Food security has become a major problem in Ethiopia. To reverse the situation, inclusive businesses, such as malt barley production, are being promoted. However, the determinants of inclusion in the malt barley industry and the food security impacts of inclusion have not been studied...
Author(s)
Gebru, K. M.; Rammelt, C.; Leung, M.; Zoomers, A.; Westen, G. van
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2019, 11, 4, pp 953-966
A joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Mission (CFSAM) visited the Syrian Arab Republic between 8 June and 4 July 2019 to estimate crop production and to assess the country's overall food-security situation. Results show, among others, that ample and well distributed rainfall in the 2018/19...
Author(s)
Zappacosta, M.; Hadi, M.
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
Citation
Special Report: FAO/WFP crop and food security assessment mission to the Syrian Arab Republic, 2019, pp 80 pp.
Increasing demands for food and resources are challenging existing markets, driving a need to continually investigate and establish crop varieties with improved yields and health benefits. By the later part of the century, current estimates indicate that a >50% increase in the yield of most of the...
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Plants, 2019, 8, 12, pp 586
The consequences of prolonged precipitation-deficient periods are primarily substantial water deficit. The spatial characteristics of drylands and various socioeconomic factors worsen droughts' impacts and deepen poverty among agrarian communities, with attendant food security (stability dimension) ...
Author(s)
Emmanuel Eze; Atkilt Girma; Amanuel Zenebe; Okolo, C. C.; Kourouma, J. M.; Emnet Negash
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 4,
The food security in today's world is endangered by several threats, including accelerated increases in the world's population, depletion of the Earth's resources, exaggerated environmental pollution, and foreseen climatic changes. As a strategy to diminish these threats, the wise disposal of the...
Author(s)
Eid, E. M.; Alamri, S. A. M.; Shaltout, K. H.; Galal, T. M.; Ahmed, M. T.; Brima, E. I.; Sewelam, N.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Food and Energy Security, 2020, 9, 2,
Soil moisture prior to the planting time can influence crop yield through affecting seedling rooting and emergence, making it an important factor in agronomic management. However, the degree to which initial soil moisture influences crop yield has not been quantified, especially in emerging regions ...
Author(s)
Yang MeiJian; Wang GuiLing; Lazin Rehenuma; Shen XinYi; Anagnostou, E.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Agricultural Water Management, 2021, 243,
Foreign direct investment (FDI) facilitates modernization of domestic agri-food systems in emerging economies through increased use of vertical coordination. This paper sheds lights on how international brewer investments in African food systems affect smallholder market participation and value...
Author(s)
Tefera, D. A.; Bijman, J.
Publisher
SpringerOpen, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Agricultural and Food Economics, 2021, 9, 26,
Efforts to increase global food supply through increased productivity and intensity of cropping are well documented. However, the literature on measurement of food losses and wastage and techniques to reduce them is scanty. This study aimed at providing credible evidence on the levels of food...
Author(s)
Khader, B. F. Y.; Yigezu, Y. A.; Duwayri, M. A.; Niane, A. A.; Shideed, K.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2019, 11, 5, pp 1009-1027
The growing global population requires more food, but there is limited land available. Besides, the changing climate increases deviation of crop quality, leading to downgrades and threatening food safety and security. Optimizing the use of what is produced from the fields will be more and more...
Publisher
Fachverlag Hans Carl, Nurnberg, Germany
Citation
Brauwelt International, 2023, 41, 2, pp 82-85
The effect of alcohol prohibition in the United States has been the subject of continuing debate. Due to a lack of data, one question that remains unanswered is the effect prohibition had on the actual production of alcohol. This article attempts to answer this question by estimating prohibition's...
Author(s)
Edwards, G.; Howe, T.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 81, 4, pp 1145-1168