Food security and the crisis of the new millennium

Empowering women as a tool to achieve food security

Dossier / Travail , 2014 , 30 Pages

Politique - Sujet: Politique de développement

The paper analyses the global challenges of the new millennium: The food price crisis, the financial and economic crisis as well as the ecological crisis. The crisis affect the world´s population, but in some regions such as South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa, the impacts are disastrous. Food security is threatened and poverty and inequality increase. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which among other things tend to halve between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger and malnutrition, is moving further away. These developments and current challenges are of serious concern and an opportunity for change.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• The crisis of the new millennium
  • Food Price Crisis
  • Financial and economic crisis
  • Ecological Crisis
• Global Hunger Index
• The impact on human development
  • Gendered-specific implications of the crisis
• Gender and Development
  • Gender and food security
  • Closing the gender gap
• Innovative approaches to achieve food security and gender equality in South Asia
• Conclusion

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This paper aims to analyze the global challenges of the new millennium, including the food price crisis, the financial and economic crisis, and the ecological crisis, focusing on their impacts on food security and poverty in developing countries, particularly in South Asia. It examines the role of women in achieving food security and highlights the need to empower women as a central tool to address these challenges.

• Global food security and the impact of the new millennium's crises
• The role of women in food production and the specific challenges they face
• The importance of gender equality and women's empowerment in achieving sustainable food security
• Innovative approaches to address food security and gender equality in South Asia
• The potential for women's empowerment as a transformative development pathway

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Introduction: Introduces the global challenge of food security and the need to address the crises of the new millennium, highlighting the role of women in achieving food security.
• The crisis of the new millennium: Discusses the interconnected nature of the food price crisis, the financial and economic crisis, and the ecological crisis, emphasizing their impact on developing countries.
• Global Hunger Index: Presents the Global Hunger Index (GHI) as a tool to measure and track hunger globally and by country and region.
• The impact on human development: Examines the specific impacts of the crises on human development, particularly the gendered-specific implications.
• Gender and Development: Explores the relationship between gender and food security, highlighting the need to close the gender gap in agriculture.
• Innovative approaches to achieve food security and gender equality in South Asia: Presents case studies from South Asia to demonstrate how empowering women can contribute to food security and poverty reduction.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Food security, gender equality, women's empowerment, food price crisis, financial crisis, ecological crisis, Global Hunger Index, South Asia, development, agriculture, poverty reduction, gender mainstreaming.

• Auteur: Lisa Schmidt (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2014
• Pages: 30
• N° de catalogue: V274905
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668659629
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668659636
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: food, empowering