Browsing by Subject "Food security"
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Application of livelihood vulnerability index to assess risks for farmers in the Sukoharjo Regency and Klaten Regency, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2019)This research tried to compare the level of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability to flooding in Sukoharjo and Klaten. Farmers are the most susceptible caused by climate change. The data used in this research are primary data, ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of performance measures on food security programs within the Emfuleni Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)This research study was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the performance measures used to measure food security programs (FSPs) within the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM). Food insecurity is a challenge, not only ... -
Assessment of budget allocation and funding of community food security projects in Emfuleni Local Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The study was prompted by the fact that regardless of the developmental determinations of the South African government, the country is still faced with high levels of poverty and unemployment. Despite the two challenges ... -
Assessment of food security-related projects of the Student Rag Community Service Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University
(2015)Food security is a global concern, experienced at a household level in South Africa (SA). The country experiences income inequality with a high unemployment rate. Many that are employed live under the international poverty ... -
Assessment of operational cost and level of income on poultry food security project in Ngaka Modiri Molema North West province, South Africa
(2011)The aim of this study was establish operational systems and viable size of community poultry projects versus number of beneficiaries to determine the capacity to sustain itself and serve its purpose as food security ... -
An assessment of the integration of food security and disaster risk reduction policies : a case from South Africa
(2017)Disasters have historically had a devastating effect on efforts to achieve food security, globally, regionally (Africa) and locally (South Africa). Therefore, the central motivation of this study was to determine the degree ... -
Biofertilizers and sustainable agriculture: exploring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(SpringerSpringer, 2017)Worldwide agricultural food production has to double in 2050 so as to feed the global increasing population while reducing dependency on conventional chemical fertilizers plus pesticides. To accomplish this objective, there ... -
The contribution of small-scale rural irrigation schemes towards food security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe have been facing a problem of food insecurity because of climate-induced droughts and lack of effective use of irrigation schemes. Rainfall patterns in the country have become more ... -
Drivers of regional crop variability in Chad
(Elsevier, 2020)Highlights • Combines environmental and livelihood data to analyze regional crop production in Chad. • Structural breaks are identified and used to detrend the crop statistics. • Combines quantitative and qualitative ... -
Exploring household food security in the Vaalharts area
(2014)Food security is essential amongst households as it enables consumers to live a healthy and productive life. Determining factors for households to be classified as food secure is the availability, accessibility and utilisation ...