In October, the U.N Committee on World Food Security (CFS) opened its new session in Rome. CFS serves as a forum in the United Nations System for review and follow-up of policies concerning world food security, including food production and physical and economic access to food.
To coincide with CFS, Farming First organised a side-event on
A group of 19 of the world’s leading organisations (including three United Nations agencies, the World Bank, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), FANRPAN, Farming First, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) and the World Farmers’ Organisation) have jointly endorsed a letter calling
A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) titled “What is the irrigation potential for Africa? A combined biophysical and socioeconomic approach” has been published.
The report argues that although irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productivities by at least 50 per cent, food production is almost entirely sustained through
A recent report by the Agriculture and Fisheries department of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled the ‘Agricultural Progress and Poverty Reduction Synthesis Report’ claims that achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving global poverty by 2015 looks increasingly likely.
The report’s authors found that increases in income earned from farming
Following on from Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, the Farming First coalition welcomes the commitment expressed by participants to achieving the ‘triple win’ of improving food security, addressing climate change and improving the lives and livelihoods of rural populations.
The Road Map for Action on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change summarises
Prior to next week’s Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change in the Hague, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation have released a report that calls for a “major transformation of agriculture” to deal with growing food needs in a changing climate.
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Policies, Practices and Financing for Food Security is divided into
