Urban issues
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- Can urban agriculture generate adequate livelihoods and food security?
- ( M. Redwood (ed) / International Development Research Centre , 2009)
- This report, by researchers working in urban agriculture (UA), examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapi...
Why do some people in the US continue to struggle with inadequate food supplies?
- ( C. Kaiser / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy , 2008)
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Since the late 1930s, the United States government has recognised hunger and malnutrition as a condition that affects people at all income levels, inside and outside of their homes. Today...
- How can urban farmers be supported to improve their livelihoods?
- ( R. van Veenhuizen (ed) / RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine , 2008)
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Urban farming systems are in constant development as urban farmers adapt their existing practices or come up with new ones, yet are rarely given formal support for their innovations. This issu...
- Updated information on food security in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
- ( United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2007)
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What are the recent changes in the political and economic situation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS)? Updated information is greatly needed to inform policy development and programme planning...
- Latest developments on food security in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
- ( C. Abu Sa'ada;J. Frize;C. Galluzzi / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
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How can food security be ensured in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS)? Given the ever-fluctuating political and economic situation, up-to-date information is essential for policy develo...
- 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 househ...
- Managing physical and spatial dimensions of a city
- ( O. Argenti; C. Marocchino / Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO , 2005)
- This guide describes the principal activities of food supply and distribution systems (FSDSs) and suggests planning criteria for managing the physical and spatial dimensions of a city in order to impr...
- 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 r...
- Supermarkets don't benefit the urban poor - or even the middle class
- ( M. Arda / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2006)
- With the advent of supermarkets in urban centres in many developing countries, the question of their impact on access to food and food security for the urban poor has arisen. This paper examines the c...
- Governments must invest in infrastructure, prepare risk management strategies to boost national food production
- ( K.L. Sharma / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2006)
- This paper analyses the status of food security in several South Pacific Island countries, namely Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. It looks at ...
