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Population, resources and food : the World between today and tomorrow

Population, resources and food : the World between today and tomorrow
Food ; Food needs ; Food production ; Food resources ; Population ; Population census ; Population growth
Alimentation ; Besoin alimentaire ; Croissance démographique ; Population ; Production alimentaire ; Recensement de la population ; Ressource alimentaire
Conscious of the University of Kiel's motto of Pax optima a rerum, my aim in this fairly non technical addron is to overview the world's situation with regard to population, resources and food : where we are, how we got there and where we might

From food security to food insecurity : the case of Iraq, 1990-1991

From food security to food insecurity : the case of Iraq, 1990-1991
Food ; Food resources ; Food security ; Health ; Iraq ; Malnutrition
Alimentation ; Iraq ; Malnutrition ; Ressource alimentaire ; Santé ; Sécurité alimentaire ; Vulnérabilité
The A. explains Iraq's precipitous decline into food insecurity following its military invasion of Kuwait. Food security and insecurity are defined and examined in Iraq context. Five vulnerabilities are identified that are activated by international
retaliation against Iraq. The emergence and intensification of food insecurity are analyzed step by step, followed by consideration of how food security might be restored.

A preliminary study of food problem in China and its countermeasures

A preliminary study of food problem in China and its countermeasures
Alimentation ; Besoins alimentaires ; Chine ; Consommation alimentaire ; Elevage ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Produit agricole ; Ressources alimentaires
China is and also will be confronted with serious difficulties in feeding its population because of scarce agricultural land resources and the rapidly growing food consumption needs. To cope with this situation, it is necessary to increase food
production by making full utilization of food resources, intensifying agricultural land use, changing import structure of grain, and controlling non-essential food import.

Regional changes in food poverty in India

Regional changes in food poverty in India
Agricultural production ; Data ; Famine;Starvation ; Food ; Food consumption ; Food resources ; India ; Malnutrition ; Poverty ; Regional disparities
Alimentation ; Consommation alimentaire ; Disparités régionales ; Donnée ; Famine ; Inde ; Malnutrition ; Pauvreté ; Production agricole ; Ressource alimentaire
Using average nutritive values of food actually consumed by individuals, the paper identifies regional concentration of hunger (food poverty) and its changes over time (1973-83) in rural India. There is a heavy concentration of hunger in the coastal
states which has persisted over time. Hunger seams to have increased in the states that are relatively prosperous. However there has been a general improvement in the quality of food intake.

Observations on regional aspects of food availability in Russia

Observations on regional aspects of food availability in Russia
Data ; Food ; Food consumption ; Food habit ; Food production ; Food resources ; Regional disparities ; Russia
Alimentation ; Consommation alimentaire ; Disparités régionales ; Donnée ; Habitude alimentaire ; Production alimentaire ; Ressource alimentaire ; Russie
L'accent est mis sur les facteurs qui affectent les ressources alimentaires à l'échelle des régions russes: environnement, spécialisations économiques, degré d'avancement de la réforme agraire et de la privatisation, préférences alimentaires, niveau

Development-induced food insecurity in the Middle Senegal Valley

Development-induced food insecurity in the Middle Senegal Valley
Drought ; Farming system ; Food ; Food resources ; Food security ; Hydraulic works ; Irrigation ; Senegal ; Valley ; Water resources
Alimentation ; Aménagement hydraulique ; Irrigation ; Ressource alimentaire ; Ressource en eau ; Système de culture ; Sécheresse ; Sécurité alimentaire ; Sénégal ; Vallée

Food production - Problems and prospects

Food production - Problems and prospects
Conservation des sols ; Développement rural ; Géographie humaine ; Irrigation ; Pression démographique ; Ressources alimentaires ; Stockage ; Stratégie de développement ; Technique agricole

Food, politics and population in Africa

Food, politics and population in Africa
Afrique ; Alimentation ; Faim ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Importation ; Malnutrition ; Politique économique ; Population ; Pression démographique ; Ressource ; Sous-alimentation

Indigenous peoples and food entitlement losses under the impact of externally-induced change

Indigenous peoples and food entitlement losses under the impact of externally-induced change
Conflict ; Economic system ; Environmental conservation ; Famine ; Food security ; Project ; Resource management ; Third World ; Underdevelopment
Conflit ; Famine ; Gestion des ressources ; Projet ; Protection de l'environnement ; Sous-développement ; Système économique ; Sécurité alimentaire ; Tiers-Monde ; Vulnérabilité
The paper argues for priority to be given to the links between hunger and food problems, the human rights of indigenous peoples, and environmental destruction.

Population et besoins alimentaires en Algérie : bilan et perspectives

Algeria ; Economic dependency ; Food ; Food dependency ; Food needs ; Food resources ; Food shortage ; Population ; Population pressure
Algérie ; Alimentation ; Besoin alimentaire ; Dépendance alimentaire ; Dépendance économique ; Population ; Pression démographique ; Pénurie alimentaire ; Ressource alimentaire
Analyse très fine des relations étroites entre population et ressources alimentaires à court et long terme, en mettant bien en évidence l'aggravation des déficits et par voie de conséquence la double dépendance du pays sur les plans économique et

The continuing importance of country food to northern natives

The continuing importance of country food to northern natives
Canada ; Consumption ; Cultural studies ; Ethnic community ; Fishing ; Food ; Hunting ; Northwest Territories ; Way of life
The persistence of hunting and fishing in the face of resource development is part of a deeper response that native people in northern Canada feel toward nature. - (DWG)

New Zealand: the colonial farm in the Pacific Century

Diet ; Export ; Farm ; Food product ; Forest resources ; Meat ; New Zealand ; Stand treatment
Exploitation agricole ; Exportation ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Produit alimentaire ; Ressources forestières ; Régime alimentaire ; Sylviculture ; Viande
The paper uses ideas drawn from the international food regimes literature to explore New Zealand's position as a food and fibre exporter. The British connection and its demise are discussed in the context of the decline of the second food regime
. Some current difficulties and future possibilities for agricultural and forestry production are also discussed. Some of the possibilities for New Zealand's engagement with Pacific Asian economies in terms of a third food regime are raised.

The Hadendowa Salif: successes and failures of indigenous cultural institutions in managing the food system

The Hadendowa Salif: successes and failures of indigenous cultural institutions in managing the food system
Economic behaviour ; Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; Famine ; Food ; Food resources ; Legislation ; Sudan
Alimentation ; Comportement économique ; Ethnie ; Famine ; Groupe ethnique ; Législation ; Ressource alimentaire ; Soudan
Le Salif, code de lois des Hadendowa du Soudan oriental, sert à réguler leur comportement social et économique, ainsi que leur utilisation rationnelle des ressources. Depuis la recrudescence de la famine en 1985, ce peuple doit compter avec l'aide

Civil society and urban food insecurity : analyzing the roles of local food organizations in Johannesburg

Civil society and urban food insecurity : analyzing the roles of local food organizations in Johannesburg
Civil society ; Community ; Food ; Food security ; Gauteng ; Johannesburg ; Poverty ; Social geography ; Social organization ; South Africa ; Urban social movement
This paper analyzes the landscape of Johannesburg’s Food security civil society organizations (FSCSOs). Results indicate that while they fulfill many important roles, an uneven distribution of resources, institutional instability
, and underdevelopment of food security social movements nevertheless weakens their ability to be effective service providers and vehicles of broader social change. It argues that their conceptualization has, so far, been poorly developed; and as a consequence

Conservation of food crop genetic resources in Latin America

Conservation of food crop genetic resources in Latin America
Agricultural practice ; Crop ; Farming system ; Farming;Agriculture ; Food crop ; Latin America ; Mixed farming

Coping strategies in case of hunger of the most vulnerable groups among the Massa and Mussey in Northern Cameroon

Cameroon ; Farming system ; Food ; Food resources ; Malnutrition
Alimentation ; Cameroun ; Malnutrition ; Ressource alimentaire ; Système de culture ; Vulnérabilité
Those two savanna populations undergo a preharvest food shortage. This restriction period degenerates from time to time into a famine due to a combination of drought and insect infestation. The A. studies which are the vulnerable groups according

From reindeer stew to pizza : the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe

From reindeer stew to pizza : the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe
Diet ; Finland ; Food ; Food resources ; Food security ; Man-environment relations ; Subarctic area
Alimentation ; Domaine subarctique ; Finlande ; Relation homme-environnement ; Ressource alimentaire ; Régime alimentaire ; Sécurité alimentaire
Le processus de la translation progressive des ressources alimentaires endogènes vers des produits d'origine exogène est étudié en prenant l'exemple d'une localité du domaine subarctique. L'A. se demande comment les relations réciproques entre
individus, environnement, ressources et production alimentaire peuvent être rattachées à la densité de population et à la capacité de charge d'écosystèmes spécifiques. Examen du système alimentaire des ménages, en relation avec la faune et la flore

Resource scarcity and lack of entitlement - The food crisis of women among the Maasai of Simanjiro district/N. Tanzania

Resource scarcity and lack of entitlement - The food crisis of women among the Maasai of Simanjiro district/N. Tanzania
Coping with resource scarcity. Case studies from Tanzania and the Sudan
Food ; Food habit ; Food security ; Food shortage ; Maasai ; Pastoral ; Society ; Tanzania ; Woman

Managing food shortages in Central Tanzania

Managing food shortages in Central Tanzania
Crop ; Farming system ; Food ; Food resources ; Livestock farming ; Malnutrition ; Pasture improvement ; Tanzania ; Village
Alimentation ; Amélioration des pâturages ; Elevage ; Malnutrition ; Ressource alimentaire ; Récolte ; Système de culture ; Tanzanie ; Village

The geography of edible insects in Sub-Saharian Africa : a study of the mopane caterpillar

Africa ; Economic impact ; Food ; Food resources ; Food security ; Insect ; Natural resources ; Nutrition ; Rural community ; Southern Africa
Afrique ; Afrique australe ; Alimentation ; Communauté rurale ; Impact économique ; Insecte ; Nutrition ; Ressource alimentaire ; Ressource naturelle ; Sécurité alimentaire

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