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Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2012Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income.DocumentRural poverty and Food insecurity mapping at district level for improved agricultural water management in the Limpopo River Basin
Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2013The purposes of this paper are to: 1) Identify areas in the Limpopo River Basin with high levels of rural poverty and food insecurity; 2) Identify areas where agricultural water management (AWM) interventions are taking place; andDocumentFinal report. FOKUS: External evaluation of the East African Program for the Empowerment of Grassroot Women (EAGWEN).
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2013Norwegian Women and Family Association (NWF) has a history of supporting organisations whose main focus is on vulnerable groups.DocumentWhy women farmers are left out of the programs. Lessons learned. Evaluation of Norway's bilateral agricultural support to food security
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2013Norway’s Bilateral Agricultural Support to Food Security 2005-2011 was reviewed in 2012-2013. This Lessons Learned document was prepared as a continuation of that review. Its purpose is to identify lessons learned regarding women’s rights and gender1 issues in the projects/programmes2 reviewed, in order to achieve more gender equality in Norwegian-funded agricultural programmes.DocumentSmallholders, food security, and the environment
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2013This report aims to improve understanding among policymakers and practitioners – together with those influencing and making decisions in relevant business sectors – of the relationships between smallholders, food security and the environment.DocumentTransforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013As part of a process to better understand the role of gender in agriculture initiated by the Swedish International Development Agency in 2009, this book presents and analyses a number of case studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Zambia.DocumentImproving nutrition through multisectoral approaches
World Bank, 2013This report offers operational guidance to the global development community on maximizing investments on nutrition outcomes for women and young children. It is a first step towards operationalising a multi-sectoral approach to improving nutrition. It does not address issues of obesity or “overnutrition,” instead focusing solely on deficiencies.DocumentThe state of food insecurity in the world, 2012. Economic growth is necessary but not sufficient to accelerate reduction of hunger and malnutrition.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012The State of Food Insecurity in the World provides a sketch of the state of hunger in the world. The report affirms that significant progress has been made since 1990 and that the Millennium Development Goals are within reach.DocumentUrban malnutrition: a review of food security and nutrition among the urban poor
2013NutritionWorks has conducted a review on 'food security and nutrition among the urban poor' on behalf of Save the Children. This work was carried out by Lili Mohiddin, Laura Phelps and Tamsin Walters.DocumentImpact of climate change on ASEAN food security: Downscaling analysis and response
Centre For Non-Traditional Security Studies, 2013This Issues Brief is based on the proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on the Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN Food Security held in June 2013.Pages