Food Crops vs. Feed Crops : Global Substitution of Grains in Production

Assesses the profound nutritional, employment, and income effects of the dramatic shift from food grains for people to feed grains for animals in developing countries entering world commodity markets. Contents Preface 1 The Substitution of Grains in World Production 2 Worldwide Patterns in Grain Production and Trade 3 The Substitution of Grains in Latin America 4 The Substitution of Grains in Northern Africa and the Middle East 5 The Substitution of Grains in Western Africa 6 The Substitution of Grains in Eastern and Southern Africa 7 The Substitution of Grains in Asia 8 Directions for Further Research Tables Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index About the Book and the Authors