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Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean

Building Capacity and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems

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Palgrave Macmillan
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
  2. Foundations of Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
    2. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 27-36
  3. Salient Issues in Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 37-37
    2. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 39-50
    3. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 51-63
    4. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 79-93
    5. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 109-122
  4. Environmental Change, Constraints, Vulnerability, and Survival in Small-Scale Food Farming Systems in the Caribbean

  5. Globalization and Caribbean Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 181-181
    2. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 183-195
    3. Clinton L. Beckford, Donovan R. Campbell
      Pages 197-208

About this book

Introduction

With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues impacting food production and food and nutrition security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean. The authors focus on enhancing domestic food production as the most appropriate way to improve food security and discuss strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. The book is the product of over ten years of research by the authors. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Caribbean geography, cultural geography, food and agricultural geography, and food security.

Keywords

agriculture city climate climate change environment environmental change globalization hazard innovation marketing production tourism world regional geography sustainability

About the authors

Author Clinton L. Beckford: Clinton L. Beckford is a geographer and Associate Professor of Geography Education at University of Windsor, Canada. Author Donovan R. Campbell: Donovan R. Campbell is a Senior Programme Officer at the Caribsave/Intasave Partnership.

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