Food insecurity is a global public health challenge. Household food insecurity is the leading
risk factor of malnutrition, claiming approximately 300,000 deaths each year. Whether …

Moringa oleifera popularly known as 'Moringa'is a widely distributed plant in the tropics and
sub-tropics countries. It is a highly valued plant which serves multipurpose use due to its …

Household dietary diversity (HDD) is an important nutrition outcome measuring the
economic ability of a household to access a variety of foods during a determined period. For …

Inadequate food and nutrition affect human well-being, particularly for many poor
subpopulations living in rural areas. The purpose of this research was to analyze the factors …

Smallholder farmers produce majority of food in developing countries yet continue to be
vulnerable to poverty, food insecurity, limited diet quality and diversity, malnutrition, and face …

Background Food security exists when households have physical, social and economic
access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times that meets their dietary needs and …

Background Dietary diversity is a good alternative measure of the nutritional adequacy and
food security. The present study assessed the household dietary diversity status and its …

Livestock production at homestead level is widely reported as an important pathway to
achieve optimal consumption of Animal Source Foods (ASF) in a household. However, the …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to estimate the determinants of household food
insecurity in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa. This is motivated by the fact that food …

Background: The Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial (MMT) was a community-based cluster-
randomized trial designed to assess the effect of dietary aflatoxin (AF) on linear growth …