Global food crisis and challenges of african political economy

• Title page – – – – – —- – – i Approval page – – – – – – ii Dedication – – – – – – – – iii Acknowledgement – – – – – – – iv Abstract – – – – – – – – v Table Contents – – – – – – – vii

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• ————————– 1
• 1.1Background of Study—————————————————1
• 1.2Statement of Problem ————————————————–3
• 1.3Objective of the Study ———————————————————6 1 .4 Significance of the Study———————————————–6
• 1.5Literature Review ————————————————7
• 1.6Theoretical Framework—————————————– 13
• 1.7Hypotheses ———————————————————————18
• 1.8Method of Data Collection——————————————-18

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• HISTORICAL CAUSES OF GLOBABL FOOD CRISIS————————————————————- 19
• 2.1Anthropogenic Factors ————————————————20
• 2.2Non Anthropogenic Factors ———————————-30

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• PROMOTION OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF FOOD PRODUCTION IN AFRICA—– 35
• 3.1Capitalist Penetration and Food Dependence of Africa ———–35
• 3.2Global Agriculture and Food Dependency in Africa ——————38
• 3.3Contradictions of the Logic of Food Aid to Africa ————————————-46

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS AND INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICE———————————-54
• 3.1Brief History of Fossil Fuel————————————————— 54
• 3.2Causes of the Increase in Global Fuel Price ————————–56
• 3.3Global Fuel Price Increase and Global Food Crisis—————— 62

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• AND CONCLUSION ————67
• 5.1Summary———————————————————— 67
• 5.2Conclusions——————————————————————- 69
• 5.3Recommendations —————————————————-70 Bibliography—————————————————————–76