BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Food shortage situation in North Korea has gained much interest, however food insecurity caused by the food shortage in North Korean households has not been much investigated. This study examined food security experiences and food consumption pattern of displaced North Korean households currently living in South Korea. SUBJECTS/METHODS Food security experience among 51 N...

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has directly impacted the psychological and physical health of individuals worldwide, as well global economy. Food insecurity rates have risen especially in vulnerable countries like Mexico. Furthermore, social isolation economic uncertainty multiplied depression anxiety disorders. Pregnant postpartum women are particularly to food insecurity, increased stres...

Hunger and food insecurity take center stage in most debates Africa, recent times with serious concerns about Nigeria. This study assessed among farming households rural Oyo State, Nigeria, using cross-sectional datasets from 211 through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) module was employed assessing status of households, the ordered logit mode...

While tissue culture (TC) technology for vegetative plant propagation is gradually gaining in importance in Africa, rigorous ex post assessments of welfare effects for smallholder farm households is lacking. Using recent survey data and accounting for self-selection in technology adoption, we analyze the impacts of TC banana technology on household income and food security in Kenya. To assess f...

Introduction: Food insecurity has negative impacts on health, including the function of the immune system. The association between food insecurity and COVID-19 infection rates has not been fully understood. This study aimed to examine whether food-insecure households are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Materials and Methods: This online cross-sectional study was conducted on 2,871 Irani...

Abstract Background Food insecurity increases the risks of hunger and malnutrition remains a formidable health challenge in resource-poor settings. Pastoral communities, which are largely restricted to marginal lands, tend experience heightened levels food insecurity. However, empirical evidence for communities living on edge conservation areas is limited. This study assessed prevalence determi...

this study has investigated smallholder farmers’ household food security level in mazandaran province during the two times i.e pre-harvest period and post-harvest period. using krejcie and morgan’s detrmining sample table, 384 farmers selected as a sample. a multi-stage sampling technique was used to select preciously subjects. household food insecurity access scale (hfias) was the main tool fo...

The burden of food insecurity and malnutrition is a severe problem experienced by many poor households and children under the age of five are at high risk. The objective of the study was to examine household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and child nutritional status in relation to local context which influences access to and ability to grow food in South Africa and explore the links and a...