Presentation by Anna Mdee from the University of Bradford at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011, at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK.

1. Sustainable Livelihoods, Social Protection & Food Security Dr Anna Mdee John & Elnora Centre for African Studies, University of Bradford

3. Access to land,

4. Agricultural inputs and markets

6. FAO estimate that up to 30% of the population in Sub Saharan Africa are suffering from Food Insecurity.

8. Policies, institutions and practices

9. Vulnerability

10. Diversification

11. Starting with where we are

13. Agricultural inputs (seeds and fertilisers)- ADRA- Ghana

14. Market support- Kerala

17. Agricultural inputs (seed and fertilisers), knowledge, market support and cash transfers have been shown to be successful at various scales.

18. A sustainable livelihoods approach is helpful in analysing how to target and also in assessing the impact of social protection measures for food security.

19. More evidence is required on the best means of social protection for food security and how it should be targeted for maximum benefit.