The full benefits of agricultural biotechnology will only be realized if consumers and food manufacturers consider it …

The drastic increase of food prices in the period 2006-2008 spurred fears of global food insecurity. Apart from actual …

Poverty and food security in most countries are highly heterogeneous phenomena. Both types and depth of poverty … to discuss the relevance of and options in poverty and food security mapping for analysis and policy design and … food security mapping methodologies in use, in order to provide some guidance as to the possibilities and appropriateness …

a new form of colonialism that threatens food security of the poor. However, investments could be good news if the …

In the period leading up to the July 2008 WTO ministerial meeting, the crisis of soaring food prices was used both to … result from a new agreement. Are the arguments relating to food prices valid? Does the collapse of the round have significant … implications in the context of soaring food prices? To answer these questions, this brief examines the extent to which existing …

This paper documents the main findings of a study on food insecurity and vulnerability in the Indian state of Orissa in … support of promoting interventions for food security and livelihoods at state level. A similar study was undertaken in … Himachal Pradesh, India. The paper analyses the main characteristics and causes of food insecurity and vulnerability. It seeks …