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Despite world food production keeping pace with population growth because of the Green Revolution, the United Nations (UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 Report indicates that the number of people affected by hunger has increased to 828 million with 29.3% of the global...

Author(s)
Wijerathna-Yapa, A.; Pathirana, R.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agriculture, 2022, 12, 10,
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Food insecurity is a compelling global problem with compound causation in population expansion, industrialization of agriculture and food marketing, and environmental deterioration. The United Nations system has addressed the need for food and nutrition security from a foundation of human rights ...

Author(s)
Kuhnlein, H. V.
Publisher
Society of Ethnobiology, Denton, USA
Citation
Journal of Ethnobiology, 2014, 34, 1, pp 12-27
Abstract

Food security was a major global concern in the second half of the 20th century. A positive feedback loop between public policy and technological innovation created abundant food supplies that averted predictions of famine and social chaos. Following the successful global effort to combat hunger,...

Author(s)
Zeigler, R. S.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Outlook on Agriculture, 2019, 48, 3, pp 220-228
Abstract

Introduction: Boardwalk Cisterns is a government program that aims to attend a population with precarious access to water in Brazil. Developed as part of the Zero Hunger strategy, it intends to increase food security and contribute to the realization of the human right to food. The objective of...

Author(s)
Silva, T. C.; Fagundes, A.; Rocha, C.; Mota, J. R.; Voci, S. M.; Gabriel, C. G.; Curado, F. F.
Publisher
Deakin University, Department of Human Services, Rural Health Division, Victoria, Australia
Citation
Rural and Remote Health, 2021, 21, 3,
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In the context of decreasing food security, and as part of the '100 Resilient Cities' group, Mexico City (CDMX) has committed itself to achieving resilience through local food systems, green infrastructure and ecosystem services development. This paper reports on two surveys mapping the...

Author(s)
Hare, M.; Valle Isla, A. P. del
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Local Environment, 2021, 26, 7, pp 825-846
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Background: Food insecurity disproportionately affects Indigenous Peoples and is linked to poor health outcomes. Indigenous Peoples' food systems once sustained their thriving societies; however, colonial policies of displacement and imposed assimilation severed connections to Indigenous food...

Author(s)
Delormier, T.; Marquis, K.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Current Developments in Nutrition, 2019, 3, Suppl. 2, pp 25-31
Abstract

Underutilised indigenous plants can support and strengthen the existing food system, as they are considered as socio-economically and environmentally appropriate. These plants generally adapt to marginal conditions, which is essential for a resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems. The...

Author(s)
Omotayo, A. O.; Aremu, A. O.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Sustainability, 2020, 12, 22,
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Indicators of food sovereignty and food democracy center on people having the right and ability to define their food polices and strategies with respect to food culture, food security, sustainability and use of natural resources. Yet food sovereignty, like democracy, exists on multiple and...

Author(s)
Daye, R.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Agriculture and Human Values, 2020, 37, 4, pp 1013-1025
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This study aimed to explore and predict the impact of food security on dynamic cultivated land demand in the case of Egypt. Through using the pressure index model based on food security indicators for the most important strategic crops groups (grain crops, oil crops, and legume crops) in old and...

Author(s)
Abd-Elmotaal, A. A.; Hassan, H. E.; Eid, A. K.
Publisher
Badebio Biotechnology Ltd., Eskisehir, Turkey
Citation
Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils, 2021, 8, 5, pp 9945-9959
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A growing body of evidence shows the strong linkages between biodiversity and food and nutrition security. However, there is a gap in knowledge on such linkages in developing countries, which are more affected by food insecurity and malnutrition. Moreover, it is not clear what are the implications...

Author(s)
Bilali, H. E.; Dambo, L.; Nanema, J.; Bassole, I. H. N.; Calabrese, G.
Publisher
Faculty of Agriculture, University of East Sarajevo, Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Citation
AGROFOR International Journal, 2022, 7, 2, pp 40-50

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