There is an emerging body of studies assessing the influence of resilience on household food security in developing countries. Yet no study has systematically analysed this theme in Zimbabwe, an area that we address. Data was collected from 331 rando...
Since 2002, a range of South African policies have attempted to address the disproportionate burden of food and nutrition insecurity on the population. Yet malnutrition among the poor has worsened. This study reviewed policies to examine their implic...
The adoption of safe food production standards and the related certification systems by farmers play a crucial role in safeguarding public health, environmental integrity, and meeting regulatory requirements. Production standards consist of a system...
Malnutrition is prevalent in infants during complementary feeding in parts of developing countries. This is especially so, due to the high cost of infant formulas and other weaning foods in this region. This study compounded and evaluated some qualit...
This brief predominantly focuses on progress and commitments related to hunger and food insecurity.
Price monitoring for food security in the Kyrgyz Republic is a monthly update aimed at providing timely information on domestic prices of staple food products and analysis of food security risks.
This is the thirteenth update of the Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations, jointly produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Problems associated with American - West African cuisine such as limited options for modern African cuisine existing in the U.S. and the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the traditional full-service restaurant model. FUDENA West African Eats helps pro...
Breakthroughs in advanced technologies; the proliferation of blockchain across industries; and the pressing issues of sustainability and Intellectual Property (IP) are fast becoming the most valuable commodities of the information age.
Extreme weather events cause considerable damage to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers globally. Whilst index insurance can help farmers cope with the financial consequences of extreme weather, a major challenge for index insurance is basis risk,...
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity, driven partly by low use of modern technologies. Poor access to credit is seen as a key barrier to adoption of these technologies. Policy discourse and literature often associat...
The world is experiencing an unprecedented health crisis during the spread of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). While the pandemic appears to be less severe on the African continent than in other geographic re...