2011 Global food policy report
The year 2011 highlighted ongoing challenges to global food security, from food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, and famine to unrest and conflicts. On the policy front, major developments at the global and national levels both offered grounds for encouragement and pointed to areas where further action is needed.
Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation.
Overview: Major Food Policy Developments in 2011
Enhancing resilience in the horn of Africa
Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy
As the population continues to grow and natural resources become scarcer, the need to shift toward an environmentally responsible, socially accountable, more equitable, and “greener” economy has become increasingly apparent.
Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2011
Desde 2007, se produjeron dos rondas de picos de los precios de los alimentos que han contribuido a que al hambre y la malnutrición de millones de personas.
Disasters: Déjà vu in the Horn of Africa
Climate Change and Agriculture: Modest Advances, Stark New Evidence
2011 Global food policy report [in Chinese]
The year 2011 highlighted ongoing challenges to global food security, from food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, and famine to unrest and conflicts. On the policy front, major developments at the global and national levels both offered grounds for encouragement and pointed to areas where further action is needed.
2011 Politiques alimentaires mondiales rapport
Depuis 2007, deux séries successives d’envolée des prix des denrées alimentaires ont causé la faim ou la malnutrition pour des millions de personnes dans le monde.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health: Connecting the Dots
The agriculture, nutrition, and health nexus came to prominence in 2011.