Food security links and resources

Websites Books AusAID resources

Kids can make a difference URL:  http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/index.html Kids Can Make A Difference is an educational program for middle and high school students, focussing on the root causes of hunger and poverty, the people most affected, solutions, and how students can help. United Nations CyberSchoolBus URL:  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ The United Nations Cyberschoolbus is a website about global issues and the UN for students aged 5-18 and their teachers. Educational resources provide information on different countries and the United Nations, as well as games and puzzles. Teaching resources for curriculum areas such as cities, diseases and telecommunications are also included. United Nations CyberSchoolBus Millennium Development Goals URL:  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/mdgs/ The United Nations Cyberschoolbus MDG website is a website about the Millennium Development Goals for students aged 5-18 and their teachers. Educational resources such as photos, text and short videos provide information on the Millennium Development Goals. World Food Programme (WFP) URL:  http://www.wfp.org/ Set up in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. In 2000, WFP fed 83 million people in 83 countries, including most of the world's refugees and internally displaced people. Current information about world hunger, poverty, malnutrition and WFP projects can be obtained through a clickable map. World Health Organization (WHO) URL:  http://www.who.int/ The official home page of the World Health Organisation, this site provides links to WHO's programs, international campaigns and other health-related information.

Books Look Global: Global perspectives in the upper primary classroom Look Global, from the Global Perspectives series is a teacher reference and student activities book for the upper primary classroom. It promotes the inclusion of values and global perspectives in the curriculum, and enables students to develop positive attitudes and behaviours through investigation of global issues. See in particular Chapter 5: Food for all? Where to get it: Curriculum Corporation AusAID resources Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus

Agriculture in Times of Crisis: Impacts in South East Asia of the Economic Crisis URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/agricultureinrimesofcrisis1999.pdf This report examines the affects of the Asian financial crisis on agriculture, rural development and agricultural institutions in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. It looks at the origins of the crisis and its effects on poverty, the economy, inequality, agricultural production, rural development and the activities of donors. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Australian Government. Australian Aid: Approach to Food Security URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/ausaid_food.pdf Australia's aid program aims to help developing partner countries achieve food security and sustainable development. This publication provides examples of AusAID's approach to addressing food security in a developing country or regional context. Australian Aid Program: Food Security Strategy URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/food_security_strategy04.pdf Describes Australia's international development cooperation strategy to address the links between sustainable development, the reduction of poverty and the promotion of food security in partner countries. Growing Rice and Protecting Forests URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/qas15_growriceprotectforests.pdf An evaluation of three food production projects in South East Asia from the AusAID Quality Assurance Series No. 15 (June 1999. Australia provides significant support through its aid program by extending the benefits of new rice technology to poorer farmers throughout Indochina. This study looks at three AusAID projects - in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos - that focus on rice production but also place a strong emphasis on strengthening the capabilities of national agricultural research institutions. While these initiatives are critical to enhancing the quality of life of poor farmers through better food security, they can also have a detrimental effect on the environment. Overall, however, they were found to have a minimal effect on local ecosystems and were assessed as sustainable and effective in improving food security and increasing the incomes of farming families.