Der Anbau von Lebensmitteln im heimischen Garten, auf Pachtflächen, in Schrebergärten oder Communal Gardens erfreut sich ungeahnter Beliebtheit. Neuere empirische Arbeiten weisen darauf hin, dass Obst- und Gemüseanbau, Kleintierhaltung und Hausschlachtungen jenseits der großstädtischen...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on the use of national accounting for development planning, partic. In developing countries - discusses data collecting to provide diaggregated input output information on economic structure; includes model input output tables, outlining their value in...

Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet is important to lessen the burden and is...

Global warming is perceived as one of the biggest global health risks of the twenty-first century and a threat to the achievement of sustainable (economic) development; especially in developing countries, climate change is believed to further exacerbate existing vulnerability to disease and food...

L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...

The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...

We use data from 52 countries on child stunting, poverty, determinants of food security, environmental health, and quality of maternal and child care to carry out a cluster analysis of country typologies. The purpose is to identify where agriculture-led interventions might address binding...