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Publication Date: 03-2012
Content Type: Working Paper
Institution: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract: What changes do we need to empower women smallholders and achieve food security? This question has been asked repeatedly over the past several decades, but transformative changes in both public policy and practice have been few and far between. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), closing the „gender gap‟ in agriculture –or increasing women‟s contribution to food production and enterprise by providing equal access to resources and opportunities –could reduce the number of hungry people in the world by 12-17 per cent, or by 100 to 150 million people.
Topic: Security, Agriculture, Gender Issues, Food, Famine
Political Geography: United Nations

Author: Jean-Denis Crola
Publication Date: 11-2009
Content Type: Working Paper
Institution: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract: Between June 2008 and July 2009, over 40 billion dollars were pledged by the main donor countries to provide emergency response to the food crisis and to sustainably invest in agriculture in developing countries. In addition, the donor and beneficiary countries, the United Nations, the World Bank and other actors called for better coordination of interventions on the ground, as well as increased investment in national strategies and policies. These two elements were identified as essential points for action in the joint statement on food security made at L'Aquila, during the last G8 summit.
Topic: Agriculture, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Political Geography: United Nations