food insecurity

In 2010, 16% of people in developing countries were undernourished; way above the 10% target set by the Millennium Development Goals. This poor result calls into question food security policies, which are often based on macroeconomic indicators.

The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) is an Africa-wide network of regional nodes supporting the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Africa-based centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), to facilitate the implement

This report provides a summary analysis of food insecurity in Sudan and by States, area of residence and different functional groups in the country. It presents a suite of food security indicators including the Millennium Development Goal Indicator 1.9 on the prevalence of undernourishment at the national and sub national levels. This information is useful in locating and identifying food insecure population groups in Sudan for better targeted food policies, programmes and interventions.

This report provides information about Malawi's food insecurity situation at the national and subnational levels using FAO methodology based on food consumption statistics derived from data collected in the 2004/05 Integrated Household Survey.