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- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Prioritising nutrition in order to achieve the MDGs in India
- V. Kumar / Young Lives, 2012
- Malnutrition causes long-term damage to children’s development, with huge social and economic costs. It affects not only children’s physical development but also their cognitive development, so reducing future productivity...
- Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: homestead food production in Bangladesh
- L. Iannotti; K. Cunningham; M. Ruel / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009
- A critical yet often overlooked component of food security is diet quality. Even households who have access to sufficient amounts of food and calories may still lack essential micronutrients, increasing their risk for both short- and ...
- Discrimination and food rights
- UN Human Rights Council, 2010
- This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study covers discrimination in terms of regi...
- Food security and gender insights
- S. Turrall (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012
- This issue of insights shows how development policy and practice can potentially improve food security while supporting women’s empowerment. They can focus on women’s critical role as food producers, consum...
- Communication technology can maximise the impact of food price changes on riots
- M. Verpoorten; A. Arora / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Both recent and historic events point to a close link between riots and food prices. This article aims at providing a credible estimate on the impact of food prices on social unrest manifested in the form of demonstrations and/or riot...
- Exploring how status affects the food security of women in Bangladesh
- M.A. Razzaque; M.M.K. Toufique / United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2007
- This paper explores the relationship between women's status within the household (her power to bargain) and food security, considering individuals food intake, physical differences, activities performed, budget and asset control. It d...
- Can the nutrient intake of Ghanaians be increased without any significant effect on food expenditure?
- F.A. Darko; B. Allen; J. Mazunda / AgEcon Search, 2010
- Attaining the daily required nutritional recommendations is a major challenge in Ghana. This paper is tries to determine the cheapest basket of food items that satisfy the recommended daily nutritional requirements of the average Ghan...
- New approaches to promoting flexible and forward-looking decision making: insights from complexity science, climate change adaptation and ‘serious gaming’
- D. Mallick; M. Rafi / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This paper uses household and village-level survey data to investigate the food security of male- and female-headed households in Bangladesh with particular attention to indigenous ethnic groups. The measure of food security is based ...
- Support income generation in rural Malawi
- A.O. Mulwafu / Self Help Africa: Malawi, 2007
- This paper reports on a study focused on the role of the informal sector in poverty reduction and food security in Malawi. Most previous studies have focused on the formal sector activities in terms of understanding poverty reduction ...
- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Prioritising nutrition in order to achieve the MDGs in India
- V. Kumar / Young Lives, 2012
- Malnutrition causes long-term damage to children’s development, with huge social and economic costs. It affects not only children’s physical development but also their cognitive development, so reducing future productivity...
- Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: homestead food production in Bangladesh
- L. Iannotti; K. Cunningham; M. Ruel / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009
- A critical yet often overlooked component of food security is diet quality. Even households who have access to sufficient amounts of food and calories may still lack essential micronutrients, increasing their risk for both short- and ...
- Discrimination and food rights
- UN Human Rights Council, 2010
- This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study covers discrimination in terms of regi...
- Food security and gender insights
- S. Turrall (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012
- This issue of insights shows how development policy and practice can potentially improve food security while supporting women’s empowerment. They can focus on women’s critical role as food producers, consum...
- Communication technology can maximise the impact of food price changes on riots
- M. Verpoorten; A. Arora / AgEcon Search, 2011
- Both recent and historic events point to a close link between riots and food prices. This article aims at providing a credible estimate on the impact of food prices on social unrest manifested in the form of demonstrations and/or riot...
- Exploring how status affects the food security of women in Bangladesh
- M.A. Razzaque; M.M.K. Toufique / United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2007
- This paper explores the relationship between women's status within the household (her power to bargain) and food security, considering individuals food intake, physical differences, activities performed, budget and asset control. It d...
- Can the nutrient intake of Ghanaians be increased without any significant effect on food expenditure?
- F.A. Darko; B. Allen; J. Mazunda / AgEcon Search, 2010
- Attaining the daily required nutritional recommendations is a major challenge in Ghana. This paper is tries to determine the cheapest basket of food items that satisfy the recommended daily nutritional requirements of the average Ghan...
- No significant differences in food security between male and female-headed households in Bangladesh
- D. Mallick; M. Rafi / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This paper uses household and village-level survey data to investigate the food security of male- and female-headed households in Bangladesh with particular attention to indigenous ethnic groups. The measure of food security is based ...
- Support income generation in rural Malawi
- A.O. Mulwafu / Self Help Africa: Malawi, 2007
- This paper reports on a study focused on the role of the informal sector in poverty reduction and food security in Malawi. Most previous studies have focused on the formal sector activities in terms of understanding poverty reduction ...
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