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- Author:
- Matthews, Robin B.; Rivington, Mike; Muhammed, Shibu; Newton, Adrian C.; Hallett, Paul D.
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 24-28
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- carbon footprint; climate; climate change; crop models; crop production; cropping systems; crops; decision support systems; diet; education; farmers; food production; food security; nutrients; production technology; risk assessment; simulation models; temperature
- Abstract:
- ... Food production systems in the next decades need to adapt, not only to increase production to meet the demand of a higher population and changes in diets using less land, water and nutrients, but also to reduce their carbon footprint and to warmer temperatures and altered precipitation patterns resulting from climate change. Crop simulation models offer a research tool for evaluating trade-offs of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.009
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.009
- Author:
- Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; Bouis, Howarth E.; Boy, Erick; De Moura, Fabiana F.; Islam, Yassir; Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 9-17
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- biofortification; breeding methods; developing countries; food crops; food security; genetically modified organisms; hunger; nutrients
- Abstract:
- ... Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, provides a sustainable, long-term strategy for delivering micronutrients to rural populations in developing countries. Crops are being bred for higher levels of micronutrients using both conventional and transgenic breeding methods; several conventional varieties have been released, while additional conventional and transgenic va ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.12.003
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.12.003
- Author:
- Smith, Pete
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 18-23
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- ecosystem services; food production; food security; waste reduction
- Abstract:
- ... The challenge of feeding 9 to 10 Billion people by 2050 may seem like a big enough challenge in itself, but we also need to achieve this feat whilst, at the same time, reducing adverse impacts of food production on a whole range of ecosystem services. One suggested response is “sustainable intensification” which entails delivering safer, nutritious food from the same area whilst maintaining ecosys ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.008
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.008
- Author:
- Mock, Nancy; Morrow, Nathan; Papendieck, Adam
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 41-49
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- communications technology; data collection; decision making; food security; household surveys; issues and policy; nutrition
- Abstract:
- ... Food and Nutrition Security Information (FNSI) is a critical tool for achieving food and nutrition security, yet FNSI efforts to date have not produced the intended impacts on policy and program decision making, largely due to shortcomings in available technologies and frameworks. The article reviews the evolution of FNSI efforts in the context of emerging technology and data collection techniques ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.007
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.007
- Author:
- Quisumbing, Agnes R.
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 50-55
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- agricultural productivity; coping strategies; food security; gender; Bangladesh; Ethiopia; Uganda
- Abstract:
- ... Many indicators of food security and vulnerability are reported at the household level, preventing policymakers from identifying how differences among individuals within the household affect individual food security and vulnerability. Using examples from three recent studies from Uganda, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, the paper illustrates how using individual – rather than household-level measures all ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.004
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.004
- Author:
- Carletto, Calogero; Zezza, Alberto; Banerjee, Raka
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 30-40
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- data collection; food security; household surveys; monitoring; nutrition; periodicity; stakeholders
- Abstract:
- ... A variety of indicators are currently used for food security analysis, monitoring, and programming, and most agencies have their preferred variant on methods of data collection, aggregation, and analysis. This lack of consensus is reflected in an inefficient multiplicity of survey instruments collecting information on various dimensions of food and nutrition security, with tremendous variation in ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.006
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.006
- Author:
- Fiedler, John L.
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 56-63
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- food consumption; food security; household consumption; household surveys; households; information processing; nutrition assessment; nutrition information; nutrition policy; questionnaires; stakeholders
- Abstract:
- ... The dearth of nationally representative dietary assessment studies continues to severely constrain the nutrition evidence base and throttle the pace of global progress in improving nutrition. Despite their shortcomings, household consumption and expenditures surveys (HCESs) are increasingly being used to address the food and nutrition information gap because they contain a great deal of informatio ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.09.002
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.09.002
- Author:
- Shen, Jianbo; Cui, Zhenling; Miao, Yuxin; Mi, Guohua; Zhang, Hongyan; Fan, Mingsheng; Zhang, Chaochun; Jiang, Rongfeng; Zhang, Weifeng; Li, Haigang; Chen, Xinping; Li, Xiaolin; Zhang, Fusuo
- Source:
- Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 1-8
- ISSN:
- 2211-9124
- Subject:
- agricultural development; business enterprises; climate; cropping systems; environmental quality; farmers; food security; grain yield; greenhouse gas emissions; intensive farming; nutrient use efficiency; rhizosphere; soil; soil organic matter; soil quality; sustainable agriculture; systems engineering; China
- Abstract:
- ... The challenges facing agriculture in China are probably more severe than ever before. We have developed an integrated technology system in which the focus is on achieving both high crop productivity and high resource use efficiency (“double high” technology system) to ensure food security and environmental sustainability. The components comprise (1) significantly increased grain-yield through high ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.12.004
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2012.12.004