Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa
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Issues Affecting Food Security in East and Central Africa
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UN World Food Program

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Ethiopian Village Recognized At Rio+20 For Innovative Hunger Solution...

 

A joint venture between the Ethiopian government and WFP, the MERET programme gets chronically food-insecure communities involved in environmental rehabilitation and sustainable income- generating activities that improve livelihoods.

 

For its role in the project, the village of Abraha Atsbeha received official recognition at Rio+20 during an awards ceremony hosted by the UN Development Programme.

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2011 Global Food Policy Report | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

From www.ifpri.org - June 29, 2012 3:21 AM

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launches the inaugural Global Food Policy Report, the first in a new annual series. The Report provides a comprehensive overview of major policy changes at the global, regional, national, and local levels, as well as their significance for food and nutrition security.

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High Level Task Force on Global Food Security to focus on ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’ objectives

High Level Task Force on Global Food Security to focus on ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’ objectives | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.un.org - June 29, 2012 3:03 AM
In the wake of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s High Level Task Force on Global Food Security will be reoriented to focus on a new initiative as part of its efforts to ensure a coherent UN...
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MILK MATTERS | Feinstein International Center

MILK MATTERS | Feinstein International Center | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From sites.tufts.edu - June 29, 2012 5:34 AM

This report presents the findings of two cohort studies assessing the impact of small-scale livestock interventions, designed to sustain access to and availability of animal milk at the household level over the dry season, on the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. The results reveal that, in sites exposed to the intervention, animal milk off-take improved dramatically, child consumption of animal milk increased, and child nutritional status stabilized compared to that of children in the control sites.

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Social protection and cash transfers | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Social protection and cash transfers | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.ifpri.org - June 29, 2012 3:28 AM

"Cash transfers have demonstrated a strong potential for reducing poverty and strengthening children’s education, health, and nutrition. As a result, they can play a critical role in a strategy for mitigating the impact of AIDS and reducing poverty-related drivers of HIV transmission."

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On the road from food emergencies to food security - AlertNet

On the road from food emergencies to food security - AlertNet | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.trust.org - June 29, 2012 3:09 AM

Discussion on longer term development versus immediate disaster response, the direct impact of agricultural research on food security, and its cost.

Robert Zeigler (Director General, International Rice Research Institute – IRRI), Shenggen Fan (Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute – IFPRI), William Dar (Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT), Howarth Bouis (Director, HarvestPlus) and Jonathan Wadsworth (Executive Secretary of the CGIAR Fund Council and Head of the Fund Office).

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The Power of Private Investment - Global Food for Thought

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The Power of Private Investment: Leveraging the Strengths of Business to Meet Food Security Goals - Open Table Dinner Series.

 

On the eve of the 2012 G8 announcement of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, The Chicago Council on Global...

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SUN: A global movement to accelerate progress in reducing maternal and child undernutrition | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

SUN: A global movement to accelerate progress in reducing maternal and child undernutrition | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.ifpri.org - June 28, 2012 3:55 AM

Food and nutrition security is increasingly recognized as being critical to broader economic, social, and human development. There is also growing awareness of the costs of ignoring undernutrition: it heavily impacts infant and young child mortality and morbidity; has largely irreversible effects on intellectual, physical, social, and economic development; and contributes to noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some types of cancer. In recent years, fortunately, there has been widespread agreement on the set of evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that can protect the nutrition of millions of individuals. Against this backdrop, a wide range of stakeholders have come together to launch the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements

From www.un.org (via @SAMVERMA8) - June 28, 2012 2:23 AM
RT @WeCanEndPoverty: Following launch of Zero Hunger Challenge, High Level Task Force on Food Security to be reoriented: http://t.co/vJnDzTNX...
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Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor” | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor” | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.ifpri.org - June 29, 2012 3:30 AM

This report presents the case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme.

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.ifpri.org - June 28, 2012 3:52 AM

The authors of the 20 policy briefs included here explore the experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1) the role of rural community engagement, (2) the importance of value chains, (3) the intricacies of scaling up nutrition interventions, (4) the lessons learned from institutional approaches, and (5) the experience of international aid donors.

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Africa Renewal | Africa Human Development Report stirs debate on food security

Africa Renewal | Africa Human Development Report stirs debate on food security | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.un.org - June 29, 2012 3:32 AM

The report lists steps that can be taken right away to stem the tide of food insecurity: “greater agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers; more effective nutrition policies, especially for children; greater community and household resilience to cope with shocks; and wider popular participation and empowerment, especially of women and the rural poor.”

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Drought contingency plans and planning in the Greater Horn of Africa - UNISDR

Drought contingency plans and planning in the Greater Horn of Africa - UNISDR | Food & Nutrition Security in East Africa | Scoop.it
From www.unisdr.org - June 29, 2012 3:31 AM

A desktop review of the effectiveness of drought contingency plans and planning in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.

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