... Development Center Hine, R. and J. Pretty. 2008. Organic agriculture andfoodsecurity in Africa. Geneva and New York, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and United Nations Environment ... resources (e.g. 21 Table 8. Foodsecurityand CC mitigation potential of improved cropland management practices in dry and humid areas MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOOD SECURITY POTENTIAL Average ... Rome, Foodand Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO. 2010c. “Climate-Smart” Agriculture. Policies, Practices and Financing for Food Security, Adaptation and Mitigation. Rome, Food...
... Thap and Can Tho), b) “Northern Central Provinces” comprising two provinces from Northern Central Vietnam: (Ha Tinh and Nghe An) and 2 provinces that are south of Hanoi (Hoa Binh and Ha Tay) and ... Ben Tre, Tien Giang and Vinh Long provinces farmers collect and burn pesticide packaging resulting in reduced pollution in orchards. In Tien Giang and Dong Thap farmers reported improvement ... exporter to the Netherlands and she said that GAP is not required for export and that the Dutch importers perform their own quality control checks, including pesticide residue assessment, so GAP...
... Thap and Can Tho), b) “Northern Central Provinces” comprising two provinces from Northern Central Vietnam: (Ha Tinh and Nghe An) and 2 provinces that are south of Hanoi (Hoa Binh and Ha Tay) and ... Economic benefit: Increase in yield and increase in price of fruits due to better canopy shape and density, increase and optimisation of fertiliser use and better pest and disease control. Social ... their compliance with GAP requirements, and analysis of key markets for GAP fruit. This report only presents the findings of focus group discussions andassessment of compliance with GAP requirements....
... INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Model FoodSecurity Plan for Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities 12 Appendix A - FoodSecurity Assessments A foodsecurity vulnerability assessment is a tool that can ... 1995. Model FoodSecurity Plan for Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities 11 In addition to ensuring general inside security, processing security, and storage security, a FoodSecurity Plan ... statistics and threat intelligence. Standards have been recommended for facility perimeter security, entry security, interior security, andsecurity planning. Step 3 – Implement the Plan Once the Food...
... the forefront in the assessmentand accounting for today’s food security. It is within this context that M. S. Swaminathan has proposed a comprehensive definition of foodsecurity in preparation ... productivity and depletion of nutrient reserves, salinisation, and alkalisation (especially in arid and semi arid regions), pollution of surface and groundwater, and loss of croplands to urban ... preparation for the 1996 World Food Summit: Policies and technologies for sustainable foodsecurity should ensure: That every individual has the physical, economic, social and environmental access...
... evidencetosupportimprovedmanagementofthe food system(e.g., food delivery,trade,crisisresponse,post‐crisisrecovery)inthefaceofclimatefluctuationsMilestone2.2.12013;Policy‐orientedanalysisofclimateimpactson food security components, and gender‐ and socially‐differentiatedcosts and benefitsofalternative foodsecurity interventions,communicatedwithkey food systemstakeholders.; Food systemdecisionmakersengagedinrefining and testingdecisionsupporttoolsfor foodsecurity responsestrategies.ILRI,IFPRI,IRRI,GEOSAS,WFP,FSIN,UNDP,NDR ... EA,WA,SEAObjective3.3:Test and identifydesirableon‐farmpractices and theirlandscape‐levelimplicationsOutput3.3.1Analysisofmitigationbiophysical and socioeconomicfeasibilityfordifferentagriculturalpractices and regio ns, and impactsonemissions, livelihoodsandfood security Milestone3.3.12013. Assessment offeasibility and impactsformitigationpracticesonfarms:(i)soilcarbondynamicsunderdifferentmanagementpractices(EA,SAS,Mexico) and irrigatedfarmingsystemsinrice‐wheat and maize‐legumesystems(SAS,Mexico)(CIMMYT);(ii)water and nutrientmanagement and avoidedstrawburninginrice‐basedproductionsystems(IRRI);(iii)agro‐silvi‐horti‐pastoralfarmingsyste ... I,StrategicAsia,IFEWSNET,relevantlineministries(e.g.MoA,MoE),otherrelevantregional and national food system and foodsecurity responseorganizationsSAs,EA, and WAObjective2.3:Supportriskmanagementthroughenhancedpredictionofclimateimpactsonagriculture, and enhancedclimateinformation and servicesOutput2.3.1Improved,value‐addedclimateinformationproducts,knowledge,tools,methods; and platformsformonitoring and predictingimpactsofclimatefluctuationsonagriculturalproduction and biologicalthreats;tosupportmanagementofagricultural and foodsecurity riskMilestone2.3.12013.Historicgriddeddailymeteorologicaldatasetsdeveloped and evaluated, and institutionalcapacityenhanced,in2countriesorregionalinstitutions;Crop/rangelandforecastingtoolsdeveloped;Institutionsin4countriesengagedtodevelop and testcropforecastingtoolstailoredtoprioritycrops and localneeds.CIP,CIMMYT,AGRHYMET,ACMAD,CEREGE,EthiopiaNMA,ANAMS(Senegal),AsiaRiskCenter,WashingtonStateU.,IRI,NASA‐JPL,FutureWater,KansasStateU.,BARC,NARC,ICAR,FAO,JR...
... Organic Agriculture andFoodSecurity in AfricaBox 1. Factors contributing to food insecurity in Africa1. Availability of food Lack of consistent access to food ã Enough food may be produced ... leads to inconsistent food availability thus contributing to food insecurity. 7. Other external factorsLand-tenure issues ã Land-tenure issues can contribute to food insecurity in a number of ... Organic Agriculture andFoodSecurity in AfricaSocial capital–people and groups5. Social and participatoryprocesses leading to group actionThese improvements focus on social and participatory...
... Impact of Food Stamps and WIC on Health and Longrun Economic Outcomesã The Effect of WIC on Household Food Expenditures: Assessing Available Data Food Security ã Childrens FoodSecurityand Intakes ... Development Center Food Stamp Program andFood Insecurity Dynamics in the Rural SouthVirginia Tech University Direct and Comprehensive Measure of Child Food Security: Reliability, Accuracy, and Concordance ... Employment, Home Meal Production, Food Spending, and FoodSecurity in Food Stamp Households ãFoodSufciency,theRoleofFoodStampProgramParticipation, Duration, and PoliciesObesityã Effects on...
... food insecurity from long-term vulnerability indicators.Introduction to food security: concepts and measurement 11 1 Introduction to food security: concepts and measurementThe World Bank reports ... foodsboth in quantity and in quality that is sufficient to meet energy and nutrientrequirements is a basic measure of food utilization.The relationship between foodsecurityand nutrition security ... in assessing foodsecurity at thehousehold level. These surveys enable comparison of household food security status by analyzing expenditure patterns on foodand non -food items and yieldsdietary...
... mortality are not available. Tables 7 and 8, and 9 and 10, respectively, provide estimates of discarded catch and discard rates by species, area, gear, and target fishery. Within each area or ... Economic StatusNPFMC Economic SAFE STOCK ASSESSMENTAND FISHERY EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA: ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE ... 1.7 and 2.2 million t (Fig. 1 and Table 1). The rapid displacement of the foreign and joint-venture fisheries by the domestic fishery between 1984 and 1991 can be seen by comparing Figures 1 and...