Analysis of approaches to understanding and addressing food security issues; examination of the structural causes of food insecurity and different policy responses.
- 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...
- Guidebook on the technologies and options for adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector
- X. Zhu (ed); R. Clements; J. Haggar / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011
- The agriculture sector faces the challenge of providing adequate food to a growing world population. There is limited scope to expand arable land, and unpredictable weather, floods, and other disastrous events make food production eve...
- Improving markets for fresh food retail in India
- N. Singla; S. Singh; P.K. Dhindsa / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Linking primary producers with global and national markets through fresh food retail chains is seen as one of the emerging agricultural marketing practices in India to improve small producer’s livelihoods. This paper examines th...
- Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
- S. Loewenberg / The Lancet, 2011
- This report describes the crisis from Kenya’s refugee camps and Wajir in the north, as millions of people in the Horn of Africa are affected by the devastating drought and famine. The famine in Somalia that has sent a tide of re...
- WFP's review of hunger worldwide
- United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2010
- The World Food Programme's (WFP) 2010 review describes the disasters that punctuated 2010, such as the earthquake in Haiti, the tidal wave of floodwaters in Pakistan, and other disasters such as drought in the eastern regions of Afric...
- Guidebook on the technologies and options for adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector
- X. Zhu (ed); R. Clements; J. Haggar / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011
- The agriculture sector faces the challenge of providing adequate food to a growing world population. There is limited scope to expand arable land, and unpredictable weather, floods, and other disastrous events make food production eve...
- Improving markets for fresh food retail in India
- N. Singla; S. Singh; P.K. Dhindsa / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Linking primary producers with global and national markets through fresh food retail chains is seen as one of the emerging agricultural marketing practices in India to improve small producer’s livelihoods. This paper examines th...
- Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
- S. Loewenberg / The Lancet, 2011
- This report describes the crisis from Kenya’s refugee camps and Wajir in the north, as millions of people in the Horn of Africa are affected by the devastating drought and famine. The famine in Somalia that has sent a tide of re...
- WFP's review of hunger worldwide
- United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2010
- The World Food Programme's (WFP) 2010 review describes the disasters that punctuated 2010, such as the earthquake in Haiti, the tidal wave of floodwaters in Pakistan, and other disasters such as drought in the eastern regions of Afric...
- How to achieve progress against hunger and malnutrition
- Bread for the World, 2011
- Bread for the World's 2011 hunger report argues that 2011 is a time of opportunity to achieve lasting progress against global hunger and malnutrition since: the dramatic surge in global hunger as a result of a spike in ...
- Strengthen glacial research and modeling of glaciers to avoid floods and droughts
- B. P. Kaltenborn (ed); C. Nellemann (ed); I. I. Vistnes (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010
- Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. This report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies. Although gl...
- Biodiversity leads to food security: the case of Bangladesh
- M.A. Baten / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This research paper explains the relationship between food production and agricultural biodiversity, and analyses the impact of indiscriminate loss of agricultural biodiversity on food security. Bangladesh has been sufferin...
- Bangladesh's performance in ensuring food security
- Q. Shahabuddin / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This paper evaluates the performance of Bangladesh on the implementation of the ‘right to food’ in light of commitment made by the state. The article emphasizes on the progressive realization of rights in the pr...
- Food safety information in newspapers and GM labeling policy both influence Chinese consumer food demand
- D. He; B. Chidmi; D. Zhou / AgEcon Search, 2011
- What are Chinese consumers’ reactions to food safety information provided by mass media? This study analyses the impact of food safety information on food demand in urban China, underscoring food price elasticities and expenditu...
- Six key success factors in the fight against hunger worldwide
- Morwenna Sullivan; Hugh Lort-Phillips; Aline Tinoco / Action Against Hunger, 2011
- This briefing paper, published by Action Against Hunger, seeks to understand why and how countries like Brazil, Peru, Mozambique, Malawi, and Bangladesh have managed to reduce undernutrition, while others have not. By pulling together...
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- UN agency with mobilising and coordinating the collective efforts of the international community, especially those in the UN system, to meet the needs of those people exposed to disasters and emergencies. It is also involved in the reduction of vulnerability and the facilitation on the transition from relief to rehabilitation and development. Until January 1998, Office was known as the Departmem...
- Reliefweb
- WWW site managed by the UN United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, formerly DHA) see separate entry. Designed to support humanitarian crisis early warning, contingency planning, response and recovery. This site hosts data from OCHA and other (mostly UN) organisations. The site is designed to complement the OCHA-Online WWW site (see separate entry) contains other i...
- HungerWeb
- HungerWeb (a project of the World Hunger Program at Brown University, RI., USA) aims to "help prevent and eradicate hunger and promote sustainable development by facilitating and encouraging the free exchange of ideas and information". WWW site offers both primary information (provided by the World Hunger Programme) and wide range of links to material and sites from other research organisations, N...
- 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment is an initiative of the Washington, D.C.-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The 2020 Vision initiative seeks to identify solutions for meeting future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment. Information services include: (a) WWW site: information on the programme, list of publications,...
- Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP)
- CROP was established by the International Social Science Council in 1992. It is a world-wide network of researchers and experts on poverty. The aim of the Programme is to establish a common arena for interdisciplinary and comparative research on poverty in developed and developing countries. CROP organises regional workshops, symposia and international conferences, promotes joint research project...
- HAPEX SAHEL Information System
- Information system on land-surface-atmosphere observation programme based in Niger, looking at the role of the Sahel's land surface changes on atmospheric conditions and drought. Data collected from field, aerial and remote sensing methods. Database created from data to disseminate measurements. Data and background information available via WWW.
- African Climate Products for Famine Early Warning Systems, Climate Prediction Center (FEWS)
- USAID sponsored information product providing data on climate in the African region (temperature, precipitation, winds, humidity, cloud top temperature). Data is in the form of remote sensed images. Updated daily.
- International Children's Centre
- Works in collaboration with national and international organisations to promote child health and development
- Biotechnology Abstracts
- Bibliographical database covering genetic manipulation, biochemical engineering, microbiology, agriculture, food, waste disposal and the environment. From 1982 to date. Available on CDROM (from Silverplatter) and online (via Dialog as Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts)
- Biobusiness
- Bibliographical database on economic/business aspects of biological and biomedical research, including agriculture, biotechnology, forestry, food, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and waste treatment. Available online (via Dialog, Datastar, ESA)
