Agricultural programmes are implemented in sub-Saharan African countries to stimulate rural economic development. One such programme is the Presidential Cassava Initiative (PCI) in Nigeria aimed at reducing poverty and food insecurity, but there is a limited study on contribution of the programme...
Author(s)
Donkor, E.; Onakuse, S.; Bogue, J.; Rios Carmenado, I. de los
Publisher
Cogent OA, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2017, 3, pp 1368857
Determining how crop improvements like biofortification are integrated into agri-food supply chains across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a growing focus in food security frameworks. Nevertheless, improved crop traits meant to address food insecurity are often developed well before practical concerns...
Author(s)
Clark, L. F.; Hobbs, J. E.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Crop Improvement, 2023, 37, 2, pp 229-252
Food insecurity remains a challenge in the developing regions of the world and in particular among rural folks whose main source of livelihood is from farming and thus time bound. The study through primary data from 120 cassava farming households examined how income diversification strategies could ...
Author(s)
Oke, F. O.; Akerele, D.
Publisher
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Scientific Papers Series - Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2022, 22, 4, pp 477-485
Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme was instituted to enhance income and food security, and to build a market-based system to ensure profitability at all levels of the root and tuber value chain. The RTIMP provided incentives to farmers to commercialise production (transform from...
Author(s)
Otchere, K. G.; Ohene-Yankyera, K.; Banunle, A.; Bediako, E. K.
Publisher
Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
Citation
Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana, 2020, 12, pp 1060-1073
The study assessed the food security status of poor households and contribution of cassava in their diets. Sixty-four cassava growers were selected from a Southeast Sulawesi cassava growing village using simple random sampling method. The United States Adult Food Security Survey Module was adopted...
Author(s)
Saediman, H.; Aisa, S.; Zani, M.; Limi, M. A.; Yusria, W. O.
Publisher
Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON), Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2019, 23, 1, pp 199-209
Rural areas of Madagascar face a tense food and nutrition security situation. The country reports some of the highest rates of undernourishment and malnutrition worldwide. Evidence is scant, however, about how the rural people's diets vary over the course of the agricultural year, and how different ...
Author(s)
Rousseau, S.; Steinke, J.; Vincent, M.; Andriatseheno, H.; Pontarollo, J.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, 7, June,
Due to beneficial characteristics of cassava such as robustness and versatility for multiple uses, it can have a major role in contributing to local food security. The objective of this study was to find out whether and how the cultivation of cassava benefits smallholder farmers in the regions of...
Author(s)
Reincke, K.; Vilvert, E.; Fasse, A.; Graef, F.; Sieber, S.; Lana, M. A.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2018, 10, 4, pp 911-924
Background: The prevalence of food insecurity in Mozambique is alarming, despite progress made during the 2010s. Several studies apply different proxy indicators of food security (FS) to assess the FS situation. However, these studies overlook the factors affecting FS, using only a single data...
Author(s)
Matavel, C.; Hoffmann, H.; Rybak, C.; Steinke, J.; Sieber, S.; Müller, K.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2022, 11, 7,
Background: The indigenous people living in the province of West Papua may experience potential food insecurity, in part attributable to increased local adoption of, and reliance on, imported foods such as rice. At the same time, the consumption of sago, a traditional local food, is lower than...
Author(s)
Sidiq, F. F.; Coles, D.; Hubbard, C.; Clark, B.; Frewer, L. J.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2022, 11, 51, pp (07 October 2022)
Cassava is one of the most important staple food crops in Nigeria. It is one of the priority food crops necessary for improved food security and poverty reduction in Nigeria. The study investigated the determinants of food security and technical efficiency of cassava farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria...
Author(s)
Ajayi, C. O.; Olutumise, A. I.
Publisher
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, College Station, USA
Citation
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2018, 21, 7, pp 915-928