Essays about: "seasonal food insecurity"
Found 5 essays containing the words seasonal food insecurity.
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1. The impact of agri-businesses on Food security in Uganda : a casestudy in Gulu
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Today’s food system is exposed to several shocks and stresses. Resilience is a system’s ability to withstand shocks and stresses and is therefore essential for food security. Uganda experiences food insecurity. READ MORE
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2. Investigating Monga : seasonal food insecurity and adaptation strategies in the northern region of Bangladesh
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Food insecurity and poverty are interlinked and the main reason for migration in poor households from the northern part of Bangladesh. Individuals from poor households migrate in the hope of improving self-well-being and for their families. Monga-seasonal food insecurity is a multi-dimensional issue in the northern region of Bangladesh. READ MORE
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3. “I am fighting the best I can” : Women’s adaptive capacity when facing rain variability in Paje,Zanzibar (Tanzania)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Many of the world’s most impoverished populations rely on farming, hunting and gathering to eat and earn a living where people often have just enough food and assets to last through the next season, and ultimately inadequate reserves to fall back on in the event of a poor harvest. Rural resource-dependent livelihoods are embedded in high risks, as climate variability and climate extremes are additional stressors to poverty. READ MORE
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4. Rainfall Variation and Food Security in Malawi : A Panel Data Study with Valuable Insights from the Field
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study addresses the question of how climate variability, in terms of seasonal rainfall variation, might affect food security in Malawi. It hypothesizes that seasonal rainfall variation could cause food insecurity and that the consequences of weather hazards possibly differ within the country. READ MORE
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5. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE
