Planning for Development:
Food - Hunger - Famine
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From FAO:
The
State of Food Insecurity 2008-full text
The State
of Food Insecurity 2008
High food prices and
food security – threats
and opportunities
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Foreword
Millions more food-insecure – urgent action and
substantial investments needed
World hunger is increasing. The World Food Summit (WFS)
goal of halving the number of undernourished people in the
world by 2015 is becoming more difficult to reach for many
countries. FAO’s most recent estimates put the number of
hungry people at 923 million in 2007, an increase of more
than 80 million since the 1990–92 base period. Long-term
estimates (available up to 2003–05) show that some
countries were well on track towards reaching the WFS and
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets before the
period of high food prices; however, even these countries
may have suffered setbacks.
Undernourishment around the world
High food prices: another 75 million hungry
Driving forces of high food prices
Taking stock of world hunger: revised estimates
Hotspots and emergencies
High food prices and food security
Poor households worst hit
Coping and nutritional outcomes
Towards the Summit commitments
Policy responses: effective and sustainable?
Smallholder agriculture for poverty reduction
Ensuring access to food
Concluding remarks
Technical annex
Updated parameters
Tables
Notes
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