The Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa

Thirteen revised, expanded, and updated papers from a 2009 conference held at Cornell U. address the issues announced in the title. To give an indication of the volume's scope and level of detail, here's a sampling of topics addressed in just the tables and figures: public expenditures in agriculture-related research 1981-2000; simulated impacts on yields in 2050 from various climate change simulations; exports and imports of food and agriculture products by SSA countries; development indicators; staple food prices and marketing margins analyzed for each urban center; estimated impact of food price increases on poverty gap; simulated increases in net irrigated area over time; share of population with access to clean water over time; commodity prices 2002-2009; and characteristics of various drivers of change in food systems. Editors Lee and Ndulo are affiliated with Cornell U.; contributors are affiliated with various NGOs, government agencies, and academic institutions. The volume is distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)