Household food security

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Project 1 Rural household food security UNICEF 1 733 785

Ensuring household food security and promoting knowledge of food preparation techniques to reduce malnutrition

61. Work is currently under way for the development of a household food security index.

That Plan of Action includes objectives for the improvement of household food security and the elaboration of national and regional comprehensive food security policies and programmes.

The projects support rural women in their agricultural activities and in capacity building for household food security.

34. The main emphasis of the agricultural programme has been on building food security at the household level.

10 Household food security implications for policy and action for rural poverty alleviation and nutrition , International Fund for Agricultural Development, 1996.

Land and property ownership increases women's food security, their bargaining power within the household and their social status in the community.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for example, carried out a project to assist Cambodian women to improve household food security and increase family income.

73. The functional interventions covered relief, shelter, water supply, sanitation, health, nutrition, household food security, livestock vaccination, education, aircraft operation and logistics.

Thanks to EU funded Food Security programme, Georgia has set up the Food Security Observatory in the State Department of Statistics, which publishes the Food Security Information Bulletin since 2000 and the Household Integrated Survey, and has provided aid in terms of policymaking and resources to the childcare system.

46. To reduce dependency on food aid and increase food production among people affected by conflict and drought, the United Nations accelerated its efforts to promote household food security through crop production, veterinary and fishing activities.

Land and property ownership increases women's food security, their bargaining power within the household and their social status as members of the community.

As part of WFP's new monitoring system, the first periodic Household Food Security Assessment took place at the end of May early June.

Many issues otherwise considered as sensitive by the DPRK Government (e.g. informal economy, household expenditure and the deteriorating food security situation) were discussed.

Food security

66. In the area of household food security, UNICEF has deployed trucks to collect produce from farmers in exchange for relief and survival items.

In addition, gender biases in food distribution can leave women and girls more susceptible to decreased household food availability.

HIV AIDS erodes food security as a result of debilitating illness, shrinking household incomes and assets, and increasing the cost of caring for the ill.

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Humanitarian assistance constituted the chief part of the household food basket in the Gaza Strip, whereas in the West Bank employment and casual labour were the main sources of household income and food.

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WFP also participated in the ongoing work of the UNSCN working groups on HIV AIDS, household food security, school health and nutrition, nutrition in emergencies and micronutrients.

29. For rural women, emphasis will be placed on policies and programmes to promote self employment, access to productive resources and improved technologies, and household food security.

Nutrition and Food Security

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5. Food and Agriculture Organization Food security and agriculture

And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

8. Agricultural development food security Support to food self sufficiency

Furthermore, the report mentioned only in passing the successful programme implemented by the UNICEF Household Security Programme for food security for conflict affected families. That programme enabled affected families to produce 17 per cent of their food with an average cost of less than 1 per individual.

The Road to Food Security

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Relief, shelter and food security

(i) Food security and agriculture

24. Food and nutritional security

THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD AND the achievement of FOOD SECURITy

Timely agricultural inputs such as tools and seeds in accessible parts of the country were expected to contribute to increased harvest yields and household food security of some 60,000 farmers.

Household linens are most likely to have stains from organic sources such as food, blood, and soil.

Policy Statement Trade for Food Security?

Indigenous Foods and Local Food Security