Responding to food crises
Government and international responses to varied economic, policy and environmentally driven food crises at all levels; the cause and effect of rising food prices; different approaches to reducing vulnerability and strengthening resilience; the pros and cons of food aid
- A need for policy and institutional reform in humanitarian response to food security
- J. Wirth; D. Maxwell; P. Webb; J. Coates / Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 2008
- This paper serves as a background document to help frame discussion at the Food Security Forum in Rome, April 2008. It focuses on policy and institutional reform issues centred on the links between chronic and transitory crises. The a...
- How is the changing world food situation affecting the poor, and what can be done about it?
- J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- The world food situation is being rapidly redefined, as income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalisation, and urbanisation transform food consumption, production, and markets. This paper provides an overview of the the...
- How can responses to emerging food insecurity crises be improved?
- E. Mathys / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007
- In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify programme interventions and increase resources in response to sho...
- Which countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger?
- H. Dalzell; L. Kiess; T. Arnold; S. Collins / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2007
- This document presents an index on key facts, determinants, and trends in relation to hunger and malnutrition. It also details countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger, that is, with regard to meeting the hunger-...
- Food assistance and HIV: a step-by-step guide to integrated programming
- Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2007
- This guide from the FANTA project outlines key steps for integrating food assistance and nutrition into HIV programmes. It identifies key challenges to integrated HIV programming: inadequate understanding of how to address the overlap...
- What factors influence how African governments respond to drought?
- N. Munemo / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2008
- This paper examines the reasoning behind some African governments' selection of policies of universal food relief, when others adopt food or cash-for-work programmes in times of drought. It examines the key factors that shap...
- What is the food security outlook for Southern Africa for 2008?
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007
- This report summarises the results of a study of the food security outlook for Southern Africa, highlighting the major threats to food security in the period October 2007 to March 2008. It incorporates the findings from six country ou...
- Food security in crises
- Alinovi L.; Hemrich G.; Russo L. / Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2007
- Drawing on case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia and Sudan, this paper focuses on policy, programming and institutional issues related to addressing food insecurity in protracted crises and fragile stat...
- How does local procurement of food aid affect local markets?
- J. Coulter / Reliefweb, 2007
- European Commission policy endorses local and regional procurement of food aid commodities (LRP), a practice that is believed to assist in the development of local agriculture and livelihoods in supplying countries. This paper argues ...
- A practical guide to integrating food assistance into HIV response
- Reliefweb, 2007
- There is increased acknowledgment in the development community of the links between food insecurity and HIV, and the need to integrate food and nutritional support into response to the HIV epidemic. This guide aims to improve capacity...
- How is the changing world food situation affecting the poor, and what can be done about it?
- J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- The world food situation is being rapidly redefined, as income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalisation, and urbanisation transform food consumption, production, and markets. This paper provides an overview of the the...
- How can responses to emerging food insecurity crises be improved?
- E. Mathys / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007
- In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify programme interventions and increase resources in response to sho...
- Which countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger?
- H. Dalzell; L. Kiess; T. Arnold; S. Collins / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2007
- This document presents an index on key facts, determinants, and trends in relation to hunger and malnutrition. It also details countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger, that is, with regard to meeting the hunger-...
- Food assistance and HIV: a step-by-step guide to integrated programming
- Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2007
- This guide from the FANTA project outlines key steps for integrating food assistance and nutrition into HIV programmes. It identifies key challenges to integrated HIV programming: inadequate understanding of how to address the overlap...
- What factors influence how African governments respond to drought?
- N. Munemo / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2008
- This paper examines the reasoning behind some African governments' selection of policies of universal food relief, when others adopt food or cash-for-work programmes in times of drought. It examines the key factors that shap...
- What is the food security outlook for Southern Africa for 2008?
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007
- This report summarises the results of a study of the food security outlook for Southern Africa, highlighting the major threats to food security in the period October 2007 to March 2008. It incorporates the findings from six country ou...
- Food security in crises
- Alinovi L.; Hemrich G.; Russo L. / Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2007
- Drawing on case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia and Sudan, this paper focuses on policy, programming and institutional issues related to addressing food insecurity in protracted crises and fragile stat...
- How does local procurement of food aid affect local markets?
- J. Coulter / Reliefweb, 2007
- European Commission policy endorses local and regional procurement of food aid commodities (LRP), a practice that is believed to assist in the development of local agriculture and livelihoods in supplying countries. This paper argues ...
- A practical guide to integrating food assistance into HIV response
- Reliefweb, 2007
- There is increased acknowledgment in the development community of the links between food insecurity and HIV, and the need to integrate food and nutritional support into response to the HIV epidemic. This guide aims to improve capacity...
- Will US biofuel production limit food aid flows to Southern Africa?
- C. Grant / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
- The production of biofuel has more than doubled in the United States since 2001 while food aid levels have been steadily declining. This brief considers how the global shift to ethanol may affect food aid flows to Southern Africa. In ...
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