The aim of this paper is to provide policy-makers with a helpful overview of the technical and economic aspects of water use in agriculture, with particular emphasis on crop and livestock production. It was prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World...
The Cost of Hunger in Africa (CoHA): The Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Malawi report shows that the country loses significant sums of money each year as a result of child undernutrition through increased healthcare costs, additional burdens to the education system and lower...
In the paper is argued that the potential role of small-scale Russian agriculture and food is underestimated. Based on an overview of Russian agriculture the position of family farming is illustrated. The scope of small-scale-agriculture is broader than food production. It has opportunities also on...
Overcoming malnutrition in all of its forms – caloric undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity – requires a combination of interventions in different areas that guarantee the availability of and access to healthy diets. Among the key areas, interventions are required in food systems...
This publication “School feeding and possibilities for direct purchases from family farming in Latin American countries” contributes to the articulation of the sectors involved with school feeding, in the search for alternatives for the institutionalization and strengthening of school feeding...
维持粮食生产被广泛视为土壤的最主 要功能。它是农业的基础和几乎所 有粮食作物生长的媒介。事实上， 大约95％的粮食直接或间接地产自 土壤。健康的土壤提供粮食作物生长繁育所需的主 要养分、水分、氧气和根系支持。土壤还能够发挥 缓冲作用，保护植物脆弱的根茎免受温度剧烈波动 的影响。
As part of a three-phase project, the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) sponsored a comparative study of the globally managed cross-country price and market information systems to assess complementarities and overlaps. This report contains a review of these databases in terms of data...
This paper published by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) proposes a common analytical model that comprises six components upon which resilience measurement may be based. It also: defines resilience capacity as a multi-dimensional, multi-level mediator of shocks and stressors; identifies...
The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) supports the development and harmonization of resilience measurement methods. A technical working group composed of renowned experts was constituted to lead the identification of resilience measurement principles and the development of a common analytical...
The purpose of this study is to provide a framework in order to analyze the relation between trade liberalization and food security in Africa. From the 80s, the Bretton Woods institutions consider trade liberalization as a solution to achieve food security in Africa. In this study, the analysis of...