Dieser Beitrag formuliert drei Erkenntnisse, die helfen können, die globale Ernährungs-sicherheit nachhaltig zu verbessern. Sie lauten: (a) Hungerbekämpfung setzt Armutsbe-kämpfung voraus. (b) Der öffentliche Diskurs ist oft blockiert, weil versäumt wird, die richtigen Fragen zu stellen....

Strong rural-urban linkages are increasingly seen as key to achieving sustainable livelihoods and food security in developing countries. However, not all linkages are positive and, although this is recognised in literature, few explore their potential unfavourable characteristics. Based on...

The dissolution of the Soviet Union and 1992-96 Tajik civil war resulted in huge human and economic losses. Nevertheless, contemporary data suggest the persistence of investments in human capital in the region most affected by famine and least favoured since the cessation of hostilities,...