What do we really know about the number and distribution of farms and family farms in the world?
The agricultural economics literature provides various estimates of the number of farms and small farms in the world. This paper is an effort to provide a more complete and up to date as well as carefully documented estimate of the total number of farms in the world, as well as by region and level...
A Vegetable Garden for All
A practical guide for setting up family gardens for the production of nutritious, safe food crops, that would contribute to the diets of populations affected by food insecurity.
Geographic determinants of rice self-sufficiency in Southeast Asia
Rice self-sufficiency is a key objective of most Asian governments, yet attaining that objective has been elusive for several countries over extended periods of time; long-term status as an exporter or importer is relatively constant, and is altered only by revolutionary events (i.e., major changes...
Post-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition
Developing country food systems have changed dramatically since the Green Revolution period. At the same time, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies, and over-nutrition manifest...
Edible insects – Future prospects for food and feed security
This book assesses the potential of insects as food and feed and gathers existing information and research on edible insects. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available from various sources and experts around the world. Insects as food and feed emerge as an especially...
Métodos indígenas de preparación de alimentos: ¿qué impacto tienen sobre la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición?
Las comunidades utilizan sistemas de conocimientos indígenas que se transmiten de generación en generación para preparar sus alimentos. ¿Podemos considerar los métodos indígenas de preparación de alimentos como recurso viable para lograr la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en las comunidades rurales pobres?
Pakistan - Priority areas for investment in the agricultural sector
Pakistan has great potential in agriculture. About 27 percent of the total 79.6 million hectares of the country is under cultivation. Agriculture contributes about 24 percent of the GDP and employs 47 percent of the labour force. Most subsectors of agriculture have either remained static or have...
Food and Nutrition Security for All through Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Note from the United Nations System High Level Task Force on Global Food Security.
Trends and impacts of foreign investment in developing country agriculture - Evidence from case studies
Large-scale international investments in developing country agriculture, especially acquisitions of agricultural land, continue to raise international concern. Certainly, complex and controversial issues – economic, political, institutional, legal and ethical – are raised in relation to food...
Increasing Cropping System Diversity Balances Productivity, Profitability and Environmental Health
One of the key challenges of the 21st century is developing ways of producing sufficient amounts of food while protecting both environmental quality and the economic well-being of rural communities. Over the last half century, conventional approaches to crop production have relied heavily on...
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