Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the complex global food supply chains (GFSCs) which has drastically affected the essential flow of food from the farms and producers to the final consumers. The COVID-19 outbreak has served as a great lesson for the food businesses and...

Food waste is one of the most important issues affecting modern food systems, with estimates indicating that almost one-third of food is either lost or wasted throughout the food supply chain, resulting in substantial environmental and socioeconomic consequences. We generate tonnes of edible and...

Urban household food insecurity has become a widespread dilemma in Zimbabwe. The paper investigates the extent to which various in-kind transfer programmes in two Bulawayo townships Zimbabwe, have attempted to enhance access to adequate food by poor urbanites. It also pays attention to the...

Pregnancy is a natural process that involves bodily and behavioral changes, impacting the nutritional needs of pregnant women, which can reflect on nutritional status. The Bolsa Família Program (PBF) is aimed at families in poverty and extreme poverty through income transfer. Despite this program...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a new era in the efficacy of the food supply chain, while the consequences of this new era on humanity, the economy, and the food sector are still under examination. For example, food security is one vital aspect of food systems which is directly...

Worldwide, one person in three is malnourished today and one in two could be malnourished by 2030 if nothing is done. While hunger remains a critical concern, overweight and obesity are rapidly increasing all over the world, including in low-income countries. Therefore, malnutrition in all its...

In this study, we explored the relationship between the food environment and food security among rural adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers, with assistance from community partners, conducted a cross-sectional survey assessing the impact of COVID-19 on food access, food security, and...

Food safety and nutrition are inextricably linked: to achieve optimal human health and wellbeing, people must be both well-nourished and free from foodborne disease. Despite these linkages, the connections between food safety and nutrition have been largely lacking from existing frameworks for food ...

While consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for local food have been widely explored, farmers' choice of marketing channels in high-income countries has received far less attention. This study identifies important factors affecting fresh vegetable farmers' decisions to participate in local...

Visible disruptions of appropriate food distribution for end consumers during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted calls for an urgent, renewed look at how the U.S. agri-food system is impacted by and responds to pandemics, natural disasters, and human-made crises. Previous studies suggest...