Background: The present study aimed to reveal outputs of research works on village chicken production as a tool to combat food insecurity, taking into account the recurring challenge posed by food shortage and high rise in hunger among vulnerable people of several countries. Results: On aggregate,...

This study aims to analyse the role and contribution of small farms and small food businesses on the food system and food security. Drawing on a conceptual framework, methodology, and data from the EU H2020 'SALSA-Small farms, small food businesses and sustainable food and nutrition security'...

Objective: To determine if constraints on agricultural production were a novel construct in the Panama Food Security Questionnaire (FSQ) and to characterize agricultural and economic determinants of food insecurity during the planting, growing and harvesting time periods in subsistence farming...

Background: Urbanization is occurring rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries, which may affect households' livelihoods, diet, and food security and nutritional outcomes. Objective: The main objective of our study was to explore whether agricultural activity among a peri-urban population...

It is often taken for granted that food loss and waste (FLW) reduction leads to better food security on the local, national and global levels. However, in reality, relations between food security and FLW are not direct, and reduction of food losses and even the increase of food availability do not...

Backyard poultry farming is a traditional productive practice of family farming that contributes to family nutrition, female empowerment and cohesion in the territories. The objectives of this study were to characterize and classify the backyard poultry farming systems (BPS) in the peri-urban area...

Global broiler production and consumption levels continue to rise. South Africa's broiler system is dominated by commercial production and formal retail trade, with competition from cheap imports. Local broiler policies have narrow, production-driven, short-term aims for industry growth and...

Current legal and social developments in Europe are leading to an uncertain future for the provision of kosher meat for Austrian Jews. We analyse parliamentary resolutions and aspirations and decisions of the European Court of Justice to provide the background to current legal events in the...

Water is a major driver of food systems in arid and semi-arid countries. This paper explores the role of water in the food system by focusing on Egypt, an arid country where freshwater from the Nile is a prerequisite to produce food. The country is facing a fundamental dilemma for its food system,...