Year: 2018
Type: book
Abstract: About ASiSTASiST is an advisory service of the European Commission (EC) managed by the unit in charge of rural development, food security and nutrition (C1) within the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO).It has been conceived as a flexible tool to support the work of the European Union (EU) aimed to strengthen food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture (FNS-SA) in developing countries.ASiST has been operating since January 2012 under three successive contracts.It offers short-term expertise, backstopping facilities and support teams in the following areas: social transfers (and social protection) for FNS-SA; resilience to food crises; budget support and public finance management for FNS-SA; and, when needed, any other FNS-SA-related issues not covered by any other advisory service.The service is accessible to all EU Delegations and their partners, as well as EC headquarter units.To request assistance from ASiST, please contact [email protected]. About this reportThis report is one of the products of a study commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO).It aims to clarify the potential role of food reserves in enhancing food and nutrition security in developing countries and make recommendations on how to use food reserves (in complement to other tools), taking into account the specificities on the context and the constraints of World Trade Organization (WTO) disciplines.The study was conducted in 2016 based on i) an extensive review of the existing literature (both theoretical and empirical) and ii) ten case studies analysing national or regional experiences in Africa, Asia and South America.All the products of the study, including a compilation of case study summaries, are available at https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/hunger-foodsecurity-nutrition/discussions/how-can-food-reserves-best-enhance-food-and- nutrition-security-developing-countries. How to cite this reportEuropean Commission (2018) Using food reserves to enhance food and nutrition security in developing countries.Synthesis Report.Brussels
Source: Agritrop (Cirad)
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2943716232