Food Security And Poverty In Asia And The Pacific

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292542252

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Food Security in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Fourteen background papers were commissioned to investigate food security issues particularly pertinent for Asia and the Pacific. The report synthesizes and collates the primary findings from these papers to articulate key policy challenges and opportunities related to food security in the region.

Author : Cyn-Young Park,Hyun H. Son,A. San Andres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 929092666X

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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific by Cyn-Young Park,Hyun H. Son,A. San Andres Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290926672

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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Ensuring a secure supply of food is essential, given the world's (and especially Asia's) growing population, high and volatile food prices, increasingly scarce resources, and changing environment. This publication discusses the drivers behind food insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate it.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9292542249

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Food Security in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : UCSD:31822038909602

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Food for All by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9211205786

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Asia and the Pacific by Anonim Pdf

The study is focused on the impact food insecurity on the Asia-Pacific region and how to deal with it. Access to food and not the supply of food is central to food security. Thus, Governments need to develop and strengthen social protection programmes and improve the availability of food at the national and local levels. In the medium term, it is critical to support the revitalization of small-scale sustainable food production. The study examines the environmental, economic and social challenges that are the roots of the region.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290923947

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Food Security and Climate Change in the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are a diverse array of countries with widely varying topographies, cultures and economies, fragile natural resource environments, and prosperity, stability, and security that can be compromised by the impacts and consequences of climate change. The Pacific island governments view climate change as a priority issue, especially in terms of its potential impacts on food security, and need clear directions in addressing both issues. This report describes the present state of food security and its contributing factors in the Pacific region, assesses its prospects amid the growing threats and likely impacts of climate change, and presents potential areas for more active assistance, investments, and interventions from ADB and other development partners. While technical and policy measures to ensure food security amid the ensuing climate change are numerous, interrelated, and complex, the successful implementation of programs and projects calls for simple and flexible designs that carefully consider the capabilities of relevant stakeholders at the regional, national, and local levels.

Author : Zhang-Yue Zhou,Guanghua Wan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 4899740735

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Food Insecurity in Asia by Zhang-Yue Zhou,Guanghua Wan Pdf

Achieving food security is vital for any nation. But despite progress in food availability in the postwar period, food insecurity still prevails in many developing countries, with more than half the world's undernourished in Asia. This unacceptable number calls for urgent action. Differences in levels of food security across countries cannot be explained solely by conventional economic arguments, such as resource endowments, country or population size, the level of economic development, and cultural or social differences. This book approaches the issue of food security in a number of Asian and other countries by highlighting the crucial role played by government and economic institutions and by examining how they influence food availability. It lays out valuable policy initiatives for national governments and international bodies, acting through improved institutions, to reduce poverty and inequality and to achieve higher levels of food security nationally and globally.

Author : Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030707538

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Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific by Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu Pdf

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the complex nexus between climate change and regional food security in Asia Pacific. Feeding the planet puts a lot of stress on the environment. The fundamental challenges we are facing today include how to grow more from less in a sustainable manner; how to optimize the entire food value chain from field to fork to reduce the carbon footprint, protect the environment and support biological diversity, cause less water pollution and soil erosion, raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. With a robust multi-site study in Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Forum and South Asia, this book examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience regarding climate change and food security vis-à-vis other regions of the world.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations International Children Emergency Fund,World Food Program,World Health Organization
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251319802

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Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2019 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations International Children Emergency Fund,World Food Program,World Health Organization Pdf

Asia-Pacific is home to well over half of all people worldwide who do not obtain sufficient dietary energy to maintain normal, active, healthy lives. To achieve SDG 2 in the region, more than 3 million people must escape hunger each month from now until December 2030. In most countries in the region, the diets of more than half of all very young children (aged 6–23 months) fail to meet minimum standards of diversity, leading to micronutrient deficiencies that affect child development and therefore the potential of future generations. The high prevalence of stunting and wasting among children under five years of age is a result of these deficiencies. Only four countries in the region are on track to meet the global target of a 40 percent reduction in the number of stunted children between 2012 and 2025.At the same time, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising steadily among children and adults, negatively affecting health and well-being. Addressing the resultant burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases places great strain on national healthcare budgets and also causes productivity losses. Social protection is an important way of reducing inequality and mitigating the impacts of disasters, and it is expanding in the region. A special section of this report discusses how to develop social protection programmes that accelerate progress in eradicating hunger and malnutrition.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,World Food Programme ,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,World Health Organization
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251308455

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Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2018 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,World Food Programme ,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,World Health Organization Pdf

During the last three years, progress at reducing undernourishment has slowed tremendously in Asia and the Pacific. After years of gains in combatting hunger, progress has stagnated in all parts of this vast region. Despite decades of economic growth, nearly half a billion people remain undernourished. Children, in particular, continue to face the burden of malnutrition – this region is home to more than half of the world’s malnourished children – with one child in every four below the age of five suffering from stunting. This is a colossal human loss, given the association between undernutrition and poor cognitive development, with severe lifelong consequences for these children. At the same time, and almost paradoxically, Asia and the Pacific has witnessed rapid growth in the number of overweight children and the serious consequences that entails for their future health and well-being. This double burden of malnutrition sees undernourished and overweight children living in the same communities and households and it can even occur within the same child. Efforts to fight hunger and malnutrition must go hand in hand with those to build and sustain peace and there is an urgent need to accelerate and scale up actions that strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity of people and their livelihoods to climate variability and extremes. As migration from rural to urban areas continues apace, particularly involving poorer families, urban malnutrition is another challenge facing many countries. In summary, what is becoming increasingly clear is that the world cannot meet the 2030 target of zero hunger if Asia and the Pacific – the world’s most populous region – is not leading the way. It is a hard reality but one that must be faced with a united determination to turn things around. For the first time, four UN agencies have come together to jointly assess the state of food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific. Together, we hope that the findings of this report will contribute to a more informed dialogue. Without doubt, all stakeholders must make much greater efforts to accelerate progress toward the goals of a healthy and hunger-free Asia and the Pacific. Action is needed now. The sense of urgency cannot be overstated.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251095140

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Asia and the Pacific: Regional Overview of Food Insecurity 2016 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The proportion of people in the Asia-Pacific region suffering from hunger has halved, although the overall rate of progress remains lower than desired. This year's report includes a special section focusing on milk and smallholder dairy farms, in light of the remarkable growth seen in this area.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 9264198210

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Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific by Anonim Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Children's Fund,World Food Programme,World Health Organization
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251375518

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Asia and the Pacific – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition, 2022 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Children's Fund,World Food Programme,World Health Organization Pdf

This is the fifth edition of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition annual report. This publication is led by FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and jointly contributed to by United Nations' partner agencies (UNICEF, WFP, WHO), on the region’s progress (or lack thereof) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (in particular SDG 2 – Ending Hunger) and the World Health Assembly (WHA) 2030 targets on food security and nutrition. In recent years, previous editions reported that progress was stalling, then regressing and then more recently pushing us further off track. This reverse was evident even before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020. The decline continued and worsened during the pandemic and the data is captured in this report. Updated estimates on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet show that nearly 45 percent of the region’s population cannot afford one. Reducing the cost of a healthy diet and making it more affordable is a critical element for achieving ending hunger (SDG2) and also the other SDGs. This year’s report also looks closely at food security and nutrition in urban areas which will increasingly contribute to the progress in SDG indicators as the proportion of the urban population across the region is set to cross 50 percent in this decade.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 929261830X

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Ending Hunger in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report analyzes the impacts of agricultural challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It also identifies investments required in different subsectors to achieve food security in the region by 2030. About 518 million people in Asia and the Pacific suffered from hunger in 2017--1 million more than in the previous year. Farmers face challenges such as shrinking natural resources, degrading environments, and declining labor availability in addition to climate change and financial non-viability. The demand for food and nutrition is also increasing. With all this, more investment in agriculture is needed to accomplish Sustainable Development Goal 2--ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030. In the report, findings presented were taken from the analysis of recent trends in food security, gross domestic product, and population growth as well as agricultural supply, demand, and trade.