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Food Security : 16 new items
Content update – Food Security on the Development Gateway
1. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries(REDD)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145974
By MaríaJ. Sanz UNFCCC Secretariat – Global deforestation was estimated at 13 million ha/yr for 1990-2005(FAO 2005).Deforestation and forest degradation result in substantial reductions in forest carbon stocks and increase in emissions.The…
Contributed by Giulia D’Amico on 17 Apr , 2008
2. The Impact of Rising Global Food Prices
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145747
by Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution – International food prices are rising globally, prompting many countries to adjust tariffs to attract or keep more food domestically. Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Wolfensohn Center for Development,…
Contributed by Carla dal Cais on 16 Apr , 2008
3. A Brief Report about the Variation in Prices of Major Oils in Different Centres around India
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145682
In this report (revised and corrected), which was earlier submitted to Development Gateway’s Knowledge Sharing Platform, the author analyses the variation in prices of oil of various major trading centers (March 2006). Only spot market prices were…
Contributed by Shambhu Ghatak on 16 Apr , 2008
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5. An Impact Evaluation on the Development of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia and their Dissemination in Selected Countries
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145596
This study evaluates an international research and development effort on the genetic improvement of farmed tilapia in order to increase productivity, with environmental safeguards. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) contributed to this effort over the…
Contributed by Njoman George Bestari on 15 Apr , 2008
6. How is the changing world food situation affecting the poor, and what can be done about it?
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145577
Author: J. von Braun. Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008. The world food situation is being rapidly redefined, as income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalisation, and urbanisation transform food…
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 15 Apr , 2008
7. Climate Change Futures – Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145531
Climate is the context for life on earth. Global climate change and the ripples of that change will affect every aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With…
Contributed by Patrizia Mazzoni on 15 Apr , 2008
8. State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World
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The coming century of climate change, and how to manage and survive it. Forthcoming in January 2009 from the Worldwatch Institute. It’s New Year’s Day, 2101. Somehow, humanity survived the worst of global warming—the higher temperatures and sea…
Contributed by Giulia D’Amico on 15 Apr , 2008
9. Palm oil boycott an unrealistic approach to conserving biodiversity
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145471
by Rhett Butler, mongabay.com – April 15, 2008 – Boycotting palm oil produced in Southeast Asia in an “unrealistic” and “ineffective” approach to conserving the region’s fast-disappearing rainforests, said a Princeton University researcher speaking…
Contributed by Giulia D’Amico on 15 Apr , 2008
10. Mato Grosso rapid expansion
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145463
In the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, verdant green Amazon Rainforest is broken up by broad tracts of pale green and tan deforested land. In 2005, the government of Brazil said that 48 percent of Amazon deforestation that took place in 2003 and 2004…
Contributed by Giulia D’Amico on 15 Apr , 2008
11. More Companies Discontinuing Farm Animal Confinement
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145444
Ben Block – April 7, 2008 – 6:00am – Veal crates are among the confinement techniques that businesses have begun avoiding. More companies around the world are adjusting their farm-animal confinement policies and requesting clarification of consumer…
Contributed by Giulia D’Amico on 15 Apr , 2008
12. Rice in Laos: A Case Study
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145302
This case study investigates the development in the rice sector in Laos. It describes the importance of rice in the current cultural, social, and economic contexts; rice production systems; constraints facing rice farmers; research conducted and…
Contributed by Njoman George Bestari on 14 Apr , 2008
13. COOCAFE – SERVV International
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145230
COOCAFE (Consorcio de Cooperativas Cafeteleras de Guanacaste y Montes de Oro R.L.) was created to help a consortium of 6 cooperatives of small coffee farmers in northwestern Costa Rica market their coffee beans after a disastrous plunge in world…
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 14 Apr , 2008
14. Agricultural and Rural Development for Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145071
Despite recent progress, Asia continues to be home to two-thirds of the world’s poor. As we look into the future, what role will agriculture and rural development play in alleviating poverty and hunger? What are the emerging challenges and…
Contributed by Njoman George Bestari on 14 Apr , 2008
15. Agricultural and Rural Development for Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1145081
Policy Forum Organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Asian Development Bank (9-10 August 2007). The policy forum facilitated (i) focused exchange on the current situation with regards to poverty and hunger in rural Asia,…
Contributed by Njoman George Bestari on 14 Apr , 2008
16. IssueLab: Registration page for nonprofit research contributors
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IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Our mission is to more effectively archive, distribute and promote the extensive and diverse body of work being produced by the third sector. A Research Contributor account is strictly…
Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 23 Apr , 2008
