Search Results - Human security

Edible crickets (Orthoptera) around the world: distribution, nutritional value, and other benefits - a review by Magara, H.J., Niassy, S., Ayieko, M.A., Mukundamago, M., Egonyu, J.P., Tanga, C.M., Kimathi, E.K., Ongere, J.O., Fiaboe, K., Hugel, S., Orinda, M.A., Roos, N., Ekesi, S.

“…Edible crickets are among the praised insects that are gaining recognition as human food and livestock feed with a potential of contributing to food security and reduction of malnutrition. …”
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Transboundary WEF nexus analysis: a case study of the Songwe River Basin by Masia, S., Susnik, J., Jewitt, G., Kiala, Z., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

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Impact Evaluation of Cash and Food Transfers at Early Childhood Development Centers in Karamoja, Uganda: Endline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, World Food Programme

“…This evaluation is part of a multicountry study to assess the relative impact of food and cash transfers on food security, nutrition, and other measures of human capital. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Cash and Food Transfers at Early Childhood Development Centers in Karamoja, Uganda: Baseline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, World Food Programme

“…This evaluation is part of a multicountry study to assess the relative impact of food and cash transfers on food security, nutrition, and other measures of human capital. …”
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Genetic diversity and nitrogen fixation in underutilized tropical legumes by Adegboyega, T.T.

“…Legumes in some cases are underutilized and form only a relatively small proportion of human diets. In general they fix atmospheric nitrogen which may provide an economic advantage for smallholder farmers. …”
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Effect of Chitosan and Naringin on Enteric Methane Emissions in Crossbred Heifers Fed Tropical Grass by Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael, Montoya Flores, María Denisse, Herrera Torres, Esperanza, Pámanes-Carrasco, Gerardo, Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel, Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie, Arango, Jacobo, Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando, Ramírez Avilés, Luis, Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad, Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos

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Bidrar gröna obligationer i kommunal verksamhet till hållbar utveckling? by Lindgren, Gustav, Reppen, Nils Rasmus

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The goats are dying by Flyng, Torsten

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Introduction to crop wild relatives by Volk, Gayle M., Khoury, Colin K., Greene, Stephanie L., Byrne, Patrick

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Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in Boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain by Ahmad, Babor, Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf, Khanom, Fahima, Lucky, Rozina Yeasmin, Sarker, Mou Rani, Rabbani, Md Golam, Ray, Shraboni Rani Rani, Rahman, Md Naimur, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam

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How AIDS epidemics interact with African Food Systems and how to improve the response by Gillespie, Stuart

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Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya by Thornton, Philip K., BurnSilver, S.B., Boone, Randall B., Galvin, K.A.

“…Pastoral communities in East Africa are facing considerable challenges arising from shifts in land tenure policy from communal to individual landholdings and high human population growth rates. Over the last 30 years, livestock-to-human ratios have generally declined to levels that will no longer support pure pastoralism. …”
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Social perspectives on the effective management of wastewater by Saad, D., Byrne, D., Drechsel, Pay

“…In this way, this chapter aims to shift the focus from perceiving wastewater as a nuisance that needs disposal, toward a resource not to be wasted, which can contribute to food security, human and environmental health, access to energy as well as water security.…”
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Perspectives on Sámi participation shaping a duty to consult by Andersson, Anna

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Are farm input subsidies a disincentive for integrated pest management adoption? evidence from Zambia by Tambo, J.A., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O.

“…We also find that farmers consider synthetic pesticides and biopesticides as substitutes and are more likely to adopt sustainable pest management when they have tenure security and access to financial resources. Given the human and environmental health consequences associated with synthetic pesticide use, it would be important to leverage input subsidy schemes to promote the adoption of safer and more sustainable alternatives to synthetic pesticides. …”
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Drivers for progress in groundwater management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Coulon, Cecile A., Pavelic, Paul, Christen, E.

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Transfers, nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Roy, Shalini, Sraboni, Esha

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The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition by Hunter, D., Borelli, Teresa, Beltrame, Daniela M.O., Oliveira, C.N.S., Coradin, Lídio, Wasike, Victor W., Wasilwa, L., Mwai, J., Manjella, A., Samarasinghe, Gamini W.L., Madhujith, T., Nadeeshani, H.V.H., Tan, A., Tuğrul Ay, Saadet, Güzelsoy, Nurcan Ayşar, Lauridsen, Nina Olsen, Gee, E., Tartanac, Florence

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Live and wet markets: Food access versus the risk of disease emergence by Naguib, M.M., Ruiyun Li, Jiaxin Ling, Grace, Delia, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lindahl, Johanna F.

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Strengthening resilience of rural households through improved social protection by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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