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Food Policy

Food insecurity in vibrant Gujarat

Fr. Cedric Prakash

Arecent visit by Supreme Court-appointed Justice Wadhwa Committee to Gujarat highlighted the state of food insecurity among the poor and marginalized of this

Publication Date: 
16/10/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Food Stress, Poverty, Gujarat, Food Security
Food Policy

Orissa languishes at bottom in hunger parameters

BHUBANESWAR: Despite all pro-poor policies and much-hyped food programmes of the State Government, Orissa continues to languish at the bottom rung of the hunger parameters.

The State stood 66th along with countries like Nigeria and Kenya in the Global Hunger Index-2008 measured by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This reflects the complexity of food insecurity in the State.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Seeds, Food Policy, Starvation, Poverty, Orissa (Odisha), Food Security
Climate Change

Public hearing on climate change in Jaipur

JAIPUR: A public hearing on climate change and food security in the drought-prone regions in the country, being organised here on November 4, will throw light on the adverse impact of environmental degradation on the livelihood of rural people and the steady decline in the area under indigenous cultivation.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Groundwater Recharge, Monsoons, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Oxfam (India) Trust, India, Rajasthan, Food Security, Public Hearing
Environment

Dealing with effects of monsoon failures

The deficiency and uneven distribution of rainfall during the 2009 monsoon has brought several issues to the fore: rising water demand from various sectors, regional effects of a drought and the failure of the India Meteorological Department to provide credible forecasts at the disaggregate level.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2009
Ramesh Chand, S S Raju
Economic and Political Weekly
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Environment, Livestock, Food Prices, Water Management, Water Conservation, Weather Predictions, Monsoons, Climate Change, Drought, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), India, Food Security, Rainfall, Agriculture
Food Policy

Focus on food for the future

Jacques Diouf

Riding on the momentum generated by the recent food crisis to focus on longer term challenges, some 300 top international experts will meet at FAO in Rome on October 12 and 13 to figure out how to make sure we have enough to eat 40 years from now.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Green Revolution, Food Policy, Food Supply, Climate Change, Food Stress, Food Security
Agriculture

Will the world have enough to eat?

The food price spike in the first half of 2008 has increased concerns about the global supply of food in the future. Technically it seems possible to feed the nine billion people who are expected two or three times over by mid-century.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Niek Koning, Martin K van Ittersum
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Food Prices, Food Security, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Niek Koning, Martin K van Ittersum
Food Policy

Guide on legislating for the right to food

In recent years, a number of countries have begun drafting specific legislation aimed at ensuring or promoting the realization of the right to food; these include Argentina,

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Dubravka Bojic Bultrini
FAO
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Nutrition, Legislation, Human Rights, India, Global, Food Security
Climate Change

The international food system and the climate crisis

Today

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Seedling
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Land Use, Agriculture, Food Supply, Deforestation, Climate Change, IPCC, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Extreme Weather Events, Food Stress, Famine, Food Security
Climate Change

Responding to the threat

The world

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Gerald Nelson
Development And Cooperation
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Agriculture, Agroforestry, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Farmers, Benefit Sharing, Knowledge, Food Security
Food Policy

Guide to conducting a right to food assessment

This guide describes methods and tools with which to undertake a right to adequate food assessment. The guide attempts to be practical, and to provide the most relevant methodological and operational information.

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

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