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SELBSTVERSORGUNG – ZWISCHEN LIFESTYLE UND ERNÄHRUNGSSICHERUNG?
Neu, Claudia; Nikolic, Ljubica - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2012
Der Anbau von Lebensmitteln im heimischen Garten, auf Pachtflächen, in Schrebergärten oder Communal Gardens erfreut sich ungeahnter Beliebtheit. Neuere empirische Arbeiten weisen darauf hin, dass Obst- und Gemüseanbau, Kleintierhaltung und Hausschlachtungen jenseits der großstädtischen...
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Enhancing food and livelihood security in the context of the food and financial crisis: challenges and opportunities for small scale rainwater harvesting and conservation
Baiphethi, Mompati N.; Viljoen, Machiel F.; Kundhlande, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
have shown that the technique increased yield significantly, reduced risk and thus improved household food security. The … challenges faced by adopting households. It is concluded that IRWH has great potential to improve household food security as well …
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Factors Influencing Household Food Security in West Africa: The Case of Southern Niger
Zakari, Seydou; Ying, Liu; Song, Baohui - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1191-1202
investigate the factors affecting household food security in Niger. Based on survey data covering 500 households, drought, high … food insecurity. The empirical results from logistic regression revealed that the gender of the head of household, diseases … significant factors influencing the odds ratio of a household having enough daily rations. Another important finding is that …
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Effects of Family Size on Household Food Security in Osun State, Nigeria
Olayemi, Adebayo Oyefunke - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 02 (2012) 02
The study investigated effects of family size on household food security in Osun state, Nigeria. Multistage sampling …
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Fighting Hunger Together: A Case of Women Farmers’ Participation in Women Groups in Mwala Division, Kenya
Karaya, Rebecca Njoki; Onyango, Christopher Assa; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Management and … 03 (2013) 3
. Women play a crucial role as primary food producers and custodians of household food security. They however face many … influences them to overcome constraints related to their household food security. The study used a cross sectional survey design …. The study revealed that household food security is significantly and positively influenced by participation of women …
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Effects of Family Size on Household Food Security in Osun State, Nigeria
Olayemi, Adebayo Oyefunke - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 2, pp. 136-141
The study investigated effects of family size on household food security in Osun state, Nigeria. Multistage sampling …
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The significance of enset culture and biodiversity for rural household food and livelihood security in southwestern Ethiopia
Negash, Almaz; Niehof, Anke - In: Agriculture and Human Values 21 (2004) 1, pp. 61-71
household food security andlivelihood security and the contribution of theenset farming and food system in achievingthese. The …]. Thefindings show that enset farming guaranteeshousehold food security to a large extent, butthat household livelihood security …
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The Economics of Smallholder Households in Tobacco and Cotton Growing Areas of the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique
Benfica, Rui M.S.; Zandamela, Julieta; Miguel, Arlindo; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2005
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
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Medição do Impacto dos Bens Públicos e Privados sobre os Rendimentos Familiares Provenientes de Culturas em Moçambique Rural, 2002-2005
Mather, David; Donovan, Cynthia; Boughton, Duncan - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
This brief summarizes detailed analysis of the determinants of household crop income in rural Mozambique from 2002 to … 2005. Increased crop income is associated with increases in household land area, use of animal traction, crop …
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Measuring the Impact of Public and Private Assets on Household Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005
Mather, David; Donovan, Cynthia; Boughton, Duncan - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
This brief summarizes detailed analysis of the determinants of household crop income in rural Mozambique from 2002 to … 2005. Increased crop income is associated with increases in household land area, use of animal traction, crop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519295