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Sustainable Agriculture: A Way Out of Food Poverty

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  • Tuya Altangerel

    () (Poverty Practice, UNDP Bureau for Development Policy)

  • Fernando Henao

    () (New York University)

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    The most fundamental human right is the right to food (UN General Assembly, 2002). Proper nutritious food is the precondition for normal human development. Well-nourished children are more likely to succeed in learning and are less susceptible to diseases. But low-income, food-importing economies are facing increasing difficulties in accessing staple food items. Chronic food insecurity persists, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The recent economic crisis drove more than 100 million people into hunger in 2008 alone. Is sustainable agriculture a solution?

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    Paper provided by International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth in its series One Pager with number 104.

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    Date of creation: Feb 2010
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    Publication status: Published by UNDP - International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth , February 2010, pages 1-1
    Handle: RePEc:ipc:opager:104

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