Search Results - Human security

Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation by Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Koo, Jawoo, Robertson, Richard D., Sulser, Timothy B., Zhu, Tingju, Ringler, Claudia, Msangi, Siwa, Palazzo, Amanda, Batka, Miroslav, Magalhaes, Marilia, Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Ewing, Mandy, Lee, David R.

“…This Food Policy Report presents research results that quantify the climate-change impacts mentioned above, assesses the consequences for food security, and estimates the investments that would offset the negative consequences for human well-being. …”
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Swidden Transformations and Rural Livelihoods in Southeast Asia by Cramb, R., Colfer, C.J.P., Dressler, W., Laungaramsri, P., Le, Q.T., Mulyoutami, E., Peluso, N.L., Wadley, R.L.

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Integrating temperature-dependent life table data into Insect Life Cycle Model for predicting the potential distribution of Scapsipedus icipe Hugel & Tanga by Otieno, M.H.J., Ayieko, M.A., Niassy, S., Salifu, D., Abdelmutalab, A.G.A., Fathiya, K.M., Subramanian, S., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Roos, N., Ekesi, S., Tanga, C.M.

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Scaling climate services for agriculture in the Global South: an assessment of practitioners’ needs by Tran, Quoc Quan, Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Simelton, Elisabeth, Imbach, Pablo, Pham, Thao, Le Thi Tam, Clausen, Peter, Yen, Thi Nguyen, Tran, Manh Hung, Barlis, Angelica

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Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation by Barrett, Christopher B., Benton, Tim G., Fanzo, Jessica, Herrero, Mario, Nelson, Rebecca, Bageant, Elizabeth, Buckler, Edward, Cooper, Karen A., Culotta, Isabella, Fan, Shenggen, Gandhi, Rikin, James, Steven, Kahn, Mark, Lawson-Lartego, Laté, Liu, Jiali, Marshall, Quinn, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Mathys, Alexander, Mathys, Cynthia, Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Veronica, Miller, Alesha, Misra, Kamakhya, Mude, Andrew G., Shen, Jianbo, Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele, Song, Claire, Steiner, Roy, Thornton, Philip K., Wood, Stephen A.

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Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin by Donn, P., Ngondi, J.L., Chupezi Tieguhong, J., Midoko Iponga, D., Tchingsabe, O., Fungo, R., Tchatat, M., Kahindo, J.M.

“…Results of global household food insecurity categorized 63.8 % of households in Cameroon as fully food secure and 36 % as food insecure. In the DRC (92.9 %) and Gabon (92.7 %), almost all the survey households were categorized as either moderately or severely food insecure; clearly elucidating the existence of severe insufficiency in the quantity and quality of food meant for human nutrition in these areas. …”
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Can we turn the tide? Confronting gender inequality in climate policy by Huyer, Sophia, Acosta, Mariola, Gumucio, Tatiana, Ilham, Jasmin Irisha Jim

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Identification of genomic loci regulating grain iron content in aus rice under two irrigation management systems by Talukdar, Partha, Travis, Anthony J., Hossain, Mahmud, Islam, Mohammed Rafiqul, Norton, Gareth J., Price, Adam H.

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Socio-economic determinants for the deployment of Climate-Smart One-Health innovations. A meta-analysis approach prioritizing Ghana and Benin by Sekabira, H., Tepa-Yotto, G., Tamò, Manuele, Djouaka, R.F., Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Damba, O.T., Yeboah, S., Obeng, F., Asare, R., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Nazziwa, L.

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Investigating a hyper-endemic focus of Taenia solium in northern Lao PDR by Okello, A., Ash, Andrew J., Keokhamphet, C., Hobbs, E., Khamlome, Boualam, Dorny, P., Thomas, Lian F., Allen, J.

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Bridging the gap: Linking agriculture and health to achieve the millennium development goals by von Braun, Joachim, Ruel, Marie T., Gillespie, Stuart

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The water-energy-food nexus: its transition into a transformative approach by Mpandeli, S., Nhamo, L., Senzanje, A., Jewitt, G., Modi, A., Massawe, F., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

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Identifying future hotspots of fire danger in the tropics: climate fire predictions for 2050, 2075 and 2100 by Román Cuesta, Rosa María, Lizano, Gil

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Evaluating farm-level livestock interventions in low-income countries: a scoping review of what works, how, and why by Lindahl, Johanna F., Mutua, Florence K., Grace, Delia

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New state structure and agriculture governance: A case of service delivery to local farmers in the eastern Gangetic Plains of Nepal by Dahal, Hari, Karki, Madhav, Jackson, Tamara, Panday, Dinesh

“…Lack of poor understanding of governance, institutionalization, and human resources management is found to be one of the most serious problems with the provincial and local governments. …”
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Nourishing Kenya’s youth: A spatial analysis of demographic change and food demand by Waithera, Regina, Song, Chun, Yego, Francis

“…• Nutrition during adolescence is critical for human capital formation • Ensuring adequate nutritional support for young populations remains a key policy challenge in Kenya, particularly in regions with large youth populations…”
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Africa RISING Ethiopia RHoMIS 2018 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The outcome indicators related to agricultural production, human welfare, gender roles, innovation, food security, and poverty.…”
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Climate change, agriculture and international migration: An African youth perspective by Bezu, Sosina, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Abebaw, Degnet, Mungai, Catherine, Kassa, Habtemariam, Huyer, Sophia, Solomon, Dawit

“…Existing evidence indicates that Africa is already being affected by climate change resulting in substantial challenges for both human and natural systems. Eastern Africa is among the regions in Africa with disproportionately higher risk of adverse consequences of global warming and climate change. …”
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Global food projections to 2020: implications for investment by Rosegrant, Mark W., Agcaoili-Sombilla, Mercedita C., Perez, Nicostrato D.

“…It concludes that if governments and the international community maintain current levels of commitment to agricultural growth through cost-effective investment in agricultural research, extension, irrigation and water development, human capital, and rural infrastructure, the world as a whole will not experience overwhelming pressure but food security in many developing countries, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, will improve little. …”
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Segou – Cinzana, Mali (MA0109) by Goudou D, Traoré Gue, J.N., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Segda, Zénabou, Diakite, L., Kebe Z, Diarra, Camaram Aichatou, Zougmoré, Robert B., Moussa, Abdoulaye S.

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