Illness and poverty have been identified to be mutually influential, thereby forming a vicious
cycle. Cutting off this vicious circle will be of great significance in the long-term planning of …

Taking Longnan, in the western Qinling Mountains region of Gansu province, China, as our
study area, and using the Sixth National Population Census alongside household survey …

Urban and peri-urban agriculture as a coping strategy for food security now has been
recognized its multi-functionality, which also plays important role in mitigate poverty, create …

Regional environmental degradation and impoverishment interact and restrict each other.
While acknowledging this relationship, little is known about the extent of their impact. By …

Agriculture is important for economic development in most poverty-stricken areas in China,
but cropland use is facing challenges due to rapid industrialization and urbanization …

Despite efforts by the Chinese government to reduce rural poverty in recent decades, the
extent of poverty in many mountainous areas of rural China is still high. To survive, rural …

In order to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and promote sustainable development
through Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Millennium Declaration …

Although the global population living in extreme poverty steadily decrease, poverty is still a
common problem faced by mankind. Understanding the spatial characteristics of poverty …

Background At the end of the last decade the global community agreed on the need for
concerted action to redress the global problems of poverty, malnutrition, poor health, low …

Urban agriculture, the cultivation, processing and distribution of plants and animals within
urban or suburban boundaries, is becoming an increasingly relevant strategy to enhance …