Agricultural value chains and food security in the Pacific: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

T Songsermsawas, A Mabiso, A Arslan, C Chiarella… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small island developing states in the Pacific face multiple development challenges driven by
rapid population growth and high transportation costs due to remoteness and isolation …

Agriculture, food security, and climate change in South Asia: a new perspective on sustainable development

B Behera, A Haldar, N Sethi - Environment, Development and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The South Asian region has faced multiple challenges in the last few decades. This
region is susceptible to climate change due to the presence of both drought-prone and …

How does agricultural production diversity nourish household dietary diversity? Evidence from China

Z Yan, X Xiao, J Jiao, W Lin - Global Food Security, 2024 - Elsevier
Using data from the 2014 China Family Panel Studies, this study investigates whether
diversifying agricultural production can enhance dietary diversity, particularly by increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Oil palm expansion, food security and diets: comparative evidence from Cameroon and Indonesia

M Paul Jr, Z Alamsyah, KT Sibhatu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Farm households in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas continue to rapidly
adopt oil palm, often at the expense of rainforests and traditional food crops. The …

Nourishing the farms, nourishing the plates: Association of climate‐smart agricultural practices with household dietary diversity and food security in smallholders

S Santalucia, KT Sibhatu - Agribusiness, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate‐smart agricultural (CSA) practices are increasingly being promoted as nature‐
based solutions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farm households amid a sharp …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the capacity of the water–energy–food nexus in enhancing sustainable agriculture and food security in Burundi

P Mperejekumana, L Shen, S Zhong, F Muhirwa… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Burundi, a significant portion of the population heavily relies on agriculture for both
sustenance and income. However, persistently low agricultural yields place approximately …

[HTML][HTML] Guest Editors' Introduction: The role of policy in reducing malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa

TT Azomahou, R Boucekkine, H Kazianga, M Korir… - Food policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan African countries experience various market failures and other
constraints in food production, marketing, and food consumption. Consequently, sub …

Does nutrition knowledge training improve dietary diversity and nutrition intake? Insights from rural China

H Zheng, W Ma, Y Guo - Agribusiness, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Improving dietary diversity and nutrition intake among rural households is essential to
promote sustainable rural development. In this study, we examine whether nutrition …

Does agricultural water-saving policy improve food security? Evidence from the Yellow River Basin in China

R Yang, H Xu - Water Policy, 2023 - iwaponline.com
For our empirical research, the 2012 implementation of China's National Agricultural Water-
Saving Outline serves as a quasi-experiment. In addition, one of the main regions in China …

Managing aflatoxin contamination threats in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production in Ghana: The role of adoption of management strategies

IS Asante, M Aidoo, S Prah, BO Asante… - Journal of Stored …, 2024 - Elsevier
Efforts to raise knowledge and awareness of smallholder groundnut farmers about aflatoxin
contaminations and its management continue to pose a threat to consumers health along …