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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811322903321

Titolo

The state of food insecurity in the world 2001 : food insecurity : when people live with hunger and fear starvation.food insecurity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rome ; ; [Great Britain], : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vi, 58 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps

Disciplina

363.8091724

Soggetti

Food supply - Developing countries

Hunger - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2000.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- About this report -- Rallying political will and resources to Òget back on trackÓ -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Reductions in undernourishment over the past decade -- Individual country performances -- Towards more equal access to food -- Nutritional status: indicators for action -- Pathways to food security: options for the poor in Guatemala -- Recent shocks to food security -- HIV/AIDS: a crisis like no other -- Redirecting food assistance to those who need it most -- Supplying safe drinking-water for all -- Seeds of success -- Propagating prosperity -- Improving fish safety and quality in Africa -- Zambian boy revisited -- Commitment, followed by resources and action.