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Pest risk information, agricultural outcomes and food security: evidence from Ghana
This article investigates the short-term effects of an information intervention that provided early warning pest alerts and integrated pest...
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Cyber and Information Security in the Bioeconomy
The expansion of digitally interconnected devices, laboratory equipment, and cloud computing is accelerating discovery and development across the...
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Optimizing spatio-temporal correlation structures for modeling food security in Africa: a simulation-based investigation
This study investigates the impact of spatio- temporal correlation using four spatio-temporal models: Spatio-Temporal Poisson Linear Trend Model...
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Do climate change adaptation strategies improve farmers’ food security in Tanzania?
The damaging effects of changing climate on farm-household food security are steadily increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. Adaptation strategies are...
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A systematic literature review of indicators measuring food security
Measurement is critical for assessing and monitoring food security. Yet, it is difficult to comprehend which food security dimensions, components,...
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Household food security in the agropastoral communities of rural southern Kyrgyzstan
BackgroundIn mountainous nations like Kyrgyzstan households face substantial environmental and infrastructural challenges as they strive to achieve...
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Factors associated with food security among small-holder farming households in Lesotho
BackgroundFood insecurity and malnutrition are persistent challenges worldwide and Lesotho is not an exception. Hunger and poverty have worsened with...
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Food security and the value of game animals—a study of Sweden
The food security value of wild meat is calculated by combining proxy methods for quantifying game animal abundance with shadow pricing techniques...
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Factors influencing the integration of indigenous and conventional knowledge of water security for livestock
Farmers have developed indigenous knowledge (IK) on predictive and adaptation strategies to sustain water security. The objective of the study was to...
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A systematic literature review on co** mechanisms and food security during pandemics
Co** strategies are vital during crises, and this review synthesizes existing research on co** strategies related to food security during...
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Household resilience capacity and food security: evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Commonly, resilience against external shocks is treated as a household or community capacity. Resiliency against food insecurity is of particular...
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The impact of crop diversification on food security of farmers in Northern Bangladesh
BackgroundCrop diversification is the potential for greater dietary diversity, and reduced micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition. Despite the...
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Economic impact and food security effects of trade disruptions in agricultural products for Sweden
The COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conditions in 2022–2023 highlighted the vulnerabilities of food supply chains to trade disruptions in...
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Determinants of household food expenditure in Tanzania: implications on food security
BackgroundFood expenditure in develo** countries particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa constitutes about 65–70% of total household expenditure....
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Fish contributions toward nutritional security in Kenya
Human nutrient deficiencies remain prevalent globally and are particularly common in low- and middle-income countries, such as Kenya. Fish holds...
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The impact of conflict on food security: evidence from household data in Ethiopia and Malawi
BackgroundViolent conflicts threaten food security and household welfare in sub-Saharan Africa. While a more robust understanding of the causal...
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Can women’s empowerment in livestock farming improve household food security? Empirical evidence from rural households in Malawi
BackgroundOver the years the Government of Malawi has launched several initiatives to improve food security in the country. Despite these efforts...
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Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach
BackgroundThis research is conducted in the context of an integrated food security and nutrition project implemented by the Social Enterprise...
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Impact of adoption of better management practices and nutrition-sensitive training on the productivity, livelihoods and food security of small-scale aquaculture producers in Myanmar
Small-scale aquaculture is a major source of food in Myanmar. Beyond its importance for food security and nutrition, small-scale aquaculture...
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The Use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Practices to Enhance Food Security in Vhembe District, South Africa
This paper seeks to examine how subsistence farmers employ indigenous knowledge methods to enhance food security within rural communities in the...
