Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition, in the context of urbanization and rural transformation. HLPE Report No. 19
The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the CFS launched the 19th report entitled “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”. You can access the full report here...
The State of Food and Agriculture 2017
The new report looks at how population growth, increasing urbanization, technologies, and climate change are transforming rural and urban areas, and how the world’s food systems are evolving. The report concludes that fulfilling the 2030 Agenda depends crucially on progress in rural areas, which is...
Food remittances: Migration and food security in Africa
Cash remittances have grown rapidly over the past two decades and are now at an all-time high. The World Bank estimates that international remittances reached USD436 billion in 2014, and predicts that they will increase to USD601 billion in 2016. Studies of remitting practices and impacts often...
призыв к обмену опытом и эффективными подходами к политике в решении проблем продовольственной безопасности и питания в условиях изменяющейся динамики типа «село-город»
Комитет по всемирной продовольственной безопасности (КВПБ) приглашает поделиться краткими резюме, касательно полученного опыта и подходов к политике в решении вопросов продовольственной безопасности и питания в условиях урбанизации и преобразований в сельских районах.
Резюме «Урбанизация, трансформация села и последствия для продовольственной безопасности - Онлайн-консультация по справочному документу Форума КВПБ».
В документе приведено резюме 51 комментария, полученного в ходе проведения онлайн-консультации с 15 марта по 12 апреля 2016 года, фасилитатором которой выступила Дебора Фултон (секретарь КВПБ).
Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security - Online consultation on the background document to the CFS Forum
Urbanization and the transformation of agriculture, food systems and rural spaces present challenges and opportunities for inclusive growth, poverty eradication, economic, environmental and social sustainability, and food security and nutrition. This online consultation invites you to contribute to the elaboration of a background document that the CFS Secretariat is preparing to support the discussions at the Forum on Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security to be held at CFS 43 in October 2016.
Street food and urban and periurban agriculture and horticulture: perspectives for a strategic coalition towards food security
The aim of this discussion is to share perspectives on actual and potential links between street food vending and urban and periurban agriculture and horticulture, analyzing if and in which way such links may represent the basis for possible strategies to enhance food security in urban areas.
Street Food: The way forward for better food safety and nutrition
This article summarizes the outcomes of an FSN Forum online discussion on Street Foods (September/October 2011). The discussion was part of a study carried out by FAO’s Regional Office for Africa on possible incentives to improve the safety, quality, and nutritional value of street foods.
Meat Atlas - Facts and figures about the animals we eat
This publication sheds light on the impacts of meat and dairy production, and aims to catalyse the debate over the need for better, safer and more sustainable food and farming.
On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture
This training handbook is a field guide for training urban and peri-urban vegetable farmers in safe practices when using wastewater in vegetable production. It is designed to provide complete information, knowledge and skills for safer and successful production of vegetables in urban and peri-urban...