History and Hunger in West Africa: Food Production and Entitlement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde

by Laura Bigman

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As Africa entered the 1990s, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa declared the continent incapable of feeding at least one-fifth of its peoples. Africa is the only region in the world where per capita food production is actually declining. Even with imports, the average African gets only enough nourishment to meet 85 percent of the minimum daily calorie requirement. This book analyzes the contemporary food...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313267464

ISBN13:9780313267468

Release Date:June 1993

Publisher:Praeger

Length:176 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.6"

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Business Business & Investing Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Social Science Social Sciences

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