Domestic food production and food security in the Caribbean : building capacity and strengthening local food production systems / Clinton L. Beckford and Donovan R. Campbell
The role of agriculture in Caribbean economies: a historical and contemporary analysis -- The small-scale food farming sector in the Caribbean: food production and the Caribbean peasantry -- The state of food security in the Caribbean: issues and challenges -- Decision-making among small-scale food farmers in the Caribbean -- Factors influencing innovation adoption among small-scale farmers in the Caribbean -- Marketing and distribution of domestic food crops in the Caribbean: implications for food security -- Women, agriculture and food security in the Caribbean -- Food forests and home gardens: roles and functions in domestic food production and food security in the Caribbean -- Urban agriculture for food security in the Caribbean -- Climate change, hazard vulnerability, food production and food security in the Caribbean -- Hazard mitigation: Caribbean small-scale farmers coping and adaptation strategies for hurricanes and drought -- Sustainable agriculture and domestic food production: adaptation and experimentation on small-scale food farms in the Caribbean -- Role and value of local/traditional knowledge in Caribbean small-scale food farming systems -- Food imports, domestic production, and food security in the Caribbean -- Tourism, local agriculture, and food security in the Caribbean -- Improving food security in the Caribbean: building capacity in local small-scale farming systems
Summary
The book examines issues impacting food production andfood security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean and discusses strategies forbuilding capacity in local food production systems