Comprehensive Framework for Action
Video report
January 11, 2010—Over 80% of Malawi’s people are smallholder farmers. Agriculture is the main source of income for the country, making up nearly 90% of Malawi’s exports. The government , with help from the World Bank is investing in affordable irrigation systems and offering farmers technical advice and marketing support.
Progress Report
The spike in food prices of last year (2008) underscored what experts have been telling us for many years: the world's food systems are in crisis
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UN Response
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Event calendar
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5 February 2010
Twelfth Meeting of the High-Level Task Force of the Global Food Security Crisis
18-20 January 2010, Dakar Senegal
Summit of the world region on Food Security
With current food policies failing at both national and international levels, there is reason to believe that that things need to be done to improve the coordination and involvement of local governments in the debates on food security. Regions came together to tackle the food crisis.
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