Search / Search Results Simple Search | Search Help | Disclaimer   Your Search Criteria Search Words food_security08 Found 26 Matches  Displaying 1 of 20 1 2 Next >>   1. Date Added to Site: Tuesday, 5th August 2008 Title Gender and Food Security: Inequalities in Relation to Hunger (in French) Author Direnberger, L Document Type Case Study Publication Date July 2008 Summary Why have women been so involved in food riots across Africa, what are the underlying causes behind their motivation to protest on the streets, and how should policy-makers respond to what they are saying? View Short Summary 2. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Women and the Right to Food: International Law and State Practice Author Rae, I Document Type Report Publication Date March 2008 Summary This paper analyses from a gender perspective the relevant international instruments on the right to food, and the rights of women, before examining implementation and monitoring at the state level. View Short Summary 3. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th April 2008 Title Gender and Equity Issues in Liquid Biofuels Production – Minimizing the Risks to Maximize the Opportunities. Author Rossi, A. and Lambrou, Y. Document Type Research Publication Date January 2008 Summary What are the potential gender-differentiated risks associated with the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries? What further research is required to develop a better understanding of these risks, and what policies need to be put in place? View Short Summary 4. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Website: Gender and Food Security (in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2008 Summary This website provides gender information on nine key aspects of food security - agriculture, the environment, forestry, fisheries, rural economies, population, nutrition, education and the gender division of labour. View Short Summary 5. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Women and Food Crises: How US Food Aid Policies can Better Support their Struggles. A Discussion Paper. Author Hansen-Kuhn, K Document Type Report Publication Date January 2008 Summary Women are often at the centre of food crises and are disproportionately affected by hunger, yet their important role in providing solutions is often overlooked. This paper calls for comprehensive programmes designed to support women's crucial contributions to agricultural production. View Short Summary 6. Date Added to Site: Thursday, 31st July 2008 Title Website: Dimitra (in English and French) Author Dimitra Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2008 Summary Dimitra is a web tool for women and their organisations to make their voices heard at the national and international level. Its goal is to empower rural women and to improve their living conditions and status by highlighting the extent and value of their contributions through this online database. View Short Summary 7. Date Added to Site: Friday, 1st August 2008 Title Website: Gender, Biodiversity and Knowledge Systems (in English and Portuguese) Author Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Document Type Tool Publication Date January 2008 Summary This website presents the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations LinKS Project, which explored the linkages between the crucial issues of local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, food provision, and the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity View Short Summary 8. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 5th December 2007 Title Polishing the stone: A Journey Through the Promotion of Gender Equality in Development Projects Author Vargas-Lundius, R. and Ypeij, A. Document Type Research Publication Date July 2007 Summary This online book analyses the growing importance of the concept of gender in development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean - focusing on the experiences of IFAD and how it has promoted the mainstreaming of gender equality within the context of the rural projects it has supported in the region. View Short Summary 9. Date Added to Site: Friday, 30th May 2008 Title Biopolitics, Climate Change and Water Security: Impact Vulnerability and Adaptation Issues for Women Author Tandon, N. Document Type Report Publication Date January 2007 Summary This article, which examines how climate change will impact on water security, argues that it is critical for women to have the necessary information, tools and resources to plan and take decisions around water security. View Short Summary 10. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Gender and Food Security: the Role of Information - Strategy for Action Author Food and Agriculture Organisation Document Type Policy Document Publication Date January 2007 Summary This Strategy for Action considers the role that information plays in food security programmes, with an emphasis on the role of women in generating and accessing information View Short Summary 11. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title EPAs, An Assault on Africa’s Food Sovereignty: Why a Gender and Women’s Rights Analysis is Important for Africa Author ACORD International Document Type Research Publication Date January 2007 Summary Women in Sub-Saharan Africa have been most affected by international free trade agreements that reduce tariffs for importing countries, but not usually found in decision and policy making platforms that guide the food sovereignty agenda of their countries. View Short Summary 12. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title A Row to Hoe: the Gender Impact of Trade Liberalization on our Food System, Agricultural Markets and Women’s Human Rights Author Spieldoch , A. Document Type Report Publication Date January 2007 Summary This paper explores the linkages between women's role in agriculture and food security, and the more global context of international trade and investment. It also provides gender analyses of rice, corn, cashews, cut flowers and poultry production. View Short Summary 13. Date Added to Site: Friday, 1st August 2008 Title Transcending Boundaries to Improve the Food Security of HIV-affected Households in Rural Uganda: A Case Study Author Coon,K., et al Document Type Case Study Publication Date January 2007 Summary Realising food security for all is a complex task that requires attention to agricultural, nutritional, gender, and technological issues, as illustrated by this case study describing the experience of a partnership project in Uganda. View Short Summary 14. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Women and Food Security in South Asia Author Ramachandran, N Document Type Report Publication Date December 2006 Summary This report explores why despite improvements in food security in South Asia over the last few decades, nutritional outcomes, especially those related to women and children, have failed to keep pace. View Short Summary 15. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Gender in Advocacy on Trade and Security Author CIDSE (Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité) and CARITAS Document Type Research Publication Date August 2006 Summary How do trade policies affect women and men differently, given that rural women are the primary producers and providers of food for their families? View Short Summary 16. Date Added to Site: Tuesday, 29th August 2006 Title Food Security in Practice: Using Gender Research in Development Author Quisumbing, A.R. and McClafferty, B. Document Type Report Publication Date June 2006 Summary The aim of this practitioners' guide from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is to provide up-to-date, relevant information on why it is important to use gender and intrahousehold research to inform projects and policies. View Short Summary 17. Date Added to Site: Monday, 26th June 2006 Title Gender and Desertification: Expanding Roles for Women to Restore Drylands Author Gurung, J. D., Mwanundu, S., Lubbock, A., Hartl, M. and Firmian, I. Document Type Report Publication Date May 2006 Summary In many of the world's drylands, women's traditional knowledge of and roles in natural resource management and food security are crucial. View Short Summary 18. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Making the Links: Addressing HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality in Food Security and Rural Livelihoods Programming Author Hill, C Document Type Report Publication Date December 2005 Summary This toolkit, prepared for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), provides guidelines for integrating HIV and gender equality into the design and implementation of agricultural and food security programmes. View Short Summary 19. Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 30th July 2008 Title Women: Still the Key to Food and Nutrition Security Author International Food Policy Research Institute Document Type Tool Publication Date December 2005 Summary This short brief draws out the key findings from IFPRI research on gender and security, concluding that reducing gender disparities and advancing women's empowerment promotes better food and nutrition security for all. View Short Summary 20. Date Added to Site: Friday, 30th May 2008 Title Climate Change, Gender and Livelihoods in Limpopo Province Author Banda, K. Document Type Case Study Publication Date January 2005 Summary An analysis of the gender impacts of climate change can help us understand how different groups in society, even at the most micro-level, are differentially at risk from threats to their livelihoods. A gender analysis can also inform possible solutions for better protecting men and women against these potential impacts. 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