Economic Reforms and Food Security

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* About the Editors * Contributors * Foreword (Joachim von Braun, Isher Judge Alhuwalia, and Mangala Rai) * Acknowledgments * Introduction. Economic Reforms and Food Security in South Asia: An Overview of the Issues and Challenges (Suresh Chandra Babu and Ashok Gulati) * Background * Outline of the Book * Conclusion * PART I: ECONOMIC REFORMS, TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD SECURITY * Chapter 1. Have Economic Reforms Enhanced Food Security? (Manmohan Singh) * Chapter 2. Food Security in South Asia: A 2020 Perspective (Per Pinstrup-Andersen) * Introduction * Food Security Situation and Outlook to 2020 * Driving Forces * Policy Priorities * Conclusion * Chapter 3. Food Security in South Asia: Issues, Options, and Opportunities (Vijay S. Vyas) * Concept of Food Security * Status of Food Security * Public Policies * Regional Collaboration * PART II: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA * Chapter 4. WTO Agricultural Negotiations and Food Security in Developing Countries (Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Marcelle Thomas, and Sherman Robinson) * Introduction * Food and Nutrition Security * Trends in Food Security * Variety of Food Security Situations and Implications for WTO Negotiations * Trade Liberalization, Food Security, and Industrialized Countries * Food Security Problems in Developing Countries * Conclusion * Chapter 5. Indian Agriculture, Food Security, and the WTO-AOA (Anwarul Hoda and Ashok Gulati) * Emergence of Food Security Concerns in India * India and the AOA * Is the AOA a Threat to India's Food Security? * Real Trade Challenges to India's Food Security * Ensuring Food Security: Way Forward * Conclusion * Chapter 6. Trade Liberalization and Food Security in Bangladesh (Paul Dorosh and Quazi Shahabuddin) * Introduction * Rice Economy of Bangladesh * Bangladeshi Agricultural Policy in the Context of WTO * Conclusions and Policy Implications * PART III: TECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA * Chapter 7. Technological Options for Achieving Food Security in South Asia (Panjab Singh) * Introduction * Meaning of Food Security * Challenges for Ensuring Food Security * Role of Technology in Ensuring Food Transfer * Impediments to Technology Transfer * Summing Up * Chapter 8. Future Challenges for the Rural South Asian Economy (Peter Hazell) * Introduction * Public Spending on Agriculture * From Food Security to Market-Driven Growth * Development of Less-Favored Regions * Agriculture and the Environment * Development of the Rural Nonfarm Economy * Conclusion * Chapter 9. Intellectual Property Rights in South Asia: Opportunities and Constraints for Technology Transfer (Anitha Ramanna and Sangeeta Udgaonkar) * Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer * Common Heritage and the Technology Absorption Model * Policy Change * India's Policy: A Case Study * Structure of the New IPR Regimes in South Asia * Opportunities/Constraints for Transfer of Technology * Policy Implications * PART IV: THE CHALLENGE OF WATER FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA * Chapter 10. Emerging Water Issues in South Asia (Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Mark Rosegrant) * Introduction * Trends in Water Use in South Asia * Water and Food Security: IMPACT-WATER Model * Consequences for Rural Livelihoods * Conclusion * Chapter 11. Pricing, Subsidies, and Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation (K. V. Raju and Ashok Gulati) * Introduction * Irrigation Subsidies * The Vicious and the Need for Reform * Reforming the Vicious Circle * Concluding Remarks * PART V: MARKET REFORMS, DIVERSIFICATION, AND FOOD SECURITY * Chapter 12. Agricultural Diversification in South Asia: Patterns, Determinants, and Policy Implications (P. K. Joshi, Ashok Gulati, Pratap S. Birthal, and Laxmi Tewari) * Introduction * Mapping Patterns of Diversification * Patterns of Agricultural Diversification in South Asia * Patterns of Agricultural Diversification in India * Determinants of Diversification * Implications of Diversification * Conclusions and Policy Implications * Chapter 13. Market Reform in Agriculture: An Indian Perspective (S. Mahendra Dev) * Introduction * Problem of Grain Stock Overaccumulation and Needed Reforms * Other Agricultural Policies * Economic Access, Employment, and Rural Transformation * Concluding Observations * Chapter 14. Market Reform, Diversification, and Food Security in Sri Lanka (Saman Kelegama and Suresh Chandra Babu) * Introduction * Part I: Overview of Sri Lankan Agriculture * Part II: Post-WTO Market Reform * Part III: Agricultural Diversification * Part IV: Food Security * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 15. Food Security in Bhutan: Policy Challenges and Research Needs (Suresh Chandra Babu, Choni Dendup, and Deki Pema) * Introduction * Role of Agriculture in Bhutan * Food Security in Bhutan * New Opportunities: Diversification and Trade * Food Policy Challenges and Research Needs * PART VI: FOOD SECURITY INTERVENTION IN SOUTH ASIA * Chapter 16. Feeding Minds While Fighting Poverty: Food for Education in Bangladesh (Akhter U. Ahmed and Carlo del Ninno) * Introduction * Overview of the FFE Program * Analysis of Program Effects * Conclusions for Policy * Chapter 17. Agricultural Trade Policy Issues for Pakistan in the Context of the AOA (Sarfraz Khan Qureshi) * Introduction * Pakistan's Experience in Implementing the AOA * Experience with Food and Agricultural Trade * Issues of Concern in Further Negotiations on Agriculture * Chapter 18. Food Security in Nepal (Suman Sharma) * Poverty and Its Determinants in the Context of Food Insecurity * Food Security * Liberalization Policies, the Agricultural Perspective Plan, and Their Impact on Agriculture * Major Issues in the Current Policies and Programs * Chapter 19. Household Food and Nutrition Security in India (Abusaleh Shariff) * Introduction * Structure of Food and Nutrition Insecurity * Vulnerable Groups * Conclusion * PART VII: EMERGING ISSUES * Chapter 20. Emerging Issues in Trade and Technology: Implications for South Asia (Per Pinstrup-Andersen) * Making Globalization Work for Poor People * Role of Science and Technology * Conclusion * Chapter 21. Converting Policy Research into Policy Decisions: Role of Communication and the Media (Klaus von Grebmer) * Competence in Research and Communications Leads to Impact * Right Information in the Right Form at the Right Time * Reaching Out to the Media * Index * Reference Notes Included