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This paper was prepared by Ms. Els Wynen, consultant, under the guidance of the Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN). The first draft of this paper was shared with experts throughout FAO and IFOAM's Head Office for comments. The paper has been further reviewed by Ms. Kathleen Merrigan. In light...
Informe de la Conferencia
1998
Food security is defined as a condition in which “all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life … Food insecurity exists when people do not have adequate...
Informe de la Conferencia
2007
Stability of the food supply is broadly related to the environmental conditions that allow for sustainable food production and encourage productivity as well as to the economic conditions that allow for sustainable supplies at reasonable prices. This paper focuses on the interactions and interdependencies between farming practices and environmental conditions....
Informe de la Conferencia
2007
Organic agriculture offers insights towards a paradigm shift in food security which this paper reviews, with a view to:
Identify strengths and weaknesses of organic agriculture related to the food security dimensions of availability, access, stability and utilization;
assess potential impacts of organic agriculture on sustainable food security, including hunger, poverty, the...
Informe de la Conferencia
2007
Many of the benefits of organic agriculture depend on establishing an ecological balance among soil, plants and animals, not just on substituting organic pesticides and fertilizers for synthetic ones. This fundamental difference is particularly important for farmers who have little experience in organic agriculture. Inadequate advice jeopardizes not just the...
Informe de la Conferencia
2007
Food availability, access, stability and utilization are all part of the multi-dimensional nature of food security. The “availability” aspect, discussed here, refers to the availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied through domestic production or inputs.
However, measurement of productivity alone is not sufficient to evaluate the performance...
Libro
2007
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