We noted progress in the Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development and Trade (MARKET), a U.S. program that directly supports the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) framework and associated Strategic Plan of Action for Food Security (SPA-FS), emphasizing enhanced trade facilitation as well as improved farmer and policy-maker access to information, in partnership with the private sector.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
"The time couldn't be better to move this forward, because we've now moved our focus from food safety to include food security, " said Durbin, who introduced his Safe Food Act last week.
Communication is an important advocacy element of the Millennium Development Goals Fund (MDG-F) Programme on Improving Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Security for China's Most Vulnerable Women and Children.
Food productivity and food security is up.
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In recent years the movement has become increasingly popular as rising food prices, fears about food security, peak oil, climate change and a desire to reconnect with agriculture become more widespread.
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Some believe that in less polluted areas, green walls could be employed to grow food, which could aid urban food security.
What should be being debated was "food security not food production", he said.
Although many MEPs welcomed the reform, Irish MEP Mairead McGuiness said it was too easy to criticise the policy, saying it had delivered "quality food" in the face of future food security concerns.
We welcomed increasing regional cooperation under the U.S.-Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) in the areas of energy security, health, agriculture and food security, education, connectivity, environment and water, which significantly contributes to quality of life and capacity building among the Lower Mekong Basin countries, and supports ASEAN's aim of narrowing the development gap among its Member States and addressing the common challenges.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
We underscored the need for the EAS to address political, economic and strategic issues of common interest and concern, such as nonproliferation and disarmament, maritime security cooperation, food and energy security, and ASEAN Connectivity.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
The International Development Committee (at 9.30am) is looking at Global Food Security, with evidence from Transport Minister Norman Baker, International Development minister Lynne Featherstone, and experts including DFID's Food and Nutrition Security Team.
In its 2011 Annual Global Risks Report, the WEF warned the world's economy could not withstand any further shocks to the system and identified 37 main threats to its future stability, from crippling government debt and cyber security, to unsustainable pressure on resources and food security.
Grim climate predictions and recent food-price inflation have led to growing fears for food security, adding to the pressure.
As a result, Arab food self-sufficiency policies have shifted towards a broader concept of food security.
So will the latest food security scheme aimed at providing subsidised food grains to 75% of the rural population and half of the urban households work?
"Food sovereignty" - a term adopted instead of the better-known notion of "food security" - was hailed by many as a key step for developing nations to become more resilient to emerging food crises.
Following Burma, at the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, the President will address a broad set of issues of concern to the Asia-Pacific Region -- from maritime security and law enforcement to disaster response and humanitarian assistance, development, infectious disease, education, food security, and energy.
The Office for Outer Space Affairs is using satellite information to promote food security.
Kathy Goldman is being honored as a Champion of Change for strengthening food security.
"Food security is one of the biggest challenges we currently face, " said ABC's chairman Julian Little.
The concept of food security was first established by a FAO committee in 1983.
Dr Basu said food security was unlikely to be the main consequence facing India.
Terrol Johnson is being honored as a Champion of Change for strengthening food security.
India can become a model for countries around the world that are striving for food security.
Sally Allocca is being honored as a Champion of Change for strengthening food security.
Joshua Williams is being honored as a Champion of Change for strengthening food security.
Dr. Claudia Llanten is being honored as a Champion of Change for strengthening food security.
None of this, however, is likely to shake China's tendency to equate food security with self-sufficiency.
The FAO estimates that a billion people around the world now lack food security.
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