New International Guidelines on Tenure of Land, Forests, and…
FAO - In a landmark decision the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) today endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines aimed at helping governments safeguard the rights of people to own or access land, forests and fisheries. The new Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security outline ...
14 May 2012
Read moreThailand Food Security Brief - GIEWS
GIEWS - The 2011 main season paddy crop, harvested from October 2011 to January 2012, is officially estimated at 20.4 million tonnes, some 5.1 million tonnes below the record harvest of the previous year’s same season. A combination of heavy monsoon rains and tropical storms since late July and especially during December 2011 and January 2012 caused severe flash flooding in ...
14 May 2012
Read moreConsultations on Biofuels and Food Security
FAO - The CFS has recommended that appropriate parties and stakeholders “review biofuels policies - where applicable and if necessary - according to balanced science-based assessments of the opportunities and challenges they may present for food security so that biofuels can be produced where it is socially, economically and environmentally feasible to do so”. In line with this, the CFS ...
14 May 2012
Read moreFood Security, Climate Change and Global Resource Scarcity
Devex - Global demand for food will double in coming decades, through population growth and rising levels of consumption. Ensuring the planet produces enough food for all in a sustainable way will be a real challenge, and climate change will hamper our efforts if it is not tackled. Food security is crucial to helping the poorest countries help themselves out of ...
11 May 2012
Read moreAid Policy: Beyond the MDGs - Planning for After 2015
IRIN - Twelve years gone, and three years still to go: as the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDG) target date of 2015 gets closer, the debate is intensifying about what went right and what went wrong, and – perhaps more importantly – what kind of goals should be set for the future. Some of the arguments were aired by an expert panel ...
11 May 2012
Read moreFAO: World rice harvest forecast to rise in 2012
FAO - The world rice harvest for 2012 is expected to surpass the strong showing of 2011 as the erratic climate conditions caused by the La Nina weather phenomenon dissipate and farmers increase their plantings, according to an initial forecast by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its Rice Market Monitor released on Friday. FAO is ...
07 May 2012
Read moreFAO Food Outlook - May 2012
FAO - The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 214 points in April 2012, down 3 points (or 1.4 percent) from March. The decline was largely driven by falls in sugar and dairy prices followed by cereals which more than offset strong gains in oils and a slight rise in meat prices. The FFPI moved up steadily in the first ...
07 May 2012
Read moreFAO Rice Price Update - May 2012
FAO - According to the FAO Rice Price indices, international rice quotations followed diverging paths in April 2012: steady to lower for Indica rice, definitely down for aromatic rice and somewhat higher for Japonica. Over the January-April period, the All Rice Price Index averaged 7 percent less in 2012 than in 2011, with all segments affected, except the ...
04 May 2012
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Project's Regional Events
The project is convening a regional stakeholders meeting on the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) for food security, in collaboration with regional IPC partners in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, on 29 May 2012, in Bangkok. The meeting will bring together international experts, IPC practitioners and the team of the newly launched IPC programme in Asia "Special Focus to Strenghthen IPC Capacities in Four Countries". The objective of the meeting is to share experiences and views about the project's implementation and plans.
...Read MoreThe project participated in the annual consultative meeting between FAO and WFP held at FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The consultative meeting aimed to review and take stock of past and present collaboration, identify areas of common interest and priority in the region, and explore new areas and opportunities for future cooperation between WFP and FAO. Based on the review of joint activities, key constraints and areas of improvement were identified at regional and country levels. In addition, the two agencies identified future collaborative areas and updated their work plan for collaborative activities.
The project participated in the Regional Workshop on Mobile Technologies for Food Security, Agriculture and Rural Development. The workshops aimed to bring together a cross section of thought leaders from organizations and countries with innovative initiatives in mobile-based information services and in ICT for rural development and provided a unique opportunity to exchange the latest information on development trends thereby provides an opportunity for knowledge sharing and to validate models for use in agricultural and rural development. The event offered great networking opportunities to initiate innovative, new projects that will bridge the rural digital divide and advance sustainable development with ICT in the region.
...Read MoreThe project participated in the 6th meeting of Director Generals of Agricultural Statistics and Information in ASEAN+3 Countries and the 10th Focal Point Meeting of AFSIS Project that was conducted from 14 to 16 March 2012, in Tokyo, Japan. These meetings are organized on a regular basis to discuss activities and plans of ASEAN and AFSIS on agricultural related information. It provided an opportunity to AFSIS to present its plans for the period 2012-2105, and its collaboration with FAO to strengthen and expand its activities.
...Read MoreThe project participated in the ECHO-FAO meeting organised at the FAO Office for Asia and the Pacific, in Bangkok. The objective of the meeting was to bring together interested officers to identify and discuss areas of common interest to support both emergency and long-term prevention measures. Other partners participated in the discussions such as WFP. The Project Chief Technical Adviser presented a project overview with an emphasis on humanitarian and emergency related activities.
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The project supported the Learning Programme for ASEAN Food Security Professionals provided by the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS), in partnership with FAO and GIZ. The programme aimed to enhance capacities of professionals in food security information analysis and strategies. Participants took part in the eight-day intensive face-to-face workshop held in February, in Bangkok, Thailand. They have been selected through the successful completion of a three-week online workshop organized in September 2011.
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