Alleviating Hunger

Alleviating Hunger
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Hunger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1984
Genre: Food relief
ISBN:

Alleviating world hunger

Alleviating world hunger
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Hunger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1987
Genre: Basic education
ISBN:

Forests and Food

Forests and Food
Author: Bhaskar Vira
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2015-11-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1783741937

As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminating global hunger, as well as having long-term ecological consequences. Forests can play an important role in complementing agricultural production to address the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger. Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally-balanced diets, greater control over food inputs—particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability (especially for marginalised groups)—and deliver ecosystem services for crop production. However forests are undergoing a rapid process of degradation, a complex process that governments are struggling to reverse. This volume provides important evidence and insights about the potential of forests to reducing global hunger and malnutrition, exploring the different roles of landscapes, and the governance approaches that are required for the equitable delivery of these benefits. Forests and Food is essential reading for researchers, students, NGOs and government departments responsible for agriculture, forestry, food security and poverty alleviation around the globe.

Alleviating Global Hunger

Alleviating Global Hunger
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2009
Genre: Food relief
ISBN:

Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1987

Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1987
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Hunger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1988
Genre: Food relief
ISBN:

Abstract: This hearing examines the possibility of amending the Internal Revenue Code by permitting individuals to direct a portion or all of their income tax refunds to a trust established for the relief of domestic and international hunger. The Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1987 (or HEART) proposes the creation of a new revenue source to support hunger alleviation activities here in the United States and abroad. Testimony was received from numerous social activists involved in the hunger issue, several Members of Congress and an official from the Dept. of the Treasury.