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Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition
in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the
world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these
problems, as well as potential solutions.
The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and
capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identify linkages in
the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in
poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa. The focus is on
the role that agriculture can play in improving economic and nutritional
wellbeing and how that role might be enhanced.
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