Poverty

Global hunger index 2011: the challenge of hunger - taming price spikes and excessive food price volatility

Growing demand for biofuels, extreme weather, climate change and increased financial activity through commodity futu

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Poverty, Malnutrition, South Asia, India, Global, Food Prices, Food Security, Agriculture, Biofuel, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events
Climate Change

On the brink: who’s best prepared for a climate and hunger crisis?

This new ActionAid report focuses on 28 developing countries taking action against the climate/ hunger crunch, and also shows which are burying their heads in the sand. It examines the record of these countries in two core areas: overall vulnerability to the climate/ hunger crunch, and key policy measures that can reduce vulnerability.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Leora Casey, Alex Wijeratna
ActionAid
Tags:
Climate Change, Poverty, Malnutrition, India, Global, Food Prices, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Adaptation, Food Security, Land Degradation, Biofuel, Agriculture
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

India Monsoon Rains 1% Above Average

India's monsoon rains at the end of the June-September season Friday were 1% above the 50-year average, raising hopes of improved crop supplies at a time when the country is battling high food pric

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)
Tags:
India, Monsoons, Rainfall, Food Prices, Agriculture, Food Crops
People

Baba Adhav to receive TOI social impact lifetime achievement award

PUNE: In 1966, Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav quit his medical practice to become a full-time labour organizer. Newly jobless , he asked a woman he admired to marry him.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Awards, People, Food Prices, Displacement, Poverty, Development, Pune (D)

Nourish South Asia: grow a better future for regional food justice

Forty percent of the world’s hungry people lived in South Asia even before the food price crisis of 2008. Hunger stalks the entire region, from the mountain slopes of Nepal to the arid plains of southern Afghanistan. Although large-scale famines have largely been kept at bay, millions of poor people are unable to afford two square meals a day.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2011
Swati Narayan
Oxfam International
Tags:
Food Security, South Asia, Food Prices, Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Farmers, Nutrition, Biofuel, Women, Children
Natural Disasters

World Disasters Report 2011: focus on hunger and malnutrition

This latest World Disasters Report focuses on hunger and malnutrition, analyses the causes and impacts of this growing crisis and advocates solutions at community, national and international levels.

 

Publication Date: 
22/09/2011
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Tags:
Malnutrition, Food Security, Poverty, India, Global, Food Aid, Food Prices, Agriculture, Child Health, Natural Disasters, Human Rights
Food Policy

More spice in Andhra rice: BPL to pay Re 1/kg

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday announced introduction of 1 kg rice for Re 1 for below poverty line families in the state, a move that is being seen as an attempt to upstage the pop

Publication Date: 
22/09/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rice, Food Supply, Food Prices, Poverty, People, Planning Commission, Chittoor (D)
Poverty

Aruna flays new BPL norms: NAC Member Lambasts Govt For Indifference Towards Poor

NewDelhi:National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy lashed out at the Planning Commission’s new criteria for poverty line submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
21/09/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, People, India, Supreme Court, Planning Commission, Food Prices
Agriculture

Swaminathan Report Implementation: Hope floats for farmers as SC admits their plea

Farmers are feeling buoyed these days as the Supreme Court has recently admitted their plea on the non-implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report on minimum support price (MSP) and other

Publication Date: 
19/09/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
M S Swaminathan, Agriculture, Farmers, Supreme Court, India, Food Prices, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Food Policy

WTO Slams India’s Trade Policy on Food Items

The World Trade Organisation has slammed India for its protective trade policy on food items that prevents exports at a time when world is facing record food prices.In its review of India’s trade a

Publication Date: 
15/09/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
WTO, Trade, Economy, Food Policy, India, Food Prices

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