A new book from the International Food Policy Research Institute summarizes some of the major successes in agricultural development that have brought people out of hunger during the past 50 years. The book is entitled Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development.

With the support of the Center for a Livable Future, Stephen Haering,MD, MPH, and Syed Shamsuzzoha, MD, MPH, DPH, have completed a comprehensive review of the existing literature on community food security. This synthesis will help identify gaps in the existing literature and guide future research.

Food spending declined and household food insecurity increased for middle- and low-income households between 2000 and 2007, despite this being a period of economic growth overall, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service.

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has done an analysis of current and historical uses of grain reserves and how they might be used at the international level to reduce volatility in agricultural markets.

South Asia’s agriculture will be especially hard-hit by climate change, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute, which predicts declining yields for major food crops.

Food-borne illness outbreaks associated with fresh or fresh-cut produce have led both government and industry to develop new guidelines to improve produce safety on the farm, according to a new report jointly authored by Food & Water Watch and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued their State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009, which provides for the first time information on fruit and vegetable consumption and policy and environmental support within each U.S. state.

A new report in the journal Ecological Economics evaluates many of the available carbon calculators and finds that food consumption is generally under-represented in these measurement tools. It also offers suggestions for improving the calculators.