Title: Food security policy in Africa between disaster relief and structural adjustment : reflections on the conception and effectiveness of policies : the case of Tanzania /
Authors: Geier, Gabriele.; Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik
Publisher: F. Cass,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Food relief International cooperation; Food relief Economic aspects Africa.; Food relief Economic aspects Tanzania Case studies.; Food supply Africa; Food supply Tanzania Case studies.; Food supply Government policy Africa.; Food supply Government policy Tanzania Case studies.
Abstract: This book shows that the debate on food security policies has changed with the passage of time, but the bearing of socio-economic structures on the food security of African households and their individual members are still not fully recognised.
Contents: Introduction: The Problem and the Essential Features of the Study -- Pt. I. Trend in the International Debate on Food Security. 1. Food Insecurity as a National Supply Problem. 2. Food Insecurity as an Access Problem. 3. Synopsis and Assessment of the International Debate -- Pt. II. Reflections on the Effectiveness of Policies in Relation to Various Aspects of Food Security. 1. Reflections on the Theory of Consumption: Links between Income, Demand for Food and Consumption. 2. Production for Subsistence and for the Market: the Dual Role of the African Household. 3. Conclusions for the Debate on Food Security: Food Insecurity as a Development Problem -- Pt. III. Food Security and Policy Interventions -- the Case of Tanzania. 1. A Brief Introduction. 2. The Political and Economic Background to the Formulation of Food Security Policies. 3. Food Security Policy in Tanzania since Independence. 4. Assessment of Tanzania's Food Security Policy and Outlook -- Pt. IV. Development of Food Security in a Region Remote from Important Markets: Case Studies in Rukwa Region. 1. Subject of the Empirical Analysis and Methodological Approach. 2. Regional Development since Independence and Basic Structural Features of Rukwa Region. 3. Essential Aspects of Household Economics. 4. Problems Posed by the Operationalization of Food Security at Household Level. 5. Food Security System of "Typical" Home Economies. 6. Summary of the Empirical Findings.