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2013 Global hunger index : The challenge of hunger : Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report-the eighth in an annual series- presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made some progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go. The 2013 GHI report focuses on resilience in theory and in practice. The relief and development communities have long struggled to understand why some people fare better than others when confronting stresses or shocks.
2013 Welthunger-Index : Herausforderung Hunger : Widerstandsfähigkeit stärken Ernährung sichern
Der Bericht zum Welthunger-Index 2013 – der achte in einer jährlich erscheinenden Serie – stellt die Entwicklung des weltweiten, regionalen und nationalen Hungers mittels eines mehrdimensionalen Indexwertes dar. Er zeigt, dass die Weltgemeinschaft bei der Bekämpfung des Hungers seit 1990 gewisse Fortschritte gemacht hat, dass aber noch viel zu tun ist.
Cost implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana
"An economywide, multimarket model is constructed for Ghana and the effects of agricultural soil erosion on crop yields are explicitly modeled at the subnational regional level for eight main staple crops. The model is used to evaluate the aggregate economic costs of soil erosion by taking into account economywide linkages between production and consumption, across sectors and agricultural subsectors... Sustainable land management (SLM) is the key to reducing agricultural soil loss.
How can organic rice be a boon to smallholders? Evidence from contract farming in India
An economic valuation of ecosystem services based on perceptions of rural Ethiopian communities
Micronutrient (provitamin A and iron/zinc) retention in biofortified crops
Carotenoid retention in biofortified maize using different post-harvest storage and packaging methods
Mitigating drought in drylands: Quantifying the potential for strengthening crop- and livestock-based livelihoods
Huella de la accidentalidad laboral: nuevo concepto asociado a la cadena de custodia en manejo forestal sustentable
El estudio, debido a inconveniencias en métodos previos, propone el nuevo concepto de "huella de accidentalidad laboral", y su implementación y trazabilidad en la cadena de custodia (CdC) en manejo forestal sustentable (MFS), mediante indicadores de accidentalidad ocupacional especiales.
Soils on the global agenda: developing international mechanisms for sustainable land management
This report contributes to the aim of the International Union of Soil Sciences to put sustainable land management higher on the global agenda. The report is divided into three distinct sections:Part I discusses the global soils agenda and outlines experiences and strategies for sustainable land management. It also highlights challenges related to implementing this agenda globallyPart II presents summaries of papers on the development of international mechanisms and instruments for sustainable land management (SLM).
Promoting sustainable land management through trade: examining the linkages between trade, livelihoods and sustainable land management in degraded areas
Drylands have potential for economic activity now markets are emerging for natural products such as aloe or gum Arabic. However it is difficult to take advantage of these opportunities because there is a lack of structure for this market. A regulatory framework providing an enabling environment for increasing investment in the sustainable use and management of land and natural resources would be beneficial.