L'agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires doivent répondre à la demande croissante d'aliments de meilleure qualité et en plus grande quantité, et ce, de manière durable, équitable et qui réponde aux besoins nutritionnels et aux préférences des consommateurs. Que faire pour garantir l'agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires soient en mesure de répondre à ce défi?
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La protection sociale est un thème qui s'est rapidement imposé dans les programmes politiques de développement au cours de la dernière décennie. La protection sociale est le plus souvent caractérisée par des programmes conditionnels et non conditionnels de transferts monétaires mais elle implique en fait une vaste panoplie d'instruments dont le but est d'atténuer la pauvreté et de gérer les risques associés aux moyens d'existence qui ont des effets directs et voulus sur la sécurité alimentaire. N'hésitez pas à nous faire parvenir vos commentaires sur ce texte préliminaire.
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Dear Members,
My name is Salomeyesudas and I work as an independent consultant for several organizations in Tamil Nadu, India. Currently I am working on a research paper on public food systems for the Dhan Foundation.
In spite of the many public food distribution systems, India is facing nutritional emergencies and the prevalence of malnutrition remains very high.
One of the reasons is that food schemes are mainly based on the distribution of the energy-rich cereals wheat and rice but do not take the nutritional value of into account.
I would like to explore whether the introduction of different crops such as millets into the distribution system could yield improved nutritional outcomes.
In addition to case studies and example from India, I would be very grateful to receive information on other South Asian countries, such as Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Many thanks
Insects are often considered a nuisance to human beings and mere pests for crops and animals. Yet this is far from the truth. Insects provide food at low environmental cost, contribute positively to livelihoods, and play a fundamental role in nature. However, these benefits are largely unknown to the public. Contrary to popular belief, insects are not merely “famine foods” eaten in times of food scarcity or when purchasing and harvesting “conventional foods” becomes difficult; many people around the world eat insects out of choice, largely because of the palatability of the insects and their established place in local food cultures.
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Arnold van Huis, Joost Van Itterbeeck, Harmke Klunder, Esther Mertens, Afton Halloran,Giulia Muir, and Paul Vantomme