DPC food expenditure, which represented over 60% of the total household consumption, as well as expenditures on specific food groups correlated with food insecurity both as a continuous Food Insecurity Score (FinSS) and a tricategorical food insecurity status variable. ANOVA and regression analysis ...
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy considers the economic sanctions and frozen assets of Afghanistan to be the reason for the increase in food insecurity in the country. "Humanitarian aid is highly political and is linked to the recognition or non-recognition of the Islamic Emirate and for this ...
Agricultural biotechnology presents opportunities for reducing poverty, food insecurity, child malnutrition, and natural resource degradation. Small farmers in developing countries are faced with many problems and constraints which biotechnology may assist. About 1.2 billion people, or one of every five ...
and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive ...
It’s a myth that has become so divorced from reality that it might as well begin with the words "once upon a time". Today 1.6 million New Yorkers suffer from "food insecurity", which is a fancy way of saying they don’t have enough to eat. Some are the people who come in at ...
"For our part, we and our humanitarian partners continue to ramp up efforts to respond to rising hunger and food insecurity across the country," said Dujarric. He said the World Food Programme (WFP) reports that 1,200 metric tons of food supplies are en route for some 116,000 men, women...
Diets with low red or processed meats and other healthy components (fruit, non-starchy vegetables, and legumes/nuts) in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa may lead to these regional differences [75]. Another possible reason is that in low-income countries and regions, food insecurity is a ...
and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive ...
of the conflict will continue to weigh heavily on the population: 6.9 million internally displaced persons, a worsening health situation (cholera epidemic) and an increased risk of malnutrition, with 25 million people - a quarter of the population - currently suffering from food insecurity. It...
The significant role of socioeconomic factors in the food security of Iranian children is a consistent finding. Factors correlated with food insecurity (FI) in both urban and rural areas include the education level of the family head, parents’ occupations, family head’s occupation, occupational ...