Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world

Together these chapters provide an overview of what we know about urbanization, food security, and nutrition and point to some of the most urgent research and data needs. They also point to promising policy directions that could begin to strengthen linkages between rural and urban areas and contribu...

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Main Author: Fan, Shenggen
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Chinese
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147647
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description Together these chapters provide an overview of what we know about urbanization, food security, and nutrition and point to some of the most urgent research and data needs. They also point to promising policy directions that could begin to strengthen linkages between rural and urban areas and contribute to food security and access to nutritious foods in the world’s expanding urban areas. Addressing the needs of growing ranks of urban dwellers and improving the livelihoods of smallholder producers while promoting agricultural productivity will be essential to global food security and nutrition and to moving ahead with the new sustainable development agenda.
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spelling CGSpace1476472025-11-06T07:27:13Z Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world Fan, Shenggen value chains urban population urban areas urbanization hunger malnutrition smallholders nutrition livelihoods food security poverty climate change Together these chapters provide an overview of what we know about urbanization, food security, and nutrition and point to some of the most urgent research and data needs. They also point to promising policy directions that could begin to strengthen linkages between rural and urban areas and contribute to food security and access to nutritious foods in the world’s expanding urban areas. Addressing the needs of growing ranks of urban dwellers and improving the livelihoods of smallholder producers while promoting agricultural productivity will be essential to global food security and nutrition and to moving ahead with the new sustainable development agenda. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:08Z 2024-06-21T09:23:08Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147647 en zh https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fan, Shenggen. 2017. Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world. In 2017 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 1. Pp 6-13. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292529_01
spellingShingle value chains
urban population
urban areas
urbanization
hunger
malnutrition
smallholders
nutrition
livelihoods
food security
poverty
climate change
Fan, Shenggen
Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title_full Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title_fullStr Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title_full_unstemmed Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title_short Food policy in 2016-2017: Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
title_sort food policy in 2016 2017 food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
topic value chains
urban population
urban areas
urbanization
hunger
malnutrition
smallholders
nutrition
livelihoods
food security
poverty
climate change
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