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These impressive figures suggest that public policy can have a significant impact in the fight against hunger. This report looks at some of the conditions contributing to the success of […] View resource Briefing note Sugar Rush: Land rights and the supply chains of the biggest food and beverage companies 02/10/2013 5 documents 24 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Behind the brands Corporate responsibility Food production Land grabs Land rights Smallholder agriculture Sugar Overview This briefing shows how one crop – sugar – has been driving large-scale land acquisitions and land conflicts at the expense of small-scale food producers and their families. At least 4m hectares of land have been acquired for sugar production in 100 large-scale land deals since 2000, although given the lack of transparency around such […] View resource Briefing note The New Alliance: A new direction needed. Reforming the G8’s public-private partnership on agriculture and food security 25/09/2013 4 documents 18 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Economic growth Food production Food security G8 NASAN New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Smallholder agriculture Overview The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, launched at the G8 summit in 2012, promised to reduce poverty for 50 million people over the next ten years by increasing private investment and agriculture-led growth in selected African countries. This briefing shows how, one year on, evidence about its implementation presents a worrying picture of […] View resource Briefing paper Behind the Brands: Food justice and the ‘Big 10’ food and beverage companies 26/02/2013 8 documents 52 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Business Climate change adaptation Corporate responsibility Food production Smallholder agriculture Transparency Value chains Women farmers Overview Over the past century, powerful food and beverage companies have enjoyed unprecedented commercial success. But these companies have grown prosperous while the millions who supply the land, labor and water needed for their products face increased hardship. Now, a rapidly changing environment, affected communities and an increasingly savvy consumer base are pushing the industry to […] View resource Campaign report The Food Transformation: Harnessing consumer power to create a fair food future 18/07/2012 4 documents 44 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food prices Food production Overview The food system is a complex web of people, businesses, organizations and governments involved in the production, distribution, sale and consumption of food. Irrespective of who we are or where we are on the planet, the food we eat is made available by this global food system. But at the beginning of the twenty-first century, […] View resource Briefing paper Land and Power: The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land 22/09/2011 11 documents 51 pages long Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Conflict Food security Land rights Livelihoods Overview The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the power to claim […] View resource Briefing note Preparing for Thin Cows: Why the G20 should keep buffer stocks on the agenda 21/06/2011 4 documents 19 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food reserves Food security G20 Overview The issue of food price volatility is back on the political agenda of the G20 and the Committee on World Food Security. The time has come to reassess the potential of food reserves in the context of more integrated but also more volatile agricultural markets. On the basis of good practices, it is recommended to […] View resource Case study Fighting Hunger in Brazil: Much achieved, more to do 09/06/2011 4 documents 8 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food security Livelihoods Natural resources Overview This case study introduces the policies adopted by the Brazilian government in order to prioritize poverty reduction and food security. It explores the reasons for the success of these policies, and concludes that key factors include government support at the highest level, an integrated approach that goes across departments and sectors, and an influential civil […] View resource Case study Why India is Losing its War on Hunger 31/05/2011 4 documents 10 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food security Livelihoods Overview India is home to a quarter of the world’s hungry people. Since the Green Revolution, the country has produced enough food to feed itself, but it has not yet been able to wipe out mass hunger. Currently, 40 per cent of the population is malnourished – a decline of only 10 per cent in the […] View resource Case study Combating Rural Poverty and Hunger Through Agroforestry in Bolivia 31/05/2011 4 documents 6 pages long Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Agroforestry Climate change adaptation Food security Overview In contrast to intensive agricultural practices that require widespread forest clearing, agroforestry systems combine tree growing with the production of other crops or animals. By promoting tree planting, biodiversity, and long-term resource husbandry, agroforestry can be an economically and environmentally sustainable option for small-scale farmers who are struggling to combat the impacts of climate change. […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 … Page 9 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know