1. 1 Food Security in Africa Workshop Food Security Programme and Discipline of Agricultural Economics Funded by the Ford Foundation Go directly to contents 21 September 2005 NEXT

2. 2 Context This workshop was held as a pre- conference activity at the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) 43 rd annual conference at the Ranch, Polokwane, Limpopo on the 21 September 2005.

3. 3 Thank you The Ford Foundation (South Africa) is thanked for the generous grant that has enabled this workshop and allowed us to bring the case study presenters and a number of invited guests to the workshop.presenters guests See a photo of the 70 workshop participantsphoto Go to list of workshop delegatesdelegates

4. 4 Food Security Food Security at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Training, education & capacity development Research aimed at finding practical, sustainable solutions to food insecurity and hunger in Africa. Dissemination of information relating to food insecurity in Africa using a variety of media. Engagement with policy-makers and communities in Africa to facilitate the adoption of appropriate policy and effective programmes for food security in Africa.

5. 5 Food Security Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

6. 6 This workshop began scaling up current activities ahead of the establishment of the African Centre for Food Security at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg and provide a platform for sharing information from practice in addressing food insecurity and hunger in Africa

7. 7 Workshop Aims: To draw together food security related researchers and practitioners to consider policy approaches, interventions and appropriate monitoring for food security in Africa through reflection on interactive case studies, and To share experiences and encourage adoption of appropriate policy and effective intervention and monitoring programmes for food security in Africa through discussion of ‘ best practices ’ and lessons learnt.

8. 8 By definition … Definitions of food security commonly include: food supply, access to food and income to acquire food, adequacy, utilisation, safety and, in some cases, cultural acceptability of food for all people at all times. Food insecurity is simply the lack of food security that, at the extreme, is experienced as hunger.

9. 9 Programme Series of 6 case study presentations Selected from responses to an international call for papers 1. Introduction & Policy 2. Interventions 3. Measuring and monitoring Each case study was selected from submissions made in response to an international call.

10. 10 Workshop Programme Click here to access the workshop programme and links to presentations, narratives, abstracts and CVs. Click here