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- What roles can emerging democratic local governments play in reducing food insecurity?
- A. Bonfiglioli / United Nations Capital Development Fund, 2007
- Food insecurity dramatically affects millions of people both in rural areas and in urban centers of poor countries, with unacceptable human, economic, social and political consequences. This book highlights the specific roles tha...
- Forging partnerships to reduce food insecurity of HIV-affected households: a case study from Uganda
- K. Coon; J. Ogden; J. Odolon / Population Council, USA, 2007
- Although knowledge and technologies exist in Uganda to better enable households to be food secure, agricultural sector programmes are not promoting them as effectively as they could. Likewise, health and social welfare programmes...
- Agricultural diversification is not sufficient for securing rural livelihoods in Kakamega District, Kenya
- H. Dose / GIGA Deutsches Orient-Institut / GIGA German Institute for Middle East Studies, 2007
- This paper examines the argument presented in the sustainable rural livelihoods literature that diversification can increase incomes and food security. The case of small-scale farmers in Kakamega District, Kenya is applied. Using this...
- The aftermath of the 2002 drought in Ethiopia
- D.O. Gilligan; J. Hoddinott / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006
- This paper explores the presence of persistent impacts of two food aid programmes: the Employment Generation Schemes (EGS) and free food distribution (FFD), which were implemented following the 2002 drought in Ethiopia. It looks speci...
- Overcoming hunger in South Asia by empowering women
- N. Ramachandran / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
- Despite the progress in food production and availability, nutrition levels of women and children in South Asia remain exceptionally low. This paper explores various aspects of the relationship between women and food security in the re...
- China’s rich don’t want more food, they want better food
- F. Gale; K. Huang / Economic Research Service, USDA, 2007
- Why has China’s surging income growth not pushed its demand for food beyond domestic production capacity?This study assesses changes in food demand in China.Essentially it reveals that as household incomes rise, consumers demand...
- Food for Schooling programme increases enrolment and household food consumption in Bangladesh
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- This report evaluates a Food for Schooling (FFS) programme in Bangladesh. The Food for Schooling programme targets poor families and provides them with grain food subsidies if their children attend class. The evaluation finds t...
- How can vulnerability to food insecurity be reduced in Viet Nam?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004
- By providing a thorough and disaggregated understanding of vulnerability to food insecurity, the purpose of this document is to inform policy and programming interventions for reducing vulnerability, as experienced by different groups...
- Trends in cereal consumption in India and the likely impacts on food security
- S. Mittal / Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2006
- Over the past two decades, even the poor in India have shifted their consumption away from cereals towards other foods. What are the implications of this for India’s future food security? This study reviews trends in per capita c...
- Impacts of livelihoods interventions on female-headed households in Tigray
- M. Desta; G. Haddis; S. Ataklt / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2006
- This report looks at the activities of different organisations working for the improved livelihood of the local community in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a particular emphasis on the Women's Association of Tigray (WAT), as an indigenous NGO...
- What roles can emerging democratic local governments play in reducing food insecurity?
- A. Bonfiglioli / United Nations Capital Development Fund, 2007
- Food insecurity dramatically affects millions of people both in rural areas and in urban centers of poor countries, with unacceptable human, economic, social and political consequences. This book highlights the specific roles tha...
- Forging partnerships to reduce food insecurity of HIV-affected households: a case study from Uganda
- K. Coon; J. Ogden; J. Odolon / Population Council, USA, 2007
- Although knowledge and technologies exist in Uganda to better enable households to be food secure, agricultural sector programmes are not promoting them as effectively as they could. Likewise, health and social welfare programmes...
- Agricultural diversification is not sufficient for securing rural livelihoods in Kakamega District, Kenya
- H. Dose / GIGA Deutsches Orient-Institut / GIGA German Institute for Middle East Studies, 2007
- This paper examines the argument presented in the sustainable rural livelihoods literature that diversification can increase incomes and food security. The case of small-scale farmers in Kakamega District, Kenya is applied. Using this...
- The aftermath of the 2002 drought in Ethiopia
- D.O. Gilligan; J. Hoddinott / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006
- This paper explores the presence of persistent impacts of two food aid programmes: the Employment Generation Schemes (EGS) and free food distribution (FFD), which were implemented following the 2002 drought in Ethiopia. It looks speci...
- Overcoming hunger in South Asia by empowering women
- N. Ramachandran / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
- Despite the progress in food production and availability, nutrition levels of women and children in South Asia remain exceptionally low. This paper explores various aspects of the relationship between women and food security in the re...
- China’s rich don’t want more food, they want better food
- F. Gale; K. Huang / Economic Research Service, USDA, 2007
- Why has China’s surging income growth not pushed its demand for food beyond domestic production capacity?This study assesses changes in food demand in China.Essentially it reveals that as household incomes rise, consumers demand...
- Food for Schooling programme increases enrolment and household food consumption in Bangladesh
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- This report evaluates a Food for Schooling (FFS) programme in Bangladesh. The Food for Schooling programme targets poor families and provides them with grain food subsidies if their children attend class. The evaluation finds t...
- How can vulnerability to food insecurity be reduced in Viet Nam?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004
- By providing a thorough and disaggregated understanding of vulnerability to food insecurity, the purpose of this document is to inform policy and programming interventions for reducing vulnerability, as experienced by different groups...
- Trends in cereal consumption in India and the likely impacts on food security
- S. Mittal / Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2006
- Over the past two decades, even the poor in India have shifted their consumption away from cereals towards other foods. What are the implications of this for India’s future food security? This study reviews trends in per capita c...
- Impacts of livelihoods interventions on female-headed households in Tigray
- M. Desta; G. Haddis; S. Ataklt / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2006
- This report looks at the activities of different organisations working for the improved livelihood of the local community in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a particular emphasis on the Women's Association of Tigray (WAT), as an indigenous NGO...
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