Food Security: access and quality

Contact:
FoodAfrica Secretariat
Natural Resources Institute
The University of Greenwich at Medway
Central Avenue
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4TB
United Kingdom

Email: Keith Tomlins
Tel: +44 (0)1634 883360
Fax: +44 (0)1634 883567
Web: www.nri.org

Links to other sites of interest

The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction. The Gateway offers:
AiDA - the most comprehensive database of development projects; dgMarket - an international procurement marketplace; knowledge sharing on key development topics; and much more...
Information on food security specifically can be found at http://developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/

The International Development Research Centre' s Cities Feeding People Program Initiative is trying to bridge that gap by supporting research and development activities that increase the food security and incomes of the poor while maintaining public health and a clean urban environment. More info http://www.idrc.ca/cfp

Food security and root crops - NRI

Street foods in Africa - information on projects in Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe including downloadable documents

Grain Storage Management - NRI

Livelihoods and Institutions - NRI

Forum for Food Security in Southern Africa - Overseas Development Institute, UK

FOODNET - ASARECA regional agricultural research and development network focussing on Marketing, Market information and Agro-enterprise development.

SPORE - CTA's information bulletin published every two months. Feature articles, news items, information on forthcoming courses and conferences, news of CTA's activities, book reviews and descriptions of information sources