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Preliminary 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.DocumentForesight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures: Science review SR: 48: Gender in the food system
The Government Office for Science, 2011This report highlights the need for institutional changes that would benefit women within food systems globally, as consumers, producers, entrepreneurs and workers. The report identifies three emergent trends to be addressed in order for agricultural development projects to successfully promote gender equality, and reduce poverty and hunger.DocumentHIV/AIDS and food security in Malawi
Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2003In December 2002/January 2003, the World Food Programme commissioned a study to provide an analysis of the linkages between HIV/AIDS and food security in Malawi. It also aimed to build an analysis of the linkages between HIV/AIDS and profile of the people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) particularly focusing on the urban populations.DocumentThe importance of indigenous crops in Malawi: A case of Nyamphaea Petersiana (Nyika)
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2000Researchers have documented declining interest among young people for traditional food sources and substantial loss in knowledge for traditional foods.DocumentAgriculture in urban planning: generating livelihoods and food security
International Development Research Centre, 2009This report, by researchers working in urban agriculture (UA), examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanising global South, the book examines the contribution of UA and city farming to livelihoods and food security.DocumentFood stamps, food security and public health: lessons from Minnesota
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2008Since the late 1930s, the United States government has recognised hunger and malnutrition as a condition that affects people at all income levels, inside and outside of their homes. Today’s government continues to recognise and act upon the need for food and nutrition support systems.DocumentStimulating innovation in urban agriculture
RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine, 2008Urban 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.DocumentWest Bank and Gaza Strip: comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis
United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2007What are the recent changes in the political and economic situation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS)? Updated information is greatly needed to inform policy development and programme planning as it relates to food security. This assessment addresses the demand for such information. Some of the findings on the overall food security situation in WBGS include:DocumentDemand for food quantity and quality in China
Economic Research Service, USDA, 2007Why has China’s surging income growth not pushed its demand for food beyond domestic production capacity?This study assesses changes in food demand in China.Essentially it reveals that as household incomes rise, consumers demand not only a greater quantity of food, but also food with a higher quality.DocumentUrban food supply and distribution in developing countries and countries in transition: a guide for planners
Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, 2005This guide describes the principal activities of food supply and distribution systems (FSDSs) and suggests planning criteria for managing the physical and spatial dimensions of a city in order to improve the quantity, quality, variety and safety of food, and to help low-income urban populations to access it.The aim is to provide general guidelines that planners can adapt to the local situationPages
