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... two emergency meetings organized by fao in rome on 25 july and 18 august helped set the stage for today’s african union pledging conference, raising international awareness of the importance of not only providing food assistance but also supporting food producers and getting food production in the horn back up and running as soon as possible ... lasting solutions require sustained supporta paper developed for the addis abba meeting by the african union in collaboration with the three rome-based un food agencies (fao - the un food and agriculture organization, ifad - the international fund for agricultural development, and wfp, the world food programme) highlights not only the need for a twin-track approach of simultaneously tackling immediate needs as well as the root causes of the problem, but also the necessity of predictable and sustained aid flows to move the horn of africa towards stability and improved food security ... africa for africafao lauded the african union for convening the conference and encouraged au members and other african nations to boost investment in agriculture and play a leadership role in responding to the crisis, and pledged the support of the fao-wfp led food security cluster in helping coordinate the response

... water is key to food security 23-08-2011 q&a with fao assistant director-general for natural resources, alexander mueller a farmer in burundi waters her crops ... the vulnerability of rain-dependent food production systems and the people who depend on them has been brought into stark relief by the situation in east africa ... everybody understands that water is crucial for growing food - but often in an abstract way ... while many people in the horn of africa are pastoralists, not crop farmers, the current situation there makes it painfully clear the risks and vulnerability associated with rainfed food production systems, especially as the impacts of a changing climate are now making themselves felt ... over the last 50 years, the earth's population doubled and the global food system responded remarkably to the increase in food demand ... toward 2050, rising population and incomes are expected to require 70 percent more food production globally, and up to 100% more in developing countries ... but some regions are coming very close to their potential to intensify food production, which is already leading to tension on access to natural resources, in particular water ... it is estimated that only about 50% of the food that is produced is actually consumed, the rest being lost in storage, distribution and at the level of end users ... that's not just food waste -- it's water waste too if production is irrigated ... the production of 1 calorie of food requires 1 liter of water ... with the world's average daily caloric requirement at about 2800 per person, the water needed to satisfy the daily food requirements of each individual on the planet is about 2 800 liters ... so reducing food waste is key to improving the efficiency of agriculture's use of water

... the australian parliament is facing a proliferation of inquiries by legislative committees to investigate numerous separate food industry issues ... (1) federal inquiry into food processing a federal senate inquiry, to be undertaken by a committee known as the senate select committee on australia’s food processing sector, will investigate pressures facing the australian food processing industry ... a key issue is whether australian food manufacturing is competitive in international markets in the face of challenges that include the strong australian dollar, and questions over levels of investment capital, skilled labour, necessary infrastructure, and the ongoing challenges presented by the australian climate ... (2) palm-oil labelling inquiry in federal parliament the identification of palm oil on food labels is being considered in a federal parliamentary committee inquiry by the house of representatives ... the house economics committee has commenced its inquiry into the food standards amendment (truth in labelling – palm oil) bill 2011 that would, if passed, require makers or distributors of foods with palm oil as an ingredient, to specify the oil as ‘palm oil’ ... (4) federal government’s “national food plan” in june 2011, the federal department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry (daff) released an “issues paper to inform development of a national food plan”, in line with the labor government’s pre-election promise of developing a national food plan (nfp) ... the plan will focus on issues such as food security, food quality, the affordability of food and the sustainability of food

... the latest world bank food price report issued on 15 august 2011 has chartered a 33 percent rise in the real cost of food from july 2010 to july 2011, as food security becomes an increasing global concern ... dr barthwal-datta, a postdoctoral research fellow who leads sydney university’s food security research program says, “communities in conflict have less access to food because their agricultural lands are being destroyed and their infrastructure is being destroyed ... ” dr barthwal-datta is also leader of the centre for international security studies (ciss) ‘food security in asia’ project, a two-year venture funded by the macarthur foundation ... ciss is examining how political, economic, demographic and environmental pressures will impact food security dynamics in the region in the coming decades, and the consequences of this for regional stability ... dr barthwal-datta says asia is a region vulnerable to greater food insecurity because a majority of people in the asian region are spending 80 percent of their income on food ... accordingly, food price spikes are potentially devastating and can make buying sufficient food impossible ... “we know that states in the region haven’t been very good at managing their food insecurity problems ... the same time there’s huge potential within the region to move towards greater food security by investing in agriculture and smallholder farmers ... this will not only increase food production but actually support the livelihoods of these people,” dr barthwal-datta says ... australian food news also notes that drought is currently exacerbating agricultural production problems, with unseasonally dry weather in the horn of africa, the southern states of the united states and mexico, south american countries such as peru and bolivia, and hunan province in china

... governments, un agencies and international organizations meeting in rome today urged the international community to continue their support for life saving operations in the horn of africa but also warned that food producing farmers and herders need immediate help to prevent the crisis from deepening ... participating in today's event were agricultural ministers from countries in the horn of africa, ministers and representatives of fao member nations, the african union, the presidency of the g20 (france), the international fund for agricultural development (ifad), the un world food programme (wfp), the un secretary-general representative, oxfam and many other international and civil society organizations ... safeguarding local food productionwhile the food crisis in the horn of africa was triggered by drought, conflict and high food prices, the underlying reason for the region's vulnerability to such shocks is underinvestment in agriculture and inadequate management of natural resources ... specific immediate-term measures that were flagged for priority action during today's talks include: ensuring that lifesaving food assistance needs are met and that nutrition support is scaled upsaving surviving livestock to protect the food security of pastoralistssaving the forthcoming planting season starting in october ensuring that farmers have access to inputs such as seeds, fertilizer, and irrigation water expanding cash-for-work programmes to allow people to buy food at local markets and prevent the sale of assets the meeting also stressed the vital importance of supporting actions aimed at addressing the root causes of the problem in the horn: protecting and restoring degraded land resources improving water management and expanding irrigation (only 1% of the land in the horn of africa region is irrigated, versus 7% in africa and 38% in asia) improving animal, plant, and range management practices of small scale farmers to make them less vulnerable to hazards and climate variability strengthening community-based animal health services identifying viable and acceptable alternatives to pastoral livelihoods support for such activities should be a sustained, multi-year effort and be linked to improvements in basic services including education, health and clean water, participants added

... following the emergency meeting on the food and humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa held in rome on 25 july at the request of the french presidency of the g20, fao and wfp welcome the international community's determined mobilization in response to the situation ... this mobilization is aimed first of all at meeting the challenges of the humanitarian and food emergency by coordinating the response of international agencies and humanitarian organizations and by raising the funds required ... beyond the emergency, it will be necessary to put into place the long-term solutions needed to guarantee food security in the horn of africa ... there will be no sustainable solution to the crisis without measures that enable the countries of the region to become food self-sufficient, develop food crop production and support pastoralism and massively reinvest in agriculture and livestock-raising in the region ... fao and wfp welcome the fact that the the french presidency of the g20 has put agriculture and food security at the top of its priorities and hail its initiatives such as the action plan on food price volatility and agriculture to mobilize the international community in support of the horn of africa's food security

... the committee on world food security (cfs) has launched a new online consultation on food security and nutrition governance ... the purpose of the consultation is to gather inputs for the preparation of the global strategic framework for food security and nutrition (gsf), a document being developed to improve coordination and support global, regional and country-led actions to prevent future food crises, eliminate hunger and ensure food security and nutrition for all ... "it is vital that the global strategic framework for food security and nutrition is based on the reality on the ground, drawing on best practices and lessons learned from local experience and the expert advice and opinions of different stakeholders ... therefore, everybody is invited to express views and opinions on what the priorities of the gsf should be with a view to improve coordination and guide actions towards a more food secure world" said noel de luna, cfs chair ... a dynamic documentdrawing on the advice and expertise of experts and stakeholders, the global strategic framework is meant to add value to other international frameworks for food security and nutrition

... "the money will be disbursed on the basis of letters of agreement between applicant countries and fao, following an innovative, transparent and impartial selection process led by fao's commission on genetic resources for food and agriculture," says linda collette, the secretary of the commission ... while developing countries aim to strengthen linkages between genetic diversity, livelihoods and food security, several developed countries highlight the links between genetic diversity and landscapes, and focus their activities on development, labelling and marketing of high-value products

... the public has only been given a month to comment on an issues paper guiding the formation of a much-needed national food plan – a period which is inadequate and must be extended, according to advocacy group the sydney food fairness alliance (sffa) ... the alliance, a network which describes itself as “advocating for a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable food system in the sydney region and beyond”, said it will be making a submission by the august 5 deadline but says the issues paper has not been well-publicised and some groups may not be able to meet the submissions deadline ... “the complex and challenging issues of providing for food security at a time of rapid population growth and climate change is something we all need to talk about – not just the groups that regularly make submissions on these issues ... “in scotland for example the formulation of a food plan was preceded by an inclusive national food debate that took many months and featured numerous public meetings ... “food security and access issues will be increasingly on the agenda as climate change and rising costs of finite resources such as oil, nitrogen and water result in rising food prices,” ms millen says ... “it is imperative to protect sydney’s market gardens to guarantee access to low-cost, fresh food and stop the increase in preventable diseases such as diabetes – that has much higher prevalence in low socioeconomic areas, new research shows ... australia may have a lot of space but the challenge is keeping local food-producing lands in australian hands and producing a variety of healthy foods, not just broad acre crops for export,” said millen

... the sequencing of the potato genome by a team of international researchers may help to speed up the process of developing new varieties, which in some cases may help to ensure future food security ... the research findings, published in nature, are said to begin to unravel the secrets of the world's most important non-grain food crop and may help to create crops with greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests and diseases ... food security the potato is one of the top staple foods in the world, and is the most important non-grain crop for human consumption