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In the study area 46.5% of the households sampled are food insecure.
During periods of food scarcity, 68.8% depended on seeds and reduced food consumption...
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Caloric consumption Knowledge service
Global Food and Nutrition Security
Combinations of improved agricultural technologies adoption have a significant effect on agricultural productivity and household food security. Their synergies improve soil fertility and suppress weeds...
Globally, poor-quality diets are the leading cause of all forms of malnutrition, and the simultaneous occurrence of both under- and overconsumption within the same populations and even within the same...
Background/objective
Although, proximate and contextual determinants of malnutrition have been studied previously, there are a limited number of studies on association of calories consumption, economic wellbeing...
Understanding how the Papua New Guinea (PNG) agricultural economy and associated household consumption is affected by climate, market and other shocks requires attention to linkages and substitution...
In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as supermarkets—gaining in importance. Previous studies have suggested that the rise of modern retailers contributes...
In a new book, Transformation of our food systems - the making of a paradigm shift, 40 international experts set out the highlights and trends in food production since 2009...
Kenya, such as other African countries, is particularly concerned about the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal #2 (SDG #2: zero hunger), and its associated consequences...