Global progress in reducing hunger during the 2000s stalled in 2010, and leading to an increase in undernourishment in several countries starting in 2014. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World analysed the three main drivers challenging food...
Author(s)
Azzini, G. C.; Conti, V.; Holleman, C.; Smulders, M.
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
Citation
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies, 2022, 23, pp x + 54 pp.
The lockdown in Britain has rendered a large proportion of the population economically vulnerable and has at least quadrupled demand for emergency food relief. This paper looks critically at response to the crisis from the government and the voluntary sector with respect to provision of emergency...
Author(s)
Barker, M.; Russell, J.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2020, 12, 4, pp 865-870
Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between food insecurity and school meal consumption, adjusted for sociodemographic variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated households with children and adolescents living in Brazilian municipalities. A semistructured...
Author(s)
Amorim, A. L. B. de; Santos, R. D. dos; Ribeiro Junior, J. R. S.; Canella, D. S.; Bandoni, D. H.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Nutrition, 2022, 93,
Introduction: Despite UN recommendations to monitor food insecurity using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), to date there are no published reports of its validity for The Bahamas, nor have prevalence rates of moderate or severe food insecurity been reported for the remote island nation....
Author(s)
Karpyn, A.; Headley, M. G.; Kennedy, N.; Wolgast, H. K.; Riser, D.; Sarfo, A. R. O.; Knowles, Z.; Hepburn, E.
Publisher
Deakin University, Department of Human Services, Rural Health Division, Victoria, Australia
Citation
Rural and Remote Health, 2021, 21, 4,
Without refute, a sustainable global food security can only be achieved when all folks have physical, social and economic access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient supply of food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for healthy life. To this end, quest to achieve this dream has been on ...
Author(s)
Bankefa, O. E.; Oladeji, S. J.; Ayilara-Akande, S. O.; Lasisi, M. M.
Publisher
Springer (India) Private Limited, New Delhi, India
Citation
Journal of Food Science and Technology (Mysore), 2020, 58, 6, pp 2041-2053
In a context where food assistance continues to dominate talks on food security, this study was undertaken to refocus the debate on households' needs. Our objective was to examine the food security experience and needs of food-insecure households from the standpoint of those participating in...
Author(s)
Hamelin, A. M.; Mercier, C.; Bédard, A.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2011, 35, 1, pp 58-68
Although food security is traditionally defined with four dimensions, there are increasing calls for an additional two: agency and sustainability. However, it is especially challenging to measure agency, a person's control over their food production and consumption. Measuring women's agency is...
Author(s)
Tkaczyk, Z.; Moseley, W. G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Land, 2023, 12, 5,
The European Commission has proposed a Framework Law on Sustainable Food Systems. To stimulate debate, this Point de Vue summarises the key messages of a policy brief by the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils Network (EEAC). The European food system does not deliver...
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Eurochoices, 2023, 22, 1, pp 44-49
Poverty is a manifold thought where basic human needs are least satisfied or shortages of a certain amount of material possessions or money. The main objective of this study was to assess the PSNP contribution for sustainable livelihood and food security in Afar pastoral community Ewa and Semurobi...
Author(s)
Nahusenay Abate Dessie
Publisher
WFL Publisher Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
Citation
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 2022, 20, 2, pp 107-115
Food and nutrition insecurity continues to pose a serious global challenge, reflecting government shortcomings in meeting international obligations to ensure the availability, accessibility, and quality of food and to ensure the highest attainable standard of health of their peoples. With global...
Author(s)
Ayala, A.; Meier, B. M.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Public Health Reviews, 2017, 38, 10, pp (9 March 2017)