Food Governance Transformation: Aligning Food Security with Sustainable Farming Practices in Developing Communities

Food from Earth: Sustainable Farming in Action

The banana is the world's largest herbaceous flowering plant. Commercial bananas are sterile and are propagated by planting root stock from donor plants (the dark specks in the center of a banana are undeveloped ovules, the precursors to seeds).

Food security and sustainable intensification.

The coming decades are likely to see increasing pressures on the global food system, both on the demand side from increasing population and per capita consumption, and on the supply side from greater competition for inputs and from climate change. This paper argues that the magnitude of the challenge is such that action is needed throughout the food system, on moderating demand, reducing waste,...

Sustainable Food And Water Security

Developing sustainable food supply chains.

This paper reviews the opportunities available for food businesses to encourage consumers to eat healthier and more nutritious diets, to invest in more sustainable manufacturing and distribution systems and to develop procurement systems based on more sustainable forms of agriculture. The important factors in developing more sustainable supply chains are identified as the type of supply chain i...

Food Security in Developing Countries

Food security and insecurity are terms used to describe whether or not people have access to sufficient quality and quantity of food. They are affected by factors such as poverty, health, food production, political stability, infrastructure, access to markets, and natural hazards. Improved food security is important for global reduction of hunger and poverty, and for economic development. One a...