Global progress in reducing hunger during the 2000s stalled in 2010, and leading to an increase in undernourishment in several countries starting in 2014. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World analysed the three main drivers challenging food...
Author(s)
Azzini, G. C.; Conti, V.; Holleman, C.; Smulders, M.
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
Citation
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies, 2022, 23, pp x + 54 pp.
Objective: To assess the 1999-2000 food security situation and the food relief programmes in Ethiopia, and evaluate the need for a national food and nutrition policy. Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian ...
Author(s)
Kaluski, D. N.; Einat Ophir; Amede, T.
Publisher
CAB International, Wallingford, UK
Citation
Public Health Nutrition, 2002, 5, 3, pp 373-381
A global transformation of food systems is needed, given their impact on the three interconnected pandemics of undernutrition, obesity and climate change. A scoping review was conducted to synthesise the effectiveness of food system policies/interventions to improve nutrition, nutrition...
Author(s)
Burgaz, C.; Gorasso, V.; Achten, W. M. J.; Batis, C.; Castronuovo, L.; Diouf, A.; Asiki, G.; Swinburn, B. A.; Unar-Munguía, M.; Devleesschauwer, B.; Sacks, G.; Vandevijvere, S.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2023, 15, 5, pp 1313-1344
This report is part of a series of analytical products produced under the Global Network Against Food Crises initiative co-led by EU, FAO, and WFP to enhance and coordinate the generation and sharing of evidence-based information and analysis for preventing and addressing food crises. This FAO-WFP...
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) & World Food Programme (WFP), Rome, Italy
Citation
FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots: July 2020, 2020, pp 25 pp.
This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that...
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO), Rome, Italy
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The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2023: urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural-urban continuum, 2023, pp 316 pp.
Federal food assistance in the USA is an agglomeration of programs, the legacy of charitable and needs-based approaches that have been in place since the 1930s. Moving toward a rights-based approach would overcome many of the problems of these programs, such as the stigma attached to receiving...
Author(s)
Anderson, M. D.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Citation
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2020, 35, 4, pp 439-441
The current state of food security and nutrition in developing countries is often shaped by the historical development of food and nutrition policies. Understanding the contextual and determining factors behind the policy processes leading to those policy decisions can help us better navigate the...
Author(s)
Jeevika Weerahewa; Wijetunga, C. S.; Babu, S. C.; Nihal Atapattu
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
Citation
IFPRI - Discussion Papers, 2018, No.1727, pp iii + 41 pp.
This collection of five papers, in addition to an introduction, deals with the the issues currently facing the US emergency food system regarding shifts to more healthful foods. The papers in this issue identify a sound basis for an agenda of action by food banks, their member agencies, and key...
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2013, 8, 3, pp 257-336
The ten conference papers in this issue cover various topics concerning food security, including: the implications for food security of trends in farm size in Asia; the relationship between environmental sustainability, food security and nutrition; the application of behavioural economics to food...
Author(s)
Barrett, C.; Palm, C.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Global Food Security, 2016, 11, pp 1-92
Articles published in Food Security in 2021 are reviewed, showing a wide range of topics covered. Many articles are directly linked with "food" and associated terms such as "nutritive", "nutrition", "dietary", and "health". Another important group is linked with (food) "production" and a range of...
Author(s)
Savary, S.; Waddington, S.; Akter, S.; Almekinders, C. J. M.; Harris, J.; Korsten, L.; Rötter, R. P.; Broeck, G. van den
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2022, 14, 1, pp 1-7