Urban issues
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- Discrimination and food rights
- ( UN Human Rights Council , 2010)
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This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study c...
- Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures: Science review SR: 48: Gender in the food system
- ( The Government Office for Science , 2011)
- This report highlights the need for institutional changes that would benefit women within food systems globally, as consumers, producers, entrepreneurs and workers. The report identifies three e...
- Food insecurity and vulnerability in the face of HIV/AIDS: the case of Malawi
- ( M. Palamuleni;P. Kambewa;J. Kadzandira / Chancellor College, University of Malawi , 2003)
- In December 2002/January 2003, the World Food Programme commissioned a study to provide an analysis of the linkages between HIV/AIDS and food security in Malawi. It also aimed to build an analysis of ...
- Addressing the rejection of traditional food sources in Malawi
- ( C.M. Chawenje;W.E. Barbeua;I. Gruen / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic , 2000)
- Researchers have documented declining interest among young people for traditional food sources and substantial loss in knowledge for traditional foods. As migration from Malawi's rural to urban areas ...
- 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...
