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Women, food security and agriculture in a global marketplace: A significant shift
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2008New directions in development assistance and agricultural investments must recognize and support women's involvement in the full agricultural value chain from production to processing to marketing.DocumentImproving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: homestead food production in Bangladesh
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009A critical yet often overlooked component of food security is diet quality. Even households who have access to sufficient amounts of food and calories may still lack essential micronutrients, increasing their risk for both short- and long-term health and development consequences.DocumentPreliminary study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on discrimination in the context of the right to food
UN Human Rights Council, 2010This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010.DocumentEffectiveness of agricultural interventions that aim to improve nutritional status of children: systematic review
British Medical Journal, 2012This systematic review's main objective was to assess the effectiveness of agricultural interventions in improving the nutritional status of children indeveloping countries.The review included 23 studies,mostly evaluating home garden interventions. Key findings include:DocumentGender approaches in agricultural programmes – Zambia country report
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2012In response to the persistent inequalities of women in farming despite decades of development assistance, Sida has initiated a thematic evaluation of how gender issues are tackled in Sida-supported agricultural programmes.DocumentThe State of Food and Agriculture 2010–2011: Women in Agriculture. Closing the Gender Gap for Development
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011Women account for a high proportion of farmers in many developing countries yet often have very little access to the resources they need to support their livelihoods, including land, livestock, technology, farm labour, extension services, financial services and education. This can significantly affect women’s ability to adapt to new agricultural conditions in the face of climate change.DocumentInnovative approaches to gender and food security: insights, issue 82
Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012This issue of insights shows how development policy and practice can potentially improve food security while supporting women’s empowerment. They can focus on women’s critical role as food producers, consumers and family carers, while transforming gender norms and inequalities within households and communities.DocumentDetermining the causal model role of ICT in improving food availability of Iranian rural households
2010This paper aims to highlight the research, performed in 2006-2007, the purpose of which was to identify the effectiveness of ICTs in improving the food availability of rural Iranian households. A descriptive methodology was applied in this research, through questionnaires.DocumentRising demand for livestock products in India: nature, patterns and implications
AgEcon Search, 2010With a large population and recent growth in consumer income, India’s demand for food has increased. This study examines the demand for livestock products by Indian consumers, and discusses its implications. The study shows that:DocumentA systematic review of agricultural interventions that aim to improve nutritional status of children
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre, 2011This report is a systematic review of the impact of potential „win-win‟ agricultural interventions that aim to improve children‟s nutritional status by improving the incomes and the diet of the rural poor.Pages