First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Conference papers on the relationship between international economic recession and food shortages in Africa - looks at the current depression in an historical perspective, and its impact on SADCC, etc.; analyses the role of the IMF and World Bank, partic. In Sudan and Tanzania; includes country case studies of trends in food production, hunger, starvation, drought and emergency relief, social conflicts and migrant worker issues. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Abstract: The book provides a new account of African history and its development prospects. The author focuses on Africa's current food crisis, tracing its origins back to the colonial exploitation of the 19th century. Post-independence strategies are analyzed. The author argues that a profound revolution is under way in Africa's backwaters and urban slums where the poor are withdrawing from the formal market and developing highly innovative and informal networks of trade and production. Increased involveme nt in political struggles at community and national levels is described.

This edited volume “Food Security in Africa” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of food safety and availability, water issues, farming and nutrition. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the public health and food security research area. All chapters are complete in itself but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on Africa’s food security challenges, quality of water, small-scale farming as well as economic and social challenges that this continent is facing. Hopefully, this volume will open new possible research paths for further novel developments.