The appropriate measurement of food security is critical for targeting food and economic aid;
supporting early famine warning and global monitoring systems; evaluating nutrition, health …

In the past 5 years, political discourse about the challenge of undernutrition has increased
substantially at national and international levels and has led to stated commitments from …

Farm production diversity has the potential to influence the diversity of household diets, an
important nutrition outcome associated with the nutrient adequacy of diets and the nutritional …

Cash transfers have become an increasingly important component of social protection
policies in both developed and developing countries. While such programs are often …

The 21st Century has been marked by increased volatility in food prices, with global price
spikes in 2007-08, 2010-11, and again in 2021-22. The impact of food inflation on the risk of …

A global economic and financial crisis is engulfing the developing world, coming on top of
high food and fuel prices. This paper assesses the impact of the crises on food consumption …

Results: One-half of the children were stunted. In multivariate analyses, compared with low
DDS, high dietary diversity was associated with a 15, 26 and 31% reduced odds of being …

Zinc (Zn) is one of the most essential micronutrients required for the growth and
development of human beings. More than one billion people, particularly children and …

Market access influences the dietary diversity and food security for smallholder households
in many ways. In Ethiopia, most smallholders are subsistence farmers who have poor …

This paper reviews some of the existing food security indicators, discussing the validity of the
underlying concept and the expected reliability of measures under reasonably feasible …