Henk Bakker was born on the 18th November 1926 in the Netherlands. After qualifying in tropical agriculture, he left the Netherlands in 1949 to work on agricultural projects in Indonesia (1949-1958) and Mozambique (1958-1974). He earned the title "ING" (Netherlands Professional Engineer) in 1967, based on work done in drainage of agricultural land in Mozambique. Mr Bakker has since worked for Booker Tate, including a time in Guyana, before becoming self-employed and working worldwide. He earned an MScDevMgmt in Development Management in 2002, and has written a number of books.

• I: Introduction 1: Defining the Food Security Problem 2: Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers 3: Alternative Approaches Examined 4: The Need for a Participatory Approach 5: Researching the Situation to Define Strategies 6: Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors 7: The Competition for Resources for Food Production 8: Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems 9: Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems 10: Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies II: Conclusion I: Introduction 1: Defining the Food Security Problem 2: Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers 3: Alternative Approaches Examined 4: The Need for a Participatory Approach 5: Researching the Situation to Define Strategies 6: Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors 7: The Competition for Resources for Food Production 8: Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems 9: Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems 10: Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies 11: Conclusion