Food Security

Core Reports and Texts
Major Journals
Key Databases
Searching the Library Catalogue
Data and Statistics
Government Information
Maps and GIS
Institutes and Programs
Videos
Additional Web Resources
Citing Sources

Core Reports and Texts

• Atlas of World Hunger
• Atlas of Food: Who eats What, Where, and Why
• FAO in the 21st Century: Ensuring Food Security in a Changing World
• Hunger and Health
• Looking Ahead in World Food and Agriculture : Perspectives to 2050
• Report on the World Nutrition Situation
• State of Food Insecurity in the World

Major Journals

• Agriculture & Food Security
• Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment
• Food Security
• Food and Energy Security

Key Databases

• AGRICOLA (1979-present)
  All aspects of agriculture are covered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• CAB Abstracts (1973-present)
  Includes all the references in the printed index World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts. International coverage.
• Canadian Electronic Library: Canadian public policy collection (2005-present)
  Publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and public interest groups.
• Canadian Research Index (1982-present)
  Abstracts of Canadian federal, provincial, and municipal depository publications; non-depository publications issued by hundreds of Canadian government agencies and departments; scientific and technical report literature issued by research institutes and government laboratories; policy, social, economic, and political reports; Statistics Canada monographs, and serials.
• PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) (2005-present)
  Indexes journals related to global public policy and social issues.
• PolicyFile Abstracts and full text of U.S. foreign and domestic policy papers, reports, papers, and documents from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies
• EconLit (1969-present)
  References to articles, books, dissertations and collective works. Selected abstracts. Most references in English or with English summaries. Updated quarterly.
• Sociological Abstracts
  Abstracts and indexes journal articles, citations,books,book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and book reviews in international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Updated monthly.
• Web of Knowledge (1900-present)
  Multidisciplinary search tool for international literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities - database coverage includes ISI Web of Science, Current Contents Connect, CAB Abstracts, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, etc.

Searching the Library Catalogue

Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - food insecurity, food use, agricultural development, nutrition surveillance, etc.

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Suggested Subject Headings

Food relief
Food security
Food security – Canada
Food security – developing countries
Food supply
Food supply – developing countries
Food industry and trade – developing countries
Hunger

Data and Statistics

Canada:

• Canada Food Stats

US and International:

• Data and Statistics - includes Economics Research Service (ERS), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB)
• FAOSTAT
• Eldis Food Security Resource Guide
• Food Security Portal
• Food Security Statistics (FAO)
• Global Food Security (USDA)
• UN Data

Government Information

Canada:

• Canada's Action Plan for Food Security
• Food and Nutrition Surveillance
• Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition (CCHS) - (Annual)
  • Additional Health and Nutrition Surveys by Health Canada

US and International:

• Comparison of Household Food Security in Canada and the United States
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Community Food Security Toolkit
• Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations (FAO)
• World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)

Maps and GIS

• Canada's Nutrition and Health Atlas (Health Canada)
• Food Environment Atlas (USDA)
• World Resources Institute
• Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (FAO)

Institutes and Programs

• Canadian Association for Food Studies
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Center for Food Security and Public Health(CFSPH)
• Community Food Security Coalition
• FAO Committee on World Food Security
• International Agriculture Development Program (AIC)
• International Food Policy Research Institute
• McGill Institute for Food Security - Conference presentations and proceedings, and webcasts

Videos

• TEDTalks - Ending Hunger Now

Additional Web Resources

• McGill Library Global Health Resource Guide
• Dietitians of Canada – position papers and reports
• Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

Citing Sources

• APA Citation Style Guides
• Geographic Information Citation Guide
• Government Information Citation Guide

Last updated: April 2013