Some reports mention the introduction of new technologies aimed at improving food security for the benefit of pastoral communities.

In order to improve food security, especially in some developing countries that remain food insecure, there is a need to significantly increase food supply and improve food distribution through more sustainable agricultural systems.

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For example, micro level food security can be enhanced through programs that deliver free meals to vulnerable population groups.

Priorities will include supporting delivery of essential services through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, and support to improve food security and rural livelihoods, health and education.

The goal of these programs is to improve the life conditions for rural and urban women, as it is the women who exercise the fundamental roles in food security for families.

The State of Food Insecurity in the World. FAO, Rome.

The 2008 winter planting yielded 5 million in bean crops, helping to improve food security and the incomes of poor farmers.

Research at the Institute focuses on improving how water and land resources are managed, with the aim of underpinning food security and reducing poverty while safeguarding vital environmental processes.

The national report had further indicated that the enforcement of regulatory standards governing the quality of domestic and imported foods was essential to improving food safety.

Expresses its concern at the ongoing food insecurity in Ethiopia and Eritrea and its potential to create greater instability and calls on Member States to continue to provide generous support for both humanitarian and development activities to improve food security in Ethiopia and Eritrea,

The project aims at poverty reduction and food security in these countries through improving natural resource management and land use and generating youth employment.

Thirdly, food security has improved in the past few years.

And we will pump in another 4 billion in the coming three years to fund activities that help countries improve food security and adapt to climate change.

Chronic food insecurity refers to less affordable food and growing urban poverty, while emergency food insecurity relates to breakdowns in the chain of food distribution.

The World Food Programme (WFP) and NEPAD jointly carried out a study on national food reserve systems in Africa and how they could be improved to better contribute to improving food security and coping capacities for dealing with food crises.

Dedicated web pages were constructed to enable WFP partners and stakeholders to access documents so that transparency and understanding of emergency food security needs and response options were improved.

Development of early warning systems for food security and drought forecasting

A blogger based in Djibouti writes about food insecurity in the country Food instability is about to hit Djibouti.

These reports draw on multimedia reporting featured on the Pulitzer Gateway to Food Insecurity and bloggers discussing the issues worldwide.

Food security baseline studies will be undertaken in partnership with United Nations agencies, governments and NGOs in ten emergency prone countries, to be complemented by five food security monitoring systems.

Half of the governorates of the West Bank and Gaza has remained at the same levels of food insecurity, a quarter has become more food insecure while a quarter has improved.

With EU support worth 18 million, this operation will improve food security for around 860,000 rural households, or more than six million people.

First, an international group should draft a worldwide strategy for food security.

Further liberalization of farm trade will not ensure food security.

(10)Contribution to the Food Security through the Development of the urban Agriculture

Alleviation of hunger through the ongoing guarantee of food and water security.

Women play a key role in Guinea's food security.

There is a general increase in food insecurity and a severe shortage of drinking water, as well as a decline in food consumption and nutritional levels.

The cards provide financial assistance, on a monthly basis, to families facing food insecurity.

The Meeting noted that agrometeorology was assisting those engaged in efforts to improve food security. The Meeting also noted the strengthened cooperation between WFP and WMO in the area of agrometeorology.

Undernutrition has multiple causes, including food insecurity and alimentary customs. This means that it is important to support and strengthen projects and programmes aimed at improving productivity and the use of varied foods in a sustainable manner.

The Davos World Economic Forum ranks food insecurity as a major risk to humanity.

Doing so is the only way to achieve greater global food security and reduce poverty.

According to the World Food Program, 70 of the population lack food security.

We can have a new approach that again will provide food security for all Zimbabweans.

In Cambodia, FAO has addressed the economic status of rural women to ensure food security.

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In anticipation of possible food shortages, which persist in periodic cycles, the Government has taken initiatives to lead the coordination of food aid distribution.

FAO, UNICEF and WFP supported the improvement of food and nutrition security, as well as care for orphans and other children living with HIV AIDS in Southern Africa.

Worse, they are talking about important issues, like food security, in a peripheral way.

Beyond food aid, we need to invest in food security, livelihoods and basic services.

Food security and nutrition are integrated subjects considered in their different perspectives social, economic and political.