{"product_id":"where-water-seeps-copy","title":"Food Security in Asian Countries","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractically all countries of Asia have pledged at the national as well as international level to reduce the number of hungry and food insecure. A concrete step in this direction was taken in the World Food Summit in Rome, in 1996, when the nations resolved to reach the goal of food security. It was further reiterated at the Millennium Summit held in New York in 2000 where the United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration, which contains goals and targets in important areas of human development. One of these goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis particular study aimed to examine the results of the efforts to achieve food security in Asian Countries in the context of Millennium Goals. Having adopted the basic premise that factors determining food security can be best understood at the country level, the study was based on country case studies: two least developed countries (Cambodia and Nepal), two medium-income countries undergoing fast structural changes (Indonesia and Thailand), and one large and fast developing country (India).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite differences in their initial conditions (society, economy, and polity), and the varying experiences in pursuing their respective goals and strategies for the attainment of food security, the five country case studies have yielded most valuable lessons, particularly in the form of initiatives that have wider if not universal applicability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese lessons range from general to more specific situations that is, from augmenting agricultural production, eliminating seasonal hunger, and aiming for nutritional security, to provide for food security during and after natural calamities. Together these vast and varied lessons provide a basis for vital policy recommendations for food security. An emphasis was also given to the scope for regional cooperation. The country case studies demonstrate that certain measures have regional implications for know-ledge sharing, conservation and proper use of natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, in identifying both the problems and prospects, this policy synthesis will serve both - to raise wider regional awareness of the issue and point to certain possible policy directions. With the commitment of the policy makers in all countries of the region and experience of working of a variety of programmes addressed to achieve food security, the countries of the region should not be satisfied only with the elimination of hunger. They should now strive to ensure a healthy and productive life for each citizen in the country. It is a difficult but not an impossible goal given all the favourable factors at the country and the regional level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVijay Shankar Vyas,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProfessor Emeritus, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur is member of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and a former member of the Economic Advi-sory Council to the Prime Minister of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProf. Vyas, Ph.D. in Economics from Bombay University, taught in Bombay University, Sardar Patel University and Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was a visiting scholar at the Boston University, U.S.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has served as Chairman \/ Member of various Boards, Committees and Commissions at the International, National and State Levels. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, U.S.A), member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Development Studies of Sussex University (U.K), member of the National Commission on Integrated Water Plan-ning, member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, and Member Agricultural Prices Commission of the Government of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProf. Vyas has written extensively on key issues of agricultural policies and rural development, and has been honoured by academic community in India and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is an elected Honorary Life Member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists and is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Asian Development Research Forum (ADRF) was initiated in 1997 with the support of Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to facilitate the use of development and policy research as a tool for national development. Now, ADRF is managed by The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and organized in the form of a regional network of researchers, research managers, policy-makers, and other stake-holders, with a focus on East, Southeast, and South Asia. ADRF has not directly supported, or engaged in, research: its strategy is rather to encourage policy syntheses and recommendations based on existing research works in five main issue-areas; (1) Demographic Changes and Demographic Dividend in Asia; (2) Regional Production Networks and Implications for (Domestic) Trade and Investment Policies and Regional Cooperation in Asia; (3) Energy Security on the Demand Side: Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Promotion Policies; (4) Food Security in Asia -- Meeting the Millennium Goals; and (5) Policy and Planning of Tourism Product Development in Asian Countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is anticipated that cooperation in working out policy syntheses and recommendations will not only strengthen Asian cohesion but also result in their actual implementation in the network member countries and thereby directly benefit them. This collaborative enterprise allows each network member country freedom in adopting and utilizing synthesis information, policy recommendations and other tools as it sees fit. The policy recommendations of the five main issue-areas is available at www.adrf.org\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e        \u003cbr\u003eThe International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Support is directed towards developing an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. IDRC's catalogue of publications is available at www.idrc.ca\/booktique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVijay S. Vyas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChairman \u0026amp; Professor Emeritus Institute of\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment Studies Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVidya Sagar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior Fellow, Institute of Development Studies Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH.S. Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExecutive Director of Center for Agricultural Policy Studies;\u003cbr\u003eCommissioner of National Commission on Human Rights, Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcellus Rantetana    \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExecutive Director of Partnership for Governance\u003cbr\u003eReform, Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYongyout Kachondham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior Technical Advisor, Thai Health Promotion\u003cbr\u003eFoundation, Bangkok, Thailand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNantaporn Viravathana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManaging Director, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine\u003cbr\u003eand Office of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Projects, Thailand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNhean Choch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeputy Bureau Chief for International Cooperation, Cambodia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarthi Acharya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirector, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBal Gopal Baidya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior Research Associate, New ERA, Nepal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eVICHARN PANICH\u003cbr\u003eContributors to this Volume\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. From Elimination of Hunger to Food and Nutrition Security:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Performance,Prospects and Policy Options in Selected\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Asian Countries\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  V.S. VYAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Initial Conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Current Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Issues in Policies and Strategies and Lessons Learnt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Scope for Regional Collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e2. Food Security in India\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVIDYA SAGAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Commitment to Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Status of Hunger in India: Level and Changes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Regional Spread of Hunger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Facilitating Factors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Economic Factors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Factors Constraining\/Facilitating Sustainable Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Natural Constraints\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Institutional Framework\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Appraisal of the Policies and Programme to Ensure\u003cbr\u003e   Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Physical Access\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Nutritional Security: Intervention Through Public\u003cbr\u003e   Distribution System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Imperatives for a Sustainable Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e3. Food Security in Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    H.S. DILLON AND MARCELLUS RANTETANA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Commitment to Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Progress in Eliminating Food Insecurity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Food Insecure People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Constraints in Achieving Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Appraisal of the Policies and Programme to\u003cbr\u003e   Ensure Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Food Security in Thailand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   YONGYOUT KACHONDHAM AND NANTAPORN VIRAVATHANA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Country's Commitment for Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Food Security Situation and Trends (From 1991 to 2002)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Constraining and Facilitating Factors in Achieving Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Policies and Programme to Ensure Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Lesson Learnt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e5. Food Security Case Study in Cambodia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    NHEAN CHOCH AND SARATHI ACHARYA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Progress in Achievement of Food Security and Current Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Characteristics of Food Insecure People and Current Nutrition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Constraining and Facilitating Factors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Policy Measures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Role of Private Sector and Civil Society Institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Lessons Learnt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Scope for Regional Collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Strategy for Spreading the Messages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e6. Food Security Situation in Nepal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    BAL GOPAL BAIDYA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Country Background\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Progress in Achieving Food Security and Current Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Characteristics of Food Insecure People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Constraining\/Facilitating Factors in Achieving Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Policy Measures to Ensure Food Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The Role of the Private Sector and Civil Society Institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Lessons Learnt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Scope for Regional Collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Strategy for Spreading the Message\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 109px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e2005\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e172\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6071%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0357%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e8171884563\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Vijay Shankar Vyas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Sustainable Development","offer_id":51402508435777,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/8171884563-web-305-food-sec.jpg?v=1771415190","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/where-water-seeps-copy","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}