Households, livelihoods, and assets
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- Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: homestead food production in Bangladesh
- ( L. Iannotti;K. Cunningham;M. Ruel / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2012)
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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, incre...
- Discrimination and food rights
- ( UN Human Rights Council , 2010)
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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 c...
- Food security and gender insights
- ( S. Turrall (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS , 2012)
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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 cr...
- Communication technology can maximise the impact of food price changes on riots
- ( M. Verpoorten;A. Arora / AgEcon Search , 2011)
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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 t...
- Exploring how status affects the food security of women in Bangladesh
- ( M.A. Razzaque;M.M.K. Toufique / United Nations University - World Institute for Devlopment Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) , 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 perform...
- 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)
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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 nutriti...
- 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 ...
- 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 o...
- The need to grow cash crops has a negative effect on deforestation
- ( B. Mkwara;D. Marsh / Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato , 2009)
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Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. This paper discusses competition for agricultural land and investigates why the poor are close...
- Food and nutrition: key trends and the geographic areas of greatest vulnerability
- ( K., V. Grebmer;H. Fritschel;B. Nestorova / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. Some regions have made significant headway in combating hun...
