Essays about: "food security and nutrition"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words food security and nutrition.

  1. 21. Multifunctionality of urban community agriculture in Belo Horizonte, Brazil practice and politics : practice and politics

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Sofie Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : agroecology; Belo Horizonte; Brazil; farmers’ perceptions; multifunctionality; systems thinking; urban agriculture;

    Abstract : As the food system is becoming increasingly global, and the world’s population increasingly urban, food is disconnected from people and place. This causes a range of social, economic, and environmental problems such as public health issues, disruption of livelihoods, and biodiversity loss. READ MORE

  3. 22. Prevention of malnutrition in South Africa among children

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Camilla Pettersson; Fanny Enström; [2016]
    Keywords : South Africa; Malnutrition; Education; Prevention; Children;

    Abstract : Background Malnutrition among children in South Africa is a substantial public health problem. Especially young children are vulnerable and exposed to malnutrition. Children suffering from malnutrition develop many short- and long-term health-consequences. READ MORE

  4. 23. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emma Tozer; [2016]
    Keywords : social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

    Abstract : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. READ MORE

  5. 24. Using multi-criteria evaluation and GIS for chronic food and nutrition insecurity indicators analysis in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mathewos Tamiru Amato; [2016]
    Keywords : multi-criteria evaluation; food and nutrition insecurity indicators; food security dimensions; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; GIS; districts; Ethiopia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The actual concept of food security focuses on four food security dimensions: food availability, food access, food utilization and food stability of which eight indicators were identified for this study. The study aims to evaluate vulnerability to chronic food and nutrition insecurity, one of the food stability types, in Ethiopia; and examines the relationship between four food security dimensions and stunting of children under age five. READ MORE

  6. 25. Too many calories, too few nutrients? : a systems approach to food and nutrition security in Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elin Bergstrøm; [2016]
    Keywords : Guatemala; a systems framework for food and nutrition security; food and nutrition security; systems thinking; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Obesity levels in developing countries are increasing at an alarming rate, while “old” problems such as hunger and undernutrition still persist, creating a paradoxical situation of a double burden of malnutrition. Intertwined with new sustainability challenges such as climate change and land degradation, food, health and sustainability are interconnected in a complex web of relationships, spanning multiple scales, levels and disciplines. READ MORE