Food security in a world of growing natural resource scarcity: The role of agricultural technologies
Summary and conclusions
2012 Politiques alimentaires mondiales rapport: Aperçu
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security.
Eritrea
2012 Global food policy report: Overview
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security.
Need in a land of plenty
Integrating socio-economic and biophysical assessments using a land use allocation model
Methodology [In East African agriculture and climate change]
Democratic Republic of Congo
T he Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) committed to the mitigation of the effects of climate change by signing the Kyoto Protocol for climate change and other related environmental management protocols.
Agricultural policies in the 2010’s: the contemporary agenda
Agricultural development has moved up the agenda. Today it has not only to reduce poverty and hunger, but also become environmentally sustainable and climate smart. Disputes over agricultural policies are highly visible, but consensus exists on fundamentals for growth. It is not just what to do that matters, but also how to do it.
Providing an enabling environment
The basic role for agricultural policies consists of providing the core investments and services that farmers need to develop their operations into viable farm businesses. Focusing on the sector’s enabling environment benefits both agriculture and the wider rural economy, facilitating the construction of diversified rural economies.