmali, Sudhir Islam, Yassir agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation rural development infrastructure food security Food security refers primarily to the availability of and access to food at the individual, household, village, regional, national, and even global level. It thus encompasses critical aspects of production, consumption, distribution, and trade of food and agricultural commodities. Rural infrastructure is of central importance in facilitating production, consumption, distribution, and trade and is therefore critical in achieving food security in the rural economy. The availability of and access to rural infrastructure by individuals within the rural economy is both necessary and pivotal in the achievement of food security. 1997 2024-11-21T09:57:01Z 2024-11-21T09:57:01Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161648 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Wanmali, Sudhir; Islam, Yassir. 1997. Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa. In Achieving food security in southern Africa: new challenges, new opportunities. Haddad, Lawrence James (Ed.) Chapter 11 Pp. 309-330. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161648
spellingShingle agriculture
economic aspects
congresses
food supply
statistics
economic situation
rural development
infrastructure
food security
Wanmali, Sudhir
Islam, Yassir
Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title_full Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title_fullStr Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title_short Rural infrstructure and regional development in southern Africa
title_sort rural infrstructure and regional development in southern africa
topic agriculture
economic aspects
congresses
food supply
statistics
economic situation
rural development
infrastructure
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161648
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