An in-depth analysis carried out by students of the Roma Tre Master in Human Devlopment and Food Secuirty of comments on the technical issues related to malnutrition and the outcome of the political documents.
This issue of the Newsletter of the University of Western Australia includes several articles on pulses, linking to the UN 2016 International Year of Pulses.
Migrants are a potential resource for agriculture and rural development as well as poverty reduction in their areas of origin. However, distress migration of rural youth can result in the loss of an important share of the most vital and dynamic part of the workforce, with obvious consequences for...
The UN E-Government Survey 2016 on “E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development” offers a snapshot of trends in the development of e-government in countries across the globe. According to the Survey more governments are embracing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to deliver...
Nowadays it is generally recognized that the post World War II industrial agriculture and food in Western countries was succesful with regard to profit, but unsuccesful with respect to people and planet. The underlying structure was a linear economy and a poor interpretation of the sustainability...
This document summarizes the 58 contributions received to the online consultation held from 25 May to 19 June 2016 and facilitated by the International Year of Pulses Secretariat.
This document summarizes the 118 contributions received to the online consultation held from 25 April to 15 May 2016 and facilitated by Jacqueline Demeranville of FAO’s Decent Rural Employment Team.
This document summarizes the 37 contributions received to the online consultation held from 30 November to 31 December 2015 and facilitated by Danielle Nierenberg from Food Tank – The Food Think Tank and Artur Getz Escudero from Cardiff University.
This document summarizes the 51 contributions received to the online consultation held from 15 March to 12 April 2016 and facilitated by Deborah Fulton, CFS Secretary.
Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of innovative approaches that enable markets to act as incentives in the transition towards sustainable agriculture in...