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Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for food security and nutrition: A report by The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
Committee on World Food Security, FAO, 2014This report has a focus on fish for food security in the face of challenges in sustainability governance and economic constraints.DocumentWheat consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends, drivers, and policy implications
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 2012Staple grain consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rising at the same time that the region is becoming more dependent on imported staples. This paper discusses the potential dilemmas posed by SSA’s increasing reliance on imported staples, and examines the pros and cons of various options for African countries to meet their staple grain needs.DocumentThe state of food insecurity in the World 2014: Strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014The latest FAO estimates indicate that the trend in global hunger reduction continues. About 805 million people were estimated to be chronically undernourished in 2012–14, down by more than 100 million over the last decade and by 209 million since 1990–92. However, about one in every nine people in the world still has insufficient food for an active and healthy life.OrganisationThe Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is an independent expert body that provides advisory services and capacity development on environmental assessment.DocumentMeasuring progress toward empowerment Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index: baseline report
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarising both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative.DocumentCan Market-Based Approaches to Technology Development and Dissemination Benefit Women Smallholder Farmers? A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Dynamics in the Ownership, Purchase, and use of Irrigation Pumps in Kenya and Tanzania
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output.DocumentAfrican leaders champion women’s empowerment as the key to unlocking the continent’s agricultural potential. The initiative to Empower Women in Agriculture (EWA) recognises women as the unsung heroines of African agriculture
African Capacity Building Foundation, 2012"Strengthening the role of women in agriculture has far-reaching consequences on economic and agricultural growth, food security, and better standards of living in Africa.DocumentFish for the future: Fisheries development and food security for Kiribati in an era of global climate change
The WorldFish Center, 2014This report provides background information for fisheries projects in Kiribati that aim to build food security, improve artisanal livelihoods and strengthen community engagement in fisheries governance.DocumentGetting caught with our plants down: the risks of a global crop yield slowdown from climate trends in the next two decades
IOPscience, 2014This paper argues that climate change could have a large impact on crop yields and food security.