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It highlights key gender-related considerations that contribute to the success of the strategy. Food aid remains the largest part of United Nations appeals, but it is often delayed, inadequate in quantity and […] View resource Journal article Realising the potential of agroforestry: integrating research and development to achieve greater impact 01/08/2001 10 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Development in Practice Journal Development methods DiP Food security Overview Investments in process-oriented and farmer-participatory research have led to the emergence of sustainable agroforestry solutions to the problems of land degradation, poverty, and food insecurity in rural areas. Thousands of farmers in diverse eco-regions have taken up innovations that demonstrate the potential of agroforestry. This paper highlights the importance of institutional change through illustrating the […] View resource Guidelines and toolkits Community-Based Approach to Food Distribution 01/01/2001 1 documents 30 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Food security Humanitarian practice Overview This is the ninth in a series of short books which are the result of a year-long process of reflection and learning by Oxfam’s staff in East Africa. The series aims to fill a gap identified by those staff, that of practical guidance presented in a simple style for those working in the field on […] View resource Journal article International NGOs and the challenge of modernity 01/08/2000 18 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development in Practice Journal Development methods DiP Food security Livelihoods Overview The forces associated with economic globalisation and the apparent supremacy of market forces have unleashed a range of political and social processes that have served, and were indeed designed, to enrich and empower the few at the expense of the majority. These include phenomena such as the rise in armed conflict, threats to food security, […] View resource Journal article Assessing nutritional status and functional ability of older adults in developing countries 01/02/2000 6 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development in Practice Journal Development methods DiP Food security Overview This paper reports on the findings of a five-year collaborative research programme between the Public Health Nutrition Unit (PHNU) of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and HelpAge International (HAI) that was conducted in India, Tanzania, and Malawi with the broad objective of providing simple and easy tools for assessing nutritional vulnerability […] View resource Briefing paper Genetically Modified Crops, World Trade and Food Security 01/11/1999 1 documents 14 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food security Trade policy World Trade Organisation WTO Overview There is a world food crisis. Currently 790 million people are undernourished and around one third of the world’s children go to bed hungry. But their lack of food security is primarily caused by low incomes and unequal access to land, water, credit, and markets. There is no crisis of world food production on the […] View resource Discussion paper Acceptability and Use of Cereal-Based Foods in Refugee Camps: Case-studies from Nepal, Ethiopia, and Tanzania 01/01/1998 1 documents 136 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Food security Refugees and IDPs Overview The fortification of cereal-based food rations is increasingly accepted to be the most effective way of preventing micronutrient deficiencies in large refugee camps. Little is known, however, about the degree to which such foods are acceptable to refugees, or how they actually use them. These factors are important in considering how and when the foods […] View resource Journal article Food and poverty in the Americas: institutional and policy obstacles to efficiency in food aid 01/05/1997 13 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development in Practice Journal Development methods DiP Food security Overview This article reviews trends in poverty, hunger, and food security in the Americas; examines some of the principal processes, institutions, and policies which generate unsustainable development; and speculates on reforms required at all levels in order to improve food security. While food aid offers opportunities for alleviating poverty and hunger, it may contribute to intensifying […] View resource Journal article Living or surviving: reflections on Central America 01/02/1995 9 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development methods Food security Overview As the civil wars in Central America subside, the region is undergoing far-reaching changes in its economies, and in the role of the State, in particular in the growth of the maquila (assembly plant) industry, and the reduction of the public sector. However, poverty has increased, and is associated with high levels of violence and […] View resource Book Agricultural Trade and Food Security 01/01/1995 1 documents 111 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Fair trade Food security Overview How does a $16,000 subsidy per farmer in the U.S. translate into food insecurity for households in Cagayan Valley? How does a few percentage point rise in grains demand in South Korea drive up meat prices in the wet market of Valencia in Cotabato? This book takes us through the interaction of international trade realities […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 … Page 41 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know