What Courses Do I Need to Teach in Order to Address Food Insecurity in Sub Saharan Africa? A Delphi Study

Sub Saharan Africa is a region that has been struggling with food insecurity for decades. Though the percentage of undernourished people in the region has decreased over the last 25 years, the actual number of undernourished people increased by more than forty million. Combatting food insecurity in the region requires an arsenal of skills, knowledge, and abilities across a broad range of disciplines. One way to target food insecurity is through education and capacity building. The purpose of this study was to identify the courses and topics that should be included in a food security (FS) graduate certificate focused on Sub Saharan Africa. Identification of the topics and courses came from faculty and professionals working in the FS field in Sub Saharan Africa. A three-round Delphi technique was conducted to accomplish the purpose of the study with a total of 63 experts. Of the original 101 topics that the expert panel proposed in Round One, 80 reached the level of agreement. Researchers grouped the topics into 28 courses. The final result of the study was 24 courses that reached the level of agreement for determining the main topics and courses that should be included in a graduate certificate focused on FS for Sub Saharan Africa

Free Exchange of Plant Genetic Material Boosts Global Efforts to Reduce Hunger and Malnutrition

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Partnership Strategy for Phase II (2017-2022): CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) works with a wide range of institutions in research, government, civil society and the private sector, to find realistic strategies to deal with climate change as it affects and is affected by agriculture and food security. The program includes 41 strategic partners and over 700 partners worldwide

Inclusive is not an adjective, it transforms development: A post-growth interpretation of Inclusive Development

The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda rests on both economic growth and Inclusive Development (ID). However, since growth is entangled with socio-ecological exploitation and appropriation, it conflicts with ID where ‘inclusive’ encompasses social, ecological and relational dimensions, and fundamentally redefines ‘development’. Using Toulmin’s argumentative model, we show that: (a) inclusive green growth does not promote socio-ecological inclusion and ignores relational inclusion, as economic growth cannot be optimized towards those broader aims; (b) policies for inclusion through pro-poor ‘access’ without ‘re-allocation’ of resources are self-defeating, as inequitable allocation of wealth and of a limited environmental utilization space impoverishes the poor and transfers ecological risks to them; (c) ‘re-allocation’ requires a post-growth agenda involving a downscaling of overconsumption and overaccumulation by the global Centers, and a redefinition of development by the Peripheries; and (d) such an agenda is obstructed by the unequal distribution of wealth and political power. The only way forward is when science and social movements converge to demand system change on the streets and in the courts

Heritage Products, National Dishes and Consumer Identity

Food and agriculture is at the heart of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, beginning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1: End poverty, and Sustainable Development goal (SDG) 2: End hunger. In this paper, the researcher explores data from FAO and WHO surveys conducted over ten years. The researcher applies various interdisciplinary approaches and references the theory of planned behavior to explain the resilience, especially of hedonic aspects of food diets in the context of the living heritage of national dishes. The research references Vavilov’s botanical centers of origin and dispersion to capture the biogeographic underpinnings of global cuisine. The findings should help marketers understand the attributes living heritage products have and the role of consumer beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the consumption of heritage foods. There are implications for branding theory and practic

Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Policy Brief

This policy brief identifies some of the major factors that need to be addressed to implement a gender approach to water resources and sanitation management and makes recommendations

Relación entre la diversidad pecuaria y la seguridad alimentaria de pequeños productores agropecuarios en Guatemala

Una gran parte de la población mundial depende de la agricultura para su subsistencia y, por este motivo, la misma juega un papel importante en la lucha contra la pobreza y la subnutrición. Numerosos estudios han confirmado la importancia de la variedad de cultivos para la seguridad y diversidad alimentaria de pequeños productores; sin embargo, se ha analizado poco la relación entre la diversidad pecuaria y la seguridadalimentaria. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo examinar el impacto de la diversidad pecuaria en la seguridad alimentaria de pequeños productores agropecuarios, con las metas específicas de: 1) determinar qué índice de diversidad ecológica sería más apropiado para medir la diversidad pecuaria de pequeños productores agropecuarios; 2) establecer si hay relación entre esta medida de diversidad y el estado de seguridad alimentaria del hogar;  y 3) explorar la relación entre la diversidad adentro y entre varios grupos funcionales de animales y la seguridad alimentaria del hogar.Este estudio transversal utilizó datos de encuestas de hogares de pequeños productores agropecuarios de Guatemala, del 2011 (n=2577). Se evaluaron varios índices de diversidad pecuaria y se analizó, con el uso del modelo de enlaces acumulativos, su asociación con el estado de seguridad alimentaria del hogar. El índice de diversidad de Shannon se identificó como el índice más apropiado para representar la diversidad pecuaria de pequeños productores. Una mayor diversidad pecuaria en general, así como adentro de y entre varios grupos funcionales de animales pecuarios, se asociaron auna mejor seguridad alimentaria

Feeding the World, Sustaining the Earth: The Critical Importance of Population Issues

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