Food shortageNet purchaserRuralSocial grantsVulnerabilityThis study determined the level and causes of food insecurity of 150 households, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa using the Household Food Insecurity Access Prevalence (HFIAP) and the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). ...
Food security and sovereignty in Africa: issues, policy challenges and opportunities The last few decades have seen food insecurity as an emerging crisis that has bedeviledmanyAfricancountries. While many post-colonial African governments have widely recognized the role ofagriculture in national development...
Food insecurity has been defined as the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active and healthy life. In other words, there are millions of people all over the world who suffer from a shortage of food and cannot tell if they will be able to fe
Given these two themes, it would seem unlikely that more money is taken out of the 47 countries that form what is commonly called “Sub-Saharan Africa” than is put back in. Yet, British and African campaign groups, including Global Justice Now, released a report this month which found tha...
, despite knowing the significance of biodiversity, our actions and lifestyles are leading to wide-scale biodiversity loss. For instance,at least 1 million speciesare threatened with extinction in the next decade, and over 800 million people, particularly in Asia and Africa, face food insecurity....
Over 60 million marriages include a girl under the age of 18 years. The main forces that drive child marriage are poverty, the need to reinforce social ties,
It addresses one of four countries that participated in the larger study, which also included South Africa [4], Jamaica [5], and India [6], all known for their high rates of HRH migration. The following questions guided the research: 1. What are the recent historic trends and present ...
This paper comprehensively examines gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria, using the death of gospel singer Mrs. Osinachi Nwachukwu as a tragic case study. It explores the prevalence of GBV globally and in Africa, defines various forms of violence (physical, economic, psychological/emotional, and...
Global food losses and food waste Studyconductedforthe InternationalCongress SAVEFOOD! atInterpack2011 Düsseldorf,Germany extent, causesand prevention SAVEFOOD AninitiativeofMesseDüsseldorfincollaborationwithFAO .save-food RuralInfrastructureandAgro-IndustriesDivision(AGS) FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNa...
Indeed, insecurity, the breakdown of the rule of law, predatory neopatrimonial politics, and social practices encouraging corruption as part of business relations and the social fabric are further obstacles when attempting to fight police corruption in volatile environments. At this stage of ...