The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition (Record no. 131631)
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| fixed length control field | 03359nam a2200409 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.1/967 |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Ithaca : |
| Name of publisher | Cornell University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 357 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Published in cooperation with the United Nations University." |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Food supply |
| Topical Term | Nutrition |
| Topical Term | Agricultural systems |
| Topical Term | Food industry and trade |
| Topical Term | Food security |
| Topical Term | Public health |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10468088 |
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