Search Results - Human security

Agro‐morphological and nutritional assessment of chenopod and quinoa germplasm—Highly adaptable potential crops by Bhardwaj, Rakesh, Yadav, Rashmi, Vishwakarma, Harinder, Sharma, Kriti, Chandora, Rahul, Rana, Jai Chand, Riar, Amritbir

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Household level economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands by Ahmed, M.M., Jabbar, M.A., Ehui, Simeon K.

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Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America by Jat, Mangi Lal, Dagar, Jagdish Chander, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Singh, Yadvinder P., Govaerts, Bram, López Ridaura, Santiago, Saharawat, Yashpal S., Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Tetarwal, J.P., Jat, Raj K., Hobbs, Huntington, Stirling, Clare M.

“…During the past two centuries, the world has witnessed a remarkable increase in the atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), namely carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), as a result of human activities after 1750 (preindustrial era). …”
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Intra-household resource allocation when food prices soar: Impacts on child growth in Indonesia by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Larson, Donald F.

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Goat seropositivity as an indicator of Rift Valley fever (RVF) infection in human populations: A case-control study of the 2018 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Wajir County, Kenya by Omani, Ruth, Cavalerie, Lisa, Daud, A., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Nakadio, Erenius, Fèvre, Eric M., Gitao, G., Robinson, J., Nanyingi, M., Baylis, M., Kimeli, P., Onono, J.

“…Wajir County was chosen due to high number of confirmed human cases reported in the 2018 outbreak. A univariable regression model revealed that owner-reported RVF virus exposure in livestock significantly increased the odds of an RVF human case in the household by 32.7 times (95 % CI 4.0–267.4). …”
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Synergies between social protection and agriculture by Dadione, Silvio, Rossi, Natalia Winder, Soares, Fabio Veras

Subjects: “…human capital…”
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Gender, rights, and the politics of productivity: the case of the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa by van Koppen, Barbara, Tapela, B., Mapedza, Everisto D.

Subjects: “…human rights…”
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Food and fodder security through improving indigenous knowledge systems: a case study of South Indian villages by Rajasekaran, B., Babu, Suresh Chandra

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A framework for understanding pastoralist-led strategies to secure land and resource access: Case studies from Kenya by Lind, Jeremy, Flintan, Fiona E.

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Place for sociohydrology in sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture: review and ways forward by Adla, S., Pande, S., Vico, G., Vora, S., Alam, Mohammad Faiz, Basel, B., Haeffner, M., Sivapalan, M.

“…Given the increasing demand for high-quality food and protein, global food security remains a challenge, particularly in the face of global change. …”
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Balancing risk reduction and benefits from trade in setting standards: food safety in food security and food trade by Wilson, John, Otsuki, Tsunehiro

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The Gender-Climate-Security Nexus: Conceptual Framework, CGIAR Portfolio Review, and Recommendations towards an Agenda for One CGIAR by Caroli, Giulia, Tavenner, Katie, Huyer, Sophia, Sarzana, Carolina, Belli, Anna, Elias, Marlène, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…We anticipate the paper will help inform the One CGIAR and its stakeholders towards an understanding of the connections between gender, climate, and security through case study examples of the gender dimensions of climate-related security risks, a review of the CGIAR work to date on the gender-climate-security nexus and how this work can be used to promote gender transformative goals in climate security research, policy, and programming, as well as recommendations for One CGIAR on what actions should be taken to inform future research and policy in addressing gendered climate impacts and associated threats to human security.…”
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Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya by Okumu, Lucy Awino

“…Due to poor connections at times the water is mixed by sewage hence making it to be unsafe for human consumption and which in turn is a health threat to the residents. …”

Crops that feed the world 10: Past successes and future challenges to the role played by wheat in global food security by Shiferaw, Bekele, Smale, Melinda, Braun, Hans-Joachim, Duveiller, Etienne, Reynolds, Mathew, Muricho, Geoffrey

“…Wheat is fundamental to human civilization and has played an outstanding role in feeding a hungry world and improving global food security. …”
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Los estudios prospectivos y la cuestión alimentaria en América Latina: un estado de la cuestión by Patrouilleau, Maria Mercedes, Taraborrelli, Diego Sebastian, Alonso, Ignacio Agustin

Subjects: “…Human Feeding…”
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Endupoto: Securing pastoralist women’s land rights through collective land use planning and customary occupancy certificates in Tanzania by Flintan, Fiona E.

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El consumo y la producción familiar de frijol, maíz, yuca, batata y arroz en un municipio rural en Colombia: evaluación de la posibilidad de implementar la biofortificación de cult... by Muñoz López, M.M., Revelo, M.C., Pachón, Helena

Subjects: “…food security…”
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Rift Valley fever - an emerging threat to livestock trade and food security in the Horn of Africa: A review. Poster presentation by Tibbo, Markos, Workalemahu, A., Bonnet, P., Domenech, J.

“…Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonotic insect-borne disease of livestock and human beings caused by a member of the Phlebovirus genus of the family Bunyaviridae. …”
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Commercialising organic agriculture. Does it improve household food security? A case study from south-western Uganda by Aigelsperger, L, Njuki, Jemimah, Hauser, M.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A. by Girard, Amy W., Grant, F., Okuku, H.S., Akelo, V., Wanjala, R., Levin, C., Cole, D., Low, Jan W.

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