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- The need to grow cash crops has a negative effect on deforestation
- B. Mkwara; D. Marsh / Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato, 2009
- Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. This paper discusses competition for agricultural land and investigates why the poor are closely associated with forests. Furthermo...
- Food and nutrition: key trends and the geographic areas of greatest vulnerability
- K., V. Grebmer; H. Fritschel; B. Nestorova / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. Some regions have made significant headway in combating hunger and malnutrition, but in South...
- Analysis and assessment using HEAs
- International Save the Children Alliance, 2008
- The Household Economy Approach (HEA) is a livelihoods-based framework for analysing the way people obtain access to the things they need to survive and prosper. It helps determine people’s food and non-food needs and identify ap...
- Does dietry diversity indicate womens' dietry quality?: evidence from rural Bangladesh
- M. Arimond; L. Torheim; D. Wiesman / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2008
- 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. However, despite being a global problem, ...
- Addressing food insecurity in Northern Ghana
- W. Quaye / African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
- This paper looks at the food security situation in three regions of Northern Ghana and examines how farmer households cope during food insecure periods. The author finds that productivity by farmer households in all the thr...
- Tackling child malnourishment in India: an analysis of inter-regional disparities
- K. R. G. Nair / Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi, 2007
- In spite of recent economic growth, India maintains one of the highest proportions of undernourished children in the world, partly owing to the highly uneven nature of its development. This paper provides a detailed analysis of inter-...
- Mapping child malnutrition in Ecuador: a canton level analysis
- B. Lorge Rogers; J. Wirth; K. Macías / Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 2007
- The Government of Ecuador has made a commitment to eradicating childhood hunger, and is presently undertaking steps to develop policies and programmes to achieve that goal. This paper argues that the first step toward realising the go...
- Food security in India: the case for an integrated approach
- A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
- This paper examines the debate which surrounds the uni-sectoral versus inter-sectoral, or integrated, approach as a strategy for food security and poverty alleviation. Looking at the issues surrounding the debate through a ...
- Exploring food insecurity in India through the eyes of those who suffer it
- A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2007
- This paper examines food insecurity within contemporary India at the micro level. It focuses on the temporal dimension of food insecurity in terms of seasonality and inter-month variations in food consumed, and in the variety, palate ...
- What can the international community do to help developing countries deal with rising food prices?
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
- Prepared by the FAO, IFAD and WEP for the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination on 28-29 April in Berne, Switzerland, this paper argues that the rapid price increase of basic food commodities internationally poses a s...
- The need to grow cash crops has a negative effect on deforestation
- B. Mkwara; D. Marsh / Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato, 2009
- Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. This paper discusses competition for agricultural land and investigates why the poor are closely associated with forests. Furthermo...
- Food and nutrition: key trends and the geographic areas of greatest vulnerability
- K., V. Grebmer; H. Fritschel; B. Nestorova / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. Some regions have made significant headway in combating hunger and malnutrition, but in South...
- Analysis and assessment using HEAs
- International Save the Children Alliance, 2008
- The Household Economy Approach (HEA) is a livelihoods-based framework for analysing the way people obtain access to the things they need to survive and prosper. It helps determine people’s food and non-food needs and identify ap...
- Does dietry diversity indicate womens' dietry quality?: evidence from rural Bangladesh
- M. Arimond; L. Torheim; D. Wiesman / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2008
- 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. However, despite being a global problem, ...
- Addressing food insecurity in Northern Ghana
- W. Quaye / African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
- This paper looks at the food security situation in three regions of Northern Ghana and examines how farmer households cope during food insecure periods. The author finds that productivity by farmer households in all the thr...
- Tackling child malnourishment in India: an analysis of inter-regional disparities
- K. R. G. Nair / Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi, 2007
- In spite of recent economic growth, India maintains one of the highest proportions of undernourished children in the world, partly owing to the highly uneven nature of its development. This paper provides a detailed analysis of inter-...
- Mapping child malnutrition in Ecuador: a canton level analysis
- B. Lorge Rogers; J. Wirth; K. Macías / Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 2007
- The Government of Ecuador has made a commitment to eradicating childhood hunger, and is presently undertaking steps to develop policies and programmes to achieve that goal. This paper argues that the first step toward realising the go...
- Food security in India: the case for an integrated approach
- A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
- This paper examines the debate which surrounds the uni-sectoral versus inter-sectoral, or integrated, approach as a strategy for food security and poverty alleviation. Looking at the issues surrounding the debate through a ...
- Exploring food insecurity in India through the eyes of those who suffer it
- A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2007
- This paper examines food insecurity within contemporary India at the micro level. It focuses on the temporal dimension of food insecurity in terms of seasonality and inter-month variations in food consumed, and in the variety, palate ...
- What can the international community do to help developing countries deal with rising food prices?
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
- Prepared by the FAO, IFAD and WEP for the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination on 28-29 April in Berne, Switzerland, this paper argues that the rapid price increase of basic food commodities internationally poses a s...
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