Understanding the drivers of food security among agriculture-based households in Gurué District, Central Mozambique

C Matavel, H Hoffmann, C Rybak, J Steinke… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
Background The prevalence of food insecurity in Mozambique is alarming, despite progress
made during the 2010s. Several studies apply different proxy indicators of food security (FS) …

Impact of agricultural extension services on fertilizer use and farmers' welfare: Evidence from Bangladesh

MM Rahman, JD Connor - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although many studies have assessed the impact of extension, most treat the presence or
absence of extension as a binary variable to test treatment effects, and fewer investigate …

Does the use of cocoa farmlands for artisanal small-scale gold mining really increase household food insecurity? Evidence from Ghana

I Nunoo, D Boansi, V Owusu - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of cocoa farmlands for artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in
mineral rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa has been on ascendency. Previous studies …

Impact of land acquisition for large-scale agricultural investments on food security status of displaced households: The case of Ethiopia

D Kebede, B Emana, G Tesfay - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Food insecurity has been high on the agenda since the worldwide food crisis around the mid-
2000 s. Since then, Large-scale Agricultural Investments (LSAIs) have been introduced to …

Large-scale agricultural land investments and food security in Nigeria

OD Edafe, E Osabuohien, O Matthew, I Olurinola… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The study examines how large-scale agricultural land investments (LIs) affect household
food security in Nigeria. It is one of the few studies in Nigeria that offers new empirical …

Adoption of improved soybean and gender differential productivity and revenue impacts: Evidence from Nigeria

AY Kamara, O Oyinbo, J Manda… - Food and energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the considerable soybean varietal improvement and dissemination efforts in Nigeria
and other parts of Sub‐Saharan Africa, empirical evidence on farm‐level yield and revenue …

Soil health evaluation of farmland based on functional soil management—A case study of yixing city, jiangsu province, China

R Zhao, K Wu - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given that farmland serves as a strategic resource to ensure national food security, blind
emphasis on the improvement of food production capacity can lead to soil overutilization …

The nexus between food security and investment, exports, infrastructure, and human capital development

MA Esquivias, A Jayadi, S Shafiai… - Journal of Human …, 2023 - hefjournal.org
Objectives: We examine the impact of economic sectors, including agriculture, industry,
services, and exports, on Indonesia's food security. Furthermore, we investigate the …

Impact of farmers' participation in community-based organizations on adoption of flood adaptation strategies: A case study in a Char-Land Area of Sirajganj District …

MO Faruk, KL Maharjan - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Community-based organizations (CBOs) are gaining popularity in Bangladesh as a tool for
relaying flood risk information and adaptation strategies. However, to our knowledge, no …

Impacts of mining projects on food security of households in Ethiopia: empirical evidence from Benishangul-Gumuz Region

NZ Haile, AT Huluka, AB Beyene - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
It's challenging to predict the potential impacts of mining extraction on household food
security. On the one hand, mining projects can create job opportunities, improve market …