Food Policy

City region food systems and food waste management

This publication documents thirteen case studies from city regions around the world which are developing City Region Food System (CRFS) projects, programmes, and policies, including those related to the prevention, reduction and management of food waste.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2016
GIZ
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Food Supply, Agriculture, Organic Waste, Urbanisation, Waste Management, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Services, Global, Urban Development
Food Policy

Food supply fears spark China land grab

China is protecting itself against future food supply problems caused by climate change by buying or leasing large tracts of land in Africa and South America, a leading UK climate scientist says.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2016
Big News Network
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, China, Land, Climate Change, Africa, South America, Climate Impacts
Agriculture

Wheat, one of the world’s most important crops, is being threatened by climate change

One of the biggest concerns about climate change is the effect it will have on agriculture.

Publication Date: 
13/09/2016
Washington Post
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Crops, Wheat, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Food Supply, Global Warming
Food Policy

Hunger stalks southern Africa as drought dries up food supply

Each week, Lucia Thedzi and her five children go one or two days without eating. Some weeks, the family survives on nuts the size of golf balls but with meager flesh inside.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Los Angeles Times
Tags:
Food Security, Droughts, Food Supply, Africa, El Nino, Food Policy, FAO, Children, Malnutrition
Environment

Household food waste: Multivariate regression and principal components analyses of awareness and attitudes among U.S. consumers

We estimate models of consumer food waste awareness and attitudes using responses from a national survey of U.S. residents. Our models are interpreted through the lens of several theories that describe how pro-social behaviors relate to awareness, attitudes and opinions.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2016
Danyi Qi, Brian E. Roe
PLoS ONE
1-19
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, United States Of America (US), Landfill, Green House Gases, Food Supply
Climate Change

Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate change in early modern era: A comparative study of Eastern and Western Europe

Effective adaptation determines agricultural vulnerability to climate change, especially in the pre-industrial era. Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate change in recent human history, however, has rarely been systematically evaluated. Using Europe as our study area, we statistically compared yield ratio of wheat, rye, barley, and oats (an important performance indicator of an agrarian economy) between Eastern and Western Europe in AD 1500–1800.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
12/07/2016
Qing Pei, David D. Zhang, Harry F. Lee & et al
Agriculture
1-17
Tags:
Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Europe, Wheat, Food Supply
Food Policy

Food shortage threatens 2.4m people in northeast, says USAID

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that, at least 2.4 million people in the northeast are under threat of short food supply.

Publication Date: 
12/07/2016
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Food Security, Nigeria, Africa, Agriculture, Food Supply, Global Warming, Climate Change, FAO, Food Prices, World Food Programme (WFP)
Food Policy

South Sudan: Unprecedented Level of Food Insecurity in South Sudan, UN Agencies Warn

Juba — Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan - well over one-third of the population - will be facing severe food shortages over the coming months, and the risk of a hunger catastrophe continues

Publication Date: 
30/06/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Food Security, Sudan, Africa, Food Policy, FAO, World Food Programme (WFP), Agriculture, Food Supply
Agriculture

A comprehensive outlook on the diversity of agroecological initiatives in Europe: from farming systems to food systems

The agroecological initiatives show the great importance of integration of farming systems in their territory for developing a range of services. Agroecological systems develop diverse relationships with other actors of local communities; in first place other farmers for knowledge exchange and cooperation.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2016
Marc Moraine, Sarah Lumbroso, Xavier Poux
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, Food Supply, Europe, Agroecosystem Planning, Biodiversity, Farmers
Food Policy

Ethanol, bioenergy no threat to food security: report

Bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies, researchers funded by the U.S.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2016
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Food Security, Food Policy, Ethanol, Biofuels, Food Supply, Agriculture, World Bank, Sugarcane, Brazil, United States Of America (US)

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