Analysis of approaches to understanding and addressing food security issues; examination of the structural causes of food insecurity and different policy responses.
- Urban poverty, food security and climate change
- C. Tacoli / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- This paper argues that the high and volatile food prices that triggered a renewed interest in food security since the 2008–09 crisis are expected to continue due to the impacts of climate change. It notes that current policy is f...
- 2012 Global food policy report
- 2013
- This flagship report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) examines the major food policy issues, developments and decisions of 2012. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and o...
- Understanding past and future impacts of climate change in agriculture: implications for adaptation planning
- Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
- Climate change poses a serious risk to food security and agriculture in China. Agriculture is of critical importance to China, because 54 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas. This policy brief outlines the ...
- An Econometric Assessment of Household Food Security in Bangladesh
- R faridi 2010
- This paper investigates the determinants of household food security situation in Bangladesh. Different household characteristics seem to be strongly correlated with food security indicator which might be helpful in identifying the foo...
- Analysis of climate change impacts on coffee, cocoa and basic grains value chains in northern Honduras
- Instituto de Estudios del Hambre (Institute of Hunger Studies), 2013
- This study examines, applying future climate local scenarios, climate change impacts in northern Honduras and makes recommendations to strengthen the resilience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) &ls...
- A critical analysis of climate change factors and its projected future values in Delta state, Nigeria
- P. O. Emaziye / Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
- This study analyses climate change factors (temperature and rainfall) and their projected future values in the Delta state, Nigeria. A variety of crops such as maize, yam and cassava produced in Delta state depend on rainfall for thei...
- Using ecosystem-based adaptation actions to tackle food insecurity
- r. Munang / Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2013
- This paper argues that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) provides a flexible, cost-effective and broadly applicable alternative for building robust food systems and reducing the impacts of climate change. Focusing on Africa, the paper ...
- Mariculture and enhanced agriculture are vital to deter food insecurity in the Pacific
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2011
- The Pacific faces many challenges in terms food availability and affordability. This paper investigates the current status of food systems in the Pacific and looks at the changes required for achieving a food secure future. ...
- Global food - waste not, want not
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
- Today, we produce about four billion metric tonnes of food per annum. Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30–50% (or 1.2–2 billion...
- Agricultural transformation, growth and poverty reduction
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- This report summarises discussions from the ‘Agriculture, food security and rural development’ conference, held in Bamako, Mali, April 2010. The conference was organised to exchange experiences and promote learning on topi...
- 2012 Global food policy report
- 2013
- This flagship report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) examines the major food policy issues, developments and decisions of 2012. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and o...
- Understanding past and future impacts of climate change in agriculture: implications for adaptation planning
- Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
- Climate change poses a serious risk to food security and agriculture in China. Agriculture is of critical importance to China, because 54 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas. This policy brief outlines the ...
- An Econometric Assessment of Household Food Security in Bangladesh
- R faridi 2010
- This paper investigates the determinants of household food security situation in Bangladesh. Different household characteristics seem to be strongly correlated with food security indicator which might be helpful in identifying the foo...
- Analysis of climate change impacts on coffee, cocoa and basic grains value chains in northern Honduras
- Instituto de Estudios del Hambre (Institute of Hunger Studies), 2013
- This study examines, applying future climate local scenarios, climate change impacts in northern Honduras and makes recommendations to strengthen the resilience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) &ls...
- A critical analysis of climate change factors and its projected future values in Delta state, Nigeria
- P. O. Emaziye / Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
- This study analyses climate change factors (temperature and rainfall) and their projected future values in the Delta state, Nigeria. A variety of crops such as maize, yam and cassava produced in Delta state depend on rainfall for thei...
- Using ecosystem-based adaptation actions to tackle food insecurity
- r. Munang / Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2013
- This paper argues that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) provides a flexible, cost-effective and broadly applicable alternative for building robust food systems and reducing the impacts of climate change. Focusing on Africa, the paper ...
- Mariculture and enhanced agriculture are vital to deter food insecurity in the Pacific
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2011
- The Pacific faces many challenges in terms food availability and affordability. This paper investigates the current status of food systems in the Pacific and looks at the changes required for achieving a food secure future. ...
- Global food - waste not, want not
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
- Today, we produce about four billion metric tonnes of food per annum. Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30–50% (or 1.2–2 billion...
- Agricultural transformation, growth and poverty reduction
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- This report summarises discussions from the ‘Agriculture, food security and rural development’ conference, held in Bamako, Mali, April 2010. The conference was organised to exchange experiences and promote learning on topi...
- The state of food and agriculture: investing in agriculture for a better future
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
- Recent food crises and growing concerns about global climate change have placed agriculture on top of the international agenda. Decision-makers have recognised the strong link between the dual goals of eradicating hunger and making ag...
- Springerlink
- Online journal database
- International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA)
- Strategic thinking on global food, fiber, fuel, floral and forestry systems
- Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG)
- PANG is a pacific regional network promoting economic justice in globalisation with specific attention to: accountability and transparency in economic and trade policy processes poverty eradication equitable development and sustainable livelihoods (opportunity, access, impact) food security and environmental sustainability...
- The Berkeley Electronic Press
- Berkeley press electronic journals
- Instituto de Estudios del Hambre (Institute of Hunger Studies)
- The Institute of Hunger Studies (Instituto de Estudios del Hambre IEH) is a non-profit and independent organization founded in Spain in 2001 with the goal to fight against hunger and improve feeding in developing countries. IEH´s main activities aim at providing support through research, training and technical assistance to governments, public and private institutions and civil s...
- Community Food Security Coalition
An organisation building a sustainable regional food systems network
- Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Website (IPC)
- The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a standardised tool that aims at providing a “common currency” for classifying food security. By using a common scale, which is comparable across countries, the tool is designed to make it easier for donors, agencies and governments to identify priorities for intervention before they become catastrophic. The IPC web...
- International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
- Intergovernmental process focusing on the impacts of agricultural knowledge, science and technology
- STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies (STEPS)
- The STEPS Centre is a new interdisciplinary global research and policy engagement hub, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. STEPS aims to develop a new approach to understanding, action and communication on sustainability and development. By acknowledging the interactions between social, technological and environmental factors in diverse local settings the&n...
- Bunda College of Agriculture
Provides training in food production, food security, conservation and natural resource management
