How do indicators of household food insecurity measure up? An empirical comparison from Ethiopia

D Maxwell, B Vaitla, J Coates - Food policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewed emphasis on programs and policies aimed at enhancing food security has
intensified the search for accurate, rapid, and consistent indicators. Measures of food …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of dietary data collection methodologies for diet diversity indicators

S Mahal, C Kucha, EM Kwofie, M Ngadi - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of the current study was to critically assess the gaps in the existing
methodologies of dietary data collection for diet diversity indicators. The study proposed the …

Depoliticising disaster response in a politically saturated context: the case of the 2016–19 droughts in Zimbabwe

I Desportes, N Moyo‐Nyoni - Disasters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Responding to disasters triggered by natural hazards is a deeply political process, but it is
usually presented by practitioners as an apolitical endeavour. This is striking when disasters …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of edible indigenous woody plants as a coping strategy during drought periods in the southeast lowveld of Zimbabwe: a review

RR Chinomona, OL Kupika, E Gandiwa… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Climatic change related extreme events such as droughts negatively affect local
communities in the semi-arid savanna ecosystems. This study mainly records and analyses …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity and water insecurity in rural Zimbabwe: development of multidimensional household measures

N Koyratty, AD Jones, R Schuster, K Kordas… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: With millions of people experiencing malnutrition and inadequate water
access, FI and WI remain topics of vital importance to global health. Existing unidimensional …

Performance evaluation in humanitarian operations based on the beneficiary perspective

B Cardoso, T Fontainha, A Leiras… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to identify the main performance criteria for Humanitarian
Operations (HOs) from the beneficiary perspective and to propose a taxonomy to support the …

Challenging small‐scale farming: a non‐parametric analysis of the (inverse) relationship between farm productivity and farm size in Burundi

M Verschelde, M D'Haese, G Rayp… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We use a non‐parametric approach to investigate the (inverse) relationship between farm
productivity and farm size. A kernel regression is used on data of mixed cropping systems to …

What are we measuring? Comparison of household food security indicators in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

SL Hendriks, C Van der Merwe, MS Ngidi… - Ecology of food and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The development of national food security information systems is constrained by a lack of
guidance on which indicators to use. This paper compares food security indicators across …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising school-age health and function in rural Zimbabwe using the SAHARAN toolbox

JD Piper, C Mazhanga, G Mapako, I Mapurisa… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We developed the School-Age Health, Activity, Resilience, Anthropometry and
Neurocognitive (SAHARAN) toolbox to address the shortage of school-age assessment …

COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

JK Muorwel, L Vincent - ISS Working Paper Series/General Series, 2020 - repub.eur.nl
The first official case of COVID-19 was reported in Zimbabwe on 20 March 2020. As a result,
a total lockdown was declared by the government throughout the country. While the …