A review of the operations of the World Food Programme (WFP) during 2005 is presented. WFP is primarily geared towards the elimination of hunger in the world and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals on poverty and hunger. Over 90% of the WFP's development resources went to the...
Publisher
World Food Programme, Rome, Italy
Citation
Annual Report - World Food Programme, 2005, 2005, pp 61 pp.
Purpose. Food in security maps reveal the spatial variability of relevant indicators in relevant units in geographically disaggregated levels. This study is based on a systematic analysis of the least studied areas related to food insecurity in Pakistan, such as district-level Small Area Estimation ...
Author(s)
Rubina Kiran; Abdul Jabbar
Publisher
Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Citation
Agricultural and Resource Economics: International Scientific E-Journal, 2022, 8, 4, pp 33-65
Mountain communities are considered particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, and their vulnerability is sometimes assumed to be increasing because of a loss of food self-sufficiency. Based on a case study of Nagar District in the Karakoram of northern Pakistan, the present article challenges...
Publisher
International Mountain Society (IMS), Berne, Switzerland
Citation
Mountain Research and Development, 2018, 38, 4, pp 299-309
Provision of safe food and food security are the most studied topics of current era. Assurance of food safety in developing countries i.e., India and Pakistan are always compromised due to lack of an appropriate structure and framework. Though there are a lot of legislations and laws in the...
Author(s)
Khan, N. U.; Fahad Hassan; Farah Deeba; Hafsa Yamin; Sohaib Afzaal
Publisher
Consulting and Training Centre, KEY, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Citation
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design, 2020, 32, pp 33-40
In mountainous areas of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, people practice subsistence agriculture. As the output from agriculture very low, the mountain zones experience the ill effects of food insecurity. This study scrutinizes food security status in the mountainous territories of Azad Jammu and...
Author(s)
Wali, M. Q. K.; Arif Alam; Ikram Shah
Publisher
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Citation
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 2021, 37, 3, pp 957-974
This study aims to assess the impact of short-term policies on smallholder farmers' household food security. It answers three key questions: What is the impact of selected policies on farmers' household food security? What would have been the impact of these policies if implemented perfectly? Are...
Author(s)
Bashir, M. K.; Schilizzi, S.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2015, 7, 5, pp 1071-1089
Globally rural households with less landholding, especially from developing countries, are more food insecure due to a lack of resources accessibility and fewer marketplaces. This study was planned to inspect the relationship between household food security and market approachability concerning...
Author(s)
Mahwish Munawar; Shiwei Xu; Wen Yu; Muhammad Luqman
Publisher
Science Impact Publishers, Mianwali, Pakistan
Citation
Journal of Economic Impact, 2021, 3, 3, pp 130-136
Human existence is primarily attributed to access to quality and nutritious food. Food Security is essential for wide ranging positive economic outcomes like economic growth, poverty reduction, trade opportunities, increased global security and stability, and improved health and health care. The...
Author(s)
Inam Ur Rahman; Sanam Wagma Khattak; Muhammad Israr; Saima Hashim
Publisher
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Citation
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 2021, 38, 1, pp 170-178
Although the proportion of people living in slums is increasing in low- and middle-income countries and food insecurity is considered a severe hazard for health, there is little research on this topic. This study investigated and compared the prevalence and socio-demographic associations of...
Author(s)
Spieker, C.; Laverty, A. A.; Oyebode, O.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2022, 17, 12,
Strategies adopted by a household to deal with natural, economic, and social shocks depend upon available resources and capabilities. Families belonging to different vicinities and socio-economic groups have different earning and utilising earnings to fulfil their basic needs. Households need...
Author(s)
Munawar, M.; Xu Shiwei; Yu Wen; Muhammad Luqman
Publisher
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Citation
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 2021, 37, 3, pp 754-762