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Food Supply: The production and movement of food items from point of origin to use or consumption.Food: Any substances taken in by the body that provide nourishment.Food Safety: Activities involved in ensuring the safety of FOOD including avoidance of bacterial and other contamination.Food Analysis: Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD.Food Industry: The industry concerned with processing, preparing, preserving, distributing, and serving of foods and beverages.Food Labeling: Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a food or its container or wrapper. The concept includes ingredients, NUTRITIONAL VALUE, directions, warnings, and other relevant information.Food Contamination: The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage.Nutrition Policy: Guidelines and objectives pertaining to food supply and nutrition including recommendations for healthy diet.Food Preferences: The selection of one food over another.Food Inspection: Examination of foods to assure wholesome and clean products free from unsafe microbes or chemical contamination, natural or added deleterious substances, and decomposition during production, processing, packaging, etc.Agriculture: The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.Crops, Agricultural: Cultivated plants or agricultural produce such as grain, vegetables, or fruit. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)Food Microbiology: The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food and food products. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms: the presence of various non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi in cheeses and wines, for example, is included in this concept.Waste Products: Debris resulting from a process that is of no further use to the system producing it. The concept includes materials discharged from or stored in a system in inert form as a by-product of vital activities. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)Diet: Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.Food Habits: Acquired or learned food preferences.Feeding Behavior: Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals.Food Chain: The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.Economic Development: Mobilization of human, financial, capital, physical and or natural resources to generate goods and services.Food, Fortified: Any food that has been supplemented with essential nutrients either in quantities that are greater than those present normally, or which are not present in the food normally. Fortified food includes also food to which various nutrients have been added to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)Food Deprivation: The withholding of food in a structured experimental situation.United States Department of Agriculture: A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with improving and maintaining farm income and developing and expanding markets for agricultural products. Through inspection and grading services it safeguards and insures standards of quality in food supply and production.Geography, Medical: The area of medicine concerned with the effects on health and disease due to geographic factors such as CLIMATE, environmental conditions, and geographic location.Trans Fatty Acids: UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS that contain at least one double bond in the trans configuration, which results in a greater bond angle than the cis configuration. This results in a more extended fatty acid chain similar to SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, with closer packing and reduced fluidity. HYDROGENATION of unsaturated fatty acids increases the trans content.Pesticide Residues: Pesticides or their breakdown products remaining in the environment following their normal use or accidental contamination.Food Technology: The application of knowledge to the food industry.Nutritional Requirements: The amounts of various substances in food needed by an organism to sustain healthy life.Foodborne Diseases: Acute illnesses, usually affecting the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, brought on by consuming contaminated food or beverages. Most of these diseases are infectious, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, or parasites that can be foodborne. Sometimes the diseases are caused by harmful toxins from the microbes or other chemicals present in the food. Especially in the latter case, the condition is often called food poisoning.Security Measures: Regulations to assure protection of property and equipment.Eating: The consumption of edible substances.Falconiformes: An order of diurnal BIRDS of prey, including EAGLES; HAWKS; buzzards; vultures; and falcons.Energy Intake: Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes.Food Hypersensitivity: Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food.Cereals: Seeds from grasses (POACEAE) which are important in the diet.Nutritional Physiological Phenomena: The processes and properties of living organisms by which they take in and balance the use of nutritive materials for energy, heat production, or building material for the growth, maintenance, or repair of tissues and the nutritive properties of FOOD.Food Handling: Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, processing, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food.Health Food: A non-medical term defined by the lay public as a food that has little or no preservatives, which has not undergone major processing, enrichment or refinement and which may be grown without pesticides. (from Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)Population Growth: Increase, over a specific period of time, in the number of individuals living in a country or region.Fast Foods: Prepared food that is ready to eat or partially prepared food that has a final preparation time of a few minutes or less.Bariatric Medicine: The discipline concerned with WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with OBESITY.United StatesNutrition Surveys: A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to the nutritional status of a human population within a given geographic area. Data from these surveys are used in preparing NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS.Sweetening Agents: Substances that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc., such as sugar, saccharine or other low-calorie synthetic products. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)Population Dynamics: The pattern of any process, or the interrelationship of phenomena, which affects growth or change within a population.Seasons: Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Reproduction: The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed)Food, Genetically Modified: Food derived from genetically modified organisms (ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED).Food Services: Functions, equipment, and facilities concerned with the preparation and distribution of ready-to-eat food.Climate: The longterm manifestations of WEATHER. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Climate Change: Any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities.Fruit: The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.Nutritional Status: State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.Biomass: Total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) It includes the yield of vegetative mass produced from any given crop.History, 21st Century: Time period from 2001 through 2100 of the common era.Zea mays: A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.Ecosystem: A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Dietary Fats: Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados.Environment: The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.Population Density: Number of individuals in a population relative to space.Legislation, Food: Laws and regulations concerned with industrial processing and marketing of foods.Conservation of Natural Resources: The protection, preservation, restoration, and rational use of all resources in the total environment.Public Health: Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.Food Additives: Substances which are of little or no nutritive value, but are used in the processing or storage of foods or animal feed, especially in the developed countries; includes ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS (both plain and LOCAL); VEHICLES; EXCIPIENTS and other similarly used substances. Many of the same substances are PHARMACEUTIC AIDS when added to pharmaceuticals rather than to foods.Food, Preserved: Food that has been prepared and stored in a way to prevent spoilage.History, 20th Century: Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.Guidelines as Topic: A systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. The text may be cursive or in outline form but is generally a comprehensive guide to problems and approaches in any field of activity. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.Dietary Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (FABACEAE), tubers, etc. (From Claudio & Lagua, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Dictionary, 3d ed, p32, p277)Energy Metabolism: The chemical reactions involved in the production and utilization of various forms of energy in cells.United States Food and Drug Administration: An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to maintaining standards of quality of foods, drugs, therapeutic devices, etc.Health Promotion: Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.Obesity: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).Infant Food: Food processed and manufactured for the nutritional health of children in their first year of life.Functional Food: Components of the usual diet that may provide health benefits beyond basic nutrients. Examples of functional foods include soy, nuts, chocolate, and cranberries (From NCCAM Backgrounder, March 2004, p3).Food, Formulated: Food and dietary formulations including elemental (chemically defined formula) diets, synthetic and semisynthetic diets, space diets, weight-reduction formulas, tube-feeding diets, complete liquid diets, and supplemental liquid and solid diets.Food Preservation: Procedures or techniques used to keep food from spoiling.Soy Foods: Foods made from SOYBEANS. Health benefits are ascribed to the high levels of DIETARY PROTEINS and ISOFLAVONES.Food Coloring Agents: Natural or synthetic dyes used as coloring agents in processed foods.Models, Theoretical: Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of systems, processes, or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.Pregnancy: The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.Foods, Specialized: Foods and beverages prepared for use to meet specific needs such as infant foods.Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Food Assistance: Food or financial assistance for food given to those in need.Body Weight: The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.Food Preservatives: Substances capable of inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification or other deterioration of foods.Staphylococcal Food Poisoning: Poisoning by staphylococcal toxins present in contaminated food.Hunger: The desire for FOOD generated by a sensation arising from the lack of food in the STOMACH.Nutritive Value: An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing.Vegetables: A food group comprised of EDIBLE PLANTS or their parts.Food, Organic: Food that is grown or manufactured in accordance with nationally regulated production standards that include restrictions on the use of pesticides, non-organic fertilizers, genetic engineering, growth hormones, irradiation, antibiotics, and non-organic ingredients.Salmonella Food Poisoning: Poisoning caused by ingestion of food harboring species of SALMONELLA. Conditions of raising, shipping, slaughtering, and marketing of domestic animals contribute to the spread of this bacterium in the food supply.Food Dispensers, Automatic: Mechanical food dispensing machines.Food Packaging: Containers, packaging, and packaging materials for processed and raw foods and beverages. It includes packaging intended to be used for storage and also used for preparation of foods such as microwave food containers versus COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS. Packaging materials may be intended for food contact or designated non-contact, for example, shipping containers. FOOD LABELING is also available.Diet Surveys: Systematic collections of factual data pertaining to the diet of a human population within a given geographic area.

Validation of measures of food insecurity and hunger. (1/1030)

The most recent survey effort to determine the extent of food insecurity and hunger in the United States, the Food Security Supplement, included a series of questions to assess this complex phenomenon. The primary measure developed from this Food Security Supplement was based on measurement concepts, methods and items from two previously developed measures. This paper presents the evidence available that questionnaire-based measures, in particular the national food security measure, provide valid measurement of food insecurity and hunger for population and individual uses. The paper discusses basic ideas about measurement and criteria for establishing validity of measures and then uses these criteria to structure an examination of the research results available to establish the validity of food security measures. The results show that the construction of the national food security measure is well grounded in our understanding of food insecurity and hunger, its performance is consistent with that understanding, it is precise within usual performance standards, dependable, accurate at both group and individual levels within reasonable performance standards, and its accuracy is attributable to the well-grounded understanding. These results provide strong evidence that the Food Security Supplement provides valid measurement of food insecurity and hunger for population and individual uses. Further validation research is required for subgroups of the population, not yet studied for validation purposes, to establish validity for monitoring population changes in prevalence and to develop and validate robust and contextually sensitive measures in a variety of countries that reflect how people experience and think about food insecurity and hunger.  (+info)

Measuring food insecurity and hunger in the United States: development of a national benchmark measure and prevalence estimates. (2/1030)

Since 1992, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has led a collaborative effort to develop a comprehensive benchmark measure of the severity and prevalence of food insecurity and hunger in the United States. Based on prior research and wide consultation, a survey instrument specifically relevant to U.S. conditions was designed and tested. Through its Current Population Survey (CPS), the U.S. Bureau of the Census has fielded this instrument each year since 1995. A measurement scale was derived from the data through fitting, testing and validating a Rasch scale. The unidimensional Rasch model corresponds to the form of the phenomenon being measured, i.e., the severity of food insufficiency due to inadequate resources as directly experienced and reported in U.S. households. A categorical measure reflecting designated ranges of severity on the scale was constructed for consistent comparison of prevalence estimates over time and across population groups. The technical basis and initial results of the new measure were reported in September 1997. For the 12 months ending April 1995, an estimated 11.9% of U.S. households (35 million persons) were food insecure. Among these, 4.1% of households (with 6.9 million adults and 4.3 million children) showed a recurring pattern of hunger due to inadequate resources for one or more of their adult and/or child members sometime during the period. The new measure has been incorporated into other federal surveys and is being used by researchers throughout the U.S. and Canada.  (+info)

Economic determinants and dietary consequences of food insecurity in the United States. (3/1030)

This paper reviews recent research on the economic determinants and dietary consequences of food insecurity and hunger in the United States. The new Current Population Study (CPS) food insecurity and hunger measure shows that hunger rates decline sharply with rising incomes. Despite this strong relationship, confirmed in other national datasets, a one-to-one correspondence between poverty-level incomes and hunger does not exist. In 1995, 13.1% of those in poverty experienced hunger and half of those experiencing hunger had incomes above the poverty level. Panel data indicate that those who are often food insufficient are much more likely than food-sufficient households to have experienced recent events that stress household budgets, such as losing a job, gaining a household member or losing food stamps. Cross-sectional work also demonstrates the importance of food stamps because benefit levels are inversely related to food insufficiency. Concern for the dietary consequences of domestic food insufficiency is well placed; recent research shows that the odds of consuming intakes <50% of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) are higher for adult women and elderly individuals from food-insufficient households. Preschoolers from food-insufficient households do not consume significantly lower amounts than those from food-sufficient households, but mean intakes for the rest of members in those very same households are significantly lower for the food insufficient. This research highlights the importance of food insecurity and hunger indicators, further validates the use of self-reported measures and points to areas of need for future research and interventions.  (+info)

Nutrition and health outcomes associated with food insecurity and hunger. (4/1030)

This paper explores how food insecurity and hunger relate to health and nutrition outcomes in food-rich countries such as the United States. It focuses on two subgroups of the population for whom data are available: women of childbearing age and school-age children. Special consideration is given to examining how food insecurity relates to these outcomes independently of socioeconomic status and poverty. In a population-based sample of women of childbearing age, the least severe level of food insecurity (household food insecurity) was correlated with higher body mass index (BMI), controlling for other available and known influences on obesity including income level. In low income school-age children from two large urban areas of the U.S., risk of hunger and hunger were associated with compromised psychosocial functioning, controlling for maternal education and estimated household income. The nutrition and health consequences of food insecurity comprise a potentially rich area for future, socially relevant research in the field of nutritional sciences.  (+info)

Food insecurity: consequences for the household and broader social implications. (5/1030)

A conceptual framework showing the household and social implications of food insecurity was elicited from a qualitative and quantitative study of 98 households from a heterogeneous low income population of Quebec city and rural surroundings; the study was designed to increase understanding of the experience of food insecurity in order to contribute to its prevention. According to the respondents' description, the experience of food insecurity is characterized by two categories of manifestations, i.e., the core characteristics of the phenomenon and a related set of actions and reactions by the household. This second category of manifestations is considered here as a first level of consequences of food insecurity. These consequences at the household level often interact with the larger environment to which the household belongs. On a chronic basis, the resulting interactions have certain implications that are tentatively labeled "social implications" in this paper. Their examination suggests that important aspects of human development depend on food security. It also raises questions concerning the nature of socially acceptable practices of food acquisition and food management, and how such acceptability can be assessed. Guidelines to that effect are proposed. Findings underline the relevance and urgency of working toward the realization of the right to food.  (+info)

Women's dietary intakes in the context of household food insecurity. (6/1030)

A study of food insecurity and nutritional adequacy was conducted with a sample of 153 women in families receiving emergency food assistance in Toronto, Canada. Contemporaneous data on dietary intake and household food security over the past 30 d were available for 145 of the women. Analyses of these data revealed that women who reported hunger in their households during the past 30 d also reported systematically lower intakes of energy and a number of nutrients. The effect of household-level hunger on intake persisted even when other economic, socio-cultural, and behavioral influences on reported dietary intake were considered. Estimated prevalences of inadequacy in excess of 15% were noted for Vitamin A, folate, iron, and magnesium in this sample, suggesting that the low levels of intake associated with severe household food insecurity are in a range that could put women at risk of nutrient deficiencies.  (+info)

Abbreviated measures of food sufficiency validly estimate the food security level of poor households: measuring household food security. (7/1030)

This study was designed to develop an abbreviated method that captures both the qualitative and quantitative dimensions of household food security (HFS). Women in poor and very poor households (n = 238) in a peri-urban barrio in Caracas, Venezuela, provided data on food availability and their perception of food resource constraints and hunger experiences within the home. Socioeconomic data and food-related behavior that may predict HFS levels were gathered. On average, the top 12 food contributors of energy provided 81% and predicted more than 90% of the variation in households' total energy availability using stepwise regression analysis. On the other hand, a 4-point 12-item scale was shown to have face, content and construct validity with reiterative testing, factor analysis and a Chronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.92. Assessing predictors of energy availability together with a self-perceived HFS scale may provide a valid and reliable method for identifying and monitoring food security levels among poor urban households.  (+info)

Developing the effectiveness of an intersectoral food policy coalition through formative evaluation. (8/1030)

There is a difference between bringing parties together and making them work effectively. We present a case study of an intersectoral food policy Committee, part of a three-tiered coalition nested within local municipal government, which sought to promote and nutrition in a rapidly growing metropolitan region by tackling food supply issues in the first instance. This was new territory for all players. After 12 months, the group felt it was floundering and requested an evaluation. In-depth qualitative interviews with committee members (n = 21) and quantitative assessment of Committee processes revealed insufficient mechanisms for engaging new members, conflict between perceived roles for the group and a notable lack of confidence in the group's capacity to achieve its goals, or outcome efficacy. Feedback of the data and subsequent discussion led to a reform of project structure, stronger mechanisms to realize its goals and better incentive management, or ways to maximize the benefits and limit the costs for the diverse parties involved. The impact was reflected in a 4 year time series analysis of media releases, decision making and related municipal government actions. The study illustrates how theory-informed formative evaluation can help to improve health promotion practice.  (+info)

Is the adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) developed internationally to measure food insecurity valid in...Is the adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) developed internationally to measure food insecurity valid in...
Background The concept of food insecurity encompasses three dimensions. One of these dimensions, the access component of household food insecurity is measured through the use of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Despite its application in Ethiopia and other similar developing countries, its performance is still poorly explored. Our study aims to evaluate the validity of the HFIAS in Ethiopia. Methods We conducted repeated cross-sectional studies in urban and rural villages of the Butajera District in southern Ethiopia. The validation was conducted on a pooled sample of 1,516 households, which were selected using a simple random sampling method. The HFIAS was translated into the local Amharic language and tested for face validity. We also evaluated the tool’s internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha and factor analysis. We tested for parallelism on HFIAS item response curves across wealth status and further evaluated the presence of a dose-response relationship ...
Characteristics of Low-Income Households With Very Low Food Security: An Analysis of the USDA GPRA Food Security Indicator -...Characteristics of Low-Income Households With Very Low Food Security: An Analysis of the USDA GPRA Food Security Indicator -...
This Economic Information Bulletin describes characteristics of low-income households that had very low food security in 2005. The U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors the food security of low-income households to assess how effectively the Governments domestic nutrition assistance programs meet the needs of their target populations. USDA seeks to reduce the prevalence of very low food security among low-income households as part of its strategic plan under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Nord, Mark
USDA ERS - Chart DetailUSDA ERS - Chart Detail
Each year a portion of American households are food insecure-they struggle to afford enough food for all household members. Very low food security, the severe range of food insecurity, affected 5 percent of U.S. households in 2015. Members of households with very low food security reported cutting back on or skipping meals, and in some cases, going a whole day without eating. The prevalence of very low food security varies considerably across household characteristics. Single mother and single father households, women and men living alone, Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic headed households, households with incomes near or below poverty, and households in nonmetropolitan counties have rates of very low food security significantly above the national average. Rates were highest for households with incomes below the Federal poverty line-about 17 percent were very low food secure in 2015. This chart is drawn from a chart that appears in the ERS infographic, "What Is Very Low Food Security and Who ...
Rural Households Food Security Status in Tanzania: Empirical Analysis | Скачать книги pdfRural Households Food Security Status in Tanzania: Empirical Analysis | Скачать книги pdf
Описание: This study aimed at making a critical analysis of food security status among rural households in Tanzania. A questionnaire was used to collect primary data under multi stages random sampling techniques. Both STATA version 10.1 and SPSS version 15.0 software were used to analyse data. The findings indicated that 61% of the rural households were not food secure whereas 39.0% were food secure in the study area. The education level the household head, age, household size, employment status, electricity, pesticides, tractor and bank account were found to be statistically significantly associated to households` food security status at 5% level of significance when tested using chi-square. The logistic regression model indicated that employment status, electricity, pesticides, tractor, bank account and household size statistically significantly have a power to predict food security status of the household. The households whose members are employed, small household members and use ...
Food Security and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Health and...Food Security and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Health and...
Among all participants, 83.9% had full food security, 6.7% had marginal food security, 5.8% had low food security, and 3.6% had very low food security. After adjustment, mean hemoglobin A1c was 0.15% greater and mean concentration of C-reactive protein was 0.8 mg/L greater among participants with very low food security than among those with full food security. The adjusted mean concentration of cotinine among participants with very low food security was almost double that of participants with full food security (112.8 vs 62.0 ng/mL, P , .001). Read More. ...
Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015...Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015...
Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015 development agenda
Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015...Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015...
Re: The e-Consultation on Hunger, Food and Nutrition Security | Hunger, food and nutrition security: towards a post-2015 development agenda
Severe food insecurity is associated with obesity among Brazilian adolescent females. - Oxford Clinical Trials Research UnitSevere food insecurity is associated with obesity among Brazilian adolescent females. - Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with a higher prevalence of excessive weight (EW) in a large random sample of Brazilian female adolescents. DESIGN: Nationally representative cross-sectional study. EW was the outcome variable (BMI ≥ 85th percentile of WHO reference for adolescents aged 15-18 years and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2) for those aged 19 years). HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Associations were measured using crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) with 95 % confidence intervals through Poisson regression models taking into account the complex sampling design. SETTING: Data were derived from the third wave of the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2006-2007, in Brazil. SUBJECTS: The sample included 1529 female adolescents aged 15-19 years. RESULTS: The prevalence of any level of HFI was 40.8 %, with 26.6 % of households experiencing mild, 9.4 % moderate and 4.8 % severe food insecurity. The overall prevalence of EW was
Students in Global Food Security | Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security - McGill UniversityStudents in Global Food Security | Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security - McGill University
On this page: PhD Candidates | MSc Candidates PhD Candidates Farzaneh Barak PhD candidate (Human Nutrition) Gendered household decision-making dynamics within fish farming interventions in rural Uganda: Using participatory video Farzaneh is a FRQSC-funded doctoral student in the School of Human Nutrition at McGill University. A supervisee of Dr. Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez, she is connected to the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security as a research assistant on the IDRC-funded project
List of Summer Institute Participants - Purdue Center for Global Food Security - Purdue UniversityList of Summer Institute Participants - Purdue Center for Global Food Security - Purdue University
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Text of S. 1252 (114th): Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Passed Congress version) - GovTrack.usText of S. 1252 (114th): Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Passed Congress version) - GovTrack.us
Text of S. 1252 (114th): Global Food Security Act of ... as of Jul 8, 2016 (Passed Congress version). S. 1252 (114th): Global Food Security Act of 2016
Dr. Jason DeCaro publishes Household-level Predictors of Maternal Mental Health and Systemic Inflammation among Infants in...Dr. Jason DeCaro publishes "Household-level Predictors of Maternal Mental Health and Systemic Inflammation among Infants in...
Objectives: Household conditions and culturally/socially variable childcare practices influence priming of the inflammatory response during infancy. Maternal mental health may partially mediate that effect. Among mother- infant dyads in Mwanza, Tanzania, we hypothesized that poorer maternal mental health would be associated with adverse household ecology, lower social capital, and greater inflammation among infants under the age of one; and that mental health would mediate any effects of household ecology/social capital on inflammation. Methods: We collected dried blood spots from mother-infant dyads (N588) at health centers near Mwanza, Tanzania. To assess household ecology and social capital, we conducted interviews with mothers using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, the MacArthur Subjective Social Status Scale, and a household wealth inventory. We employed the Hopkins Symptom Checklist to assess maternal mental health. A high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) assay was used to ...
Low food security definition - Como eliminar los piojos y liendres definitivamente con remedios caserosLow food security definition - Como eliminar los piojos y liendres definitivamente con remedios caseros
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Is Agribusiness Responsible For Food Crisis In the South? - GCSE Design & Technology - Marked by Teachers.comIs Agribusiness Responsible For Food Crisis In the South? - GCSE Design & Technology - Marked by Teachers.com
Introduction. IS AGRIBUSINESS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOOD CRISIS IN THE SOUTH? SHOULD AGRIBUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH BE MORE STRICTLY CONTROLLED? The entire world has, according to some observers, now entered an Age of Scarcity that requires a fundamental shift in national and international policies (The Agribusiness Council, 1975:1) This opening quote stresses the problem of food crisis, even in 1975, and suggests the need for some sort of control. The present day situation is often considered worse but in this essay I hope to investigate this. I am going to describe what has come about to be known as agribusiness, and what effect it has had on the global South. I will attempt to decipher whether agribusiness is responsible for food crisis, and identify the other factors and causes that have certainly contributed to the situation. The final part of this essay will look at what is and can be done to control the activities of agribusiness in the South. Agribusiness is a term used to describe the ...
Smart solutions to secure urban food supply - WURSmart solutions to secure urban food supply - WUR
The world is becoming ever more urban. Today already more than half of the worlds population lives in urban areas. By 2050, two-thirds of the worlds population will live in cities. The continuous increase of urban population is due to factors like rural-urban migration, natural disasters or livelihood insecurities. Providing food and nutrition security for the rapidly expanding populations in the worlds cities is a pressing challenge in this changing world. Delivering nutritious food to cities is a complex problem that is also challenged by natural resource scarcity, climate change, and population growth, adding pressure to food systems globally. Against the background of these developments, achieving urban food and nutrition security calls for integrated and innovative solutions.
People With Food Insecurity Are 10% to 37% More Likely to Die PrematurelyPeople With Food Insecurity Are 10% to 37% More Likely to Die Prematurely
Adults with food insecurity (i.e., inadequate access to food because of financial constraints) are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people, found new research published today (January 20, 2020) in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).. "Among adults who died prematurely, those experiencing severe food insecurity died at an age 9 years earlier than their food-secure counterparts," writes lead author Dr. Fei Men, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Valerie Tarasuk at the University of Toronto.. Researchers looked at data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2005-2017 on more than half a million (510 010) adults in Canada. They categorized people as food secure, or marginally, moderately or severely food insecure. By the end of the study period, 25 460 people had died prematurely, with people who were severely food insecure dying 9 years younger than their food-secure counterparts (59.5 years old versus 68.9 ...
CARE Champions Passage of Global Food Security Act | CARECARE Champions Passage of Global Food Security Act | CARE
GFSA will ensure that smallholder farmers, particularly women, are empowered to feed their families and communitiesWASHINGTON, DC (March 10, 2016) - The global poverty-fighting organization CARE celebrates the passage today of the Global Food Security Act (S.1252) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bill is an important step forward in the fight to end hunger and build just and sustainable food systems.
Food Insecurity Works Through Depression, Parenting and Infant Feeding to Influence Overweight and Health in Toddlers - Child...Food Insecurity Works Through Depression, Parenting and Infant Feeding to Influence Overweight and Health in Toddlers - Child...
Examines the direct and indirect associations between food insecurity and toddlers overweight, physical health, and length for age. Results found there were significant effects of food insecurity on parental depression and parental depression in turn influenced physical health. There were also significant effects of food insecurity on parenting practices, which in turn were significantly associated with infant feeding and subsequently toddlers overweight.. ...
10.09.07 - UN calls emergency meeting on food crisis10.09.07 - UN calls emergency meeting on food crisis
Two years after the last food crisis, food inflation is back. Soaring global food prices have prompted London and food industry experts to warn that the cost of the weekly groceries is set to rise by up to 10 percent in the coming months. As in 2008, rocketing prices are the result of rising demand and supply shortages caused by freak weather and poor harvests. Moreover, these conditions are exacerbated by speculation on commodity markets and changing diets in fast-growing Asian countries. Last week, the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called an emergency meeting for Sept. 24 to discuss the food crisis. In Mozambique, riots broke out following the governments decision to raise bread prices by 30 percent, leaving seven people dead and hundreds injured. At the same time the Russian government extended its export ban on wheat by another 12 months as it battles drought, shortages and inflation at home, which threatens to push up prices further. European wheat prices hit more than 231 ...
Short courses (certificate) - Making agriculture work for food and nutrition security: Ensuring nutritional impact of...Short courses (certificate) - Making agriculture work for food and nutrition security: Ensuring nutritional impact of...
Dreaming for study in Agriculture or Food? All information about Making agriculture work for food and nutrition security: Ensuring nutritional impact of agricultural programs and policies in Wageningen: study costs, admission reqirements and grants.
Session 1A: Culture and socio-economic exclusion driving food and nutrition security in the EU and beyond | Policies that matterSession 1A: Culture and socio-economic exclusion driving food and nutrition security in the EU and beyond | Policies that matter
Discrimination and marginalization can undermine food and nutrition security by limiting access to food, health care and more generally income generating opportunities. This issue presents itself in the EU as well: people of lower socioeconomic status and marginalized groups, such as single mothers, the elderly, and ethnic minorities, continue to be particularly vulnerable to food…
Short courses (certificate) - Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of food and nutrition security programmes - 3 weeks ...Short courses (certificate) - Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of food and nutrition security programmes - 3 weeks ...
Planning to study in Food? All information about Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of food and nutrition security programmes in Wageningen: admission, deadlines and grants
Global Food Security: 2016Global Food Security: 2016
Food policies which do not address the root causes of world hunger would be bound to fail", she [the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Prof Hilal Elver] told a packed audience in Amsterdam. One billion people globally are hungry, she declared, before calling on governments to support a transition to "agricultural democracy" which would empower rural small farmers." "The 2009 global food crisis signaled the need for a turning point in the global food system", she said at the event hosted by the Transnational Institute (TNI), a leading international think tank. In the Caribbean region we are going to be affected by climate change, as we all realize, or should realize, climate change has already started affecting most countries. In the Caribbean the IPCC states By mid-century, climate change is expected to reduce water resources in many small islands, e.g. in the Caribbean and Pacific, to the point where they become insufficient to meet demand during low-rainfall ...
Food Insecurity, Nutritional Deprivation, and Child Functioning in Rural China | Population Studies CenterFood Insecurity, Nutritional Deprivation, and Child Functioning in Rural China | Population Studies Center
Food insecurity is usually defined as limited or uncertain access to enough food due to financial resource constraints, or as inadequate food intake. According to the Food and Agriculture Organizations State of Food Insecurity in the World (1999), 800 million people were food insecure worldwide, and 164 million people in China suffered food insecurity in 1999. The implications of food insecurity for childrens functioning are not yet well established, particularly in less-developed countries where the problem is likely to be most pronounced. Food insecurity is related to the nutritional status of children, a topic about which much has been written in developing country contexts, but food insecurity is not synonymous with nutritional status. Food insecurity has been linked via both nutritional and non-nutritional pathways to adverse outcomes in children.. ...
Food crisis adds to Pakistan-Afghanistan tensionsFood crisis adds to Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions
It would be hard to think of a more complex web of problems. Pakistan and Afghanistan face, in very different ways, severe domestic political crises which are being exacerbated by soaring prices and food shortages. Both blame each other for failing to crack down on the Taliban and al Qaeda. And now tensions are rising over attempts by Pakistan, the traditional supplier of food to Afghanistan, to curb its wheat exports to make sure it can feed its own hungry population.. For an idea of how significant this is in Afghanistan, its worth reading this piece in the Chicago Tribune. "Western officials - including officers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force - say the food crisis is potentially more destabilizing to the U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai than the insurgency itself," it says.. The website Registan.net followed this up by saying that the food crisis will drive more people into the arms of the Taliban. "Hungry, disenfranchised people are angry people," ...
Urban food insecurity and malnutrition are about more than just food | International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentUrban food insecurity and malnutrition are about more than just food | International Institute for Environment and Development
Food insecurity, malnutrition and obesity are increasingly becoming urban issues, affecting the health of millions of children and adults. The new issue of Environment & Urbanization looks at the wider context of urban food and nutrition security and the challenges for policymakers
Dairys Need to Engage in the Sustainable Food System Debate - global dairy platformDairy's Need to Engage in the Sustainable Food System Debate - global dairy platform
This paper explains the historic opportunity the dairy sector has to become more involved in the world nutritional agenda and to work with the global community to shape the definition of a sustainable food system.. A projected world population of 9.5 billion by 2050 dictates that future food-related policies must support a sustainable food system. Due to a sense of urgency for action now, there will be a desire to make quick judgments on what constitutes a sustainable food system, even without supporting research. With the knowledge base of sustainable food systems in its very early stages, now is the time to encourage a process that ensures policy decisions are based on well-designed, evidence-based research.. READ THE WHITE PAPER HERE ,,. ...
Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies - beck-shop.deSustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies - beck-shop.de
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is grown in over 100 countries throughout the world. As a staple food, potato is the fourth most important crop after rice, wheat, and maize, and has historically contributed to food and nutrition security in the world. Global interest in potato increased recently as world food prices soared, threatening the global food security and stability. Unlike major cereals, potato is not a globally traded commodity, and prices are usually determined by local production costs. Thus, potato is increasingly regarded as a vital food-security crop and as a substitute for costly cereal imports. With such importance, the 29 chapters in the edited book address the issues of sustainable potato production. This book begins with an introduction on sustainable potato production and global food security, and then presents eight case studies selected globally and covering different issues relevant to sustainable potato production in both developed and developing countries ...
Household food insecurity and childhood overweight in Jamaica and Québec: a gender-based analysis | BMC Public Health | Full...Household food insecurity and childhood overweight in Jamaica and Québec: a gender-based analysis | BMC Public Health | Full...
Childhood overweight is not restricted to developed countries: a number of lower- and middle-income countries are struggling with the double burden of underweight and overweight. Another public health problem that concerns both developing and, to a lesser extent, developed countries is food insecurity. This study presents a comparative gender-based analysis of the association between household food insecurity and overweight among 10-to-11-year-old children living in the Canadian province of Québec and in the country of Jamaica. Analyses were performed using data from the 2008 round of the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development and the Jamaica Youth Risk and Resiliency Behaviour Survey of 2007. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 1190 10-year old children in Québec and 1674 10-11-year-old children in Jamaica. Body mass index was derived using anthropometric measurements and overweight was defined using Coles age- and sex-specific criteria. Questionnaires were used to collect data on food
Household food insecurity: a systematic review of the measuring instruments used in epidemiological studies.Household food insecurity: a systematic review of the measuring instruments used in epidemiological studies.
To conduct a systematic review aimed at identifying and characterizing the experience-based household food security scales and to synthesize their psychometric properties. Search in the MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO databases, using the descriptor
Differences in food insecurity between adults and children in ZimbabweDifferences in food insecurity between adults and children in Zimbabwe
Downloadable (with restrictions)! Food insecurity is a serious challenge facing millions of households across Africa. Within these households, distinguishing the incidence of food insecurity between adults and children is often difficult because most surveys rely on the reports of adults. In this paper, we address this shortcoming of previous work by using a survey from over 6000 households in Zimbabwe where interviews were conducted with both an adult caregiver and a child. Using two measures of food insecurity, we find that reports of adults and children differ within households with lower reports of food insecurity among children, with children in the youngest age groups particularly being protected from food shortages. An exception to this general rule, though, is in better-off households where children are often more likely to be food insecure than adults. Findings also demonstrate the need for multiple measures to comprehensively capture the full picture of food insecurity in the household.
The Food Crisis and Gender | By | Common DreamsThe Food Crisis and Gender | By | Common Dreams
Statistics on the most recent global food crisis are well known. In the three years leading up to June 2008, food prices rose 83%. Although declining since, they are still 60% higher than in 2006. There is little prospect of returning to the cheap food regimes that characterized the world prior to 2005 anytime in the foreseeable future.
Self-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisisSelf-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis
Downloadable (with restrictions)! This article analyzes data on self-reported food insecurity of more than 50,000 individuals in 18 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2005-2008, when global food prices increased dramatically. The average level of self-reported food insecurity was high but remarkably stable over time, at about 54%. However, this average hides large heterogeneity, both within countries and across countries. In eight of the sample countries, self-reported food security improved, while it worsened in the ten other countries. Our results suggest that heterogeneous effects in self-reported food security are consistent with economic predictions, as they are correlated with economic growth and net food consumption (both at the household and country level). Specifically, in the face of rising food prices, self-reported food security improved on average in rural households, while it worsened in urban households - a finding that holds when using global prices or domestic food prices.
What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis :: IFPRI in external sourcesWhat drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis :: IFPRI in external sources
Choudhury, Samira; and Headey, Derek D. 2017. What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis. Global Food Security 15(December 2017): 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.005 ...
Press Conference on Global Food Security, Influenza A (H1N1) | Meetings Coverage and Press ReleasesPress Conference on Global Food Security, Influenza A (H1N1) | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
When you look at the figures, it represents a doubling in the commitment of developed nations to what has to be done in the area of food security and agriculture," David Nabarro said at a Headquarters news conference. In making the pledge during the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in LAquila, Italy, political leaders had committed to a full range of food security issues, from tackling hunger, which had surged because of the global economic crisis ‑‑ particularly among women and children in poor countries ‑‑ to increasing investment in agriculture for the worlds 500 million smallholder farmers, especially women farmers, to ensuring that agricultural trade benefited the least developed countries and their citizens.. ...
Household food insecurity and excess weight/obesity among Brazilian women and children: a life-course approach. - ORA - Oxford...Household food insecurity and excess weight/obesity among Brazilian women and children: a life-course approach. - ORA - Oxford...
Household food insecurity (HFI) may increase obesity risk, but results are not consistent across the life course or between developed/underdeveloped settings. The objective of this paper is to review findings from previous analyses in Brazil among adult women, female adolescents, and children up to
Global Food Coating Ingredients Market: Asia-Pacific is Expected to Witness the Fastest Growth Globally During 2015 - 2020 by P...Global Food Coating Ingredients Market: Asia-Pacific is Expected to Witness the Fastest Growth Globally During 2015 - 2020 by P...
The global food coating ingredients market is expected to increase from $2,645.6 million in 2014, and reach $3,698.6 million in 2020 with a CAGR of 5.8%. The up surging bakery and confectionery industries, increasing demand for convenience foods, growing consumer demand for food protection agents are some of the factors, driving the growth of the global food coating ingredients market. The consolidating industry of food coating ingredient is a key trend that can be seen in the global food coating ingredients market.. The Asia-Pacific food coating ingredients market is expected to witness fastest growth, with a CAGR of 8.7% during 2015 - 2020. The higher economic growth and busy lifestyles are also driving the growth of the frozen food market, and consequently driving the upsurge in the global food coating ingredients market within the region. Due to the increasing health awareness, the demand for foods with organic ingredients has been propelling, which is providing growth opportunities for the ...
Maple Leaf Foods and The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Announce the Creation of Nine New $15,000 ScholarshipsMaple Leaf Foods and The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Announce the Creation of Nine New $15,000 Scholarships
MISSISSAUGA, ON , Dec. 2, 2019 /CNW/ - (MFI.TO) Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security (the Centre) is pleased to announce the creation of nine new $15,000 scholarships in recognition of the extraordinary contribution of David Emerson , Purdy Crawford
Urban Food Deserts Threaten Childrens Health | Market MakeoversUrban Food Deserts Threaten Children's Health | Market Makeovers
January 29, 2010 by Marian Wright Edelman, The Huffington Post. If any of us were forced to live in a desert wed probably find trying to survive in a barren, desolate wasteland difficult. But through a series of public policies and private sector decisions, millions of mostly low-income and minority families in America have been condemned to subsist in vast urban "food deserts" that pose serious health threats to their children. Food deserts, areas with no or distant grocery stores, are generally in communities where most residents can buy food only at "convenience" stores, liquor stores, gas stations, or fast food restaurants that sell foods high in fat, sugar, and salt. Getting to stores that offer a greater variety of foods is often challenging since many families lack cars and many city and state governments have cut back on investments in public transportation. When many Americans are resolving to eat more healthfully in the new year, children and families living in "food deserts" often ...
Difference between revisions of Food insecurity - SEG WikiDifference between revisions of "Food insecurity" - SEG Wiki
The American Psychological Association has stated that food insecurity is a serious threat to public health. In 2010 the [United States Department of Agriculture] found that over 17 million households in the United Sates suffered from food insecurity. [3] The rates were considerably higher for low-income single women with children. The percentage of food insecure families with children who were employed was 85% indicating that wages were not sufficient enough to afford adequate amounts of food. [4] The lack of food security is detrimental to the development of children as it leads to weak health, which can then affect behavior and psychological development. Children who do not receive proper nutrition score lower in school, showing an association between food insecurity and performance in school. [5] In some cases, obesity can be a result of food insecurity, this is because families can only afford nutrient deficient and unhealthy foods to feed every member of the household. These households ...
CU Boulder mulls food pantry, other options to address students food insecurity - Boulder Daily CameraCU Boulder mulls food pantry, other options to address students' food insecurity - Boulder Daily Camera
Food insecurity on campusTo learn more about the committee working on food insecurity at CU Boulder, contact Alyssa Willet at alyssa.
Global Food Security: Highlights of the November 2010 FAO Food Outlook | Big Picture AgricultureGlobal Food Security: Highlights of the November 2010 FAO "Food Outlook" | Big Picture Agriculture
At USD 1.026 trillion, the forecast cost of importing foodstuffs at the global level in 2010 would be some USD 133 billion or 15 percent more than in 2009, and only a fraction short of the landmark USD 1.031 trillion reached in 2008. On the back of sustained economic recovery and rising freight costs, particularly in the latter half of the year, noncereals are expected to account for almost all the annual growth in global food bills, with values foreseen to surpass the record levels registered in 2008 ...
Churches respond to food crisis in East Africa | Church of the NazareneChurches respond to food crisis in East Africa | Church of the Nazarene
Extreme drought, violent conflict, and scarcity have created a food crisis that is making it nearly impossible for people in East Africa to get the food they need to survive. More than 20 million people in this region are in need of urgent food assistance.
Maine Voices: State must end shameful food stamp policies that worsen hunger problem - Portland Press HeraldMaine Voices: State must end shameful food stamp policies that worsen hunger problem - Portland Press Herald
Other people affected by the rule, even if they are looking for jobs, include unemployed mill workers, fishermen and manual laborers.. As 19 states with strong economies became ineligible for the waiver last year, four others voluntarily followed Maines lead in refusing to accept federal benefits despite the fact that they were still eligible because they represent rural areas where job opportunities are limited and where barriers to work, such as transportation and training, are high.. Consequently, on April 1, nearly a million Americans will join the Mainers who have been forced into debilitating hunger because of shortsighted measures that arent based on sound economic principles in a state that is among the worst in the nation at making sure families can put supper on their tables.. Not only is Maine third in the country for hunger - people going extended periods without access to food (known as "very low food security") - but it also ranks 12th for food insecurity, which the U.S. ...
Global Food Traceability Market 2015 Review, Research, Size, Share, Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecast 2019 | Oct 6, 2015 -...Global Food Traceability Market 2015 Review, Research, Size, Share, Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecast 2019 | Oct 6, 2015 -...
Press Release issued Oct 6, 2015: The Report Global Food Traceability Market 2015-2019 has been prepared on the basis of an in-depth Global Food Traceability Market analysis with inputs from team of industry experts. Global Food Traceability market to grow at a CAGR of 9.88% over the period 2014-2019. It Includes Global Food Traceability Market growth prospects along with market landscape in upcoming years. The report also covers discussion on the key vendors operating in the Global Food Traceability Market Space.
Food Crisis Alert: U.S. Farmer Income PLUMMETSFood Crisis Alert: U.S. Farmer Income PLUMMETS
The food crisis could be upon us, as farmers in the United States report that income has plummetted. If farmers can no longer afford to grow the food we all buy in the stores, expect not only a major price hike on the food that is available but a shortage of whole foods as well.
Report urges US commitment to addressing impact of climate change on global food security - World Hunger NewsReport urges US commitment to addressing impact of climate change on global food security - World Hunger News
June 13, 2014) US government action can curb the risks climate change poses to global food security, says a new report (PDF) released by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.. Building on the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change report and National Climate Assessment, The Chicago Councils study explains how higher temperatures, changes in rainfall and natural disasters caused by climate change could undermine food production and put food supplies at risk. In total, climate change could reduce food production growth by 2 percent each decade for the rest of this century.. The report calls on the US government to integrate climate change adaptation into its global food security strategy. Recommendations include:. -Passing legislation for a long-term global food and nutrition security strategy.. -Increasing funding for agricultural research on climate change adaptation. Research priorities should include improving crop and livestock tolerance to higher temperatures and volatile ...
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: demonstration pilot and policy evaluations, designing a smarter SNAP | Population...Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: demonstration pilot and policy evaluations, designing a smarter SNAP | Population...
This project aims to improve the efficacy and efficiency of government-sponsored supplemental nutritional programs by 1) designing and executing a demonstration pilot to test the effects of a split-issuance distribution method of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on education, crime, consumption, and food insecurity; and 2) evaluating two recent policy changes that were made without research guidance related to SNAP benefit distribution and encouraging the consumption of healthier foods. This research initiative is part of a broader effort to advance evidence-based policymaking that supports concrete, measurable, and lasting improvements in society, as well as more effective and efficient government. ...
FSI | CHP/PCOR - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Health Care Expenditures Among Low-Income...FSI | CHP/PCOR - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Health Care Expenditures Among Low-Income...
ObjectiveTo determine whether the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which addresses food insecurity, can reduce health care expenditures.
Severe food insecurity is associated with overweight and increased body fat among people living with HIV in the Dominican...Severe food insecurity is associated with overweight and increased body fat among people living with HIV in the Dominican...
Food insecurity is an important risk factor for overweight and obesity among low-income populations in high income countries, but has not been well-studied among people living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly in resource-poor settings. To explore the association between food insecurity and overweight and obesity among PLHIV in the Dominican Republic, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 160 HIV-infected adults between March-December 2012 in four geographically-dispersed health centers (Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, San Juan, and Higuey). We collected information on household food insecurity, anthropometric measurements, and socio-demographic data and ran descriptive and multivariate analyses, controlling for fixed effects of clinics and using robust standard errors. Mean age ± SD of participants was 39.9 ± 10.5 years; 68% were women, and 78% were on antiretroviral therapy (ART). A total of 58% reported severe household food insecurity. After controlling for age, gender, income, having children ...
ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A PILOT PROJECT - AgEcon SearchASSESSING THE DEGREE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A PILOT PROJECT - AgEcon Search
The concept of food insecurity at the household and individual levels has been an area of extensive research in the late 1980s by individual researchers and public agencies. This work culminated in the development of the US Food Security Survey Module (FSSM), which is now seem to be the standard methodology of determining household foods security status, at least in countries with developed economies. One of the purposes of this study is to adapt the FSSM in the context of a less developed economy, and thereby assess the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger. The module was administered as a pilot in a household survey of 110 low-income families in the Dominican Republic. This study found that 93% of the respondent were food-insecure, some more so than others, and the percentage increasing as a higher degree of food deprivation was considered. A relatively small proportion of the food-insecure (20%) reported food insecurity without hunger. Households which experienced hunger-moderate and severe-
Climate Change: The Next Generation: Threat to future global food security from climate change and ozone air pollution, Nature...Climate Change: The Next Generation: Threat to future global food security from climate change and ozone air pollution, Nature...
Future food production is highly vulnerable to both climate change and air pollution with implications for global food security1, 2, 3, 4. Climate change adaptation and ozone regulation have been identified as important strategies to safeguard food production5, 6, but little is known about how climate and ozone pollution interact to affect agriculture, nor the relative effectiveness of these two strategies for different crops and regions. Here we present an integrated analysis of the individual and combined effects of 2000-2050 climate change and ozone trends on the production of four major crops (wheat, rice, maize and soybean) worldwide based on historical observations and model projections, specifically accounting for ozone-temperature co-variation. The projections exclude the effect of rising CO2, which has complex and potentially offsetting impacts on global food supply7, 8, 9, 10. We show that warming reduces global crop production by ,10% by 2050 with a potential to substantially worsen ...
Food insecurity prevalence by severity in Chile 2018 | StatistaFood insecurity prevalence by severity in Chile 2018 | Statista
The share of population who experience severe food insecurity in Chile was estimated at 3.4 percent in the time period 2016 to 2018, while 13.4 percent of the the Chilean population experienced moderate or severe food insecurity.
British Red Cross launches West Africa Food Crisis AppealBritish Red Cross launches West Africa Food Crisis Appeal
To help stem the worsening food crisis across west Africa, the British Red Cross has launched its West Africa Food Crisis Appeal.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | IRP Poverty DispatchSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | IRP Poverty Dispatch
If SNAP benefits are cut, who hurts the most?, By Laura Santhanam, July 19, 2017, PBS Newshour: "Three years ago, Debbie Byrd scanned her barren kitchen and then burst into tears. A single mother, Byrd worked full-time but still didnt earn enough to feed herself and her three young daughters. The next day, she applied for food stamps ...
Food Retail Market Analysis, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020 by P&S Market Research | OCIO Food & Grocery...Food Retail Market Analysis, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020 by P&S Market Research | OCIO Food & Grocery...
In reference to growing fashion of hypermarkets and supermarkets, the retailers have started using big data to understand the needs of consumers by providing answers to their questions. Hypermarket and supermarket retailers assist consumers in deciding the item to buy by telling them about the quality and benefits of the items with the help of trained personnel at the stores. At these foods retail markets, food products and items are available in large quantities and at cheaper prices.. Additionally, large food market retailers can afford to offer huge discounts to sell off their stocked items at reasonable prices and are therefore driving the growth of food retail market.. For more information visit: https://www.psmarketresearch.com/market-analysis/food-retail-market. Based on distribution channel, global food retail market can be divided into convenience food stores, hypermarkets and supermarkets, specialists and independent retailers, and others.. Global food retail market is tremendously ...
Severe food limitation (FR) impairs cardiac performance, even though causative mechanisms - Structural Studies of RTK InhibitorsSevere food limitation (FR) impairs cardiac performance, even though causative mechanisms - Structural Studies of RTK Inhibitors
Severe food limitation (FR) impairs cardiac performance, even though causative mechanisms remain elusive. Cardiac morphometry was substantially altered, as heart weights were nearly twofold lower in FR rats. Papillary muscle tissue isolated from FR hearts displayed mechanical dysfunction, including reduced created stress and decreased relaxation and contractility. The administration of the SERCA2a blocker resulted in additional decrements in contractile function in FR hearts, recommending impaired SERCA2a activity. Furthermore, the FR rats provided a lower appearance ABT-737 small molecule kinase inhibitor of L-type Ca2+ stations. As a result, myocardial dysfunction induced by serious food restriction is certainly connected ABT-737 small molecule kinase inhibitor with adjustments in the calcium-handling properties in rats. 0.05. 3. Outcomes 3.1. Physical Features Severe food limitation (FR) led to substantial adjustments towards the physical phenotype from the rats. As proven in Desk 1, 3 months ...
Some neglected issues in food demand analysis: retail-level demand, health information and product quality - AgEcon SearchSome neglected issues in food demand analysis: retail-level demand, health information and product quality - AgEcon Search
Food demand analysis is dominated by the econometric estimation of demand systems based on aggregate market data and steady progress has been made in analytical techniques. Yet some issues have been neglected in food demand analysis which are crucial for understanding recent consumption trends in industrialised countries. Three of these issues are dealt with here: analysis of food demand at the retail level; influence of health information on food demand; and importance of product quality for food demand. It is shown that answers to important questions in these areas can be given when large and unconventional data sets are used. Herrmann, Roland; Roeder, Claudia
World Food Assistance 2017 - Taking Stock and Looking Ahead | SecureNutritionWorld Food Assistance 2017 - Taking Stock and Looking Ahead | SecureNutrition
This World Food Programme Report analyzes national, regional and international responses to food crises. Authors look at three dimensions: 1) the levels, trends, and patterns of food assistance; 2) the primary challenges facing design and delivery of food assistance in different contexts; 3) innovations in food assistance that are being developed to address these challenges. The Report finds that while funding for food assistance is high, effectiveness is held in check by several factors.
State Public Health | ASTHOState Public Health | ASTHO
Farmers Markets. This year, several states enacted legislation to increase access to healthy foods incentives linked to state and/or federal food assistance programs. Colorados governor signed legislation updating the purpose and duties of the Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council to include growing local, regional, and statewide food economies within which low-income populations have access to fresh, affordable, and healthy food. One way in which the council is directed to do this is by connecting agricultural producers to federal food assistance programs.. In Hawaii, a new law establishes a local healthy food incentive program for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) recipients. SNAP recipients participating in the program receive a dollar-for-dollar match of up to 20 dollars per visit to be used for the purchase of Hawaii-grown fresh fruits and vegetables at specified locations including farmers markets and farm stands. Maines governor signed a bill providing additional ...
Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2006: 05 0127Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2006: 05 0127
This study examines possible consequences of food insecurity as they relate to overweight, obesity, and chronic disease and highlights the need for further research on health status in the Appalachian region and the United States. The prevalence of food insecurity among this sample was more than 2.5 times the U.S. average rate (10.1%) in 1999 (3) and almost 3 times the Ohio average rate of household food insecurity at the time of the study (9.1%) (2).. A previous study suggested that even minimal levels of food insecurity are associated with poorer self-reported health status among individuals from an Appalachian Ohio county (6). Poor health status has also been associated with food insecurity in other studies (5,7-9). For adults, dietary quality can be negatively affected by food insecurity or insufficiency (11-13,15), and these suboptimal intakes could increase the publics risk of developing diet-related chronic diseases over time (12).. In this study, participants from food-insecure ...
Household Food Insecurity and Health among African American Women in Black Belt Counties of Alabama: Evidence from Mixed...Household Food Insecurity and Health among African American Women in Black Belt Counties of Alabama: Evidence from Mixed...
Household Food Insecurity and Health among African American Women in Black Belt Counties of Alabama: Evidence from Mixed-Methods Research Abstract.
Malnutrition And Food Aid Programs: A Case Study From Guatemala - Page 77 - Digital LibraryMalnutrition And Food Aid Programs: A Case Study From Guatemala - Page 77 - Digital Library
This report is on a case study from Guatemala on malnutrition and food aid programs. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of food aid and/or food aid programs on the nutritional status of its recipients in two regions of Guatemala. From this investigation, empirically-based programmatic statements as to the role of food aid and its impact on human society will be presented.
Malnutrition And Food Aid Programs: A Case Study From Guatemala - Page 79 - Digital LibraryMalnutrition And Food Aid Programs: A Case Study From Guatemala - Page 79 - Digital Library
This report is on a case study from Guatemala on malnutrition and food aid programs. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of food aid and/or food aid programs on the nutritional status of its recipients in two regions of Guatemala. From this investigation, empirically-based programmatic statements as to the role of food aid and its impact on human society will be presented.
Food Insecurity at UVM | Center for Health & Wellbeing at UVM | The University of VermontFood Insecurity at UVM | Center for Health & Wellbeing at UVM | The University of Vermont
The Food Insecurity Working Group has measured the prevalence of food insecurity on campus and has been working on providing solutions to help increase access to foods for the UVM Community. In spring of 2019, we are launching Swipe Out Hunger, a program that will provide students in need with meal swipes into a dining hall.
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USDAs National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) is the first nationally representative survey to collect comprehensive data about household food purchases and acquisitions. These data include quantities, expenditures, and nutrition information for food and beverages purchased from grocery stores and other food retailers (food at home), as well as prepared food purchased from establishments such as restaurants and fast food places (food away from home). FoodAPS also contains detailed information about foods acquired for free from schools, family, friends, home gardens, and food pantries.. FoodAPS data reflect purchases and acquisitions by all household members recorded over the course of 7 days between April 2012 and January 2013. A total of 4,826 households, comprising 14,317 individuals, completed the survey. The survey oversampled households that participate in USDAs Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other low-income households to provide a detailed ...
ATOR 2018: CHAPTER 6 The Impact of Humanitarian Food Assistance on Household Food Security during Conflict in Mali | ReSAKSSATOR 2018: CHAPTER 6 The Impact of Humanitarian Food Assistance on Household Food Security during Conflict in Mali | ReSAKSS
AUTHOR. Aulo Gelli and Jean-Pierre Tranchant. SERIES NAME. ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report. YEAR. 2018. ABSTRACT. The chapter is centered on assessing the impact of WFPs food assistance on the food security and nutrition outcomes of rural households in the Mopti region of Mali. In our assessment, we relied on data from a unique precrisis baseline to design a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study based on two survey rounds executed five years apart. Data were collected from 66 communities randomly selected from within food-insecure districts. Study outcomes included household expenditures, food consumption (measured through seven-day recall), and nutritional status in children from two to five years of age.. PUBLISHER. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, USA. ...
The Kingdom News Network - KNN: Food crisis could force wartime rations and vegetarian diet on BritonsThe Kingdom News Network - KNN: Food crisis could force wartime rations and vegetarian diet on Britons
Britons need to ration themselves as obesity is a major problem for the National Health Service and as for a Vegetarian Diet being a side-effect of a British Food Crisis; I say bring on the crisis as a transfer from meat to vegatarianism/veganism can only be a blessing and Yah-wahs way of giving the Genesis Eating Plan a hand ...
Chronically ill poor Americans often must choose food over needed medicine | EmaxHealthChronically ill poor Americans often must choose food over needed medicine | EmaxHealth
9: A psychiatric problem. Out of 9696 adult National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) participants who reported chronic illness, 23.4 percent reported cost associated medication underuse, while 18.8 percent reported food insecurity, and 11 percent reported both. Among adults who reported food insecurity there was a significantly higher likelihood to report cost associated medication underuse. These people were less likely to have public, non-Medicare insurance and to report participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Woman, Infants, and Children.. It was concluded that about 1 in 3 chronically ill NHIS participants are not able to afford food, medications, or both. There was less food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse seen in participants who have WIC and public health insurance.. Many Americans are being forced to choose between food or medicine reports Elsevier Health Science in a discussion of the research published in The American Journal of ...
The NonProfit Press: Open Data for agriculture vital to global food securityThe NonProfit Press: Open Data for agriculture vital to global food security
The G-8 conference on open data held on 29-30 April and organized by the US and UK Governments was attended by hundreds of delegates from the G-8 group of nations, US government officials, private sector partners, Open Data advocates, technology experts, and nonprofit organization leaders. Built on the 2012 New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition G-8 initiative, the conference focused on ways to ensure that Open Data about agriculture are not only available, but also put to good use. It also highlighted some excellent work already underway and making positive change in the Open Data in agriculture arena of the world.. About ICRISAT ...
Linking migration, HIV/AIDS and urban food security in Southern and Eastern Africa | IFPRILinking migration, HIV/AIDS and urban food security in Southern and Eastern Africa | IFPRI
This paper provides a review of the literature on migration, HIV/AIDS and urban food security, and attempts to draw the links between these three powerful dynamics which are at play in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability: A Political Economy Analysis - Oxford ScholarshipFood Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability: A Political Economy Analysis - Oxford Scholarship
Food price volatility is one of the major challenges facing the global agricultural system today. This was most vividly illustrated during the global food crisis of 2007-9 when price spikes occurred for key staple food commodities-such as wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans. Given the variety of reactions by governments of countries experiencing similar food price shocks, the 2007-9 crisis offered an excellent natural experiment for generating knowledge on responses to price volatility in particular and on the political economy of agricultural policy-making more generally. This book contains the wealth of collaborative research by a global team of experts on food price policy-the research was undertaken on a sizeable group of low- and middle-income countries that were highly affected by the 2007-9 food crisis. The central aim of the study is to uncover which political economy factors-ranging from the constellation of different interest groups to the nature of political institutions-explain variations in
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Offering government food assistance to the lowest income Americans dates back to the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and has continued into the 21st century.[32] In FY 2011, the budget for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, which is responsible for the major feeding programs, was $107 billion. The largest single food assistance program in the country is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the provisions for which are contained in a Farm Bill that is re-authorized by Congress and signed by the president every five years. Benefits to SNAP recipients cost approximately $75 billion in 2012. Largely uncontroversial for most of its history, the SNAP program was targeted for major cuts by members of the House of Representatives in the 2012 Farm Bill re-authorization attempt.[33] House leaders also endeavored to separate the SNAP program from the Farm Bill, splitting the long-standing coalition of urban and rural legislators who traditionally backed the renewals of funding ...
AGRIBUSINESS: Food Assistance Users Vary From State To State | whotv.comAGRIBUSINESS: Food Assistance Users Vary From State To State | whotv.com
In fiscal year 2013, nearly 50 million Americans received food assistance from the USDA through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program each month. That breaks down to about 15 percent of people living in the U.S.
The Future of Aquaculture and Its Role in the Global Food SystemThe Future of Aquaculture and Its Role in the Global Food System
There are only three fundamental sources for increasing seafood supply: 1) better management and utilization of wild fish stocks, 2) aquaculture and 3) aquaculture-enhanced wild fisheries. However, nearly all of the significant growth in global seafood harvest and international trade over the past three decades has, and in the future will, come from aquaculture. This has important implications for business, resource management, international trade and global food security. This is compounded by the scale and dynamics of emerging economies such as China and India. Aquaculture has had annual growth rates of over 7 percent in recent decades, it accounts for more than half of seafood supply and recently it passed the global production of beef. Despite this growth, the potential for added growth and improved efficiency in the aquaculture is still tremendous. As the aquaculture industry grows, uncertainty in quantity and price will likely decline relative to the traditional fishery sector. This will ...
USDA ERS - SNAP participants by ageUSDA ERS - SNAP participants by age
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the Nations largest domestic food and nutrition assistance program for low-income Americans. This chart shows the distribution of SNAP/FSP participants by age and year.
Preventing Chronic Disease | Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Customers at Farmers Markets: Philly...Preventing Chronic Disease | Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Customers at Farmers Markets: Philly...
We evaluated whether Philly Food Bucks, a bonus incentive program at farmers markets, is associated with increased fruit and vegetable consumption and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sales at farmers markets in low-income areas.
Previous Years Awards Received | Grad Student Awards Received | Graduate Programs | Grain Science and Industry | Kansas State...Previous Years Awards Received | Grad Student Awards Received | Graduate Programs | Grain Science and Industry | Kansas State...
2012-2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Feeding Tomorrow Graduate Scholarship - Sarah Gutkowski. 2012 Outstanding Presentation of Entomological Research (Runner-up): Blossom Sehgal. 2012 Best Student Paper Award: Natarajan Padmanabhan Engineering and Processing Division, AACCI Annual Meeting Title:. 2012 AACCI Student Product Development Competition Second Place: Instant Sorghum Noodles Team: Oscar Ramos, Swathi Sree Kodavali, Moses Khamis, Anubha Garg Advisor: Dr. Praveen Vadlani. 2012 Outstanding Paper Award Winner by the Corn Refiners Association: Navneet Grewal at the AACCI meeting in Hollywood, FL. BioEnvironmentalPolymer Society, outstanding student poster presentation award: Min Jung Kim. 2012 Presidential Student Travel Scholarship Recipient: Blossom Sehgal North Central Branch Entomological Society. US Borlaug Fellowship to the Summer Institute on Global Food Security: Blossom Sehgal. US Borlaug Fellowship to the Summer Institute on Global Food Security: Mario Andrada. 2012-2013 ...
Rice blast fungus discovery will drive crop innovation - Scienmag: Latest Science and Health NewsRice blast fungus discovery will drive crop innovation - Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News
Rice blast is the most devastating disease affecting rice, so this research has considerable implications for global food security," says one of the authors Professor Nick Talbot of The Sainsbury Laboratory. "We think this mechanism applies to other fungi where the process of infection is septin mediated. Most cereal diseases - rusts and mildews for example - involve appressoria. They are a common mechanism so from what we now know you could imagine a treatment that could be very effective," he adds. Lead author Dr Lauren Ryder from The Sainsbury Laboratory adds: "We have to work out how this turgor sensor interacts with downstream components, which is the focus of our next study. We suspect it interacts with proteins in the membrane and it senses when there is a stretch." Dr. Yasin Dagdas, now at the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna, Austria adds, "Besides the potential for helping global food security, this study uncovers a fascinating biological innovation that evolved during the ...
Institute for Global Food Security - Research Output - Queens University BelfastInstitute for Global Food Security - Research Output - Queen's University Belfast
Shi, Z., Carey, M., Meharg, C., Williams, P. N., Signes-Pastor, A. J., Triwardhani, E. A., Pandiangan, F. I., Campbell, K., Elliott, C., Marwa, E. M., Jiujin, X., Farias, J. G., Nicoloso, F. T., De Silva, P. M. C. S., Lu, Y., Norton, G., Adomako, E., Green, A. J., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Zhu, Y. & 14 others, Carbonell-Barrachina, Á. A., Haris, P. I., Lawgali, Y. F., Sommella, A., Pigna, M., Brabet, C., Montet, D., Njira, K., Watts, M. J., Hossain, M., Islam, M. R., Tapia, Y., Oporto, C. & Meharg, A. A., 02 Mar 2020, In : Exposure and Health. 8 p.. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article ...
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MADAGASCAR: Food insecurity tightens its hold | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger WorldwideMADAGASCAR: Food insecurity tightens its hold | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide
In parts of Madagascars drought-prone south people have resorted to eating cattle-feed, as successive years of crop failures and the current lean season give food insecurity a firmer grip on the region. (..) The World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar said drought had caused the widespread failure of maize crops in the southern regions of Atsimo Andrefana, Androy and Anosy to fail. The lean season, when the previous harvest has been consumed and the new crops are not yet ready, runs from October to about March.. ...
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Promoting implementation of sustainable development goals in rural Nigeria: II food security issues and their determinants...Promoting implementation of sustainable development goals in rural Nigeria: II food security issues and their determinants...
This study analyzed the food security situation among cassava-based farming households in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state, Nigeria. The objectives were to describe their socio - economic characteristics, determine their food security status and its determinants and make recommendation based on the findings of the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used in the selection of wards, communities and cassava-based farming households. Data for the study were collected through the use of structured questionnaires administered to one hundred and three (103) households from 53 communities in the Local Government area. Descriptive statistics, food security indices and logistic regression models were used in data analysis and interpretation. The results showed that the percentages of male to female farmers differed considerably, with most households (59%) consisting of married men and women, thirty three percent (33%) of which were aged 46 years and above. Ninety eight percent ...
WFP alleviates food shortages in remote corner of Mauritania | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger...WFP alleviates food shortages in remote corner of Mauritania | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger...
WFP is stepping up emergency distributions of food in Mauritania, including to 6,300 people suffering from serious food shortages in parts of the remote Hodh Chargui region. Following reports of several cases of severe malnutrition in the area, WFP completed a rapid assessment mission and on Tuesday began distributing 90 metric tons of food - equivalent to a complete monthly ration for 6,300 people. Distributions are taking place for the first time in the communes of Bassikounou and Fassala in the far east of Mauritania, close to the border with Mali.. "Although the Hodh Chargui region does not fall into the zones targeted by our ongoing operation in Mauritania, as soon as it became clear that food was needed, we moved to get it to these areas as quickly as possible," said Khaled Adly, WFPs Acting Regional Director for West Africa.. Since the locust invasions of 2004, WFP has closely monitored the situation in Mauritania. WFP survey teams are in the field gathering information on food security ...
Education a first step to improving nutrition security in Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | UNICEFEducation a first step to improving nutrition security in Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | UNICEF
OUAHIGOUYA, Burkina Faso, 10 September 2012 - A thin dusting of bright green shoots covers the sandy plains around Ouahigouya, in northwest Burkina Faso. Recent rains have broken a three-year drought, and vegetation in this arid region has come to life.
A model for estimating phosphorus requirements of world food production<...A model for estimating phosphorus requirements of world food production<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - A model for estimating phosphorus requirements of world food production. AU - Helin, J.. AU - Weikard, Hans-Peter. PY - 2019/11/1. Y1 - 2019/11/1. N2 - Continuing growth of world population will require food production to increase significantly in order to satisfy the needs of an increasing number of people. This study focuses on the role of phosphorus, an essential (non-substitutable) nutrient for all primary food production. A major share of the worlds phosphorus flows, both mined and recycled, is used in agriculture. This study combines the latest revised population growth predictions of United Nations with food balances, long-run income predictions, and per-country income elasticity estimates to assess the minimum phosphorus needs for food production in the 21st century. We predict countries crop and animal production, which will play a key role in the future demand for phosphorus. We demonstrate a novel method for estimating the long-run phosphorus demand based on the ...
Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Individuals, Aged Sixty by Lisa M. Segler"Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Individuals, Aged Sixty " by Lisa M. Segler
Food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In Nevada, an estimated 80,000 individuals, aged 60 years or older, were food insecure in 2016. The primary aim of this study was to identify factors that are associated with food insecurity in older adults, aged sixty and older, in Clark County, NV. The secondary aim of this study was to identify which factors interact with each other to explain food insecurity among individuals aged sixty and older, in Clark County, NV. A secondary data analysis was conducted using data collected by Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas, NV. Based on chi-square statistics, logistic regression models were calculated based on the levels of influence from the Social Ecological Model. Three regression models were calculated: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Community. In the Intrapersonal model (χ2 = 119.839, df = 12, n = 409, p |0.001), the statistically significant variables were ambulatory disability (p = 0.043), total
Sabinet | The impact of diarrhoea in infants on the quality of life of low-income households : original researchSabinet | The impact of diarrhoea in infants on the quality of life of low-income households : original research
Background: This article reports on a study that explored the impact of diarrhoea in babies on the quality of life of low-income households. Diarrhoeal diseases continue to be an important cause of illness and death worldwide. One major cause of infantile diarrhoea is the rotavirus, an airborne virus to which almost all children in both the developing and developed world will be exposed to at least once. The study, as well as the clinical trials and cost studies, was commissioned by GlaxoSmithKline to assist in the decision-making processes regarding whether and how to implement a newly developed vaccine against rotavirus through national immunisation programmes. The objective of the study was to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of severe diarrhoea in babies on the quality of life of a selected group of low-income households. Methods: The study was qualitative, explorative and descriptive in nature. A recently developed quality of life (QoL) assessment instrument, based on a
El Niño is causing global food crisis, UN warns - EURACTIV.comEl Niño is causing global food crisis, UN warns - EURACTIV.com
In a joint statement, the UNs Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network said: "El Niño will have a devastating effect on southern Africas harvests and food security in 2016. The current rainfall season has so far been the driest in the last 35 years.". Britains Department for International Development (DfID) said in a briefing paper: "Even if it were to start raining today, the planting window for cereals has already closed in the southern part of the region [Africa] and is fast closing elsewhere. There has been a steep rise in market prices of imported staple goods. This is restricting access to food for the most vulnerable.". According to the World Health Organisation, the heavy rains expected from El Niño in Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and southern Brazil could increase the spread of the Zika virus. "The Aedes aegypti mosquito breeds in standing water. We could expect more mosquito vectors which can spread Zika virus because of expanding and ...
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Bickel, G., Nord, M., Price, C., Hamilton, W., & Cook, J. (2000). Guide to measuring household food security, revised 2000. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Accessed on March 8, 2017. https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/FSGuide.pdf. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Finding a balance. Accessed on November 22, 2016. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/calories/index.html. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Food desert. Accessed on November 22, 2016. http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/ToolsTemplates/EntertainmentEd/Tips/FoodDesert.html. Coleman-Jensen, A., Rabbitt, M. P., Gregory, C. A., & Singh, A. (2016). Household food security in the United States in 2015, ERR-215. U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. Accessed on March 8, 2017. https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/err215/err-215.pdf?v=42636. Dinour, L. M., Bergen, D., & Yeh, M.-C. (2007). The food insecurity-obesity paradox: A review of the ...
My Munchable Musings: My Munchable Soapbox: Food and Poverty in AmericaMy Munchable Musings: My Munchable Soapbox: Food and Poverty in America
Food stamps have replaced cash assistance as the number one form of welfare in the country. At present, 46 million people are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The program has provided considerable relief to families who have temporarily fallen on hard times during the recession, although the impacts have largely gone unnoticed. According to a recent New York Times article (and a study carried out by the USDA), SNAP reduced the poverty rate by 8% in 2009. Approximately half of those benefiting from the program are children, and six million of those enrolled rely on food stamps as their only source of income ...
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Global food supply grows increasingly homogeneous, study says - latimesGlobal food supply grows increasingly homogeneous, study says - latimes
Global food supply grows increasingly homogeneous, study says - Chicago TribuneGlobal food supply grows increasingly homogeneous, study says - Chicago Tribune
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Americas Domestic Food Supply - Scientific AmericanAmerica's Domestic Food Supply - Scientific American
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Global food supply far from secure: farming expert | ReutersGlobal food supply far from secure: farming expert | Reuters
Fluctuations In Food Supply Increasing | EurekAlert! Science NewsFluctuations In Food Supply Increasing | EurekAlert! Science News
Food supply chain management (eBook, 2007) [WorldCat.org]Food supply chain management (eBook, 2007) [WorldCat.org]
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4 Technologies to Protect Our Food Supply - Scientific American4 Technologies to Protect Our Food Supply - Scientific American
Migrant Workers Widespread in Food Supply ChainMigrant Workers Widespread in Food Supply Chain
Food Supply Anxiety Brings Back Victory Gardens - The New York TimesFood Supply Anxiety Brings Back Victory Gardens - The New York Times
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Radiation affects food supplies | Reuters VideoRadiation affects food supplies | Reuters Video
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Indias Food Supply Chain Frays as People Stay Home - WSJIndia's Food Supply Chain Frays as People Stay Home - WSJ
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain - Think TankUnfair trading practices in the food supply chain - Think Tank
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The Problem With The Global Food Supply: New Research | ScienceBlogsThe Problem With The Global Food Supply: New Research | ScienceBlogs
Farming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s MissionFarming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s Mission
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Looming Before Us: Corporate Threats to Food SupplyLooming Before Us: Corporate Threats to Food Supply
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Security4
  • Providing food and nutrition security for the rapidly expanding populations in the world's cities is a pressing challenge in this changing world. (wur.nl)
  • Against the background of these developments, achieving urban food and nutrition security calls for integrated and innovative solutions. (wur.nl)
  • The objective is to highlight the urgency for integrated research and policy for urban food and nutrition security. (wur.nl)
  • This seminar is an integral part of CDI's short course Market Access for Food Security . (wur.nl)
Nutritious food1
Producers1
  • Here we ask questions such as: what are the opportunities for supply in urban contexts, how can innovative business models be designed and smart linkages made between producers and retailers of food? (wur.nl)
Quality1
  • Current insights will be presented on the challenges faced by urban citizens to get physical, social and economic access at all times to food, which is safe and consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their dietary needs and food preferences, supported by a safe living environment allowing for a healthy and active life. (wur.nl)
Sectors1
Nation's food5
  • But the FDA oversees 80 percent of the nation's food supply, so keeping it safe represents a more pressing need for the country's residents, and anything that may compromise that task raises red flags. (usatoday.com)
  • Some experts say the latest population drop poses a threat to our nation's food supply. (cbsnews.com)
  • On Friday, the agency released two proposed rules designed to boost the safety of the nation's food supply, encompassing hundreds of pages. (npr.org)
  • Some of the advocates working to reform our nation's food system and save our environmental resources have a habit of painting farmers as corporate polluters, guilty unless they can prove otherwise. (latimes.com)
  • We need to ensure the safety of our workers, and we also need these pork producers and plants functioning - not only for the sake of their families, but for our nation's food supply as a whole. (thegazette.com)
Chains31
  • SFSCs were originally identified as examples of "resistance" of farmers to modernization of the food system, characterized by the development of supply chains based on long-distance trade. (wikipedia.org)
  • Given these characteristics, short food supply chains are increasingly taken into consideration by rural and food policies as a driver of change in the food system and a policy tool for rural development. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the proximate short food supply chains producers are not necessarily managing product distribution (as in the case of consumers' cooperatives). (wikipedia.org)
  • In the extended short food supply chains, although geographical distances between producers and consumers may be long, consumers are aware of the identity of the producers and of the products (such as in the case of fair trade and protected denominations of origin). (wikipedia.org)
  • An action plan developed in 2009 at the Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry of France was aimed at supporting the development of short food chains. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tightening of customs controls at Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan borders is beginning to cause delivery delays in Asia's highly integrated production supply chains. (americanthinker.com)
  • In the food supply, farmworkers are the first responders who keep the supply chains going. (rand.org)
  • Special consideration is also given to supermarket supply networks, third party logistics, temperature controlled supply chains, organic foods and the U.S. food supply chain. (worldcat.org)
  • 12. Temperature Controlled Supply Chains: D. Smith and L. Sparks. (worldcat.org)
  • In this context, and amid rising anti-immigration-rhetoric, food companies need to acknowledge the large numbers of migrant workers in their supply chains - both on farms and in food-processing - and the specific vulnerabilities they face. (triplepundit.com)
  • A new benchmark by KnowTheChain of the world's 20 largest food companies has found that while they are aware of the risks of forced labor through their supply chains, only a handful are taking action to address it. (triplepundit.com)
  • Three areas in which food companies need to step up their game are recruitment, tracing their supply chains to the level of commodities, and worker voice. (triplepundit.com)
  • Food companies have complex and fragmented supply chains, which creates challenges for oversight. (triplepundit.com)
  • The benchmark found that while several companies have begun to trace their supply chains - an important step in identifying the risks of forced labor - this so far tends to be limited in scope to high-profile commodities such as palm oil and sugar. (triplepundit.com)
  • This report looks at the feasibility of blockchain in commercial food supply chains and the considerations to undertake blockchain exploration. (accenture.com)
  • In general, companies do not know enough about the products that they buy and sell to navigate the many complex challenges facing today's global supply chains (e.g., safe, sustainable and ethical). (accenture.com)
  • More can be done to equip companies with real-time traceability of products within global food supply chains. (accenture.com)
  • Blockchain, a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT), has been increasingly gaining market traction in supply chains-for example, in proofing product provenance and implementing track-and-trace of products through the supply chain. (accenture.com)
  • As global supply chains share data across multiple nodes, risk exposure is compounded by an emerging cyber security threat for which very few are set manage. (foodlogistics.com)
  • So, how can you mitigate supply chain risk, while integrating people, assets and technology to build the foundations for data-driven, cognitively intelligent supply chains with end-to-end visibility? (foodlogistics.com)
  • Governments all over the world have made attempts to ensure availability of staple foods and these supply chains have generally held up well, even in countries with strict social distancing requirements. (eurekalert.org)
  • But food supply chains differ across countries and crops, as do the impacts of COVID-19 on supplies. (eurekalert.org)
  • Capital-intensive food value chains that are highly mechanized (predominant in rich countries for staple crops such as wheat, maize and soybeans) have continued functioning with few disruptions. (eurekalert.org)
  • These food value chains have shown more supply disruptions owing to the risk of disease transmission, labor shortages, and disruptions in transportation and logistics. (eurekalert.org)
  • FoodLogiQ Connect is an online supplier community used by food companies to manage quality, safety, compliance and traceability across their supply chains. (newsday.com)
  • The company, a leading distributor of food and supplies to more than 800 fast food and casual dining chains, has secured a 100,000-square-foot distribution building in Southwest Michigan. (prweb.com)
  • Inventories are still ample, and major bottlenecks have not yet developed in the supply chains, which tend to react quickly to changing situations. (mybroadband.co.za)
  • Pangestu added G20 nations accounted for a large share of food trade so its actions would have significant global impact at a time when supply chains have broken down and the poorest and most vulnerable countries were being threatened by food insecurity. (cips.org)
  • She said it was necessary to ensure that the supply chains for food continue to flow and function safely, including considering food, agriculture inputs and food-related logistics as essential so they are prioritised. (cips.org)
  • We are working with governments and international partners to closely monitor domestic food and agricultural supply chains and how the loss of employment and income is impacting people's ability to buy food," she said. (cips.org)
  • We are building on existing projects and deploying short and long-term financing to help countries provide social safety nets, preserve the functioning of supply chains and ensure that farmers can meet the demand of local consumers during the pandemic. (cips.org)
20191
  • Our award-winning design makes this detailed information clear, easy-to-work-with, and actionable: IBM Food Trust won the 2019 Spark Galleries Platinum Award for Digital Design . (ibm.com)
Traceability11
  • IBM Food Trust™ makes food traceability possible, tracking products through all points of the food supply chain for safety and authenticity. (ibm.com)
  • Recent blockchain trials in food traceability are promising but it is still early. (accenture.com)
  • A blockchain empowered food chain will have high level of transparency, traceability, trust and lower level of fraud. (wur.nl)
  • 1WorldSync, the leading multi-enterprise product information network, and FoodLogiQ, the leading food safety, traceability and sustainability software as a service company, announced today that they have partnered to provide the entire spectrum of the food supply industry with a supply chain traceability solution that delivers transparency while tackling food safety and compliance issues. (newsday.com)
  • FoodLogiQ Connect, the leading software as a service food traceability software, will leverage 1WorldSync's suite of tools that provide data validity, quality, and intelligence while enabling customers to maintain a seamless connection with trading partners to make sure accurate, complete product information is flowing through the supply chain at all times. (newsday.com)
  • From the customer demand for transparency to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mandate for better processes, traceability is no longer just a nice-to-have asset. (newsday.com)
  • 1WorldSync's product information and fresh industry solutions coupled with FoodLogiQ's track/traceability and supply chain management capabilities allows the fresh industry an opportunity to be fully engaged in global product information sharing. (newsday.com)
  • FoodLogiQ® provides traceability, food safety compliance and supply chain transparency software solutions. (newsday.com)
  • We help restaurant operators, food retailers, consumer packaged goods companies and other food companies achieve end-to-end traceability while supporting safe and high quality food products across the supply chain. (newsday.com)
  • To meet mounting regulatory requirements and consumer demands for transparency, food companies are leveraging FoodLogiQ Connect to achieve end-to-end traceability for their supply chain, validate supplier compliance with food safety and sustainability standards, and act with confidence in the event of a food safety or quality issue. (newsday.com)
  • The food industry faces increasing environmental and social responsibility demands, tougher stakeholder and government requirements and rising food safety and traceability scrutiny as well as challenges in managing brand reputation and addressing profitability concerns. (lr.org)
Million tonnes of food3
Shortages6
  • Localized food shortages are also reported in the Sahelian countries of Chad, Mauritania and the Niger. (fao.org)
  • Despite temporary shortages of some food items in supermarkets caused by an unexpected surge in demand, Australia does not have a food security problem," it stated. (cips.org)
  • Many emergency food providers, including Wisconsin's largest, say they're trying to balance rising needs and shortages due to a cut in federally funded supplies and the stalled farm bill. (twincities.com)
  • Rival Impossible Foods has been struggling with shortages as demand for plant-based meat alternatives soars. (cnbc.com)
  • As rival Impossible Foods deals with supply shortages of its plant-based burgers, Beyond Meat said Thursday that it has the capacity to take on any restaurant chain. (cnbc.com)
  • That left 20 million people with dire food shortages in East Africa. (theglobeandmail.com)
Agri-food6
  • Blockchain is a very promising technology that can raise supply chain digitalization in the agri-food sector to a higher level. (wur.nl)
  • For this reason, Blockchain technology is now on the radar of all mayor players in the agri-food chain. (wur.nl)
  • The main objective of this research, which may comprise multiple thesis projects, is to investigate what is needed to scale-up the application of Blockchain in the agri-food domain. (wur.nl)
  • A review on blockchain applications in the agri‐food sector. (wur.nl)
  • The participants of the course (mid-career professionals in agri-food sectors in Africa and Asia) will also be participating in the event. (wur.nl)
  • Keep up to date with the latest agri-food and biosciences news, events, funding opportunities and more. (innovateuk.org)
Sustainability4
  • The transactions could be of any type: financial such as for Bitcoin as well as for, say, transfers of products in a supply chain, sustainability certifications, food safety inspections, or quality audits. (wur.nl)
  • With articles written by leading journalists including Sean Rickard (former NFU Chief Economist), Mike Scott (The Financial Times, The Guardian) and Jeremy Hazlehurst (Management Today, FT Wealth), the publication elevates the food sustainability discussion from the niche press, into the UK's most widely-read business newspaper. (innovateuk.org)
  • helping you manage food safety and sustainability risks. (lr.org)
  • Genetically modified (GM) foods support the food production system by increasing yields, supporting conservation and building sustainability through social, environmental and economic opportunities . (foodinsight.org)
Risks7
Pandemic9
  • The truly frightening thing is that this bird flu pandemic is coming at a time when the U.S. food supply is already under an unprecedented assault. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • Access to food could be critical to getting through the COVID-19 pandemic. (rand.org)
  • While the pandemic could disrupt supplies of these foods, it would be unlikely to have any impact on Australia's food security, the report said. (cips.org)
  • Links of the food supply chain are regaining strength after periods of uncertainty during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, instilling consumer confidence, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. (enn.com)
  • It appears capital spending in food manufacturing - at least among large firms - was only temporarily set back by pandemic impacts. (foodmanufacturing.com)
  • The most important impact of the pandemic on food security is through income declines that put food access at risk", said article co-author and IFPRI Director-General Johan Swinnen. (eurekalert.org)
  • Export restrictions on staple foods including rice and wheat, imposed by 21 countries in the early months of the pandemic, created volatility and upward pressure on world prices for food staples. (eurekalert.org)
  • Trade associations from the UK food and drink supply chain have called on the government to ensure they could continue to provide essential supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. (cips.org)
  • Now more than ever, it's important we make sure they have the resources they need to get through this global pandemic, so that Iowans, and all Americans, can continue to have food on the grocery store shelves, in our food pantries and banks, and on our kitchen tables. (thegazette.com)
Sustainable1
  • To establish a sustainable settlement on Earth's solar system neighbor, space travelers will have to learn how to grow food on Mars - a job that could turn out to be one of the most vital, challenging and labor-intensive tasks at hand, experts say. (yahoo.com)
Threat4
Coronavirus6
  • In other words: For canned corn, the coronavirus was something of a perfect storm, as suppliers didn't have enough supply, distributors didn't have a full force, and canning season-when stocks could be replenished-fell at the end of summer. (yahoo.com)
  • The Australian government has released a report showing it will not run out of food during the coronavirus outbreak despite fears of empty shelves. (cips.org)
  • Following the coronavirus outbreak, staple products such as flour and rice became in short supply in some supermarkets. (cips.org)
  • In this April 10, 2020, file photo, residents desperate for a planned distribution of food for those suffering under Kenya's coronavirus-related movement restrictions push through a gate in Nairobi, Kenya. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables by setting fire to it. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • It was an extreme example of how lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus may be choking Africa's already-vulnerable food supply. (theglobeandmail.com)
Agriculture Organization3
  • The Birmingham group says they are currently in talks with governments in the Fertile Crescent region to implement conservation efforts and are also partnering with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization to plan and implement such efforts. (commondreams.org)
  • About one in every five people in Africa, nearly 250 million, already didn't have enough food before the virus outbreak, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • According to the 2006 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report Livestock's Long Shadow, animal agriculture contributes on a "massive scale" to global warming, air pollution, land degradation, energy use, deforestation, and biodiversity decline. (wikipedia.org)
Impact of COVID-192
Contamination6
  • In a typical week, the FDA runs 160 inspections of domestic food facilities, looking for bacterial contamination, insect infestations and unhygienic conditions. (usatoday.com)
  • The more concerning type of contamination occurs when dangerous radioactive materials become ingested through the food chain in a process called food uptake. (foxnews.com)
  • But even if radiation is ingested in the Japanese food chain, Atcher believes the United States does not need to panic about contamination because of today's highly sensitive radiation-detection equipment. (foxnews.com)
  • FSANZ and other Australian and New Zealand government agencies continuously monitor the food supply to ensure it is safe, and that foods comply with standards for microbiological contaminants, pesticide residue limits and chemical contamination. (foodstandards.gov.au)
  • The other proposed rule would require food processors to develop and follow detailed plans for preventing contamination of their products. (npr.org)
  • Few documented incidents of malicious food contamination exist, though, which raises the question: Is food terrorism fact or fiction? (kqed.org)
Farms4
  • Competition within the global food industry means many rely on cheap labor on farms and in food-processing factories. (triplepundit.com)
  • Like every seed company, we've had a huge uptick in sales," said Nate Kleinman, who lives and farms in southern New Jersey (where nurseries and farming supply stores have been classed as essential businesses ). (nytimes.com)
  • One rule covers operations at fruit and vegetable farms, focusing on those foods that we eat raw and have been the subject of several recent recalls, like leafy greens, tomatoes, melons, herbs, green onions and berries. (npr.org)
  • Experts suspect that the bigger reason the U.S. has avoided a large-scale attack on food and farms is that an attack like that doesn't carry the same weight as a suicide bombing or mass shooting. (kqed.org)
Transparency1
Climate change5
  • Research institutions, in close dialog with stakeholders and end users, will develop innovative climate services for energy, water, and food supply to support people in East Africa in coping with the challenges associated with climate change. (enn.com)
  • For nearly two decades, scientists had predicted that climate change would be relatively manageable for agriculture, suggesting that even under worst-case assumptions, it would probably take until 2080 for food prices to double. (nytimes.com)
  • For a look at what climate change could do to the world's food supply, consider what the weather did to the American Corn Belt last year. (sej.org)
  • Delivering nutritious food to cities is a complex problem that is also challenged by natural resource scarcity, climate change, and population growth, adding pressure to food systems globally. (wur.nl)
  • The report explores issues of food security, depleting natural resources and climate change - in so doing highlighting the role of agriculture at the heart of this trilemma. (innovateuk.org)
50,0001
  • Nepal Earthquake Relief Samaritan's Purse launched an emergency response to the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal by supplying over 50,000 families with relief items such as food, tarps, blankets, and kitchen kits. (samaritanspurse.org)
Security25
  • Global grain reserves may be replenished for the time being, but global food security remains a goal, not a reality. (reuters.com)
  • An in-depth discussion of what Food Trust is, how it uses blockchain, its module-based flexibility, governance, network and data security, onboarding and support, and how to build your team. (ibm.com)
  • In the last 50 years, what's on dinner plates has grown more similar the world over - with major consequences for human nutrition and global food security, researchers said Monday. (latimes.com)
  • Will Urban Sprawl Affect China's Food Security? (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • Most people are familiar with the terms "national security" or "home security," but relatively few are familiar with the term "food security. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Food security has similar connotations in relation to food. (encyclopedia.com)
  • According to the 1996 World Food Summit, food security exists "when every person has physical and economic access at all times to healthy and nutritious food in sufficient quantity to cover the needs of their daily ration and food preferences, in order to live a healthy and active life. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In its simplest form, food security means that all people have enough to eat at all times to be healthy and active, and do not have to fear that the situation will change in the future. (encyclopedia.com)
  • There are three fundamental pillars in achieving food security. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The next pillar of food security is access to food - economic and physical. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The third pillar of food security is food utilization, important at the household level and critical at the individual level, which brings together both the quality of the food and other complementary factors such as safe water that underpin good nutritional outcomes. (encyclopedia.com)
  • International concerns with regard to food security have shifted in the last three decades. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The plantation workers and their families often live on palm plantations with little food security as plantations displace community gardens. (ran.org)
  • Providing food and nutrition security for the rapidly expanding populations in the world's cities is a pressing challenge in this changing world. (wur.nl)
  • Against the background of these developments, achieving urban food and nutrition security calls for integrated and innovative solutions. (wur.nl)
  • The objective is to highlight the urgency for integrated research and policy for urban food and nutrition security. (wur.nl)
  • This seminar is an integral part of CDI's short course Market Access for Food Security . (wur.nl)
  • The global population is now 7 billion and by 2050 it will be 9 billion so it is now even more crucial that we conserve crop wild relatives as part of the wider need to address global food security issues," Maxted added. (commondreams.org)
  • Washington, DC: COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security - availability, access, utilization, and stability - according to a new article from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published in the journal Science . (eurekalert.org)
  • On top of these problems, the World Bank said the virus could create "a severe food security crisis in Africa. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. (phys.org)
  • Worldwide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security intermittently due to varying degrees of poverty (source: FAO, 2003). (phys.org)
  • It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain food security in a world beset by a confluence of "peak" phenomena, namely peak oil, peak water, peak grain and peak fish. (phys.org)
  • Food security is a complex topic, standing at the intersection of many disciplines. (phys.org)
  • Christopher Elliot is professor of food security at Queen's University Belfast and director of the Institute for Global Food Safety. (wikipedia.org)
Australia's1
Contaminate2
Plantations1
  • A Wall Street journal exposé of conditions on palm-oil plantations in Malaysia supplying international companies, for example, included the story of Mr. Rubel, a young Bangladeshi man who was promised work opportunities in Malaysia. (triplepundit.com)
Reclaim food1
  • It's time to Occupy Our Food Supply and reclaim food sovereignty from the corporate food regime. (ran.org)
Africa11
  • The number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa facing exceptional food emergencies has climbed to 17 - up four from the 13 reported at the end of 1996 - according to a special FAO report released in early May. (fao.org)
  • But the food supply outlook for the region as a whole has generally improved, as a result of good harvests in western Africa and favourable prospects in southern Africa. (fao.org)
  • The planned large-scale repatriation of the estimated 80 000 refugees by relief agencies has run into serious difficulties due to cholera outbreaks, delays in securing necessary clearances and the looting of relief food supplies by the local populations,' according to the quarterly report Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa. (fao.org)
  • In eastern Africa, poor harvests caused by drought, particularly in Eritrea and parts of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, have led to serious food supply difficulties. (fao.org)
  • And in western Africa, despite a satisfactory food supply situation in most countries, thanks to average and above-average harvests gathered in late 1996, Liberia and Sierra Leone continue to rely mostly on food assistance to meet their needs. (fao.org)
  • Estimated 1997 food aid needs of sub-Saharan Africa - still high at nearly 2 million tonnes - are lower than last year, reflecting the favourable harvests in western Africa and southern Africa's optimistic outlook. (fao.org)
  • Adesina said the variety of foods being produced in Africa, often on the same farm -- with maize, groundnuts, rice, cowpea and sweet potato all grown in a cycle -- served as an important insurance that must be maintained however possible. (reuters.com)
  • Africa, for the most part, has not yet had a green revolution and so it plays a small role in the overall world food supply, although certainly an important one for Africans. (eurekalert.org)
  • Developing more precise seasonal forecasts to improve food supply for a total of 365 million people in eleven countries in East Africa, this is the goal of the new CONFER project funded by the EU. (enn.com)
  • Lockdowns without provisions to help the poor "may affect us very, very much," said Lola Castro, regional director in southern Africa for the UN World Food Program. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The World Food Program was already feeding millions in Africa, mainly rural people, due to a myriad of disasters: Floods, drought. (theglobeandmail.com)
Shortage3
People22
  • There are always places in the world where food has become scarce for at time, and people starve or move. (scienceblogs.com)
  • As the article above points out, most people would say the acceptable level or mammalian feces or fly eggs in your food is zero. (mercola.com)
  • Wheat, rice and maize prices have fallen sharply from their 2008 highs, when protests broke out across the developing world over unaffordable staple foods and countries imposed export bans to ensure their people had enough to eat. (reuters.com)
  • If the world gets two or three bad grain crop years in a row, they say, the poorest people, who already spend much of their income on food, will get hurt the most. (eurekalert.org)
  • People seem to be preparing for some serious disruptions in the food supply. (nytimes.com)
  • These days, more weight is being placed on conscious consumerism and people are beginning to really care about where they're getting their food. (ibm.com)
  • as Pollan points out, Americans spend less than nine percent of their income on food - less than any other people in history. (npr.org)
  • And if people want to pay those costs for cheap food, that's great, but let's tell them about the costs first. (npr.org)
  • Essential industries-such as growing, harvesting and delivering food-are allowed to operate under the lockdown but the people who move the essentials from farm to fork aren't showing up for work. (wsj.com)
  • Thank goodness everyday people are reclaiming our food supply from the insanely unsustainable hands of the corporate few. (ran.org)
  • As the cargo jet was in the air en route from India on Friday, Samaritan's Purse distributed 18 tons of food to 2,800 people in the village of Lele, where almost every house was leveled in the earthquake. (samaritanspurse.org)
  • The food will meet the immediate needs of 2,800 people. (samaritanspurse.org)
  • The St. John's-based association serves as a central hub for donations from the area, and in turn distributes material to 54 food banks all over the province, providing food to some 27,000 people. (cbc.ca)
  • Food sovereignty is a prerequisite for health and justice for all people, food, agriculture, and Mother Earth. (truthout.org)
  • For these reasons, many people who wouldn't expect to find themselves in line at a food pantry are the very ones waiting for a bag of food," she said. (twincities.com)
  • Since then, the American food system has grappled more with unintentional outbreaks, like the listeria-laden cantaloupe that killed 33 people in 2011. (kqed.org)
  • Last week, thousands of desperate people scrambled for food aid at a distribution point, causing a stampede. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Somalia, one of the world's most fragile countries, is struggling to get food to people living in extremist-controlled areas. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • U.S. authorities have said that strain is genetically distinct from the H7N9 in Tennessee and that the risk of the disease spreading to people from poultry or making food unsafe is low. (reuters.com)
  • Let's not repeat what happened in 2008 when trade restrictions amplified world food price spikes and caused 130-155m more people to fall below the poverty line, especially in the most vulnerable countries," she said. (cips.org)
  • People buy the same foods, so if there is a mass rush and everyone is buying the same foods, there will not be enough for everyone. (shtfplan.com)
  • Be prepared for life's storms with our Deluxe Food Supply for four people. (beprepared.com)
Globally3
Totalled 1.5 million1
Global food3
  • The global food aid availability, which in recent years has been on a downward trend, is unlikely to improve in the coming years,' warned Abdur Rashid, chief of FAO's Global Information and Early Warning System, which published the report. (fao.org)
  • The global food supply remains far from secure," Adesina told the U.N. Conference and Trade and Development (UNCTAD). (reuters.com)
  • Coulomb D (2008) Refrigeration and cold chain serving the global food industry and creating a better future: two key IIR challenges for improved health and environment. (springer.com)
World13
  • However, in terms of providing food of the right quality which is nutritious and free from environmental contaminants, the task ahead is challenging, particularly in highly populated parts of the world. (fao.org)
  • The Nosaki (野埼) was a food supply ship (reefer ship) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) serving during World War II, the only ship of her class. (wikipedia.org)
  • But, they said, the world of food has become homogeneous, to the point of suggesting a global standard food supply. (latimes.com)
  • The victory garden movement began during World War I and called on Americans to grow food in whatever spaces they could - rooftops, fire escapes, empty lots, backyards. (nytimes.com)
  • The food system began its dramatic decline the second the world turned away from the farming practices of our ancestors, and began to attempt to outdo nature with technology. (mercola.com)
  • Today the world is food secure from the perspective of food availability, and global grain prices are less costly in real terms than at any time in recent decades. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In the developing world many poor mothers face excessive time burdens given the absence of electricity, or running water, or labor-saving food preparation devices. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In some areas of the world, notably south Asia , girls and women in poor households often receive less food than they need even though the household has sufficient amounts. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In the 1960s and early 1970s, with rising world grain prices, fears arose that the world would run out of food in the future as its population grew ever larger. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Bourne M (1977) Post harvest food losses-the neglected dimension in increasing the world food supply. (springer.com)
  • Magnesium content of the food supply in the modern-day world. (nih.gov)
  • Food riots have recently taken place in many countries across the world. (phys.org)
  • It now appears that the penis did evolve as a spare food supply, and in future it could again help to solve world hunger problems. (thespoof.com)
Inspections5
  • The government shutdown has significantly reduced the number of inspections the FDA conducts, raising concerns about the safety of the food supply. (usatoday.com)
  • Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he's making efforts to get inspections of high-risk facilities restarted. (usatoday.com)
  • Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Twitter the agency has cut back significantly on safety inspections of domestic food because of the ongoing partial government shutdown. (usatoday.com)
  • Though Gottlieb said foreign food inspections would continue, he acknowledged routine inspections of domestic facilities have halted. (usatoday.com)
  • Food inspections are not the only vital function performed by the FDA's 17,000 employees that has been curtailed by the shutdown. (usatoday.com)
Amid1
  • The Haitian government was ousted in 2008 amid food riots, and anger over high prices has played a role in the recent Arab uprisings. (nytimes.com)
Disruptions3
  • Disruptions in food systems both contribute to increases in poverty, by affecting a critical source of income for many of the world's poor, and also exacerbate the impacts of poverty by reducing access to food, particularly nutritious foods," said Swinnen. (eurekalert.org)
  • Parts of food processing sectors in rich countries have also been susceptible to such disruptions, as evident in the case of United States and Europe, where 30,000 workers in meat processing tested positive for COVID-19, causing many plant closures. (eurekalert.org)
  • Tyson said it worked with Tennessee and federal officials to quickly euthanize birds in the infected flock and did not expect disruptions to its chicken supply. (reuters.com)
World's most important1
  • Sorghum, one of the world's most important sources of food, animal feed, and biofuel, is considered a model crop for research because it has a high tolerance to drought, heat, and high-salt conditions. (innovations-report.com)
Logistics1
Rice1
News3
Content1
China's1
  • China's food supply is being imperiled as new reports warn that up to 50 percent of China's 440 million pigs are now at risk from African Swine Fever infection. (americanthinker.com)
Grocery stores3
Strengthen1
  • For those of you left unaware of what exactly the BPA scare is all about, bisphenol A (also affectionately known as BPA) is a synthetic estrogen, as well as dangerous chemical, and most commonly used to strengthen plastic and line various types of food packaging (mainly, but not exclusively, cans). (care2.com)
Crop1
  • The report also found modern weed control methods, which result in large fields with a single crop, has hurt bees by limiting the range of nutrients in their diet, compared with past decades when bees had access to a wider array of plant foods in a smaller range. (thestar.com.my)
Researchers3
  • The world's supply of basic foods has roughly doubled over the last half century, but it is fluctuating more from year to year, two Stanford researchers warn. (eurekalert.org)
  • The ongoing conflicts raging across the Middle East are putting the Earth's essential food stocks at dire risk, a group of researchers from England's University of Birmingham announced Monday. (commondreams.org)
  • The researchers recommend governments avoid further use of disruptive policies like export restrictions on food, keep policies consistent with rules agreed at the WTO and maintain open trade channels. (eurekalert.org)
Genetically2
Department of Agricult2
  • The department spearheaded a multi-agency GAPS task force that consisted of the Kentucky Food Safety Branch, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and other stakeholders. (emaxhealth.com)
  • For the fiscal year ending in August, the agency received 1.5 million pounds of food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (twincities.com)
Challenges4
  • While the single market has brought benefits to operators in the supply chain through more market opportunities and a larger customer base, it has also brought challenges. (europa.eu)
  • Yet growing food on Mars presents several significant challenges. (yahoo.com)
  • Current insights will be presented on the challenges faced by urban citizens to get physical, social and economic access at all times to food, which is safe and consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their dietary needs and food preferences, supported by a safe living environment allowing for a healthy and active life. (wur.nl)
  • As the food supply chain becomes more complex the challenges surrounding your brand, reputation and shareholder value inevitably increase. (lr.org)