A private sector view of food security and pricing volatility

2016 ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
James McVitty
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Private Sector

scholarly journals The Case for ‘Human Diplomacy’

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-680
Author(s):  
Javier Solana
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Shared Governance ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Global Public Goods

Summary Apocalyptic predictions on the world’s future after COVID-19 are unfounded. Structures of global governance can be reinforced through greater subsidiarity; that is, by enhancing the participation of local authorities, by the involvement of civil society and the private sector and by regionalising initiatives, where appropriate. Furthermore, globalisation’s scope should be extended to comprise the shared governance of all global public goods and elements affecting human security. This essay outlines how this transformation could work for the four policy areas of global trade, food security, public health and climate change.

scholarly journals Enabling the Environment for Private Sector Investment: Impact on Food Security and Poverty

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Post ◽  
Andrew Schmitz ◽  
Tariq Issa ◽  
James Oehmke
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Private Sector Investment ◽  
Security Research ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Millions of people worldwide live in extreme poverty, which has an adverse effect on global food security. Research shows that growth in the agricultural labor sector has twice the impact on poverty compared to growth in other labor sectors. To that end, we examine some of the enabling factors of private sector investment to increase food security and reduce poverty: innovative output, intellectual property rights innovation, gender-sensitive land tenure, creation of new businesses, openness to trade, government institutional flexibility, access to credit, inclusion of new sectors, income diversification, public-private partnerships, infrastructure improvements, payments for eco-system services, and climate-smart innovation. Developing policies that improve food security will help to reduce poverty.

scholarly journals THE VALUE CHAIN OF FISH TECHNIQUES OF FLOATING CAGES AND PONDS IN DEUANYA PROVINCE

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
AL- FLUJy & et al.
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The World ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
Revenue Production

The fish sector is considered an important component of the economies of  many countries in the world  including  Arab countries. It is also considered an important component of  food security. This work is considered as the first attempt to study value chain for fish in Iraq. The objective of this study is to identify the main problems and constrains facing different  links in the  value chain of  fish, and to analyse revenue, production costs, and to calculate some  quantitative indicators  like value added. The results showed that average value added of the  different links is amount to: 22.2dinars/kg , 2012.7 dinar/kg, 109.3 dinar/kg, 872.3 dinars/kg from each links hatcheries, producers, wholesalers and retailers. The results also showed that  the share of different links from value chain for average total value additionrs as follows: 0.73% for  hatcheries link, 66.7% for producer link , 3.6% for wholesalers link, and 28.9%  for retailers link. While cages producers added 65.5% from average value added it is amount to  2912. 7 dinar/ kg; on the level techniques cages floating. The study also identifis the main  challenges and problems facing each link in chain value and forward the suitable solution  and recommendation for government authorities and private sector in order to increase the  efficiency of  fish  in  Iraq.

Food Security Surveillance in the Palestinian Territories

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S20-S21
Author(s):  
Gregg Greenough ◽  
Ziad Abdeen ◽  
Bdour Dandies ◽  
Radwan Qasrawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Security Surveillance

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

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