Food security
- Food aid at a record low despite increasing hunger
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The 2008 edition of the World Food Programme's annual Food Aid Flows report provides a comprehensive view of trends in global food aid, including food aid deliveries by Governments, NGOs and the WFP. It shows that food aid deliveries continued to decline in 2007, reaching the lowest level since 1961. The report argues that there is an urgent need to reverse this trend. In particular, increased resources for food assistance are urgently needed to address the serious negative effects of the higher food prices on hunger and malnutrition across the world.
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- Addressing pastoral rights in response to climate change
- ( M. Nori;M. Taylor;A. Sensi / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008)
- This paper presents an overview of pastoral systems and addresses rights issues around access and control of resources in the context of climate change. The document brings together the inputs made by...
- Policies to address pastoralists impacted by climate change
- ( Oxfam , 2008)
- This paper analyses the policies required to enable pastoralist communities to cope with the impact of climate change. ...
- The food security situation in Zimbabwe: an assessment by FAO/WFP
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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Zimbabwe experienced incessant rains in the first half of the 2007/08 cropping season during December- January causing severe water logging followed by prolonged dry spells, through much of the cou...
- As food prices increase, food aid hits a record low
- ( United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2008)
- The 2008 edition of the annual Food Aid Flows report provides a comprehensive view of trends in global food aid, which include food aid deliveries by Governments, non-governmental organisations and th...
Does dietry diversity indicate womens' dietry quality?: evidence from rural Bangladesh
- ( M. Arimond;L. Torheim;D. Wiesman / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project , 2008)
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In developing countries, where low-quality, monotonous grain- and tuber-based diets are the norm, the risk for micronutrient deficiencies is high, especially amongst women of reproductive age. Howe...
- Can sustainable agriculture help lift Indian farmers out of poverty?
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2008)
- Millions of farmers in remote rural areas of India struggle to feed themselves and their families, while the resources on which they depend are deteriorating daily. This book shows how sustainable agr...
- Developing value chains for neglected and underutilised species
- ( M. Will / Bioversity International , 2008)
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Use of neglected and underutilised species (NUS) can play an important role in improving food security, conserving biodiversity and generating income and employment. Value chain development (VCD) c...
- Addressing the root causes of the global food crisis
- ( V. Muñoz / South Centre , 2008)
- In response to the global food crisis, world leaders around the globe are making pledges for rapid action. Governments are focusing on implementing short-term measures to muffle the immediate effects ...
Why do some people in the US continue to struggle with inadequate food supplies?
- ( C. Kaiser / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy , 2008)
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Since the late 1930s, the United States government has recognised hunger and malnutrition as a condition that affects people at all income levels, inside and outside of their homes. Today...
July 2008 maize forecast for West Africa
- ( Reliefweb , 2008)
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This paper, produced by EARS Earth Environment Monitoring, provides a preliminary forecast of the maize difference yield that is expected at the end of the current growing season in West Africa.
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