Food security
- Importance of wildlife resources for food and livelihood security in Equatorial Guinea
- S. Allebone-Webb / Zoological Society of London, 2009
- This thesis shows that two rural villages in continental Equatorial Guinea consume, produce and earn significant amounts from wildlife resources, particularly bushmeat. The author notes that through an investigation of the variation i...
- FAO reporting on global hunger in 2009
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This is the tenth progress report on world hunger since the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS). It highlights that the food crisis has twinned with the economic crisis increasing the number of hungry people. The global economic ...
- Innovative backyard poultry value chain
- M. Dhawan (ed); M. Punjabi (ed); V. Ahuja (ed) / South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, 2009
- There is a growing evidence about the role that backyard poultry production can play in sustaining and enhancing poor peoples’ livelihoods. Market oriented backyard poultry is increasingly recognised as a stepping stone for the ...
- Bird flu and people's livelihoods: how much is lost?
- V. Ahuja; M. Dhawan; L. Maarse / South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, 2009
- This report outlines the impact of bird flu on poor people’s livelihoods in West Bengal, India. Based on a survey of about 180 rural households raising ‘Kuroilers’ (a dual purpose bird introduced by Keggfarms Pvt. Lt...
- Climate change could fuel further conflict in the Middle East
- O. Brown; A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2009
- Climate models are predicting a hotter, drier and less predictable climate in the Middle East, a region already considered the world's most water-scarce and where, in many places, demand for water already outstrips supply. This report...
- How has conflict affected livelihoods and remittances in Darfur?
- H. Young; K. Jacobsen; A. Osman / Feinstein International Center, USA, 2009
- In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This briefing paper discusses findings f...
- 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 rapidly urbanising global South, the b...
- The winners and losers of the rise in food prices
- M. Ivanic; W. Martin / World Bank, 2009
- Basic food commodities that are traded globally, including wheat, rice, maize, sugar and poultry, are important for small farmers and consumers in the developing world. Higher global food prices are a shock factor which can be directl...
- Using a livelihood framework for food security analysis in Kenya
- United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2008
- The dramatic increase in food prices globally has created challenges for achieving the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and hunger especially in the Kenyan context given a number of factors aggravating the food crisis....
- How agriculture can most effectively contribute to food security and poverty alleviation
- S. Wiggins / Department for International Development, UK, 2004
- This article considers the linkages between agriculture, hunger and food security. It highlights that hunger and food insecurity remains at unacceptably high levels. To reduce this, it is important to understand how agriculture can mo...
- Importance of wildlife resources for food and livelihood security in Equatorial Guinea
- S. Allebone-Webb / Zoological Society of London, 2009
- This thesis shows that two rural villages in continental Equatorial Guinea consume, produce and earn significant amounts from wildlife resources, particularly bushmeat. The author notes that through an investigation of the variation i...
- FAO reporting on global hunger in 2009
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This is the tenth progress report on world hunger since the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS). It highlights that the food crisis has twinned with the economic crisis increasing the number of hungry people. The global economic ...
- Innovative backyard poultry value chain
- M. Dhawan (ed); M. Punjabi (ed); V. Ahuja (ed) / South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, 2009
- There is a growing evidence about the role that backyard poultry production can play in sustaining and enhancing poor peoples’ livelihoods. Market oriented backyard poultry is increasingly recognised as a stepping stone for the ...
- Bird flu and people's livelihoods: how much is lost?
- V. Ahuja; M. Dhawan; L. Maarse / South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme, 2009
- This report outlines the impact of bird flu on poor people’s livelihoods in West Bengal, India. Based on a survey of about 180 rural households raising ‘Kuroilers’ (a dual purpose bird introduced by Keggfarms Pvt. Lt...
- Climate change could fuel further conflict in the Middle East
- O. Brown; A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2009
- Climate models are predicting a hotter, drier and less predictable climate in the Middle East, a region already considered the world's most water-scarce and where, in many places, demand for water already outstrips supply. This report...
- How has conflict affected livelihoods and remittances in Darfur?
- H. Young; K. Jacobsen; A. Osman / Feinstein International Center, USA, 2009
- In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This briefing paper discusses findings f...
- 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 rapidly urbanising global South, the b...
- The winners and losers of the rise in food prices
- M. Ivanic; W. Martin / World Bank, 2009
- Basic food commodities that are traded globally, including wheat, rice, maize, sugar and poultry, are important for small farmers and consumers in the developing world. Higher global food prices are a shock factor which can be directl...
- Using a livelihood framework for food security analysis in Kenya
- United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2008
- The dramatic increase in food prices globally has created challenges for achieving the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and hunger especially in the Kenyan context given a number of factors aggravating the food crisis....
- How agriculture can most effectively contribute to food security and poverty alleviation
- S. Wiggins / Department for International Development, UK, 2004
- This article considers the linkages between agriculture, hunger and food security. It highlights that hunger and food insecurity remains at unacceptably high levels. To reduce this, it is important to understand how agriculture can mo...
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