Food security in Asia : challenges, policies and implications / Monika Barthwal-Datta.

"IISS International Institute for Strategic Studies" --T.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Understanding food security -- What is food security? -- Towards food sovereignty -- The Green Revolution -- Agricultural trade liberalisation -- The 2007--08 food-price crisis -- Household, national and regional food security -- Conclusion -- chapter 2. What is driving food insecurity in Asia? -- Changing dietary patterns -- Agricultural decline and shifts -- Competing land uses in Asia -- Environmental degradation and water shortages -- Climate change -- Growing energy demand and biofuels -- Poverty and urbanisation -- Conclusion -- chapter 3. How Asia has fed its citizens -- Òutsourcing' food production -- Raising yields in Southeast Asia -- Multi-pronged approaches in India -- Conclusion -- chapter 4. Challenges of sustainability, resilience and adaptation -- Declining investment in agriculture -- Limited land and water -- Extreme weather and climate change -- Rural farmers under threat -- Land tenure -- Conclusion -- chapter 5. Where policies fail -- China and Indonesia: biofuels and foreign investments -- Vietnam and the Philippines: over-emphasis on rice self-sufficiency? -- The Philippines, Indonesia and India: corruption, inefficiency and waste -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- China and India: food security, conflict and geopolitics -- Small farmers and food security across Asia -- Public investment in agriculture and rural development -- Environmental sustainability and climate change -- Regional policies: ASEAN and SAARC -- Effective governance.