Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace

Why are there still famines and food crises in a world of such affluence? Food crises are complex humanitarian emergencies, but a common factor among them is armed conflict and violence. All 19 countries classified by FAO as being in a state of “protracted (food) crisis” are experiencing conflict an...

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Autores principales: Holleman, Cindy, Jackson, Julius, Sánchez, Marco V., Vos, Rob
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148282
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author Holleman, Cindy
Jackson, Julius
Sánchez, Marco V.
Vos, Rob
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description Why are there still famines and food crises in a world of such affluence? Food crises are complex humanitarian emergencies, but a common factor among them is armed conflict and violence. All 19 countries classified by FAO as being in a state of “protracted (food) crisis” are experiencing conflict and violence. Their predicaments are typically compounded by climatic hazards, such as prolonged droughts, which severely affect food production and livelihoods. Conflict and violence also cause the displacement of millions of people within and between countries, jeopardizing the food security of host communities.
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spelling CGSpace1482822024-10-25T08:04:39Z Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace Holleman, Cindy Jackson, Julius Sánchez, Marco V. Vos, Rob agricultural production sustainable development goals malnutrition nutrition food supply famine livelihoods food security conflicts rural areas resilience Why are there still famines and food crises in a world of such affluence? Food crises are complex humanitarian emergencies, but a common factor among them is armed conflict and violence. All 19 countries classified by FAO as being in a state of “protracted (food) crisis” are experiencing conflict and violence. Their predicaments are typically compounded by climatic hazards, such as prolonged droughts, which severely affect food production and livelihoods. Conflict and violence also cause the displacement of millions of people within and between countries, jeopardizing the food security of host communities. 2017 2024-06-21T09:24:15Z 2024-06-21T09:24:15Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148282 en Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Holleman, Cindy; Jackson, Julius; Sánchez, Marco V.; Vos, Rob. 2017. Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study 2. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7821e.pdf
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sustainable development goals
malnutrition
nutrition
food supply
famine
livelihoods
food security
conflicts
rural areas
resilience
Holleman, Cindy
Jackson, Julius
Sánchez, Marco V.
Vos, Rob
Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title_full Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title_fullStr Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title_full_unstemmed Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title_short Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: Disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security, and peace
title_sort sowing the seeds of peace for food security disentangling the nexus between conflict food security and peace
topic agricultural production
sustainable development goals
malnutrition
nutrition
food supply
famine
livelihoods
food security
conflicts
rural areas
resilience
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