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Evaluating the impact of drought on rural communities : a case study of Umuziwabantu Local Municipality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa por Made, Nolwandle

“…While droughts are natural, the impact may be worsened by human activity. In this thesis, the linkages between agricultural exports and water shortages are assessed. …”

Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] por Benin, Samuel, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, McCool, Christen, Simtowe, Franklin

“…Poverty remained high and widespread, and malnutrition and food insecurity were worsening (Malawi, NSO 2005; Harrigan 2008).…”
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2024 China and global food policy report: Building a sustainable and diversified food supply to foster agrifood systems transformation por Fan, Shenggen, Chen, Kevin Z., Zhao, Wenhua, Si, Wei

“…Climate change, regional conflicts, inflationary pressures, and slow economic recovery in many parts of the world have led to decreased incomes and purchasing power, worsening global hunger and malnutrition. The 2023 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World indicates that between 691 million and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a food insecurity prevalence of 29.6%, including approximately 900 million people experiencing severe food insecurity. …”
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Agricultural water development in Sub-Saharan Africa: planning and management to improve the benefits and reduce the environmental and health costs por McCartney, Matthew P., Boelee, Eline, Cofie, Olufunke O., Amerasinghe, Felix P., Mutero, Clifford M.

“…However, failure to adequately foresee, plan and manage the negative environmental and health impacts arising from irrigation undermines the sustainability of many projects and may worsen poverty. This report is not intended as a compendium of data on environmental and health issues pertaining to agricultural water development. …”
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Estimating the global investment gap in research and innovation for sustainable agriculture intensification in the Global South. por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Overuse of water due to wasteful irrigation management is worsening water scarcity. Climate change is bringing higher temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, as well as a higher likelihood of increased weather variability and extreme events. …”
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Improving dietary quality and livelihoods using farm and wild biodiversity through an integrated community based approach in Loima and Turkana South, subcounty, Turkana County, Ken... por Oduor, Francis, Induli, Irene, Keding, Gudrun, Jordan, Irmgard, Termote, Celine

“…At the same time, threats of climate change and other risk like Covid 19 have worsened the bleak situation beyond its adaptive limits. …”
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens to further exacerbate the food insecurity emergency in Yemen por Kurdi, Sikandra, Breisinger, Clemens, Glauber, Joseph W., Laborde Debucquet, David

“…Yemen’s civil war has ravaged the country since 2015, and lately serious impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened its already precarious food security situation. …”
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Improving dietary quality and livelihoods using farm and wild biodiversity through an integrated community-based approach in Kenya (Impro-Co Diet Project) - Turkana por Oduor, Francis Odhiambo, Jordan, Irmgard, Termote, Celine

“…At the same time, threats of climate change and other risk like covid -19 have worsened the bleak situation beyond its adaptive limits. …”
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Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers por Caswell, M., Méndez, V.E., Baca, María, Läderach, Peter R.D., Liebig, Theresa Ines, Castro Tanzi, S., Fernández, M.

“…Smallholder coffee farmers in Mesoamerica face formidable challenges, including highly variable coffee prices, increasing climate change impacts, and worsening outbreaks of pests and diseases, which contribute to chronic debt and food insecurity. …”
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Green grams Kenya: Climate change risks and opportunities por Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Bolt, Jaclyn, Duku, Confidence, Groot, Annemarie, Recha, John W.M.

“…Climate change and weather variability affect agricultural production negatively and it is expected to worsen in the future. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices present an opportunity to reduce such losses, build resilience in the agriculture sector, improve productivity and farmer incomes, and contribute to climate change mitigation (CIAT & World Bank, 2017). …”
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Climate Security Observatory – KENYA. Summary for Policymakers por CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security

“…This profile, derived from the Climate Security Observatory, answers: 1) HOW does climate worsen the root causes of conflict? 2) WHERE are the most vulnerable areas to climate induced insecurities and risks? …”
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New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries por Henson, S., Jaffee, S., Wang, S.

“…And, under a ‘business as usual’ scenario, we might even expect the problem of unsafe food in this sector to worsen rather than improve over time. To be more effective in addressing unsafe food in informal markets, there is a need for a shift in mind-sets, and a very different, multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional and spatially focused approach which deals with the complex capacity- and incentive-related constraints associated with informal markets.…”
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The Green Revolution reconsidered: the impact of high-yielding rice varieties in South India por Hazell, Peter B. R., Ramasamy, C., Aiyasamy, P. K.

“…If the poor are left behind and rural inequalities worsen, agricultural growth may fail to achieve its intended objectives... …”
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RENEWAL Ethiopia background paper: HIV/AIDS, food and nutrition security por Drimie, Scott, Tafesse, Getahun, Frayne, Bruce

“…RENEWAL aims to enhance understanding of the worsening interactions between HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security, and to facilitate a comprehensive response to these interactions. …”
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U.S. agricultural policy: the 2002 Farm Bill and WTO DOHA Round proposal por Orden, David

“…And it continues the policies of wealthy countries that collectively distort agricultural production and world prices, but only marginally worsen the net effects of these policies.…”
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Policy pathways for advancing climate resilient irrigation in Kenya por Jennings, Stewart, Challinor, Andrew, Jalango, Dorcas, Chilambe, Pedro, Binge, Brenda

“…This necessitates an improved understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on food systems and how we might adapt to avoid worsening food and nutrition insecurity. We assess the potential benefits of planned irrigation expansion in Kenya for delivering climate-resilient nutrition security by 2050. …”
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The foundations of the conflit de langage over land and forest in southern Cameroon por Oyono, P.R.

“…The article points out how the situation has worsened through the creation of forest concessions on customary lands, the creation of protected areas, the sharing of revenues from commercial logging, the establishment of agroindustries, and oil compensation.…”
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Assessing the impact of a food supplement on the nutritional status and body composition of HIV-infected Zambian women on ARVs por Zulu, Rodah M., Byrne, N.M., Munthali, GK, Chipeta, J, Handema, R, Musonda, M, Hills, AP

“…Poor nutritional status due to both protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition has worsened this situation. In an attempt to address this combined problem, the government has instigated a number of strategies, including the provision of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment coupled with the promotion of good nutrition. …”
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Foodborne zoonoses control in low- and middle-income countries: Identifying aspects of interventions relevant to traditional markets which act as hurdles when mitigating disease tr... por Leahy, Eithne, Mutua, Florence K., Grace, Delia, Lambertini, E., Thomas, Lian F.

“…Globally, foodborne zoonoses are responsible for approximately one third of all foodborne disease burden and this picture is likely to worsen if consumption of animal source foods continues to rise with insufficient attention to risk mitigation. …”
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Transforming agrifood systems in Zambia: What are the priorities and how much will it cost? por Chikolwa, Kabwe, Eber-Rose, Mali, Mwale, Lawrence, Picard, Francine, Scholtz, Louise, Siwale, Chilufya, Smaller, Carin, Mamun, Abdullah, Piñeiro, Valeria, Olivetti, Elsa B.

“…Its lack of progress is further exacerbated by the country’s maize-centric and rain-fed agriculture sector that is vulnerable to recurring drought cycles predicted to worsen with climate change. At the time of writing this report, Zambia once again is in the grip of a severe drought that destroyed close to half the country’s crops. …”
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