Similar to other developing countries, food insecurity is one of the problems in Nepal. Around one-fourth of the … households from the NLSS II data were found to be food poor. However, analysis of the severity and depth of poverty as well as … analysis of inequality in per capita food consumption expenditures showed food-poor households to be close to the poverty line …

traditionally under cultivation and intrinsically linked with food security, livelihood and cultural identity of local tribal … level of food security to the poor. They are also valued for their better nutritious profile of the grains and high quality … nutraceutical property in food grains. The long shelf life of these grains is also an attribute preferred by the communities living …

management. The special attention is given to questions of methodological maintenance of food security of the Russian Federation. …

This paper contributes to the existing literature on climatic variability and food security. It analyzes the effect of … climatic shocks on food security for 77 developing countries from 1960 to 2008. Using two complementary indicators of food … security (food supply, proportion of undernourished people), we find that climatic shocks reduce food supply in developing …

The study examines movements over time in key factors influencing food security in South Asia. Country level and … regional level food security indices (FSI) were constructed to track progress in achieving food security keeping in view its … availability, stability, access, and nutritional status dimensions. The results show that despite an overall increase in food …

between agriculture and poverty, the study argued that agricultural development would ensure food security, health and …

In the wake of the 2008 food crisis, prices of food staples in Senegal rose, with a new wave driven by international … foods; in urban areas, it appears that higher food prices may substantially affect agricultural households. The simulated …

This paper illustrates how the evolution of input/output policies in the food-grain sector in Bangladesh have been the …