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Assessing food security in Yemen [PDF]

The lack of updated information about food security is of concern to many countries, especially during and after economic crises, natural disasters, and conflicts.
Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Ecker, Olivier, Funes, Jose, McCool, Christen, You, Liangzhi, Yu, Bingxin   +6 more
core  

Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediterranean dietary pattern analysis combining two nutritional assessment tools in children aged 3 to 6 years in five European countries. [PDF]

Eur J Nutr
Triebswetter A, Erhardt J, Totzauer M, Luque V, Gispert-Llaurado M, Verduci E, Gruszfeld D, Xhonneux A, Koletzko B, Grote V.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spread of retailer food quality standards: An international perspective [PDF]

Privately initiated food quality standards are currently important elements in the marketing of food and agricultural products. At the same time, they stand in the centre of a discussion about potential negative effects on small farmers and farmers in ...
Drescher, Larissa S., Grebitus, Carola, Herzfeld, Thomas   +2 more
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Coping With Production Risk: Effects of Sown Plant Diversity on the Attractiveness of Crop Insurance in Grasslands

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou, Sergei Schaub, Martin Quaas, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritising Indicators for Large-scale Monitoring and Assessment of Food Environments for Public Health. [PDF]

Curr Obes Rep
Vanderlee L, Garton K, Ahmed M, Backholer K, Batis C, Bragg MA, Boyland E, Cameron AJ, Castronuovo L, Dunford EK, Gómez-Donoso C, Hu G, Jones A, Kelly B, Laar A, Lewis M, Méndez-Lazarte C, Mackay S, Pollard CM, Reeve E, Schultz S, Scapin T, Soares-Wynter S, Swart R, Swinburn B, Vaillancourt C, Sacks G.   +26 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia [PDF]

This policy synthesis estimates the effects of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) activities on maize market prices in the country. The FRA, a government parastatal strategic food reserve/maize marketing board, buys maize at a pan-territorial price ...
Mason, Nicole M., Myers, Robert J.
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Predictive Model Development and Validation for Low Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in Chinese Older Adults

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This predictive model divides the low ASMI into three risk categories. Older adults in the low‐risk category, for whom SMM measurement is probably unnecessary. ABSTRACT Objectives Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Due to constraints related to cost and equipment availability, direct measurement of skeletal muscle ...
Minmin Chen, Xiaoqing Wu, Yanping Du, Wenjing Tang, Weijia Yu, Huilin Li, Qun Cheng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Theory of "Food Care": A Review of Health Literature Examining the Processes of Caring for the Food Needs of School-Aged Children. [PDF]

Nutr Rev
Black JL, Byun Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Poverty and Food Insecurity in Nepal A Review [PDF]

Nepal being the poorest country in the world, poverty remains one of the crucial development agenda in Nepal since it started its development effort in 1956. Therefore, this review paper analyzes the poverty and food insecurity in Nepal.
Joshi, Niraj Prakash, Maharjan, Keshav Lall, Piya, Luni   +2 more
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