Problem bezzpieczeństwa żywnościowego w Afryce Subsaharyjskiej

• Authors: Gąsowski Andrzej

Title variants

EN

The problem of food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with the constantly deteriorating level of food security. The article discusses the determinants of agricultural production in this part of the world. It attempts to evaluate whether climate and soil conditions limit agricultural production capabilities on the continent. Based on the case-studies of two countries – Malawi and Zimbabwe, it shows the influence of political decisions on food security of the population in both countries.

Keywords

PL

Afryka Subsaharyjska; bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe; uwarunkowania klimatyczno-glebowe; produkcja rolna; Malawi; Zimbabwe

EN

Sub-Saharan Africa; food security; climatic and soil conditions; agricultural production; Malawi; Zimbabwe

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Politologiczne
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 16 - Konteksty bezpieczeństwa w Afryce. Problemy globalne, sektorowe, regionalne, lokalne
• Pages: 209-234

Contributors

author

Gąsowski Andrzej

• Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Społecznych Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie

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