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Assessment of the current cold chain potential of the Ugandan food system
The annual increase in the global population worldwide puts pressure on the food systems to avail enough food for all global citizens.
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Towards understanding the dilemma of Food Security in the rural areas of South Africa
Although South Africa is food secure on a country level, large numbers of households within the country remain food insecure.
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Food security in sub-Saharan Africa from the production, human and environmental safety standpoints
Africa, once considered the breadbasket of the world, is now highly dependent on food imports.
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Assessing current use and future potential of legumes and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Africa
The Agricultural Green Revolution of the 20th century, which resulted from plant breeding and increased fertilizer use, led to food sufficiency and security in many parts of the world.
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Institutional Innovations and Investments: Creating an Enabling Environment for Emerging Agro-Enterprises in Africa
Agro-enterprises make important contributions to employment and income generation in developing countries, occupying a strategic position in manufacturing that comprise an essential supply-source of food and fiber production and represent an important demand-driver for agricultural products.
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Population, Land, Food: Malthus and Africa
A study of how Malthus relates to understanding, and resolving, the food-land-population predicaments of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Leveraging Polymer Nanotechnology in Agronomy
To secure access to food for the growing world population, significant increases in agricultural productivity are needed.
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Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes
Sikora, Richard A., Eugene R. Terry, Paul L.G. Vlek and Joyce Chitja. (Eds.). 2020. Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints...
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Africa’s gene revolution: genetically modified crops and the future of African agriculture
Matthew Schnurr. 2019. Africa’s gene revolution: genetically modified crops and the future of African agriculture. McGill-Queen’s University...
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Food security in rural areas of Limpopo province, South Africa
N. De Cock, M. D’Haese, N. Vink, C. J. van Rooyen, L. Staelens, H. C. Schönfeldt and L. D’Haese. 2013. Food security in rural areas of Limpo...
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Limits to biofortification: farmer perspectives on a vitamin A enriched Banana in Uganda
Schnurr, Matthew. A., Lincoln Addison and Sarah Mujabi-Mujuzi. 2018. Limits to biofortification: farmer perspectives on a vitamin A enriched...
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Association between household food security and infant feeding practices in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
MacHaria, T. N., S. Ochola, M. K. Mutua, and E. W. Kimani-Murage. 2018. Association between household food security and infant feeding pract...
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People’s perceptions on sustainable intensification of genetically modified crops for food security and climate mitigation in Kenya
Worldwide, genetically modified (GM) crops are perceived as necessary for sustainable agriculture to enhance food security and mitigate climate change.
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A Gene Revolution for Africa? Genetically Modified Crops and the Future of African Agriculture
Africa has emerged as the ‘final frontier’ in the global debate over the potential for Genetically Modified (GM) crops to alleviate poverty and hunger for smallholder farmers.
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Systems biology studies on plant desiccation tolerance for food security
Drought is the single greatest threat to world agriculture (FAO, 2008) and this is predicted to be increasingly exacerbated by the effects of global climate change.
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Faith and Food: The Intersectionality of Belief, Politics, Security and Human Flourishing in Africa
The place and role of food in religious, cultural beliefs and practices is complex and varies among individuals and communities.
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Food and nutrition security in rural communities
A book is being developed which takes into account multiple objectives of providing enough food at household and individual level, an acceptable monetary income and sustainable production under the constraints of limited access to resources (land, credit, water, technology, information, level of education and more), dependency on remittances and social security programs, and limited access to markets.
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Impact of sustainable intensification of food production on environment and human well-being
Africa, once considered the breadbasket of the world, is now strongly affected by problems with food insecurity and malnutrition.
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Towards designing and managing food security in South Africa: a critical analysis of a complex situation
While South Africa is food secure at a national level this is not the case for many households.