Many urban areas present problems of great magnitude to the distributor of foods. Congested streets, narrow roadways, lack of off street parking hamper efficient handling of loads. The author examines this problem and outlines possible solutions for the consideration of distributors.

Sunday evening, the first night of the conference, a group of 12-15 conference participants, all with interests in the unique problems of operating food stores in low-income areas, met to discuss their observations, experiences, and points of view. The following is a brief summary of that...

Income elasticities of demand were estimated for nine aggregate food categories for a sample of Hispanic consumers. In general, the demand for food appears to be relatively inelastic with respect to income, although the situation may be quite different when more disaggregated food categories are...

Ghana is self-sufficient in the production of maize, the major staple food for many low-income Ghanaians, yet staple maize-availability projections in Ghana do not include insecurity problems in the post-harvest season caused by poor storage, distribution difficulties, and high prices. This...

Global food security in the last decade has been a topic around many international agencies, organizations, and governments. Global food security can have a broader or a narrower definition, depending on the source. Nevertheless, most of the authors agree that it has become one of the 21st...

Nutritional status and the empowerment of women have massive implications on the physical and mental development of their children. We explore the role of nutrition of women and children in the household and further posit the importance of the mother’s human capital. Increases in...