Despite technological advances in agriculture, nearly a billion people around the world still suffer from hunger and poor nutrition while a billion are overweig

A "social entrepreneurship" approach to food policy analysis that calls on a wide variety of disciplines (economics, nutrition, sociology, anthropology, environ

"The food problems now facing the world-scarcity and starvation, contamination and illness, overabundance and obesity-are both diverse and complex. What are the

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

The development of sustainable agricultural systems is an imperative aspect of any country, but particularly in the context of developing countries. Lack of pro