Browsing Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) by Subject "food security"
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Food Security Standard: Principles, Criteria and Indicators
Gamba, Liliana; Beuchelt, Tina; Schneider, Rafaël (2020-06)International demand for agricultural commodities is growing due to population growth, changes in consumption patterns and the current shift from petroleum-based to bio-based economies. This can have adverse effects, ... -
Food Security Standard (FSS) National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool 1.1
Voigt, Holm; Beuchelt, Tina; Schneider, Rafaël; Gamba, Liliana (2020-04-01)The Food Security Standard (FSS) provides practicable and measurable criteria and tools to ensure the Right to Food on sustainably certified agricultural production sites. The National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool ... -
A rights-based food security principle for biomass sustainability standards and certification systems
Mohr, Anna; Beuchelt, Tina; Schneider, Rafaël; Virchow, Detlef (2015-11)With the shift from petroleum-based to biomass-based economies, global biomass demand and trade is growing. This trend could become a threat to food security. Though rising concerns about sustainability aspects have ... -
Severe climate change risks to food security and nutrition
Mirzabaev, Alisher; Bezner Kerr, Rachel; Hasegawa, Toshihiro; Pradhan, Prajal; Wreford, Anita; Tirado von der Pahlen, Maria Cristina; Gurney-Smith, Helen (2022-12-30)This paper discusses severe risks to food security and nutrition that are linked to ongoing and projected climate change, particularly climate and weather extremes in global warming, drought, flooding, and precipitation. ... -
Trends and Prospects of Change in Wheat Self-Sufficiency in Egypt
Abdalla, Ahmed; Stellmacher, Till; Becker, Mathias (2022-12-20)Egypt is the largest wheat importer in the world; however, it produces only half of the 20 million tons of wheat that it consumes annually. The population of Egypt is currently growing by 1.94% per year, and projections ...