The concept of resilience has recently been introduced into food security literature. It aims to measure households’ capability to absorb the negative effects of unpredictable shocks, as a legitimate component of vulnerability analysis. The definition...

The Tajikistan Household Budget Survey (HBS) has the particular characteristic of collecting expenditure and income data from the same households over a long period. The longitudinal survey design accounts for all variations, including seasonal effects,...

Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been defined as: “groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on...

This paper looks at why nutrition is integral to economic growth. It includes a short discussionof how malnutrition acts as a brake on economic development, and posits that any government pursuing an efficient development strategy...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic effects of land reform policies in Tajikistan on the country’s agricultural sector and rural households. There is a conspicuous lack of evidence-based policy dialogue with...

Within the framework of FAO-EC project “Designing an Integrated Strategy to Improve Armenia’s Food Security through Improved Management and Utilisation of Plant Genetic Resources”, a Study was conducted jointly by FAO, ICARDA and Ministry of...

The main driver of Palestinian food insecurity is of a political nature, as key elements of vulnerability are rooted in the military and administrative measures imposed by the Israeli occupation closure regime, permits, destruction of...

FAO leads a project in Central Mozambique, funded by the Belgian Survival Fund, to improve food security and nutrition in communities affected by HIV/AIDS (GCP/MOZ/079/BEL). A baseline survey of 4 districts was conducted in December...

The paper examines the imperative for improved classification and analysis of food crises in different fragile contexts. Recognizing the persistence and protracted nature of food crises, the paper questions how prevention and response mechanisms could...

This study examines the impact of biofuel production on the enjoyment of the human right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger. It follows from internationally recognised human...