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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"food and nutrition security"”.
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Smallholder agriculture and household food and nutrition security: a study from East Hararghe, Ethiopia
… selected because of its vulnerability to malnutrition. A sample of 400 rural households were drawn randomly from four kebelles in this district. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The findings indicated that agricultural production was mainly focused on staple …
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Smallholder agriculture and food and nutrition security: a study from south-eastern Tigray, Ethiopia
… northern Ethiopia. Households located in the food insecure south-eastern zone rely on agriculture for their livelihood. Supplementary income is obtained from a range of off/non-farm activities. Households in the area consume a restricted diet, dominated by cereals. This study examines …
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The impact of climate change on food and nutrition security in Africa and potential adaptation options for the future; a case study of Malawi
… providing the global population with sufficient and nutritious food that is also affordable and sustainable cannot be understated. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in Africa where an estimated 21% of the population are currently undernourished. Three key research questions were addressed in …
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Impacts of Crop Diversification and Household Resilience on Welfare and Child Nutrition in Senegal
Climate variability increases production and income instability in rain-fed rural economies, with consequences for food security and child nutrition. In Senegal’s Groundnut Basin, where households rely on rain-fed farming and have limited formal risk-management options, crop diversification and …
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Política nacional de segurança alimentar e nutricional e o desafio da construção do SISAN
This work aims to analyze the Public Policy for Food Security and Nutrition, its conception, objectives, instruments and management mechanisms, trying to perceive the current situation of implementation of the System Food and Nutrition Security at Paraíba. A descriptive study, with a qualitative …
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Metrics of food security and sustainability An indicator-based vulnerability and resilience approach
Food crises and global climate change, along with natural system depletion, placed food security and environmental sustainability at the top of the political agenda. Analyses of the dynamic interlinkages between food consumption patterns and environmental concerns recently received considerable …
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Examination of the perceived contribution of edible indigenous plants in combating food and nutrition insecurity in the Tonga community of Zimbabwe
… been an ever-present component of the household food and nutrition security equation since time immemorial. The place of these plants in the household food and nutrition debate and matrix is unclear. Yet, their existence lessens the impact of food and nutrition insecurity on household …
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Análise das Conferências Nacionais de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional no contexto de formulação de políticas públicas
… generated by the National Conferences on Food and Nutrition Security (NCFNS) for the elaboration of public policies, particularly in relation to programs of interest for the promotion of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS). This is a qualitative-quantitative research, whose qualitative part …
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Alimentação sustentável : uma revisão de literatura sobre SlowFood.
… to highlight the importance of a n atural diet and the redemption of old healthy eating habits by addressing the importa nce of mindful eating in front of the current nutritional transition through which we are passing through a literature review on the Slow Food movement. Knowing that food and …
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Barriers to adult male participation in community-based agricultural education programs in Kamuli, Uganda
Undernutrition and food insecurity are ongoing challenges in rural Uganda. In these communities, women often bear the responsibility of childcare and household tasks, while still contributing to farm work. Men determine household and farm decisions, frequently impacting food and nutrition …
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Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Their Impacts on the Welfare of Livestock Farming Households in Pakistan
… due to their heavy reliance on agriculture and livestock activities. Adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices has emerged as an important strategy which can enhance resilience to climate change, reduce GHG emissions, and sustainably increase agricultural productivity. Women’s …
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Putting Food onto the Urban Agenda: How the City of Cape Town can increase access to sustainable and healthy diets through urban food governance
… growth, rising urbanisation, globalisation and technological progress have fundamentally changed how we produce and consume food. The majority of urban diets are now dominated by low intakes of fruit and vegetables and high intakes of highly processed, energy-dense and nutritionally poor …
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The Russo-Ukranian War: implications on the right of access to sufficient food in South Africa
… the fundamental right of access to sufficient food in South Africa. This study analysed the adequacy of instruments for the protection of the right of access to sufficient food. The analysis includes an in-depth study of international, regional, and national legal instruments, from the …
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Evaluation of water governance systems for improved operation of selected small-holder irrigation schemes in Nzhelele Area, South Africa
… livelihoods, adapting to climate variability and change, and reducing poverty in rural areas. South Africa prioritises the establishment, rehabilitation and revitalization of small-holder irrigation schemes due to their potential in poverty reduction and enhancing food and nutrition security …
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Information Asymmetry and Profitability of Tomato and Butternut Value Chains: A case of Nwanedi Agri-hub
… economic subsector plays a crucial role, in food and nutrition security, trade balance, employment creation, and the supply of raw materials to agro-industries, however, the participation of smallholder farmers in the agricultural production chain and their contributions to value addition, …
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Enhancing competitiveness of small scale poultry egg production farm in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… significant opportunities for businesses. The food and agribusiness sector is one of the major opportunities for growth given that increasing incomes are going to enhance the food and nutrition security needs of an increasing segment of the population. Animal protein in the form of chicken meat …
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Bread-making cultures and foodway changes of rural communities in the northern Cederberg, South Africa
Traditional foodways are under threat. Historical factors, such as the legacy effects of profound racial discrimination and the pressures of rapid modernisation, have had severe consequences for the foodways of marginalised populations. The globalised agricultural and food system operates in a …
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Evaluation for drought tolerance and anthracnose resistance of selected pinto genotypes of common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.).
… legume crop grown for household revenue, food and nutrition security in many parts of the world. Common bean is classified into Andean and Middle American gene pools. Most of the beans grown in east and southern Africa countries including Zambia are Andean. In the recent years there has …
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Evaluation for drought tolerance and anthracnose resistance of selected pinto genotypes of common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.).
… legume crop grown for household revenue, food and nutrition security in many parts of the world. Common bean is classified into Andean and Middle American gene pools. Most of the beans grown in east and southern Africa countries including Zambia are Andean. In the recent years there has …
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AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE TO COMMON BACTERIAL BLIGHT IN COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS)
… important legume, providing proteins, fibres and micronutrients to hundreds of millions of people. This legume plays a central role in food and nutrition security, but yields are threatened by biotic stresses, such as common bacterial blight (CBB) disease. CBB, caused by Xanthomonas phaseoli …
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