03359nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10468088 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100805s2010 nyuad sb 000 0 eng d 2010033393 9780801476921 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801462290 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)732957190 fb----- HD9017.A3572 A35 2010eb 338.1/967 22 The African food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition [electronic resource] / edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010. xvi, 357 p. : ill. "Published in cooperation with the United Nations University." Includes bibliographical references. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Food supply Africa, Sub-Saharan. Nutrition Africa, Sub-Saharan. Agricultural systems Health aspects Africa, Sub-Saharan. Food industry and trade Health aspects Africa, Sub-Saharan. Food security Africa, Sub-Saharan. Public health Africa, Sub-Saharan. Electronic books. local Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. United Nations University. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10468088 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 131631 131631