Analysis of approaches to understanding and addressing food security issues; examination of the structural causes of food insecurity and different policy responses.
- Gender and Collective Action: A Conceptual Framework for Analysis
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005
- This paper presents a framework for investigating the intersection of collective action and gender to better understand how gender-oriented analysis can foster effective collective action in the context of agriculture and natural reso...
- Gender and asset ownership: a guide to collecting individual-level data
- World Bank, 2008
- Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide direct and indirect benefits to individuals and households, including a secure place to live, the means of a livelihood, protection during emergencies, and collateral ...
- Trends in climate variability that men and women farmers face to ensure food security
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh in India Mahbubnagar and Anantapur. This FAO study uses gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document ...
- Rural women and food security in Asia and the Pacific: Prospects and paradoxes
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- In many Asian and Pacific countries, substantial gender equality gains have been made in urban areas in education, health and employment, yet rural women lag behind. Moreover, rural women’s work is multifaceted and demanding bot...
- Promoting Gender Equitable Opportunities in Agricultural Value Chains: A Handbook
- US Agency for International Development, 2009
- Gender issues fundamentally shape the production, distribution, and consumption within an economy but have often been overlooked in value chain development. A value chain describes the full sequence of activities required to bring a p...
- Agriculture, trade negotiations and gender
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006
- Women and men in developing countries have different roles in agriculture, and different access to and use of productive resources, therefore the effects of trade liberalisation have had diverse impacts on both, often with women losin...
- What are “women's crops”, and why?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This online article highlights how gender inequalities can limit women to certain choices which prevent them from developing profitable farming activities. For example, many women farmers tend to grow lower-value subsistence crops whe...
- Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This free online database, created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO), aims to support and encourage the use of sex-disaggregated agricultural data in development projects. It was developed as a direct...
- Linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis
- J. H. Valk / International Development Research Centre, 2008
- This study identifies four linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis, each representing a potential entry point for Acacia. The four entry points that this paper presents: Prevention of the crisis ...
- Food Security Research Project (FRSP)
- Zambian food security research network
- Agriculture, trade negotiations and gender
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006
- Women and men in developing countries have different roles in agriculture, and different access to and use of productive resources, therefore the effects of trade liberalisation have had diverse impacts on both, often with women losin...
- What are “women's crops”, and why?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This online article highlights how gender inequalities can limit women to certain choices which prevent them from developing profitable farming activities. For example, many women farmers tend to grow lower-value subsistence crops whe...
- Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This free online database, created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO), aims to support and encourage the use of sex-disaggregated agricultural data in development projects. It was developed as a direct...
- Linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis
- J. H. Valk / International Development Research Centre, 2008
- This study identifies four linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis, each representing a potential entry point for Acacia. The four entry points that this paper presents: Prevention of the crisis ...
- Communication technology can maximise the impact of food price changes on riots
- M. Verpoorten; A. Arora / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Both recent and historic events point to a close link between riots and food prices. This article aims at providing a credible estimate on the impact of food prices on social unrest manifested in the form of demonstrations and/or riot...
- Monitoring price movements during crucial periods of the year to forecast grain crisis in West Africa
- C. Araujo; C. Araujo-Bonjean; S. Brunelin / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Countries located in the Sahel region of Africa are repeatedly confronted by episodes of rapid increase in grain prices resulting in food crises. This paper aims at exploiting grain price data to detect the warning signs of looming fo...
- Maintaining affordability and farm gate prices of rice in Bangladesh
- J.K. Basak / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011
- Food security is a major concern in Bangladesh due to the ever-increasing population as well as agricultural commodities' heightening costs. This paper sheds light on possible solutions to the challenge facing the Bangladeshi governme...
- Do Malawians think Genetic Modified foods are safe?
- C. Mataya / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2006
- During the past two decades Malawi has increasingly relied on imports and food aid to compensate for recurring food production deficits. The use of imports and food aid to mitigate starvation in Malawi and neighbouring Sou...
- Is urban agriculture paying dividends in the fight against hunger in Malawi?
- D. Mkwambisi; E. Fraser; A. Dougill / Leeds University, 2007
- Urban agriculture (UA) can reduce poverty but there is need for more precise analyses on how it contributes to food security. A study in Malawi,revealed two predominant types of urban farmers: poor, less educated...
- Examining the factors contributing to food security and climate change in the Pacific
- M. Ahmed (ed); J. Maclean (ed); M.A. Sombilla. (ed) / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- The Pacific island governments view climate change as a priority issue, especially in terms of its potential impacts on food security, but need clear directions in addressing both issues. Their agricultural production until the mid-19...
- The International Fair Trade Association (IFAT)
- Federation of producers and alternative trading organisations (ATOs). IFAT brings its members together in order to develop the market for Fair Trade, build trust in Fair Trade, and speak out for Fair Trade. WWW site includes definitions of fair trade, code of practice and a short bibliography.
- Policy Instruments Database (PIDB)
- Available via Ciesin (see separate entry). Offers the full text, summary and status of treaties and other international environmental agreements related to global environmental change (covering climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, desertification, drought, biological diversity, deforestation, oceans, trade and the environment, population). Data can be browsed by treaty or searched for a...
- CAMASE Register of Agro-Ecosystems Models
- Comprehensive register of agro-ecosystems models, covering 80% of the relevant models used in Europe for research, education and application in: (a) production of agricultural crops, grasslands, forests, and their environment; (b) cropping and farming systems, in farm households and land use; (c) shells and tools for such models in DSS applications (e.g. microclimate profiles for irrigation sched...
- International Foundation for Science (IFS)
- The IFS awards grants to scientists working in developing countries mainly in the fields of biological and related sciences (aquatic resources, animal production, crop science, forestry/agroforestry, food science, and natural products). WWW site has information on the programme, conditions for grant application, full text from IFS workshops.
- Bioline
- Bioline Publications is an online bibliographic service, focusing on microbiology, biotechnology, biodiversity, bioinformatics, biosafety and biopolicy. The service is provided by Bioline Publications in association with the Base de Dados Tropical (BDT), Brazil. It incorporates commercial and not-for-profit journals, as well as reports, newsletters, conference proceedings and books. Accessible via...
- Environmental Bibliography - Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
- Bibliographical database covering all aspects of the environment, including human ecology, atmospheric studies, energy, land / water resources, nutrition and health. Data from 1973 to date. Authors' abstracts are included for journal issues from 1997 forward. Earlier article citations include a "microabstract" of three to six terms providing the user with a picture of the article's content. Prod...
- Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USA (OFDA)
- Distributes series of OFDA reports on major disasters and emergencies occurring outside the USA. Reports contain summary information on the disaster based on reporting from the field and a compilation of sources, and a description and financial accounting of how the US Government is responding to the disaster. Three different types of reports are posted: (a) Situation reports (sitreps): on long-...
- Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO (GIEWS)
- WWW site, in English, Spanish and French, includes: (a) Reports: full text of regular FAO reports including: Food Outlook; Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in sub-Saharan Africa; Foodcrops and Shortages; Sahel Weather and Crop Situation; Special Reports and Alerts on Emergency Situations (b) Databases on African Countries - Agriculture and Food Supply Country profiles: for countries...
- Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
- Food security reports and vulnerability assessments
- National Drought Mitigation Centre (NDMC)
- USA service, providing advisory service on the reduction of societal vulnerability to drought. Primarily USA focused, but associated with the International Drought Information Center (co-publishes the printed Drought Network News) in international information, survey of US drought mitigation practices, and links to other sites. WWW site has information on organisation, list of USA contacts, a dr...
