La fonction la plus largement reconnue des sols est leur soutien à la production alimentaire. Les sols sont les fondements de l’agriculture et le milieu dans lequel presque toutes les espèces végétales alimentaires s’enracinent et poussent. En effet, on estime que 95 pour cent de notre nourriture...
As part of a three-phase project, the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) sponsored a comparative study of the globally managed cross-country price and market information systems to assess complementarities and overlaps. This report contains a review of these databases in terms of data...
This paper published by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) proposes a common analytical model that comprises six components upon which resilience measurement may be based. It also: defines resilience capacity as a multi-dimensional, multi-level mediator of shocks and stressors; identifies...
The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) supports the development and harmonization of resilience measurement methods. A technical working group composed of renowned experts was constituted to lead the identification of resilience measurement principles and the development of a common analytical...
The purpose of this study is to provide a framework in order to analyze the relation between trade liberalization and food security in Africa. From the 80s, the Bretton Woods institutions consider trade liberalization as a solution to achieve food security in Africa. In this study, the analysis of...
The aim of this paper is to assess the causal impact of trade policy distortions on food security. The added value of this work is twofold: i) its use of a non-parametric matching technique with continuous treatment, namely the Generalised Propensity Score (GPS) to address the self selection bias...
Ensuring food safety is a public health priority, and an essential step to achieving food security. Effective food safety and quality management systems are key not only to safeguarding the health and well-being of people but also to fostering economic development and improving livelihoods by...
That Africa has become a net importer of food and of agricultural products, despite its vast agricultural potential, is puzzling. Using data mainly for the period 1960-2007, this report seeks to explain Africa’s food-trade deficit since the mid-1970s. The core finding is that population growth, low...
L'entomophagie est la consommation d'insectes par les humains. L'entomophagie est pratiquée dans de nombreux pays du monde entier, mais principalement dans certaines régions d'Asie, Afrique et Amérique latine. Les insectes complètent les régimes alimentaires d'environ 2 milliards de personnes et ont...
Ouvrir l’agriculture familiale à l’innovation Plus de 500 millions d’exploitations agricoles familiales se répartissent la plus grande partie des terres agricoles mondiales et produisent l’essentiel des denrées alimentaires. Nous avons besoin des exploitations agricoles familiales pour parvenir à la...