Food poverty

Sustainable food value chains can offer important pathways out of poverty for the millions of small farms in developing countries. The need to concentrate state support for the development of small farms is proved in the article. The results of the cluster analysis of small farms show that it is advisable to send state support to the development of farms in which revenues are generated from the sale of crop products, as well as from other crop products - "niche" products and animal husbandry.

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Ebook "Food security among small-scale agricultural producers in Southern Africa" focuses on food security highlighting the role of indigenous knowledge and scientific research in addressing the plight of poor small-scale agricultural producers. Rapidly growing global population and global policies and management governing sustainability, hunger, food security and poverty alleviation are discussed. Additionally, impacts of probable climate change, research on land productivity and performance of dependable food crops i.e. cassava and pearl millet are discussed.

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Protein and energy malnutrition continues to be a global health problem particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is attributed to high levels of poverty where most households cannot afford animal source proteins. Cheaper and sustainable legumes can be used to address this.

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Part 1 of ebook "Handbook of agricultural economics - Vol 3: Agricultural development: Farmers, farm production and farm markets" provides readers with contents including: human resources and technology mastery; agriculture and human capital in economic growth - farmers, schooling and nutrition; agricultural extension; invention and innovation; the role of international agricultural research in contributing to global food security and poverty alleviation - the case of the cgiar; contributions of national agricultural research systems to crop productivity; livestock productivity in developin...

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The paper "Developing agroforestry production for sustainable poverty reduction and hunger eradication in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam" also analysed relevant factors to highlight the opportunities to promote sustainable agriculture production. Based on that, suitable recommendations were also made to take the advantages and eliminate the drawbacks in order to promote the sustainable agroforestry production. In which, diversification of cropping, application of future smart foods, and improvement of supporting policy are highly potential solutions.

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In Vietnam, agriculture plays an important role in the country’s economy in terms of poverty reduction, food security. Studies have shown that Vietnam is one of the countries that most affected by climate change because of its geographical and natural conditions together with its fast but massive and unplanned urbanization.

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The research aimed to evaluate impacts of macro socio-economic factors including population, GDP growth, inflation and interest rates on the dependant variable “rice price” in Vietnam. We will concentrate on Vietnam case and just use Thailand data as references to compare to Vietnam. The research used quantitative design with econometric model with 4 macro economic factors affecting rice price to reflex food security.

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This study assessed the livelihood and food poverty status of floating fishermen who live in a boat for a lifetime and fishing is their main means of livelihood. Dakatia river which has been flowing through Chandpur and Laxmipur district of Bangladesh was selected for this study.

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During the past, Vietnamese agriculture has played a fundamental role in reducing poverty and ensuring social stability as well as national food security. On the contrary, the agriculture has not yet developed sustainably when the competitiveness of some agricultural products is not high, the consumption market is unstable, it has not yet formed an effective agricultural value chain and farmers’ income is still low.

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This study analyzed the quality of agriculture economic growth in period 1990-2014 based on econometric models. Empirical investigations from this study provide significant foundations of economic theory and practice for stakeholders in policy decision of social-economics.

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Ebook The state of food and agriculture: Part 1 present the content livestock in the balance; change in the livestock sector; livestock, food security and poverty reduction; livestock and the environment; livestock and human and animal health; conclusions balancing society’s objectives for livestock;

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Biotechnology has played an important role towards the attainment of production sustainability of crops by using various biotechnological tools. Biotechnology has the potential to provide new opportunities for achieving enhanced crop productivity in a way that will alleviate poverty, improve food security and nutrition, and promote sustainable use of natural resources. Efforts are being made towards nutritional improvement of crops by using the tools of biotechnology by increasing the levels of essential nutrients.

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The number of female-headed households is increasing as a result of civil wars. The IAASTD describes this as „the feminisation of agriculture‟ that is having profound and far-reaching effects, both positive and negative. Compared to men, women and girls are still more severely affected by poverty, hunger and disease. When food is scarce, female family members often get the smallest portions. On the labour market, women are literally paid starvation wages. Mothers also suffer most from lack of medical care and balanced diets.

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Backyard poultry has recognized as an effective tool for poverty alleviation in the rural areas. However, the level of monthly income from backyard poultry is low still it is an important source of supplementing earnings. It provides eggs and meat for family consumption and, to some extent, cash income thereby, enhances rural livelihoods.

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Integrated Farming System (IFS) is a complex interrelated matrix of soil, plants, animals, implements, power, labour, capital and other inputs controlled in part by farming families and influence to varying degree by political, economical, institutional and rest factors that operate at farm level. Under the existing agrarian structure, most of the rural farm families are of small and marginal in nature, which are living below the poverty line with the continued threats to their livelihood security characterized by low in food and income securities, unemployment, health problems, education etc.

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The present study measured the public distribution of essential commodities in Punjab by check out the different types of ration cards and ration commodities and analyze the responses given by the respondents of this study, about their satisfaction with quality, price and quantity of these commodities distributed under the Public Distribution System.

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Most of the farmers with extensive poverty in Surguja dominated by rainfed ecologies where rice is the principal source of staple food, employment, and income for the rural population. Success has been limited in increasing productivity in rainfed rice systems. The study based on primary as well as secondary data was carried out in Nine selected villages of batauli block of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh.

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This study, and the publication of this document, was funded under the auspices of the project “FMM/BGI/ARI under Blue Growth Initiative (BGI) in Support of Food Nutrition Security, Poverty Alleviation and Healthy Oceans [FMM/GLO/112/MUL Baby 4 (Blue Growth)].

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Anthropogenic activities have been the main cause of perceived global warming later in the middle of 20th century. Tillage intensive and highly mechanized traditional agriculture production system has been identified responsible for soil erosion hazards, surface and groundwater pollution, and more water consumption. As a result, the agricultural production system is becoming unsustainable.

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The Present Investigation was conducted on Status of migration of Odisha and its relationship with the Agricultural & Rural development of the State. Migration is a burning socio-economic issue especially in agriculture sector and cause contraction in agricultural production. Emigration, immigration, internal migration, international migration, rural-urban migration & seasonal migration are the different types of migrations.

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