Environment and Food Security Concerns

By Dr. Shuja -ul-Rehman This paper is listed as a resource on the FSN forum of the FAO . Food Insecurity often comes into focus on the occurrence of starvation deaths and malnutrition on a large scale as has often been witnessed in several states of India. A false sense of security may often prevail [...]

Theme of World Food Day,2008 World Food Security, the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy Credits: FAO Posted By: Dr Shuja ul Rehman Climate change affects everyone. But the worst hit will be hundreds of millions of small-scale farmers, fishers and forest-dependent people who are already vulnerable and food insecure. By affecting the availability of [...]

��                                                                                          Theme for 2008 Combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture                                                         Credits : UNEP, UNCCD and green hopes. The 2008 World Day to Combat Desertification is celebrated under the theme, “Combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture.” The issue is a real challenge in the modern society, both in developed and developing countries, as land degradation cannot [...]