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Nutrition‐sensitive lockdowns: Conceptual framework and empirical insights from Africa during COVID‐19

Daum, Thomas; Biesalski, Hans Konrad; Blaschke, Nikola; … - In: Development Policy Review 41 (2023) 3

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Implications of food-for-work programs for consumption and production diversity: Evidence from the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

Legesse Debela, Bethelhem; Shively, Gerald E.; Holden, … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-24

Food-based transfer programs have the potential to change diets or alter basic crop mixes. This study empirically investigates the associations between participating in food-for-work (FFW) programs and the diversity of food consumption and production. Four waves of panel data from the Tigray...

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Putting small fish on the table: the underutilized potential of small indigenous fish to improve food and nutrition security in East Africa

Wessels, Laura; Kjellevold, Marian; Kolding, Jeppe; … - In: Food Security 15 (2023) 4, pp. 1025-1039

Sub-Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of food insecurity. Small pelagic fish such as Silver cyprinid ( Rastrineobola argentea ) which is indigenous to Lake Victoria, can be a nutritious animal sourced food that contributes to a more nutrient dense diet. Potential sustainable catch of Silver...

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Floods, food security, and coping strategies: Evidence from Afghanistan

Oskorouchi, Hamid R.; Sousa‐Poza, Alfonso - In: Agricultural Economics 52 (2021) 1, pp. 123-140

In this paper, we assess the long-term effect of floods on food security (as measured by calorie and micronutrient consumption) by applying an instrumental variable approach to data from the Afghanistan National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment survey. To identify the determinants of this...

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Identifying nutrition-sensitive development options in Madagascar through a positive deviance approach

Rafanomezantsoa, Arielle Sandrine; Coral, Claudia; … - In: Food Security 15 (2022) 2, pp. 519-534

Context-adapted interventions are needed to alleviate the burden of food and nutrition insecurity on resource … as part of food and nutrition security (FNS) interventions in the Atsimo Atsinanana region of southeastern Madagascar … local nutrition and agriculture experts. Positive deviant practices include the adoption of agricultural innovation, such as …

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Is there unrecognized potential in neglected livestock species in Sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review of four selected species

Oguche, Maria; Kariuki, Juliet; Birner, Regina; … - In: Food Security 17 (2024) 1, pp. 161-183

Over the recent years, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has seen an increase in population growth, urbanization, and per capita income. As a result, there has been a corresponding increase in the demand for animal source foods. In order to meet this demand, most countries have resorted to intensifying...

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BRICS: World heavyweight in agricultural trade

Glauben, Thomas; Djuric, Ivan - In: Intereconomics 59 (2024) 3, pp. 160-166

BRICS, the 15-year-old alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has emerged as an important actor on the global political and economic stage, not least by expanding its membership to include middle-power states Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in...

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South African food security and climate change: Agriculture futures

Dube, Sikhalazo; Scholes, Robert J.; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-35, pp. 1-54

The projected changes in planted area, yield per area, net exports/imports and prices for five major agricultural crops in South Africa were simulated using the projections of four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) under three socio-economic scenarios. The GCM projections show consistent strong...

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Economic impacts of climate change on two Mexican coastal fisheries: Implications for food security

Aguilar Ibarra, Alonso; Sánchez Vargas, Armando; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-36, pp. 1-38

This paper has a twofold objective: First, to estimate the changes in landings value by 2030 for two Mexican coastal fisheries, specifically shrimp and sardine fisheries, as a consequence of climate change; and second, to discuss the implications of such impacts for food security. A dynamic panel...

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A Critical Discussion on the Reasons and Impacts of International Decoupling

Bartholomae, Florian W.; Nam, Chang-woon - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 2, pp. 92-95

In the current economic policy debate, there are often calls to reverse advanced developments in globalisation and the international division of labour. Reasons such as greater business resilience, political independence and, from a climate perspective, less harmful production argue for not...

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