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  Stimulating innovation in urban agriculture

  RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine, 2008

  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 issue of looks at how urban farmers can be supported in their efforts to improve their livelihoods.
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  Political incumbency and drought relief in Africa

  Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2008

  This paper examines the reasoning behind some African governments' selection of policies of universal food relief, when others adopt food or cash-for-work programmes in times of drought. It examines the key factors that shape policy selection by political leaderships.
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  Food and the poor: how can democratic local governments reduce food insecurity in Africa?

  United Nations Capital Development Fund, 2007

  Food insecurity dramatically affects millions of people both in rural areas and in urban centers of poor countries, with unacceptable human, economic, social and political consequences. This book highlights the specific roles that emerging democratic local governments have to play in reducing food insecurity.
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  Prospect C&S

  Consulting company specialising in development and environment, experience in particular in the fields of rural development, food security and decentralistion.
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  The right to food in practice: implementation at the national level

  FAO Right to Food, 2006

  Adequate food is a human right. This is something that has been formally recognised by the majority of states, but very little has been done to put this recognition into practice. This paper gives practical guidance on how to implement the right to food at the national level.
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  The public distribution systems of foodgrains and implications for food security

  2006

  What are the differences between the Public Distribution Systems (PDS) of foodgrains in India and China? This paper compares these two systems and how they have helped to improve national food security, food security of the general public, and food security of the poor.In the 1990s both India and China reformed their PDS, but each following a different path.
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  Fostering political will for food security

  Food Security Node, Development Gateway, 2006

  Political will for food security should be given the highest priority, yet in practice only gets modest attention. This paper attempts to address the gaps that exist.
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  State intervention for food price stabilisation in Africa: can it work?

  Programme of Advisory and Support Services to DFID, 2005

  This paper discusses the options for the stabilisation of the prices of staple foods principally in Eastern and Southern Africa. It addresses three broad questions: Why is the stabilisation of food prices desirable? What is technically feasible?
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  The governance dimensions of food security in Malawi

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This report presents findings and conclusions from a governance and food security assessment of Malawi.
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  Humanitarianism as a duty: defending people’s right to food

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Humanitarian groups are working in closer partnership to secure the right of conflict- or disaster-affected people to adequate food. Protection is interpreted beyond preventing physical threat or insecurity to include the protection of rights provided for by international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law.

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