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Food Security continues to be elusive in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), several decades after the first World Food Summit in 1974. The causes of food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa include among others; poverty, economic constraints, agricultural and agronomical challenges, rapid population growth,...
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Enhancing the diet quality of economically disadvantaged households in the United States has long been a policy goal. Recently, select local governments and nonprofit organizations have augmented federal policy by offering federal nutrition beneficiaries vouchers, for use at farmers markets, to...
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The use of genetically modified (GM) crop technology in tackling food security problems and poverty reduction in Africa continues to generate debates over its benefits and safety. Only four countries, South Africa, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Egypt have commercialized GM crops in Africa but...
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This paper examines some of the factors that contribute to an understanding of the notion of food security for a developed country like the UK. These include the level of self-sufficiency, the agricultural sector’s dependence on imported inputs, and openness of the economy. An interesting...
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It is well-established that armed political conflict has a detrimental effect on food security and household welfare … study we evaluate the impact of a World Food Programme intervention on household food security and asset protection among … that the food aid received was effectively consumed within the household. A corresponding positive effect on non …
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household food security. Metal silo adopters (N=116) were matched with non-adopting farmers from a representative sample of 1340 …
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, participants were compromising household food budgets in order to pursue a socially acceptable standard of living (including decent …. In the Western Sydney context, food practices are essentially household budget and family nourishment practices rather …
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on agricultural production, household incomes and food security. Global climate change is mainly transmitted through … agricultural GDP while decreasing real household incomes and food security. Rural non-farm households are hit hardest as they tend …, agricultural GDP and household incomes hardly change compared to perfect mitigation. …
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accounting for selection bias in technology adoption, we analyze the impact of TC banana technology on household income and food … security in Kenya. To assess food security outcomes, we employ the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) – a tool that …, combined with improved crop management, causes considerable increases in farm and household income. Technology adoption also …
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or determine the conditions under which it is true. Using five waves of nationwide household survey data from Kenya …
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