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Title: Food security for Papua New Guinea : proceedings of the Papua New Guinea Food and Nutrition 2000 Conference, PNG University of Technology, Lae, 26-30 June 2000 / editors: R.M Bourke, M.G. Allen and J.G. Salisbury.
Author: Allen, M. G. ; Papua New Guinea Food and Nutrition Conference (2000 : Lae, Papua New Guinea) ; Salisbury, J. G. ; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. ; Bourke, R. M. (Richard Michael)
Publisher: Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research,
Year: [2001]
Series: ACIAR proceedings ; no., no. 99.
Description: xvii, 892 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject: Economic development. ; Animal production. ; Agricultural productivity Papua New Guinea Congresses. ; Rural development Papua New Guinea Congresses. ; Food supply. ; Sweet potatoes. ; Land management. ; Food supply Papua New Guinea Congresses. ; Extension. ; Crop production. ; Nutrition Papua New Guinea Congresses. ; Land use.
Notes: "Sponsors: Trukai Farms, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), European Union, Ok Tedi Mining Ltd, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)"
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN/ISSN: 1863203087 (printed) 1863203095 (electronic);
Type: Book
Abstract: Part 1: Food security and nutrition -- Food security: Policy issues -- Food security: General -- Food shortages and the 1997 drought and frosts -- Renewable resource management -- Human nutrition -- Information and extension -- Part 2: Food production in PNG -- Food production: General -- Animal production -- Crop production: Sweet potato -- Crop production: other root crops -- Crop production: nonroot crops.
People have adequate food security when households have the capacity to access sufficient food at all times, either through self-production or through market purchases. Overall, food security is high in PNG as most rural people have access to land and can grow most of their food requirements. The food security situation is considerably better in PNG now than it was before the Pacific war. This is because high-yield staple crops have been adopted and people have access to cash income that can be used to pu
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