rise to the need to find alternative food crops, which may be suitable for these areas. Generally, research in the world … indicates that sorghum and millet have the potential to end chronic food insecurity in semi-arid areas because of their drought … tolerance. Whilst this might be the case, research, government policy and assistance from non-governmental organizations on food …

This paper deals with the devastating food insecurity in two densely populated provinces in the north of Burundi as a …

The introduction of agricultural reforms has debatable effects on food security in developing countries. This research …

Reducing food insecurity in the developing world continues to be a major public policy challenge, and one that is … Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent food price hikes have contributed to greater public awareness of hunger related problems, also … important role in reducing food insecurity and transforming the economies of many Asian and Latin American countries, the same …

The world recently experienced the food and financial crisis. The food crisis was an indicator of the challenges … towards sufficiently feeding an increasing world population. Food production through rainfed and irrigated agriculture account … in increasing food production as compared to irrigation. This paper aims to identify challenges and opportunities for …

Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya is perpetually food deficit (GOK, 2005). While food … demand continued to rise, production fell behind both targeted production and district demand. To make matters worse food … improve household food production in the district. Unfavorable poverty indicators in the district only make matters worse …

as factors constraining access to rural agricultural production and consequently household food security in Western … farmers engaged in small-scale production of various food crops in Western Province in Kenya for a period of 1 year. Data were …

enough food to maintain a healthy life. Africa over the years has been looking for ways to solving the problem of food … security and it is an important topic in discussions of Africa leaders. While there are national data on food security and … poverty, information on rural food security and poverty are not readily available especially in Nigeria. This study, therefore …

The study was used by Plan International to formulate a common Nutrition Action Plan for its food and nutrition … security interventions in developing countries. The aim was to get insight into the food and nutrition security as well as … contribution made by Plan interventions to improve livelihoods, the food and nutrition security of households and communities, the …

systems on food security however shows mixed results. Different potential negative and positive impacts can be identified … which vary with choice of cash crops and the situation in which they are being grown and marketed. To assess impact, food … indicate that export horticulture farming has a positive effect on food security status in Kirinyaga County but a negative …