Essays about: "food security and nutrition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words food security and nutrition.

  1. 11. Consumers perception of genetically modified horticultural food : an interview study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Fredrik Persson; [2021]
    Keywords : genetically modified organisms; GM Food; perception; horticulture; food security; nutrition; behavior; psychology;

    Abstract : Genetically modified food within the horticulture sector is strictly regulated in the European Union today. In a future where the question of whether to adopt biotechnology, regarding genetically modified or gene-edited horticultural products, the perception of such technology is of importance. READ MORE

  3. 12. The importance of livestock for food security and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Kajsa Bruhn; [2019]
    Keywords : undernourishment; stunting; livestock ownership; animal source foods; diarrhea;

    Abstract : In Sub- Saharan Africa 222 million people suffer from undernourishment, making it the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment in the world. The prevalence of household livestock ownership is high in the region, making livestock’s influence on undernourishment and food security an interesting aspect to further examine. READ MORE

  4. 13. Exploring the viability of re-introducing Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet as a multifunctional legume in northern Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Christopher Forsythe; [2019]
    Keywords : Tanzania; agroecology; Lablab purpureus L. Sweet; insect pest; accession; multifunctional crop; viable crop; socio-ecological niche;

    Abstract : Tanzanian people are currently facing food insecurity, poor nutrition and poverty. Agriculture is not meeting the demand since Tanzania is a net food importer. READ MORE

  5. 14. Socio-economic determinants and nutritional status of children aged 0-59 months: a population-based survey in Wolayita zone, rural Ethiopia.

    University essay from

    Author : Linet Mutisya; [2019]
    Keywords : Socio-economic determinants; Nutrition; population-based; survey;

    Abstract : Background Nutritional status is an important health outcome influenced by both intake and utilization of nutrients. Factors associated with child nutritional status in low-and middle-income countries are many and interlinked yet not fully understood. READ MORE

  6. 15. The contribution of Land Use Consolidation policy to food and nutrition security of women farmers : a case study of the farmers involved in potato farming, food availability in Nyabihu district, Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Odette Mutangiza; [2019]
    Keywords : Land Use Consolidation; Food and Nutrition Security; Institution; women farmers; potato; Nyabihu; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The overgrowing population in Rwanda and the persistent fragmentation of households’ plots induced the land use designs to be restructured. The Government of Rwanda introduced the Land Use Consolidation (LUC) policy to manage land fragmentation, and shift from subsistence to a market oriented agriculture. READ MORE