WFP is the frontline United Nations Agency whose mission is to provide food for poor people. The Web-site provides details of food needs, emergency operations eg. famine in Africa, disaster mitigation, a hunger map and statistics on projects. Useful for students examining the equity of food production and distribution globally and how this is influenced by various factors.
This web site is dedicated to sustainable food production. It explains what sustainable agriculture is and highlights the issues surrounding sustainable food production and consumption. The site has a section on sustainable shopping. It touches on additives, air pollution, antibiotics, animal welfare, buying local, cloning, factory farming, family farms, food irradiation, fossil fuel and energy use.
Ricepedia provides information about rice, rice production, and its impact on the world. Topics include: rice as a crop, commodity, food, and the challenges of food security, poverty, climate change and gender and equity issues. It reports on rice in Asia, Latin America, Africa, North America, and Europe.