http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1921 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/Topics/Development/Food World Food Summit failure condemned http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164061/1/1921 The UN World Food Summit threw away a great chance to stop more than one billion people going hungry, according to a prominent development charity. Leaders urged to salvage world food summit http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85977 The UN World Food Summit in Rome (16-18 November) could be a waste of time and money unless world leaders intervene now to salvage it, says an international development group. Millions Fed: book looks at success stories http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164026/1/1921 Looking for success stories? Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development is the book for you. Famine and the noisome beast in Ethiopia http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85967 While Ethiopia endures a devastating famine, Meles Zenawi's regime has been downplaying and double-talking around the crisis, writes Alemayehu G. Mariam. What if there had been no banking crisis? http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163962/1/1921 Climate change and food security negotiations are stumbling over the reluctance of rich countries to stump up the costs. They have thrown all their resources at a bunch of bankrupt banks. FAO confirms one billion hungry http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85875 With another quarter still to go, the Goldman Sachs bonus pool stands at over $16 for every person in the world experiencing hunger. Is this why we saved the banking system? Food and Agriculture Organization Civilisation needs emergency laws http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85831 Lester Brown presents the food security crisis as a race between political and climate tipping points. He is optimistic that civilisation will get the message just in time. from Earth Policy Institute Saudis to lease farmland in Pakistan http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85799 Malnutrition is a serious problem in Pakistan with rising food prices a contributory factor. How can it make sense for the government to lease 500,000 hectares of agricultural land to Saudi Arabia? IRIN News Olivier De Schutter interview http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85767 A wide ranging assessment of global food security by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. No date is given but August 2009 appears to be date of publication. (pdf file) Afronline India's Food Security Bill debated http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85768 A summary of issues surrounding India's proposed Food Security Bill which aims to distribute food to the poorest households. Institute of Development Studies Biofuels for local energy http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85661 A new Christian Aid report keeps the biofuel debate on the boil with the suggestion that jatropha should be grown as an energy source for the poor. Seasonal food poverty in Zambia http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85640 In rich countries we barely notice the changing seasons in our diet. In Zambia, the time of year makes the difference between sufficiency and hunger. Zambian Economist India searches for drought-resistant rice http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85635 News from India of a variety of rice which will survive periods without rain. BBC The right to food in Nepal http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85613 As food security deteriorates in Nepal, development agencies remind the government about human rights obligations. IRIN News Global postcode lottery for school meals http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163416/1/1921 Despite promises by G8 leaders to prioritise food security, the World Food Programme is in trouble with its budget for 2009. Cuts in school feeding programmes highlight the contrast with school meals provided in richer countries.