Health

Hunger stunts 200m kids, says UN

Rome: Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by Unicef before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.

Publication Date: 
13/11/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Starvation, Health, Child Health, FAO, Africa, Italy
Poverty

FAO calls for worldwide hunger strike

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: Much like late Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri

Publication Date: 
13/11/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Starvation, Food Stress, Poverty, FAO, Global
Food Policy

As the world gets hungrier, food security is more vital

He Changchui

The Third World Summit on Food Security will be held next week in Rome -- from November 16 to 18
NEVER IN THE history of mankind have so many people been so hungry. Despite rapid development, modern technology and burgeoning international trade, today an estimated 1.02 billion people around the world are wanting for food.

Publication Date: 
12/11/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Starvation, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Food Stress, Poverty, FAO, Food Security
Fisheries

Ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture: implementing the FAO code of conduct for responsible fisheries

This publication provides guidance on how to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) using an ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Simon Funge-Smith, Derek Staples
FAO
Tags:
Ecosystems, Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture, FAO, Asia, Sustainable Development, Coastal Regulations
Fisheries

Hitting where it hurts

The European Community

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Sebastian Mathew
Samudra
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54
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Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Trade, Imports, FAO, European Union (EU)
Food Policy

Reforms planned in FAO panel on food security

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: Faced with rising world hunger and

Publication Date: 
21/10/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Policy, Starvation, FAO, Food Security
Climate Change

Livestock and climate change

Whenever the causes of climate change are discussed, fossil fuels top the list.Oil, natural gas, and especially coal are indeed major sources of human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Robert Goodland, Jeff Anhang
World Watch
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10
Tags:
Livestock, Animal Products, Food Process Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, FAO
Forests

Towards defining forest degradation: comparative analysis of existing definitions

Forest degradation is a serious environmental, social and economic problem, particularly in developing countries. Yet it is difficult to define and assess. Forest degradation is viewed and perceived differently by various stakeholders who have different objectives.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Markku Simula
FAO
Tags:
UNFCCC, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Forests, Land Degradation, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, IPCC, Developing Countries, FAO
Agriculture

Reform of the committee on world food security

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The four pillars of food security are availability, access, utilization and stability. The nutritional dimension is integral to the concept of food security and to the work of CFS.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
FAO
Tags:
Agriculture, Nutrition, Malnutrition, FAO, NGO, Global, Food Security
Food Policy

World will need 70pc more food in 2050: FAO

World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 billion, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation forecast Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2009
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Agriculture, Crop Pests, Food Supply, Water Resources, Irrigation, Biofuel, Population, FAO, Developing Countries, South Asia

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