http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com Examining the Challenges to Global Food Security Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To commemorate International Women's Day yesterday, Isatou Jallow, chief of the World Food Program’s Gender Unit, gave an interview discussing the role of women in global agriculture and the combating of hunger. Her interview addresses the key role that women play in agricultural labor and food security for the household.  She ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/03/09/wfp-women-the-most-effective-solution-for-combating-hunger/ There is growing concern that the foundering condition of soil in China could facilitate a food crisis in the world's most populated country. As millions of Chinese farmers migrate toward cities from rural countrysides, the influx of people into urban areas creates a greater demand for meat, grain, and dairy ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/23/chinas-soil-deterioration-may-become-growing-food-crisis/ A national food security assessment completed in December 2009 in Niger showed approximately 7.8 million people, totaling three-fifths of the country’s population, face moderate to severe food insecurity, say UN officials.  Specifically, 2.7 million Niger citizens suffer from severe food insecurity and 5.1 million suffer moderate food insecurity. An irregular and ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/17/nigers-persistent-food-insecurity/ In the January/February 2010 edition of Foreign Affairs, Carlisle Ford Runge and Carlisle Piehl Runge wrote an article titled "Against the Grain, " which questions if the current global balance between food prices (high) and food supply (low) invites a return of the theories of Thomas Malthus, who posited that overwhelming human population growth would ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/16/against-the-grain-from-foreign-affairs/ On Friday, Haiti marked the one month anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which had left the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere in the dire situation of providing food and shelter to nearly 1 million displaced survivors. Following recent outbreaks of violence by Haitians seeking food aid and supplies, ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/14/haitis-earthquake-recovery-one-month-on/ Many food aid organizations are offering unique ways to celebrate Valentine's Day, while providing contributors with special opportunities to fight against global hunger. Action Against Hunger has a selection of e-cards that you can send to a loved one, while making a donation in their name to fight against child malnourishment. The World Food Programme's ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/11/valentines-gifts-for-fighting-hunger/ Sustainable Harvest International invited educators to apply for their Educator Workshops in Central America to help engage in dialogue about community-based service-learning involving concepts of sustainability, organic agriculture and environmental restoration. FPA added this opportunity to the Professional Development Resources for Educators found in the "In the Classroom" section of ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/10/for-educators-summer-workshop-from-shi/ Feeding America (fromerly known as America's Second Harvest) is developing a "Child Hunger Corps," setting up positions for corps members to be responsible for developing the capacity and capability of food banks in selected U.S. cities, to execute program models targeted toward the alleviation of child hunger. Each corps member ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/06/feeding-america-recruiting-for-child-hunger-corps/ The challenge of delivering food to Haitians recovering from the January 12th earthquake has taken a new dimension.  More food aid and locally grown food is available, but devising an effective system to distribute food remains a challenge.  Currently, over 20 aid agencies, as well as the Haitian government are ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/01/revamping-food-distribution-in-haiti/ Qatar Tribune reported  a top-level Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) delegation, led by QNFSP chairman Fahd al Attiyah, will visit agricultural research institutes and meet senior U.S. government officials  from the White House, the State Department, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy during its week-long U.S. ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/30/qatar-seeks-tech-deals-with-us-for-food-security/