Halving hunger it can be done

• Main Authors: Sanchez, P, Swaminathan, M.S, Dobie, P, Yuksel, N
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Sterling, Va Earthscan 2005; Earthscan/UN Millenium Project
• Subjects: Agricultural development projects; AMENAGEMENT RURAL; AYUDA DE EMERGENCIA; COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL; COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE; DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; EMERGENCY RELIEF; EMPLEO; EMPLOI; EMPLOYMENT; ESCASEZ DE ALIMENTOS; FAMINE; FOOD PRODUCTION; Food relief; FOOD SECURITY; Food supply; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRICION; MALNUTRITION; MONDE; MUNDO; NATIONAL PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PAISES EN DESARROLLO; PAYS EN DEVELOPPEMENT; PLANIFICACION NACIONAL; PLANIFICACION RURAL; PLANIFICATION NATIONALE; POLITICA DE DESARROLLO; POLITICA DE PRODUCCION; POLITIQUE DE DEVELOPPEMENT; POLITIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION; PRODUCCION ALIMENTARIA; PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE; PRODUCTION POLICIES; RECURSOS NATURALES; RESSOURCE NATURELLE; RURAL PLANNING; SECOURS D'URGENCE; SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE; SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA; WORLD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• ISBN: 9781844072200; 1844072207

This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger in 7 major categories: political action national policy reforms increased agricultural productivity for food insecure farmers improved nutrition for the chronically hungry productive safety nets for the acutely hungry improved rural incomes and markets and restoration and conservation of natural resources essential for food security. The Task Force endorses the UN Secretary-General's call for a 21st Century African Green Revolution. These bold yet practical approaches will enable countries in every region of the world to halve world hunger by 2015.