El presente documento, evalúa cuatro dimensiones de la Seguridad Alimentaria (i.e. disponibilidad, soberanía, estabilidad y consumo y utilización biológica).Encontrando brechas para los grupos de alimentos de: frutas y verduras, proteínas y carbohidratos, a partir de comparar la oferta de...

Strong rural-urban linkages are increasingly seen as key to achieving sustainable livelihoods and food security in developing countries. However, not all linkages are positive and, although this is recognised in literature, few explore their potential unfavorable characteristics. Based on twelve...

The study examined a simplified conceptual model which incorporates variables that influence the processes and consequences of household decision-making in the Ada and Selale districts of the Ethiopian highlands. Linear structural relations (LISREL) analysis was performed on three conceptual...

Despite enormous changes in factors affecting milk supply and demand, total fluid consumption has been essentially constant since 1944 in the U.S. (since 1961 in the E.U.) Classical economic analysis cannot explain persistently constant consumption in dramatically changing markets. However, this...

At the latest from the price boom 2006/2008 fluctuation of cereal prices has been an issue for producers, processors, consumers and politicians. Based on the European and the German market for fodder barley this article investigates some reasons for price volatility. Neither the continuous...

The withdrawal of the Maize Board in 1996 meant that farmers could no longer rely on its pre-planting price or “voorskot†for price discovery and price risk management. Some have claimed (UNCTAD, 2007) that the South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX) can provide these functions. We test...

During the world food crisis of 2007-08, the price of staples soared rapidly. Higher food price impacts poor households more as they spend approximately three quarters of their income on food. Together rice and wheat provide more than 50% of the calorific intake in India. Apart from providing...

Sheep and goat production systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) operate under scarce natural resource constraints. A cross-sectional survey that covered 661 mixed farms, including major sheep and goat production, was conducted in the three regions of Abu Dhabi Emirate (Al-Ain, Western Region...

Hydrodistilled essential oils and dichloromethane (DCM) extracted volatiles were taken from cultivated specimens of <i>Prostanthera centralis</i>, endemic to central Australia.<i> </i>All volatiles were chemically characterised by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) with the use of authentic...

Persistent increase in food prices and its impact on society and economy have been of prime concern for the government and its policy makers in India since 2005-06. Though these rates have eased to some extent in the recent months; with expected recovery of the economy and inherent supply bottle...