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External sources (not reviewed)

recurring natural disasters, lack of credit for agricultural production and constant population growth.

with youth are also expected to be part of this coordinating mechanism.

the Secretary-General to ensure that a coordinated follow-up at the field level to the World Summit on Food Security was undertaken in the context of the resident coordinator system, taking into account the coordinated follow-up to United Nations major international conferences; and invited the Chair of the Committee on World Food Security to report, as part of the Committee’s report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the reform of and on progress made towards achieving the vision of the Committee (resolution 64/224).

ministry), Maritime Police (public security ministry), border police (public security ministry), China Marine Surveillance (State Oceanic Administration), and maritime environmental protection.

ability of this key sector to contribute meaningfully to poverty eradication and sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, sustainable development, food security and rural development.

also achieving poverty reduction and sustainability goals, the Committee recommends that growth opportunities be created simultaneously in other sectors of the economy in order to increase overall economic productivity and decrease disparities in income distribution.

and land use to reduce disaster risks.

privatized, irrigation networks have deteriorated and productive investment is weak.

who are small-scale farmers, and empowerment are necessary to enable them to take advantage of the opportunities arising from agricultural market liberalization

(GIPSA) has approved the FOSS Infratec 1241 Grain Analyser, for official determination of protein content in wheat; protein and oil content in soy beans; protein, oil and starch content in corn.

livelihoods, including agrarian reform and accompanying support services.

in providing the necessary support for both higher yields and new and innovative crops; reviving agricultural extension services to assure inclusive access and sustainability; and improving financial access and legal tenure rights, especially for women.

in Economic and Social Council events last year, including a high-level event as part of the 2010 annual ministerial review.

export measures with equivalent effect to be completed by the end of 2013.

the research and development models needed to boost the development of varieties adapted to African agro-climatic conditions, including for future adaptation to climate change; and the policies that must be put in place to best support the efforts of farmers to adapt to climate change.

reduction of trade-distorting domestic support, and the parallel elimination of all forms of export subsidies and disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect in accordance with the mandate from the Doha Work Programme of the World Trade Organization

Forestry Development Authority) for having failed to furnish LEITI with assessments on concessionaires and how much has been discharged.

value chains to ensure that African farmers would get a fair share of the market, including fair prices for their products, and called upon African countries and their development partners to deposit the necessary instruments of commitment with the African Development Bank for a speedy operationalization of the Africa Fertilizer Mechanism.

abolishment of collective farms and formation of peasant farms have not improved the living standard and have not increased the level of employment in the rural areas.

legislative and institutional framework based on market economy principles, increase of competitiveness of the agricultural and food processing sectors, support of agricultural producers and promotion of agricultural products on external markets.

the Ministry of Water Resources for guiding hydropower development, the Ministry of Commerce for administering energy import and export quotas, the Ministry of Science and Technology for regulating R&D in the energy sector, and the State Environmental Protection Agency for tackling the environmental issues of energy development.

a rapid reduction or elimination of tariffs and quotas, to competition from large multinational suppliers; and food “dumping” by a number of developed countries because of excessive support to their farmers.

right to food, despite small farms producing the majority of the staple crops needed to feed the world’s rural and urban populations, and women being a substantial majority of the agricultural producers who produce most of the food consumed locally.