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Constraints to Smallholder Investments. A online consultation by the HLPE to set the track of its study

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A large percentage of word poverty is rural, largely directly or indirectly associated with smallholder farming. Smallholder farmers produce most of the food consumed locally, and food security at a world scale thus importantly depends on the investments made by external actors and by the smallholders themselves in their agricultural production. What are the constraints that limit these investments and what can be done to encourage investments in smallholder agriculture?

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Max F. Blanck on April 24, 2012

Online consultations on Climate Change and Social Protection Reports

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The FSN Forum and the High Level Panel of Experts of the CFS invite you to share your comments on the V0 drafts of their reports on Climate Change & Food Security and on Social Protection for Food Security. You comments will be used by the HLPE Project Team to further elaborate the reports, which will then be submitted to external expert review, before finalization by the Project Team under Steering Committee guidance and oversight.

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Max F. Blanck on March 21, 2012

New online discussion: Linking Agriculture, food systems and nutrition - What is your perspective?

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The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum, http://km.fao.org/fsn/ ) invites you to follow and participate to the online discussion: "Linking Agriculture, food systems and nutrition - What is your perspective?". The aim of this discussion is to share information and experiences that will deepen our understanding on how to best leverage agriculture and food systems for improving nutrition. Please share your success stories and lessons learnt from implemented strategies, more...

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Max F. Blanck on February 07, 2012

How can women's land rights be secured?

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Dear Colleagues, We are launching today on the FSN Forum a new discussion on How can women’s land rights be secured?, a topic which we know many of you are interested in. Women’s ability to access land and other natural resources is weakened by their status within their community and by discriminatory customary or statutory laws. What can be done about it? What are examples of policies and tools that promote women's land rights? Please share your thoughts, experiences and case studies, which more...

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Max F. Blanck on January 23, 2012

Online Forum on The role of Food Security and Nutrition Response Analysis

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Responses to food insecurity and malnutrition in emergencies have expanded dramatically in the past 5-10 years and improved needs assessment has increased willingness of donors to fund new alternatives to general food distribution and targeted feeding programs. However, the analytical process required to make intelligent choices among these new options has not always kept up. This “response analysis” is about determining the best response to address needsa and to cause the least damage to more...

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Renata Mirulla on November 23, 2010

Rural Radio and Agricultural Development: Linking Farmers, Extension Workers and Researchers

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Dear Forum Members,In 2008, during the Nairobi International Trade Fair, Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture Hon. William Ruto (he has since been transferred to another ministry) wondered aloud why the excellent demonstrations of healthy looking crops and animals are not replicated in the farms across the country. His remarks pointed to an existing gap between agricultural researchers, extension officers and farmers. Farmers do not use proven farming practices either because it does not reach them more...

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Max F. Blanck on June 21, 2010

Women in agriculture and food security: How can we turn rhetoric into reality?

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Achieving gender equality and empowering women in agriculture is not only the right thing to do. It is also crucial for agricultural development and food security, as strongly stated by FAO latest State of Food and Agriculture report.To move forward in the necessary effort to close the gender gap, the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition invites everyone interested to participate in its new online discussion: “Women in agriculture and food security: How can we turn rhetoric into more...

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Max F. Blanck on March 08, 2011

Global Governance for Food Security: are the current arrangements fit for the job?

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One of the consequences of the 2007/08 food price crisis was the emergence of a number of new institutions and initiatives that were intended to strengthen global capacities to respond to such situations. You are invited to share views on how an effective global food governance system should work and on what major issues are to be addressed in order to ensure an adequate and safe food supply for all humans at all times.

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Max F. Blanck on April 21, 2011

Street foods: the way forward for better food safety and nutrition

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Street foods make up a significant part of the dietary intake of many and provide food generally not used at home such as fruits and vegetables, which serve as healthy complements to the diet.In order to maximize the positive impact of street foods, what can be done to increase the vendors’ food hygiene knowledge and practices and make sure their role is properly recognized by local authorities?Take part in our online discussion!

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Max F. Blanck on September 30, 2011

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION; OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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How can we make the best use of agricultural technology to achieve food security? Is there still a role for older technologies and for traditional approaches? Or embracing industrial production systems should be the way forward? Peter Steele from FAO Cairo is raising this topic for discussion on the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition inviting members and anyone interested to share their views. At the background of the debate lies the African context, where the challenges and potentials more...

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Max F. Blanck on April 12, 2010

FAOSTAT User Dialogue 2010

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FAOSTAT, the FAO repository for data relating to food and agriculture, invites you to share your thoughts and opinions on how you make use of FAO statistics and how we can improve the service. Statistics are an essential tool for economic and social development, including our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. For development to succeed, we need data collection and statistical analysis of poverty levels, access to education and the incidence of disease. To learn more...

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Renata Mirulla on November 09, 2010

Measuring the Impacts of Bioenergy Production on Food Security

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The impacts of Bioenergy on Food Security have been highly debated. The FAO’s Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project is currently developing a set of criteria, indicators, good practices and policy options on sustainable bioenergy production that safeguards and, if possible, fosters food security. We welcome comments and inputs on a set of “core” indicators that governments could use (on a voluntary basis) to monitor the impacts of modern bioenergy production on more...

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Max F. Blanck on October 04, 2010

From Repeated Crisis to Long Term Food Security

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How to ensure Food Security in Protracted Crises? On the FSN Forum the debate is open. Barbara Stocking, Executive Director of OXFAM GB invites you to discuss and share your views on this important issue. Go to http://km.fao.org/fsn/discussions/protracted-crisis/en/ to have your say.

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Max F. Blanck on January 10, 2011

Do current Food Security concepts serve the fight against hunger?

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Confusion and lack of consensus still exist over conceptualising and dealing with the problems of Food Security. Many stakeholders may lack a fundamental understanding of the complex interplay and multi-dimensionality of factors due to food security’s complex nature and its cross-sectoral roots.This complexity is both the cause of much misunderstanding and the barrier to any real consensual solution. How can we improve this situation and what role do Food Security frameworks play? The FSN more...

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Max F. Blanck on November 11, 2010

Addressing Food Security in Biofuel Certification

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Take part in the online conference on Biofuel and Food Security!The impact of biofuel production on food security remains a controversial issue. Over the past few years, a number of initiatives have been established to develop voluntary sustainability standards for the certification of biofuels. Among them, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) has developed a voluntary, third-party certification system for biofuel sustainability which encompasses environmental, social and economic more...

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Max F. Blanck on January 11, 2011

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