Since the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security (Right to Food Guidelines) by FAO Council in 2004, a...

This report presents a trend analysis of food security indicators derived from the food consumption data collected in the 2000/1 and 2007 Household Budget Survey (HBS). The assessment of food insecurity at national and sub...

This report presents the findings of an International Data Management and GIS Consultant mission to Cambodia from 24 August to 4 September 2010, under the EC “Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security”....

This report presents a review of data management and mapping tools used to improve informed decisionmaking in food security, and makes some recommendations for their implementation within the EC CGP/RAS/247/EC, which aims to link information...

The report analyzes the results of an evaluation of the internal, external and cross-cultural validity of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS).

The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition is an online community for knowledge sharing on food security and nutrition, hosting discussions, queries and peer assist requests. Founded in late 2007 by FAO’s Agricultural Development...

Worldwide, rice is the most important food staple. It is grown on approximately 155 million hectares and accounts for one-fifth of the global calorie supply. Although traditionally an Asian crop, rice has long been a staple...

The Portuguese word – exigibilidade – which, in its Spanish form (‘exigibilidad’), is used by different human rights organizations in Latin America and means the possibility of claiming rights before competent public institutions –administrative, political...

This paper analyses how right to food is relevant to indigenous peoples and how the implementation of the right to food can benefit them. It provides an overview on the international legal framework of indigenous...

The annual reports of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) indicate little progress in the struggle against the epidemic: the numbers continue to increase – the latest report states that 38.6 million people...