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Food, water, and energy security in South Asia: a nexus perspective from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
Science Direct, 2014With limited land resources, inadequate energy supply, and growing water stress, South Asia faces the challenge of providing enough water and energy to grow enough food for the burgeoning population.DocumentSocial protection and wellbeing: food security in Adivasi communities, Chhattisgarh, India
Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2014Despite economic growth, persistent levels of absolute poverty remain across the world. Social protection is an important response to this, guaranteeing a basic level of income support. The state of Chhattisgarh, India, provides an interesting model, as government commitment and people?s action combine to buttress food security in communities with historically high levels of disadvantage.DocumentMainstreaming social inclusion into programmes promoting agricultural productivity and access to markets among the rural poor
Evidence on Demand, 2013This study is a rapid assessment of the evidence regarding effective approaches to promoting agricultural productivity and improving access to markets, across different social groups of the rural poor, with a particular focus on those at risk of exclusion.DocumentHow social issues affect market engagement and livelihoods strategies - among the rural poor in Zimbabwe
Evidence on Demand, 2013The purpose of this rapid desk-based study is to inform the development of detailed design work for two components of the new Livelihoods and Food Security Programme being supported by UK's Depetment for Intrnational Development (DFID) Zimbabwe.DocumentUnderstanding adaptive capacity: sustainable livelihoods and food security in coastal Bangladesh
International Water Management Institute, 2012This paper analyses data from a household-level survey of 980 agricultural and fishing households in seven sites across southern Bangladesh. We examine the relationship between assets, livelihood strategies, food security and farming practice changes. These households are coping with huge demographic, economic, and environmental changes.DocumentCultivating the future: Exploring the the potential and impact of a green revolution in Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 2012Despite possessing large tracts of rich, uncultivated land, Africa is a net importer of food and suffers from high levels of undernutrition. Some scholars have argued that a ‘Green Revolution’, defined by increasing crop yields and land under cultivation, could bring about a more sustainable future for the continent.DocumentStrategy for Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2011The food price crisis of the last decade provided an impetus to the discussions on sustainable development of agriculture. What has since emerged is the belief that agricultural policies need to be revamped to meet the growing demands for food and fibre in most countries.DocumentAgricultural productivity seminar notes
Evidence on Demand, 2013As these seminar notes argue, agriculture is once again high on the development agenda, There are huge opportunities but also challenges in agriculture; and that while increased productivity is the ultimate goal – the nuances of what is meant by productivity in relation to poverty reduction and food security must be teased out.DocumentClimate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia
Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013This paper uses Sesheke district in Western Zambia as a case study on climate variability and gender and relates it to how the livelihoods of natural resource dependent women and men have been affected.DocumentTransforming 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.Pages
