| Description |
xvi, 357 p. : ill. |
| Note |
"Published in cooperation with the United Nations University." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The African food system and human health and nutrition : a conceptual and empirical overview / Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- The nutrition situation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Derrill D. Watson and Per Pinstrup-Andersen -- Disease burdens of Sub-Saharan Africa and their interactions with malnutrition / Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi -- Animals as a source of human diseases : historical perspective and future health risks for the African population / E. Fuller Torrey -- How AIDS epidemics interact with African food systems and how to improve the response / Stuart Gillespie -- Pest management, farmer incomes and health risks in Sub-Saharan Africa : pesticides, host plant resistance and other measures / Rebecca Nelson -- Nutrition and the environment : fundamental to food security in Africa / Anna Herforth -- Food safety as a bridge between the food system and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dorothy Nakimbugwe and Kathryn J. Boor -- Population dynamics and future food requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa / Barbara Boyle Torrey -- Income and food transfers to improve human health and nutrition / Harold Alderman -- The impact of poor health and nutrition on labor productivity, poverty, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / David E. Sahn -- Food systems and the escape from poverty and ill-health traps in Sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher B. Barrett -- Strengthening the role of women in the food systems of Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve nutrition and health goals / Laura K. Cramer and Speciosa Wandira -- Bridging the gap : linking agriculture and health to achieve the millennium development goals / Joachim von Braun, Marie T. Ruel, and Stuart Gillespie. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Food supply -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Nutrition -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Agricultural systems -- Health aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Food industry and trade -- Health aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Food security -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Public health -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per.
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United Nations University.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780801476921 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780801462290 (electronic bk.) |
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