Search Results - subject:"Food security."

Country Statistical Capacity: A Recent Assessment Tool and Further Reflections on the Way Forward

Dang, Hai-Anh; Jolliffe, Dean; Serajuddin, Umar; Stacy, … - 2024

with some agriculture development indicators such as food security, food sustainability and productivity as well as other …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533880

Temporary migration decisions and effects on household income and diets in rural Bangladesh

Rana, Md. Sohel; Faye, Amy; Qaim, Matin - 2024

Temporary migration is a widely observed phenomenon among poor rural households, mostly related to agricultural seasonality. However, household preferences for temporary migration in comparison to longer-term migration, and the differential effects of these migrations on household livelihoods...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540017

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, fertilizer prices, and food security: Evidence from rice-producing economies in Asia

Mishra, Ashok K.; Valera, Harold Glenn A.; Yamano, Takashi - 2024

This study assesses the impact of increased fertilizer prices under different scenarios on rice production, consumption, trade and prices. Using a global rice model based on a partial equilibrium framework, the simulation results show that a 30% to 100% increase in fertilizer prices would reduce...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549348

Modernizing Smallholder Agriculture and Achieving Food Security: An Exploration in Machinery Services and Labor Reallocation in China

Zou, Baoling; Mishra, Ashok K. - 2024

connect smallholders with modern agriculture and achieve food security in China. Using household-level data from China, this … study examines the impact of hiring machinery services on farm productivity, food security, and rural households' welfare …. Findings show that mechanization services increased rural Chinese families' food security and agricultural productivity. Hiring …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014567572

Climate shocks, household food security and welfare in Afghanistan

Ahmadzai, Hayatullah; Morrissey, Oliver - 2024

conflict and price shocks. We evaluate the impacts of shocks on several measures of food security, dietary diversity, household …. Floods are the main shock and have significant adverse effects on food security and welfare indicators. For example, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014581903

Social capital effects on resilience to food insecurity: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Egamberdiev, Bekhzod - In: Journal of International Development 36 (2024) 1, pp. 435-450

This paper investigates the role of social capital in terms of trust and group membership in building household resilience to food insecurity. Using detailed ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ multi‐topic panel data, the research estimates resilience to food insecurity through the Resilience Index...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014455328

Wild fruit collection and its impact on household food security in the Luapula Province, Zambia

Seegers, Ronja - In: Transformationsprozesse in Stadt und Land: …, (pp. 164-183). 2024

safety net in times of food shortages. However, their true contribution to food security is still insufficiently investigated …. This study, therefore, examines the impact of wild fruits on the food security of 215 households in Northern Zambia. Data … Index (rCSI) were calculated as food security indicators. Results of multiple linear regression analysis reveal no …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492569

Country Statistical Capacity: A Recent Assessment Tool and Further Reflections on the Way Forward

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Jolliffe, Dean; Serajuddin, Umar; … - 2024

with some agriculture development indicators such as food security, food sustainability and productivity as well as other …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014506408

Determinants of changes in harvested area and yields of major crops in China

Yin, Fang; Sun, Zhanli; You, Liangzhi; Müller, Daniel - In: Food Security 16 (2024) 2, pp. 339-351

Global agricultural production has risen substantially in recent decades and needs to rise further to meet the ever-growing food demand. While higher production can be directly attributed to agricultural expansion and intensification, the underlying factors behind the changes in cultivated areas...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014508054

Da fazenda ao mundo: Como a rastreabilidade afeta o comércio internacional do agronegócio?

Bispo, Scarlett Queen Almeida; Silva, Fernanda Aparecida; … - 2024

Traceability requirements aim to protect consumer health, prevent the spread of adulterated or dangerous products, and facilitate the identification of goods during recalls. This paper aims to provide the impact of traceability related non-tariff measures (NTMs) on trade between 53 exporting and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014518995