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December 2009

Micronutrient Initiative鈥檚 (MI) 2008-2009 Annual Report

MI has had an active and productive year, touching the lives of almost 500 million people through supplementation and fortifications programs.

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November 2009

Fish farming seen driving food security

As global fish stocks continue to plunge, fish farming is seen as a way of contributing to food security. The EU has pledged to increase the competitiveness of European aquafarming to meet a growing appetite for seafood, but policymakers stress that this must go hand-in-hand with farming to restore fish stocks. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that over 70% of the world's fish species are already either fully exploited or depleted. And while the impact of global overfishing is typically measured in environmental and economic terms, depleted fish stocks also threaten the food security of millions of people who are dependent on fish for food.
Euractiv

Food investment triples.聽Fighting hunger: But more is needed, forum on security told

World majors in agriculture and food sectors have tripled their investments in boosting global food security but need to spend more to help eradicate hunger, participants at an international forum said yesterday. With the number of hungry people rising to a record 1.02 billion this year, up 100 million from 2008, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged private and public investors to pour more funds in developing countries' farming. FAO said foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture tripled to more than $3 billion in 2007 from $1 billion in 2000 but that still represented less than one per cent of total world FDI inflows.
The Gazette, November 13, 2009

October 2009

Feeding the World's Hungry

Getting food to the most people with the fewest resources is a constant challenge for food-assistance agencies, but one that financial tools can help address.The finance tools examined in the report have been used effectively in other sectors 鈥� for example, to provide vaccines to developing countries 鈥� but they have not been used in food assistance delivery. The report recommends using such instruments as call options, guaranteed bonds and tax credits to help improve assistance groups鈥� ability to deliver desperately needed food on time and at lower cost.
, October 2009

Food Security:聽From Keith Good鈥檚 Daily News Report

Bloomberg writer Rudy Ruitenberg reported yesterday that, 鈥淔arming in developing countries needs $83 billion of investment a year if there is to be enough food to feed the world in 2050, the United Nations鈥� Food and Agriculture Organization said.

鈥淎gricultural investment needs to rise by about 50 percent as the global population increases to 9.1 billion people from 6.8 billion now, according to a discussion paper for an FAO meeting in Rome on food security next week.

鈥淎bout $20 billion a year would have to be invested in crop production and $13 billion in livestock operations, according to the UN agency. Mechanization would be the biggest single investment area, followed by expansion and irrigation.鈥�

The article noted that, 鈥淔ood production will have to rise 70 percent in the next four decades to feed the world in 2050, according to the FAO.鈥�

In addition, Bloomberg writer Luzi Ann Javier reported yesterday that, 鈥淧rotests over high food prices, which swept the world from Haiti to Bangladesh last year, may return to Asia in 2010 as drought in India and crop losses in the Philippines may cause price spikes, CWA Global Markets Pty said.

鈥溾�榃e wouldn鈥檛 be surprised to see a return to the rice riots across Asia sometime in 2010,鈥� Peter McGuire, managing director at CWA Global Markets Pty., said today.

鈥淒eclining output in India 鈥榗oupled with the recent weather issues in the Philippines will cause price spikes for the rice market toward the second quarter of 2010,鈥� he said.鈥�

The article noted that, 鈥淧rotests broke out last year after export curbs by major producers including India and Vietnam last year raised fears of a food crisis. Global rice prices soared to a record amid declining inventories, prompting governments around the world to secure domestic supplies as importers scrambled for shipments.鈥�

Meanwhile, the AP reported yesterday that, 鈥淭he USDA must sharpen the focus of its science and research efforts to emphasize areas where it can make an impact on society, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.

鈥溾�楿SDA science needs to change to respond to 鈥� pressures, to ensure the sustainability of the American food, fuel, and fiber system and to address some of America鈥檚 鈥� and the world鈥檚 鈥� most intractable problems,鈥� Vilsack said, delivering a speech to launch the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

鈥淰ilsack鈥檚 speech outlined his hopes for USDA鈥檚 science and research efforts, pursuits he said are strengthened by the formation of the new institute. It was created by Congress in last year鈥檚 farm bill, and is aimed at enhancing the USDA鈥檚 research aims by working with top scientists from around the world and taking on practical problems.鈥�

Economic crisis has been especially tough on the hungry, conference hears

They came from far and near, from developed and developing countries, with local as well as international points of view. Over 350 leaders in research, government, aid agencies, international bodies and industry convened at the Second 成人VR视频 Food Conference on Global Food Security this week to look back at the causes of and forward to the solutions to the growing crisis that has left approximately 1 billion people in the world undernourished.

Storms, war spell disaster for hungry

UN struggles to ship aid despite increased need caused by climate shifts. The grim outlook for hungry people was the focus of an international conference on global food security this week at 成人VR视频. It looked at the growing gap between food needs and agricultural production, as the financial crisis aggravates problems of farmers who have too little money to plant their crops, and lack access to credit.
Toronto Star, October 9

Moins de recoltes et des aliments trois fois plus chers

L'agriculture souffre des changements climatiques. En premi猫re ligne. Surtout dans les pays o霉 l'alimentation repose encore sur une agriculture paysanne, en manque de moyens techniques. Des intemp茅ries peuvent ruiner des r茅coltes en moins de deux. Et des intemp茅ries, il y en a de plus en plus. "Le r茅chauffement climatique multiplie les temp锚tes, augmente le niveau de la mer, les vagues de chaleur et favorise les 茅pisodes de s茅cheresse et de pluie", a expliqu茅 hier le phytologue Bert Drake, du Centre de recherches sur l'environnement Smithsonian. Le scientifique a particip茅 脿 la Conf茅rence sur la s茅curit茅 alimentaire de l'Universit茅 成人VR视频.

Conf茅rence sur la s茅curit茅 alimentaire mondiale de l'Universit茅 成人VR视频

La part de l'agriculture se fane

Claude L茅vesque

Dans le monde en d茅veloppement, o霉 pourtant la majorit茅 de la population demeure rurale, les gouvernements consacrent une part toujours plus infime de leur budget 脿 l'agriculture. D'un peu plus de 11 % en 1980, celle-ci serait pass茅e 脿 environ 4 % aujourd'hui.

La m锚me tendance est observ茅e en ce qui concerne l'aide publique au d茅veloppement: environ 20 % de l'aide aux pays pauvres allait 脿 l'agriculture en 1980, contre seulement 4 % en 2006. 芦Et on ne voit pas la tendance s'inverser. Il y a bien eu des engagements de pris lors des derniers grands sommets internationaux, mais des ann茅es peuvent s'茅couler avant que ceux-ci soient tenus禄, a not茅 Michael Hamp, repr茅sentant du Fonds international de d茅veloppement agricole (IFAD).

Ce sont l脿 quelques-unes des observations qui ont 茅t茅 faites hier dans le cadre de la deuxi猫me Conf茅rence sur la s茅curit茅 alimentaire mondiale, organis茅e par l'Universit茅 成人VR视频. Cet 茅v茅nement, qui r茅unit une trentaine de sp茅cialistes venus de plusieurs pays, se d茅roule dans le contexte d'une r茅cession, qui s'est ajout茅e l'an dernier 脿 une flamb茅e mondiale des prix alimentaires. Ces deux crises ont fait augmenter consid茅rablement le nombre d'锚tres humains qui ne mangent pas 脿 leur faim, y compris dans certaines r茅gions agricoles du monde en d茅veloppement.

On a 茅videmment 茅num茅r茅 les nombreuses explications possibles de la flamb茅e des prix des aliments survenue en 2007, apr猫s plusieurs ann茅es de relative stabilit茅: facteurs environnementaux, sp茅culation, biocarburants, etc.

Pour un autre intervenant, il faut aussi voir un 芦facteur sous-jacent禄 dans le fait que la croissance de la production c茅r茅ali猫re a constamment ralenti pendant des d茅cennies. 芦Cette production croit assez rapidement pour s'adapter 脿 la croissance d茅mographique mondiale, mais pas assez pour assurer des surplus permettant d'absorber des chocs conjoncturels禄, a dit Marco Ferroni, chef de la direction de Sygenta, une multinationale agroalimentaire.
Le Devoir

Food agencies feeling recession pressure

As international hunger crisis deepens, first-world nations are taking a hard look at aid commitments. The food crisis in the developing world is far from over, and international emergency food agencies are bracing for the next blow.
Globe and Mail, October 7

Radio-Canada radio 鈥� Classe 茅conomique
to listen to the Oct. 7 show

Radio-Canada radio 鈥� Ottawa
Interview with Fran莽ois Dagenais, IICA

Radio-Canada International
Canada en las Am茅ricas

CBC Radio 鈥� Radio Noon
to listen to the Oct. 6 & 7 shows

UN food program in dire straits

Donations hit by global recession, high prices. The United Nations will have to ration or even cancel the delivery of food in several parts of the world because of the ongoing economic crisis and high food prices, an economic advisor with the UN's World Food Program said yesterday.
The Gazette, October 5

Experts gather at 成人VR视频 to address food security challenges

2nd edition of international conference addresses impact of global recession. Leading experts from international agencies, NGOs, the food industry and academia will meet at 成人VR视频, in Montreal, Oct. 5-7 to discuss the increasing challenges relating to food security in the world. The 2nd 成人VR视频 Conference on Global Food Security will focus on the effects of the global economic crisis on food supply and production.
成人VR视频 Press release, October 1

September 2009

Seeking Solutions for a Hungry World

成人VR视频 hosting second annual Food Conference

July 2009

G8 Efforts towards Global Food Security

Report by the G8 Experts Group on Global Food Security
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World leaders launch $15B food initiative

World leaders have launched a $15 billion initiative to help farmers in poor countries increase production, marking a shift in the way the West tackles world hunger.
CTV News

Canada鈥檚 increased support for food security and agricultural productivity

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Appui renforc茅 du Canada 脿 la s茅curit茅 alimentaire et 脿 la productivit茅 agricole

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June 2009

成人VR视频 conference examines impact of economic crisis on the hungry

UN report shows sharp increase in undernourished population as a result of worldwide downturn.
成人VR视频 Press Release, June 23

More than 1 billion don't have enough to eat: UN agency

Historic number of hungry due to high food prices, economic crisis

Global hunger on the rise again

The number of hungry people in the world is projected to hit a record this year 鈥� more than a billion
Globe and Mail

The Global Food Crisis. The End of Plenty

Modern society has relieved us of the burden of growing, harvesting, even preparing our daily bread, in exchange for the burden of simply paying for it. Only when prices rise do we take notice. And the consequences of our inattention are profound.
National Geographic

April 2009

The first G8 Agriculture ministers鈥櫬爉eeting: The world food emergency

G8 website

Starving for Attention

As the G-20 summit gets underway in London, Brian Stewart reports on how the global recession is hurting the world's poorest people.
CBC Television

January 2009

Foresight: Food Security

Article by C. Madramootoo and H. Fyles on Food Security
Publication of the 成人VR视频 Centre for Developing Area Studies

October 2008

Helping Women Respond to the Global Food Price Crisis

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Policy Brief 7
Read聽IFPRI Policy Brief 7