The United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP's) Purchase for Progress (P4P), a multi-year, multi-country pilot, sought to improve smallholder farmer wellbeing through a combination of food purchases from farmer organizations and supply-side interventions. We examine the impacts of P4P on...
Author(s)
Lentz, E.; Upton, J.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Global Food Security, 2016, 11, pp 54-63
Background: Food insecurity increases the risks of hunger and malnutrition and remains a formidable health challenge in resource-poor settings. Pastoral communities, which are largely restricted to marginal lands, tend to experience heightened levels of food insecurity. However, empirical evidence...
Author(s)
Safari, J. G.; Kirwa, M. K.; Mandara, C. G.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2022, 11, 36, pp (11 June 2022)
Agripreneurship as one of the means to ensure food security in Tanzania has received scant attention. This study bridges the knowledge gap by showing the state of the art on agripreneurship and food security in Tanzania, research themes and new developments on the two concepts, showing literature...
Author(s)
Kazungu, I.; Kumburu, N. P.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Heliyon, 2023, 9, 2,
It is a poorly kept humanitarian secret that wherever food aid is given, it is also sold, as recipients seek to vary their diets to include culturally desired food, start businesses, or deal with economic shocks. This holds true in Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, the site of this research....
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Development and Change, 2021, 53, 5, pp 962-986
Improved access to markets can influence household dietary diversity, consumption expenditure, and food security through multiple pathways. Market access can increase smallholder farmers' income through decreased transaction costs, improve diet quality, and reduce poverty and household food...
Author(s)
Usman, M. A.; Haile, M. G.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Policy, 2022, 113,
Background: Poverty and food insecurity are intrinsically linked as poor households often lack the resources required to access sufficient nutritious food to live an active and healthy life. Consumption and expenditure surveys are typically used to identify poor versus nonpoor households but are...
Author(s)
Hjelm, L.; Mathiassen, A.; Amit Wadhwa
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2016, 37, 3, pp 275-289
Background: Food insecurity is a widespread public health concern in many communities of sub-Saharan Africa. This study involved the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania, the only ethnic group in the country that has traditionally subsisted on hunting and gathering. In recent years, however, these...
Author(s)
Safari, J. G.; Nkua, A. J.; Masanyiwa, Z. S.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2021, 10, 20, pp (12 July 2021)
Food security and adequate nutrition are critical for achieving progress toward sustainable development. Two billion people worldwide experience moderate to severe food insecurity, and rates of hunger have increased over the past several years after declining steadily for decades. The FAO...
Author(s)
Randell, H.; Gray, C.; Shayo, E. H.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Policy, 2022, 112,
Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic increased debates on global public health concerns. From early 2020 to 2022, globally, life was upended in the wake of the pandemic. Industries of all kinds were forced to rapidly changed how they work, including agriculture. Particularly for...
Author(s)
Mugabe, P. A.; Rybak, C.; Sieber, S.; Mbwana, H.; Gordon, C.; Renkamp, T. M.; Löhr, K.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2022, 11, 47,
Reduction of post-harvest loss (PHL) can play an important role in complementing efforts to address food security challenges. This paper used data from 390 small-scale maize farmers in Kilosa, Tanzania to analyse the impact of post-harvest management training and the supply of hermetic bags on food ...
Author(s)
Chegere, M. J.; Lokina, R.; Mwakaje, A. G.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2020, 12, 6, pp 1299-1316