Currently, there are several policy initiatives at the federal and territorial level, as well as local community level responses that aim to directly target the problem of Inuit food insecurity. These approaches are significant; however, a more multi-faceted approach must emphasize policies that: ...
Food insecurity is identified as a key indicator of poverty, now tracked to measure our progress inpoverty reduction. Unfortunately, food insecurity reduction has never been adopted as an explicit objective of policies led by Employment and Social Development Canada, and so t...
The risk of food insecurity, lack of access to adequate food because of financial constraints, is low for homeowners relative to renters in Canada; yet it is unclear if this is due to the characteristics of who owns versus who rents, or a direct protective effect of homeownership over renting...
Food insecurity, on the other hand, "occurs when food systems are stressed so that food is not accessible, available, and of sufficient quality" (Beaumier and Ford, 2006: 196). In Ghana, the highest incidence of food insecurity is found in dry savannah areas, comprising the Upper East, ...
Interview: Expert sees U.S. manipulations, speculations behind global food insecurity ISTANBUL,Sept.11(Xinhua)--The global food insecurity issue has been consciously fabricated and speculated by the United States to pursue its own hegemonic policies,a retired Turkish admiral told Xinhua in a recent ...
Food insecurity exists when there is deprivation or uncertainty about access to quality food in enough quantity to live an active and healthy life [1]. It is associated with several chronic diseases, poor mental health, and poor diet quality [2,3,4,5] and remains an important public and so...
In a 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis, Pourmotabbed and colleagues indicated that food insecurity was associated with an increased risk of stress among women living in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico [4]. More recently, a cross-sectional study was conducted with lower-income women living...
Food insecurity is a chronic problem affecting Inuit settlements in Canada. In Nunavut Territory, for instance, 56% of the Inuit population is estimated to be food-insecure [1], with community studies indicating prevalence ranging from 50 to 80% [2–5]. This significantly exceeds the Canadian ...
Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity Main Extraordinary events such as large volcanic eruptions or nuclear war could cause sudden global climate disruptions and affect food security. Global volcanic cooling caused by sulfuric acid aerosols in the stratosp...
Economic and Health Determinants of Child Nutritional Status in the Malawian District of Salima to arrest the long-term cycle of food insecurity and malnutrition and the differential response of child nutritional status to policies on food and health... M Sassi - 《European Journal of Development...