... Surface and Groundwater Resources for Irrigation Food Security: Land, Water andEnvironmentQuality Impact of Intensive Agriculture and Irrigation Management Practices on the Environmental Quality ... effects in the form of further reduction in the size of landholdings and, in some cases, even landlessness for small farmers and hence displacement and migration of populations to environmentally ... environment of the intensification in agriculture (Velayutham and Bhattacharyya, 2000; Gupta et al., 2000; Yadav and Singh, 2000) DEGRADATION OF LAND AND SOIL Loss of Forests Grasslands and forests...
... responsible for the production and processing of foodfor the family, possibly also for sale These women have an inherent understanding of the food processes and the procedures necessary for promoting ... between child survival andfood production is often not understood in the policy arena And, foodsecurityand increased food production are intimately linked together with environmental management ... of complex farming systems in an environmentally sound manner is a difficult challenge Biotechnology and the associated bioinformatics for a foodsecurityand environmental stewardship program...
... alleviate povertyandfood insecurity POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A COMPLEMENTARY GOAL Poverty alleviation is an essential component of any successful strategy to achieve foodsecurityand environmental ... Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation and Improving Food Security: Implications for India* Richard L Meyer CONTENTS Introduction Changing Perceptions of Povertyand Finance Financial Services andFoodSecurity ... meet three interrelated and challenging goals — global food security, environmental sustainability andpoverty alleviation Agriculture andfood production must continue to expand to keep up with...
... Context, Concepts and Policy on Povertyand Inequality Fred J Hitzhusen CONTENTS Introduction Concepts of Povertyand Inequality Implications forFoodSecurityand Environmental Quality Conclusions ... FORFOODSECURITYAND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Pinstrup-Andersen and his colleagues at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) argue that, in dealing with food insecurity, the poverty ... Press LLC This chapter proposes options for India to address its food supply and demand problems, including poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation and population growth The analysis shows...
... 31 ReconcilingFoodSecurity with Environmental Quality in the 21st Century Norman Uphoff Foodsecurityand environmental quality go to the heart of the human ... healthy and sufficient foodand will live in an environment that is healthy and robust After two decades of debate and refinement, foodsecurity is an idea whose time has come It is on the lips and ... hopefully, for good health and successful livelihoods This ex ante perspective on foodsecurity has informed most of the contributions to this volume How can we understand food demand and supply...
... resources, loss of livestock assets and implements); • Food access (through declining income forfood purchases); and • The stability andquality of food supplies (through shifts to less labour-intensive ... international trade reforms andfoodsecurity It is thus clear that despite international commitments to resolving food insecurity and the real achievements in increasing global food security, the gap ... closely interrelated with poverty, poverty- reduction strategies should enhance many aspects of foodsecurity Poor rural and urban people need secure and 20 FoodSecurityand Sustainable Development...
... resources, loss of livestock assets and implements); • Food access (through declining income forfood purchases); and • The stability andquality of food supplies (through shifts to less labour-intensive ... international trade reforms andfoodsecurity It is thus clear that despite international commitments to resolving food insecurity and the real achievements in increasing global food security, the gap ... closely interrelated with poverty, poverty- reduction strategies should enhance many aspects of foodsecurity Poor rural and urban people need secure and 20 FoodSecurityand Sustainable Development...
... implementing improved cropland management practices is expected to be higher and more stable yields, increased system resilience and, therefore, enhanced livelihoods andfood security, and reduced production ... evapo-transpiration (PET) and elevation (IPCC, 2006) 20 Table Foodsecurityand CC mitigation potential of improved cropland management practices in dry and humid areas MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOODSECURITY POTENTIAL ... management for climate mitigation and adaptation, Technical Report on Land and Climate Change for the Natural Resources Management andEnvironment Department Rome, Foodand Agriculture Organization...
... the harvesting losses Harvesting method Hand Reaper Hand and heaped immediately Hand and dried in the sun (one day) Reaper and heaped immediately Reaper and dried in the sun (one day) Combined ... moisture content, mix all before drying • For very wet grain aerate the grains for 30-60 minutes before drying This will improve quality, although it may increase drying time and fuel consumption • ... region to region and include different methods for harvesting, hauling, threshing and cleaning The goal of good harvesting is to ensure maximum grain yield through minimizing grain loss and the prevention...
... rations Food insecurity score was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) [18] In this scale (ranging from for best foodsecurity to 20 for worst), points are attributed for ... eligible for 12-month follow up Food Insecurity and Body Mass Index In univariate analysis at and 12 months, foodsecurity was improved in the group that received food compared to the non -food group ... improvements in BMI, food security, and adherence to clinic visits at and 12 months among people living with HIV Food assistance should be standard of care in regions where HIV andfood insecurity overlap...
... xLand ,k + Land ,t [pLand ,t pLand ,k ] where (r ) (r ) xLand ,t and pLand ,t are percentage changes in the quantity and rental rate of land employed in agricultural activity (t,r) (r ) xLand ... of foodsecurity has many dimensions, and as such, has attracted a number of definitions and measures.18 Two commonly used measures of national foodsecurity are the food gap index19 and the food ... law also stipulates the formulation and enforcement of regular land use plans by different levels of government These plans explicitly specify the areas for rice land andfor other crops (National...
... safety of food FAO (2009) Increased livelihood risks, pressure on food prices; Higher dependency on food imports andfood aid Human health risks, nutrition Challenges on foodsecurity Food insecurity, ... measures, transport and communications An overriding factor concerns appropriate policies on foodsecurityFor e.g small farmers and medium farmers nutritional andfood insecurity problems ... climate change, foodsecurityand sustainability How climate change impacts on foodsecurityand agriculture production Case study on Vietnam Major Objectives Review of Literature Data and Methodology...
... context Introduction to Strategic Planning for Human Resources xvii Chapters throughand 18 through 19 focus on how HR practitioners enact their roles, and how they and their organizations can ... HR as a tool for implementing organizational strategic plans We define strategic planning for human resources (SPHR) as the process of anticipating long-term HR supplies and demands relative ... the reader through steps in SPHR: Chapter provides background information about strategic business planning, explains the need for SPHR, and describes roles of the HR practitioner in a strategic...
... Table 5-2 Band assignment for adsorbed species on Au/TiO2 during adsorption C3H6/O2 and reaction 62 Table 6-1 Band assignment for adsorbed species on CeO2 79 Table 6-2 Band assignment ... conditions: NOx storage reductionand selective catalytic reduction of NOx 1.3.1 NOx storage reduction The NOx storage reduction method (NSR) was developed by Toyota researchers for the control of ... selective (i.e., C2H4, C3H6, C3H8, and C4H8) and non-selective (CH4 and C2H6); and that the rate of reduction increases at higher hydrocarbon concentrations, and that unsaturated hydrocarbons...
... role for land qualityand agricultural productivity in refining our understanding of foodsecurity This role is explored after a brief overview of ERS’ food s security assessment research Foodsecurity ... between land qualityand the productivity of agricultural land, Wiebe and Tegene (2000) recently combined information on soil and climate quality with data on land, labor, fertilizer, and other ... Nations Foodand Agriculture Organization (2001) Agrostat Wiebe, Keith D.; and Abebayehu Tegene (2000) “Resource Quality, Agricultural Productivity andFoodSecurity in Developing Countries.” Food Security...
... reviews and evolving research [19,30,31] There are now calls both for better theoretical underpinnings for implementation interventions at the individual provider level andfor better information ... monitoring and feedback systems and, as with Ferlie and Shortell's core elements [38], related information technologies [11,30]; external communication networks and boundary-spanning roles [11,41]; and ... clarifying operational definitions of the potential HOWs and WHATs of strategic change and its management, particularly for the Change Agenda andQuality & Coherence factors See Table 4, as well as...
... meet the world’s growing demand for food; reduce the environmental impacts of fertilizers, pesticides, and water to produce food in sufficient quantity and quality; and lessen dependence on greenhouse ... instability, and political and social upheavals related to struggles over scarce resources Increasing demand forfoodand energy is projected at the same time as the supply of land and other resources ... and the management of animal waste; • Develop biofuel feedstocks that prosper in diverse, local environments, especially on land not currently suitable forfood production; and • Understand and...