Gender inequality and malnutrition are regarded as inseparable parts of the vicious cycle of poverty, being considered a cause and an effect of hunger and poverty. The majority of rural households practise...
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Background Malnutrition and food insecurity might be driven not only by individual factors but also by contextual conditions, such as area-level deprivation or vulnerability. This study aimed...
Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 in the world. It is also the region most vulnerable to the adverse...
Highlights: Malnutrition challenges persist in Malawi, reflected in stunting, wasting and underweight among under-five children. Socioeconomic inequalities affect access and fair distribution of basic nutrition...
Africa risk achieving its food security target due to the predominance of open field rain-fed production systems, worsening climate change impacts , environmentally...
Agriculture and food security are most vulnerable to climate variability and extremes. Climate variability and extremes increased the risks of food security in Gambella region. The study examines...
Background Most of the 10 million Kenyans lacking food security lived in the arid and semi-arid northern part of the country in a climatic condition of high temperatures and very little...
Food insecurity is an ongoing national concern both in developing and in developed countries. Well-designed food policies, including aspects such as food production, distribution, consumption, availability...
With a population of more than 100 million as of December 2022, food security remains a persistent challenge in Vietnam despite achieving a miracle of economic growth and social transformation in recent...
Highlights: This study uses data from 4 representative household surveys in Kenya over 21 years. Liberalization had only limited effect on private sector market...