Sentences with phrase «of household food security»

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Groups like the New Brunswick Food Security Action Network have raised concerns about the impact of food inflation on low - income and fixed - income househoFood Security Action Network have raised concerns about the impact of food inflation on low - income and fixed - income househofood inflation on low - income and fixed - income households.

The 2013 food security survey covered 42,147 households and asked one adult respondent a series of questions about experiences and behaviors of household members that indicate food insecurity, the USDA explains.

Global Food Security estimates that households throw away # 500 - worth of food on average each year, or 5 kg a wFood Security estimates that households throw away # 500 - worth of food on average each year, or 5 kg a wfood on average each year, or 5 kg a week.

Pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service that contributes to the maintenance of biodiversity, and ensures the survival of plant species including plants that provide food security to numerous households.

Enable continued breastfeeding and appropriate complementary foods for up to two years of age or beyond, contributing to household food security.

Overall, 32 percent of the households had low or very low food security.

«Almost a third of the households were food insecure, and more than 16 percent had very low food security, meaning they were skipping meals, at risk for experiencing hunger and probably missing work and school and suffering health problems as a result,» said study lead author Michelle Kaiser, an assistant professor of social work at Ohio State.

One way some global organizations assess food security is to interview community members with a series of standardized questions, which includes the following: «During the last 12 months, was there a time when your household ran out of food because of a lack of money or other resources?»

One year after the end of the intervention, 36 months after the productive asset transfer, 8 out of 10 indices still showed statistically significant gains, and there was very little or no decline in the impact of the program on the key variables (consumption, household assets, and food security).

«This effort helped rescue the food security and livelihoods of more than 271,000 rural households and 1.6 million individuals in Ethiopia's Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNP regions, and strengthened seed systems to address future climate, disease, and pest crises,» said Bekele Abeyo, CIMMYT wheat scientist who led the seed relief initiative.

Food Security Status of U.S. Households with Children in 2016.

These last two were key factors for the kids who attended the pilot, 86 % of which qualify for free or reduced - price lunch, since transportation access and food security are economic barriers to school choice for families who have lower household incomes.

According to the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University, the first strain of canine influenza virus (H3N8) isn't common among household pets in the US, with studies showing the level of the virus in the population at less than 5 %.

This can create anchor loads to attract investment, lowering the average cost of household connections, improving food security and creating job opportunities, notably for women.

Broadly speaking, food security is less seen in terms of sufficient global and national agricultural food production, and more in terms of livelihoods that are sufficient to provide enough food for individuals and households (Devereux and Maxwell, 2001; Devereux, 2003; Gregory et al., 2005).

The major outcome of the workshop will address how to integrate, water harvesting techniques to boost household food security, improve on - farm retention capacity, mobilize communities to harvest rainwater through river dams, earth dams and farming techniques as a foundation for successful tree planting and food security implementation.

In preparation of the conference international experts reviewed literature and practical experiences regarding the following three main topics for sharing and discussion at this conference and prepared thematic discussions papers: 1: Urban agriculture, household food security & nutrition; 2: Urban agriculture, health & environment; 3: Urban agriculture and urban planning

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A second goal of this study was to identify associations between household food security status, food assistance program participation, and child weight status.