Rural poverty and food security news

Food crisis and the global land grab - 29 November 2010 - African Agriculture Fund First Closing at USD135m

Weekly Times Now - 21 November 2010 - Rice supply won't suffice

Merco Press – 18 November 2010 - Family farming as the backbone to ensure countries food sovereignty

World Poultry.net - 1 November 2010 - IFAD: Smallholder farmers key to climate and food security solution

ISD - 31 October 2010 - Highlights for Sunday, 31 October 2010 - Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, The Hague, Netherlands

Pyongyang Times - 19 October 2010 - Food shortage alleviation nation’s top priority (DPRK)

ReliefWeb - 17 October 2010 - APEC issues declaration on food security

Food Security - 13 October 2010 - Understanding what poverty means

People's Daily Online - 12 October 2010 - FAO meeting focuses on improved governance of global food security

IndiaInfoLine - 11 October 2010 - Towards Improved Governance Of Global Food Security Says FAO

Federal News Service - State Dept Foreign Press Center Briefing - 7 October 2010 -
Marisa Lago discusses Global Agricultural and Food Security Program

The Epoch Times - 16 September 2010 - While global hunger drops, political ‘crisis’ remains

IPS - 15 September 2010 - Meno affamati, ma la fame persiste

VSO International - 15 September 2010 - Hunger 'is world's largest tragedy'

Abidjan.net - 15 September 2010 - Alimentation : Pourquoi Gbagbo a créé un office du riz

Daily Trust - 14 September - FAO to release figures on world hunger

Moj News Agency - 10 September 2010 - Global demand for farmland on rise—World Bank

Science Daily – 31 August 2010 -  In drought-prone Sahel, scientists roll out innovative for producing vegetables

Tiempo.hn – 25 August 2010 -  Seguridad alimentaria debe estar en agenda de medios

Namibian – 24 August 2010 - The road to food security (by The President)

Project Syndicate – 20 August 2010 -  The road to food security (by the President)

UN News Centre - 12 August 2010 - UN agencies look to world’s youth to find solutions to global problems

The Hindu - 8 August 2010 - Accent on media's role in tackling issues of hunger and poverty

EFE Economia – 29 July 2010 - FIDA anuncia préstamos de 48,5 millones de dólares

ReliefWeb – 28 July 2010 - IFAD ramps up lending to Dominican Republic and Haiti

World News Connection – 22 July 2010 -  UN Agency Official Hails Zambia's Agricultural Policies

United Nations – 22 July 2010 - UN agency highlights potential of jatropha plant as energy source for the poor

Afrique en Ligne – 4 June 2010 -  Weather insurance offers lifeline to poor farmers

Ethiopian Review – 4 June 2010 - Weather insurance policies offer lifeline to farmers in developing countries

Spero News – 3 June 2010 - Weather insurance offers protection for poor farmers, stresses new UN report

Agriavis – 3 June 2010 - Les polices d’assurance contre les intempéries sont une planche de salut pour les agriculteurs des pays en développement

EC Joint Research Centre - 30 March 2010 - New tool to measure rural poverty: robustness assessment by the JRC

IInDepth News - 28 March 2010 - Parliamentarians vow support for Indigenous Peoples

UN News Centre - 18 January 2010 - Ban reiterates UN commitment to ensure food security at time of global crisis

UN News Centre - 18 January 2010 - Ban reiterates UN commitment to ensure food security at time of global crisis

IPS - 4 January 2010 - Development: Have a hungry new year (no don't)