Food insecurity is prevailing in the world in its worst situation as around 842 billion people are poor who don't afford to buy balanced diet for their families. Among such people most of the population belong to Asian and African countries 1. It is also indicated by IFPRI (International fo...
Households with an active hunter or elder were also better positioned in the network. The households of single men and women appear to experience limited access to country food, a considerable problem given the increasing number of single-adult households over time. We conclude that the differences...
Food insecurity data for a GWP country (Country1).Sara Viviani
However, the land around the cities or the residential open spaces with no other obvious use could be used as productive land within the cities.In the US, urban agriculture began at the grassroots level as a social justice movement to fight food insecurity among under-privileged communities. ...
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 ...
Food and nutrition security in Kenya is also threatened by the changing rainfall patterns, the invasion of quelea birds, pest and diseases, among others. It is among six East African countries worst affected by desert locust, leaving nearly two million people facing acute food insecurity...
Land resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people ...
"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...
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 ...
OCHA said that more than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe are facing food insecurity because of the drought, despite the government and humanitarian partners investing in programs meant to head off the worst impacts of drought. "The humanitarian community in the country is also concerned that the sc...