Food insecurity and malnutrition are major international concerns, especially in rural areas. At the global scale, they have received considerable attention and investment, but the results achieved so far have been mixed. Some countries have made progress at the national level, but still have...

This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious enough to either derail or significantly delay their...

Wie eine Reihe anderer Veröffentlichungen zum Thema und auch das kürzlich breit empfohlene "Handbuch Welternährung" (ID-A 9/11) kommt auch der jüngste Lagebericht des renommierten Worldwatch Institute (vgl. zuletzt "Zur Lage der Welt 2010", BA 5/10) zu der Einschätzung, dass die Erde alle...