Food Security

This study examines the vulnerability of farmers and herders in agro-pastoral and pastoral areas in Ethiopia and Mali, and shows how they are adapting to climate variability and change.

This paper outlines Tearfund’s policy approach to Biofuels. Tearfund believes that the increased use of agricultural crops to produce biofuels is causing more harm than good. Although there is the need for urgent action to tackle climate change, biof...

Policy Analysis of High Level Meeting on Food Security For All, Madrid, 26-27 Jan 09 The High Level Meeting on Food Security For All in Madrid 26-27 January 2009 was convened by the Government of Spain and the UN, and it gathered 62 Ministers from m...

This report was commissioned by 10 British NGOs that are part of the Sahel Working Group, which was concerned that chronic vulnerability persists in the Sahel.  It examines how vulnerability is understood and addressed by development agencies and gov...

This report highlights ways to prevent food crises, reduce their impact and ensure that communities are prepared in Niger and Burkina Faso, the Sahel region of West Africa.  It identifies disaster risk reduction approaches to build on the resilience ...