scholarly journals The importance of cassava in world food production.

1989 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
G.H. de Bruijn ◽  
L.O. Fresco
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Relative Increase ◽  
World Food ◽  
Tuber Crop ◽  
Cassava Production

The assumption that the importance of cassava in expanding food production in developing countries is increasing is questioned. Data for a 22-year period indicated that the only tuber crop gaining in importance on a world scale was potatoes. Cassava production had lagged behind population growth in Africa and the relative increase in production was lower than that of maize. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

The Issue of Sustainability in Third World Food Production (The Distinguishedl Lecture)

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4I) ◽  
pp. 511-534
Author(s):  
Winfried Von Urff
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Third World ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
World Food ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
The Difference

In spite of the fact that food production in developing countries doubled over the last 25 years undernutrition is still widely spread. At the beginning of the eighties, according to FAO, 335 to 494 million people in developing countries suffered from serious undernutrition the difference being due to different concepts to determine undernutrition on which scientist were unable to find a consensus.) Unfortunately there is no recent comprehensive analysis of the food situation comparable to those of previous World Food Surveys but it can be taken for sure that the absolute number of undernourished has increased. According to unofficial FAO sources a figure of 870 million was estimated for 1990 (22 percent of the total population in developing countries) using the same concept that led to the figure of 494 million in 1979-81 (23 percent of the total population in developing countries) which means that most probably the number of undernourished increased at a rate slightly less than population growth.

World population growth, distribution and demographics and their implications on food production

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
World Population ◽  
World Food ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Population Demographics ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Industrialised Countries

The world's human population of 6 billion is currently projected by the United Nations to reach about 8 billion by the year 2025 and continue growing until stabilising at about 10.8 billion in 2150. Most of this increase is destined to occur in underdeveloped countries. It is not only the magnitude of this population growth, but also its speed that will cause unprecedented strain on world food production. It will also affect living standards in most countries and likely widen the disparities that exist between the industrialised and underdeveloped nations. While world food production currently exceeds requirements, economic and political constraints on its distribution leave about 800 million people malnourished. Food production, processing and distribution in the industrialised countries rely heavily on energy provided by petroleum products. As global oil production is expected to begin declining within 5 yr, alternative energy strategies will be required. Human activities are also being linked to changes in global weather, and to the destruction of the soil and water resources necessary for sustainable food production. The scale and rapidity of these changes in turn will affect the productivity and stability of agriculture systems in the world's major food producing areas. As societies react to these pressures on food production, choices between economic and humanistic goals will become more prominent political issues. Key words: World population, demographics, food production

World food institutions: a “liberal” view

1978 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 837-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Gale Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
World Food ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Price Instability ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
National Programs ◽  
Level Production

World food institutions include the whole range of policies and programs that affect the production and distribution of food, including national programs as well as those of an international nature. Trade liberalization, both international and intranational, can contribute significantly to the expansion of food production. Unfortunately, recent suggestions, such as the Integrated Programme for Commodities, will result in increased trade barriers, a reduction in specialization of production and increased price instability. If there are appropriate policies—adequate incentives for farmers, increased support for research and available supplies of modern farm inputs—food production in the developing economies can be increased more rapidly than population. Food security in the developing countries could be increased significantly by a grain insurance program that supplied grain to meet all production shortfalls below trend level production. Such a program should be the major source of food aid to the developing countries in order to avoid disincentives to local farmers.

scholarly journals General characteristics of food in developing regions–a situational diagnostic assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (S1) ◽  
pp. S12-S16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abelardo Avila-Curiel
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
World Food ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
The World ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Constant Growth

Since the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1946, it has reported on the serious problem of hunger in the world and has undertaken various initiatives for eradicating this problem; however, they have ended in failure. The number of people suffering from hunger has increased from 500 to 800 million in a period of six decades, despite constant growth in world food production, which has been more than sufficient to cover the needs of all of humanity since the 1970s. This paper analyses FAO initiatives in the framework of the evolution of the nutritional situation in developing countries and identifies national and regional contexts in which technical solutions may be successful, as well as those requiring the implementation of economic, political and social measures.

Future Perspectives on Food Supply in Developing Countries

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Rural Infrastructure

Dramatic increases during the 1980s in agricultural production, particularly in the developing world, are due to both the increased area under cultivation and growth in yields per unit area. However, growth in food production has failed to keep pace with population growth in the majority of countries surveyed, and especially in Africa. Changes in rural infrastructure, agricultural technology, environmental management and government policy will influence food production in the future, while food consumption patterns in developing countries will change as a result of population growth, urbanization and changing lifestyles. Shortfalls are likely to occur, especially in Africa, where the availability of new land for cultivation is declining. The pressures on food production will rise, unless efforts are increased to reduce population growth.

A Successful Population Policy: Potentials and Constraints (Distinguishedl Lecture)

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (4I) ◽  
pp. 411-431
Author(s):  
Hans-Rimbert Hemmer
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Capita Income ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Per Capita Income ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Per Capita

The current rapid population growth in many developing countries is the result of an historical process in the course of which mortality rates have fallen significantly but birthrates have remained constant or fallen only slightly. Whereas, in industrial countries, the drop in mortality rates, triggered by improvements in nutrition and progress in medicine and hygiene, was a reaction to economic development, which ensured that despite the concomitant growth in population no economic difficulties arose (the gross national product (GNP) grew faster than the population so that per capita income (PCI) continued to rise), the drop in mortality rates to be observed in developing countries over the last 60 years has been the result of exogenous influences: to a large degree the developing countries have imported the advances made in industrial countries in the fields of medicine and hygiene. Thus, the drop in mortality rates has not been the product of economic development; rather, it has occurred in isolation from it, thereby leading to a rise in population unaccompanied by economic growth. Growth in GNP has not kept pace with population growth: as a result, per capita income in many developing countries has stagnated or fallen. Mortality rates in developing countries are still higher than those in industrial countries, but the gap is closing appreciably. Ultimately, this gap is not due to differences in medical or hygienic know-how but to economic bottlenecks (e.g. malnutrition, access to health services)

scholarly journals Food Production, Population Growth, and Environmental Security

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen Daily ◽  
Partha Dasgupta ◽  
Bert Bolin ◽  
Pierre Crosson ◽  
Jacques du Guerny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Environmental Security
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