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Peri-urban food insecurity and coping strategies among farm households in the face of rapid urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia

open access: yesResearch in Globalization
A growing body of literature discusses food insecurity in rural and urban contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Peri-urban food insecurity and coping strategies remain an understudied topic.
Bahiru Haile Aboye   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional Consequences of Food Insecurity in a Rural New York State County [PDF]

open access: yes
This study of women with children in a rural county of upstate New York examined the relationships of food insecurity and income with two nutritional consequences (adiposity and fruit and vegetables consumption), and assessed whether disordered eating ...
A. Kendall   +3 more
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Role of Physicians in Addressing Food Insecurity in Vermont Seniors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: This study investigated Vermont physicians’ awareness of - and engagement in – addressing food insecurity experienced by their elderly patients.
Cohen, Joshua   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Natural South African iron‐rich sand as a functional catalyst in hybrid photocatalytic wet peroxide oxidation technology for the degradation of methyl orange dye pollutant

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
This research explored South African iron‐rich sand (SAIRS) as a natural catalyst for light‐mediated wet peroxide oxidation of methyl orange dye in wastewater and at an optimized of conditions of 3500 mg/L catalyst dose, 6 mM H2O2, and pH 2.5, SAIRS achieved 94% methyl orange degradation within 90 min under visible light.
Aaliyah Ebrahim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hungry in Washington [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This report is an analysis of the results from the USDA's survey on household food security, outlining the impact of hunger on Washington families. Monitoring the extent of childhood hunger in Washington is an integral part of working collaboratively ...

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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validating operational food insecurity indicators against a dynamic benchmark : evidence from Mali [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors develop an explicitly forward-looking indicator of food insecurity that takes into account both current dietary inadequacy and vulnerability to dietary inadequacy in the future.
Boisvert, Richard N.   +2 more
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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan who have endured various forms of suffering resulting from being targeted or trapped by militants involved in large‐scale violence. Upon escaping the conflict zones, the civilians exhibit strength, adaptability, and wisdom in the face of various threats to ...
Karina Korostelina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An empirical analysis of the determinants of food insecurity among smallholder farmers in Eastern Rwanda

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security
Background Food insecurity is one of the most pressing problems confronting households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is particularly acute in low income areas across the continent. Despite Rwanda’s economic progress, food insecurity persists especially
Hilda Kegode   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring definitions of food insecurity and vulnerability: time to refocus assessments [PDF]

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Recent high food prices and changes in the world food situation are exacerbating the conditions of households that are vulnerable to food insecurity, especially those with weak livelihood strategies.
Hart, Tim G.B.
core   +1 more source

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