Analysis of approaches to understanding and addressing food security issues; examination of the structural causes of food insecurity and different policy responses.
- Dynamics of chronic poverty and poverty alleviation programmes in Ethiopia
- F. Hagos / Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2003
- This PhD thesis provides an econometric analysis of various aspects of the rural economy in Northern Ethiopia. The thesis consists of five papers: an in-depth analysis of poverty, its distribution, dynamics and i...
- Causes of the food crisis in Zambia and Malawi
- R. Øygard; A.G. Guttormsen; R. Garcia; R. Kachule; A. Mwanaumo; I. Mwanawina; E. Sjaastad; M. Wik / Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2003
- This study evaluates the causes of the 2001-3 food crisis in Zambia and Malawi, looks at existing policies and makes recommendations to avoid future crises. The study differentiates causes of the crisis (the maize harvest short...
- Farming after famine in Ethiopia
- S. Ege; Y. Adal / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2002
- The report is based on information collected in the aftermath of the 1999 famine. It presents some basic information on North Wälo, as well as relevant impressions from the authors journey. Statistics from the Disaster Prevention...
- Ending the handout mentality: putting participation into emergency responses
- Benedikt Korf; Eberhard Bauer / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Are aid agencies mistaken in thinking that conflicts are not the norm? During complex political emergencies, aid agencies prioritise tackling food insecurity but do they also reflect on the developmental consequences of the way they p...
- Making progress toward sustainable food security
- J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
- This speech by IFPRI Director General Joachim von Braun was prepared for the Annual General Meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (Nairobi, October 29, 2003). He argues that an increasingly global fo...
- Why is southern Africa hungry?
- K. Lambrechts; G. Barry / Christian Aid, 2003
- This paper, based on Christian Aid's submission to the House of Commons International Select Committee on International Development, takes an in-depth look at the causes of southern Africa's crisis and looks to ‘real’ soluti...
- Models assessing aid effectiveness should combine endogenous and disaggregated aid
- G. Mavrotas; B. Ouattara / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003
- The ‘fiscal response’ literature models how the impact of aid is mediated by public sector behaviour, an issue which the paper argues has not been adequately addressed by the World Banks 1998 publication ‘Assessing Aid&...
- What research is needed to increase water use productivity in developing country agriculture?
- J.W. Kijne; T.P. Tuong; J. Bennett; B. Bouman; T. Oweis / Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2003
- This first background paper from the CGIAR Water for Food Program seeks to identify research needs to increase crop water productivity, such that food security can be ensured and farmers’ livelihoods enhanced without increasing w...
- Statistics on childhood poverty in Peru
- J. Escobal; C. Lanata; S. Madrid; M. Penny; J. Saavedra; P. Suárez; H. Verastegui; E. Villar; S. Huttly / Young Lives, 2003
- Young Lives: An International Study of Childhood Poverty aims at improving understanding of the causes and consequences of childhood poverty in the developing world, and at informing policy to reduce it. In each of four developing cou...
- Why GM crops are not the solution to world hunger and food injustice
- Food Ethics Council, 2003
- This report challenges the dominant view of the scientific establishment that the future of agriculture lies with genetic modification technologies. It argues that a general moratorium on their use in the EU is not only prudent but an...
- Eradicating Famines in Theory and Practice: Thoughts on Early Warning Systems
- M. Glantz / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1999
- Do we already know enough about famine's causes, effects, indicators, and at-risk populations to block its occurrences? Do we really need more sophisticated and detailed information that would be generated by famine vulnerability maps...
- El Niño and Drought Early Warning in Ethiopia
- Wolde-Georgis Tsegay / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1997
- ENSO information could improve drought early warning by providing longer lead times to respond. This could enable farmers to identify suitable seeds and times for planting. This task is complicated, however, because Ethiopian farming ...
- What is a Famine Early Warning System?: Can it Prevent Famine?
- M. Buchanan-Smith / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1999
- Proposes typology of early warning systems, and summarises research on the effectiveness of each
- Local-Level Data for use as Early Warning Indicators
- R. Huss-Ashmore / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1997
- There is considerable debate on the appropriate design of early warning systems for the prediction of drought and famine in Africa. Much of the debate centers on the ability of current or prospective indicators to provide information ...
- Are Famines so Difficult to Predict?
- M. Glantz / Internet Journal of African Studies, 1996
- Provides a summary of the issues raised by increased donor and national government interest in famine early warning systems. The first section provides a general overview of early warning systems: definitions, indicators, and goals. T...
- Structure and conduct of major agricultural input and output markets and response to reforms by rural households in Madagascar
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
- Interim reports on adjustment in the input trading sector; price behavior in local markets; and adjustment farm households have been published and are available online. The final reports for the concluding workshop held September 14-1...
- Placing women's knowledge of biodiversity and genetic resource management in an international policy context.
- H. Zweifel / Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide, 1997
- In the past few years research institutions and development organizations have 'discovered' the relevance of men farmers' indigenous knowledge of genetic resource management and, after some delay, that of women farmers as well. At the...
- Urban Agriculture in Drylands: articles from Arid Lands Newsletter
- Office of Arid Land Studies University of Arizona, 1997
- Series of articles on importance of urban agriculture in areas subject to desertification. Includes articles on: Agriculture in Middle Eastern cities: Commonalities and contrasts by Joe Nasr and Paul Kaldjian ...
- Industrial Reliance on Biodiversity
- T.M. Swanson; R.A. Luxmoore / UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1997
- Overview of the extent to which industry in the developed world relies on the biodiversity of the developing world. Primitive human societies rely almost entirely on wild species for food, draught, building materials and other product...
- The Shift from Development to Emergency Assistance and its Impact on Poverty and Nutrition
- J. Hoddinott 1999
- Increasing amounts of bilateral and multilateral aid are being used to respond to macroeconomic shocks, political instability and natural disasters. This paper sets out a conceptual framework for considering the consequences of this t...
- African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND)
- The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is a quarterly peer reviewed journal with a global reputation, published in Kenya by the Rural Outreach Programme (ROP) in Nairobi. Their publishing programme covers a wide range of scientific and development disciplines, including agriculture, food, nutrition, environmental management and sustainable developm...
- Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP)
- The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in north western Bangladesh, and aims to improve the livelihoods of over one million people. The CLP is jointly funded by UKaid through the Department for International Development and the Australian Government (AusAID), sponsored by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of the Government of...
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- University departments offering teaching, research and consultancy services.
- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
- The Child Poverty Action Group was formed in 1994 out of deep concern for the rising level of poverty in New Zealand and its effects on children. CPAG works to produce evidence about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families. It examines how Government policies affect children and families. CPAG publishes reports, makes submissions and conducts small-scale researc...
- Climate Change Agriculture Food Security (CCAFS)
- The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). CCAFS seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural co...
- Food Security Research Project (FRSP)
- Zambian food security research network
- Focus on women, World Food Programme (WFP)
- WFP's work on food security and women
- Centre for Social Protection (CSP)
- The Centre for Social Protection (CSP) at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK, supports a network of partners working to mainstream social protection in development policy and encourage social protection systems and instruments that are comprehensive, long-term, sustainable and pro-poor. It produces research on: Conceptual approaches De...
- IRIN PlusNews
- PlusNews is the global online HIV and AIDS news service of the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). It is the most comprehensive source of original reporting on the pandemic, providing a professionally produced, one-stop information service for cutting-edge, but jargon-free news and analysis on HIV and AIDS in four languages - English, French, Portuguese a...
- Food crisis and the global land grab
- News and commentary on land grabbing
