Ending Hunger in Our Lifetime: Food Security and Globalization

At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our lifetime. They first distill what is already known about fighting hunger and then report on important new research findings and projections that show it can be done, through new and renewed institutions, scientific innovation, global economics and investment, and sustainable environmental practices. Although the book encompasses a wide array of ideas, arguments, facts, and figures, it is not a dry, academic text. Anyone wanting a better understanding of poverty and hunger and how to end it will benefit from reading it. The text is strikingly illustrated with photographs by the renowned Brazilian photographer, Sebastiao Salgado.

Table of Contents:
Contents: List of Figures List of Tables Foreword PrefaceIntroductionPART ONE THE CHALLENGE Hunger in a Prosperous World Ending Hunger Sustainably Science and Food Security Hunger and Institutional ChangePART TWOSOLUTIONS Policies and Institutions Investing for a Hunger-free World ConclusionAPPENDIXES The Methodology Used for Hunger Projections International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade(IMPACT)-Model Description Organizations Striving to End Hunger AcronymsNotes References Index

About the Author :
C. Ford Runge is Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law at the University of Minnesota, where he also holds appointments in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and the Department of Forest Resources.Benjamin Senauer is a Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. He is currently Co-Director of The Food Industry Center at the University. Philip G. Pardey is Professor of Science and Technology Policy in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002 he was a senior research fellow at IFPRI. Mark W. Rosegrant is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and has a joint appointment as a Principal Researcher with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Review :
The book offers a clear explanation of the agricultural problems confronting the world's hungry. But its value lies in putting these physical challenges in a wider social context, looking at other factors, such as women's education, which affect household food security... It also challenges popular misconceptions-for example, that patents on genes held by multinational companies are hampering farmers in developing countries... and it provides a lucid discussion of the problems, and tremendous promise, of trade liberalisation. Economist Presents a wide-ranging array of ideas, arguments, facts, and figures, drawing on new insights and research by the authors and others. A very useful and readable book that takes no sides, except that of the poor and hungry. Appropriate Technology Rarely can-and with great caution, should-a book be described as a genuine service to our world and our capacity for sympathies and connections. Yet Ending Hunger in Our Lifetime: Food Security and Globalization overcomes the natural skepticism attendant to such an appellation and should inspire readers to think of ending hunger as not only a moral imperative but also an attainable goal. -- Benjamin J. Blaustein Electronic Green Journal Four experts on food and hunger... have written a book, Ending Hunger in Our Time, that makes a persuasive argument: there is no reason in the world for anyone to go hungry-and we can solve the problem in 50 years. Metro Lutheran 2004 How the world will feed its growing population is the main issue raised in this publication of the International Food Policy Research Institute. Choice 2004