by dreamup | Jan 30, 2014 | * News
At its plenary session in October 2013, the Committee on World food Security (CFS) requested the High Level Panel of Experts (the science-policy interface of the CFS) to produce a Note on critical and/or emerging issues in the area of food security and nutrition. A...
by dreamup | Jan 23, 2014 | Miscellaneous
BOOK Diversifying food and diets: Using agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition and health Author: Fanzo, J.; Hunter, D.; Borelli, T.; Mattei, F.(eds.) Corporate author: Bioversity International, Rome (Italy) Publication year: 2013 Free download from...
by dreamup | Nov 18, 2013 | debates, External documents
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in its thirty-ninth Session (October 2012) requested the High Level Panel of Experts for Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), to undertake a study on the Role of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for food security and...
by dreamup | May 25, 2013 | External documents
15 May 2013, Rome – FAO and the international Slow Food organization agreed today to develop joint actions to improve the livelihoods of smallholders and others working in rural areas. Actions will focus mainly on joint advocacy campaigns, strengthening local,...
by dreamup | Apr 19, 2013 | Miscellaneous
The debate on food security so far has largely revolved around availability, access, utilization and stability as the four pillars of food security, barely touching on the resource base and ecosystem services that prop up the whole food system. The report aims to...
