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Sustainability of community-based workers in multisectoral food security programs: a case study of producer leaders, village vaccinators, mother leaders, and community health workers in Burkina Faso 社区工作者在多部门粮食安全计划中的可持续性:布基纳法索生产者领袖、村接种员、母亲领袖和社区卫生工作者的案例研究

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00432-6

K. R. Wilson, B. L. Rogers, D. A. Carroll, A. Ezaki, J. Coates

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Predictors of inoculant-based technology adoption by smallholder soybean farmers in northern Ghana: implications for soil fertility management 加纳北部小农大豆种植者采用接种剂技术的预测因素:对土壤肥力管理的影响

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00435-3

Benjamin Tetteh Anang, Gilbert Dagunga, Martin Bosompem

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Assessing knowledge and willingness to use genetically modified crops in Uganda 评估乌干达使用转基因作物的知识和意愿

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00434-4

Abubakar Sadik Mustafa, Jamilu E. Ssenku, Evelyne B. Nyachwo, Grace Cherotich Ruto, Nelson Bunani, Grace Musimami, Ronald Maseruka, Godwin Anywar

{"title":"Assessing knowledge and willingness to use genetically modified crops in Uganda","authors":"Abubakar Sadik Mustafa, Jamilu E. Ssenku, Evelyne B. Nyachwo, Grace Cherotich Ruto, Nelson Bunani, Grace Musimami, Ronald Maseruka, Godwin Anywar","doi":"10.1186/s40066-023-00434-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00434-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background There has been a lot of debate on genetically modified (GM) crops both globally and locally in Uganda. Whereas some of the debates have been informed by scientific research, many are not. The level of acceptance and attitudes of people towards GM crops is a function of their knowledge. However, there is a paucity of studies on the knowledge and attitudes of Ugandans on GM crops. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge of GM crops in Uganda. Methods We carried out a mixed methods study in September 2021 in Bushenyi, Jinja and Wakiso districts. We conducted 18 focus group discussions (FGDs), 13 key informant interviews (KIIs) and 698 quantitative interviews. The quantitative interviews were conducted using structured questionnaires. The FGD and KI interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The qualitative data were analyzed using framework analysis and the quantitative data were analyzed using modified Poisson regression to identify factors associated with the level of knowledge of GM crops in STATA 15. Results Out of the 698 respondents interviewed, only 273 (39.1%) had ever heard of GM crops. About 204 (74.7%) of the 273 respondents reported having a moderate–high understanding of GM crops and 62.3% (170) of the respondents further reported that GM crops are harmful to their health and environment, despite some of their intrinsic benefits, such as high productivity, improved income and resilience to pests and diseases. In addition, Out of the 698 respondents interviewed, only 37.7% were wary of the possibility of the emergence of super pests due to the development of resistance to some GM crops. Conclusions Most of the community members do not have adequate knowledge about GM crops, hence, there is need for sensitization and legislation on GM crops before their release to the public.","PeriodicalId":55858,"journal":{"name":"Agriculture and Food Security","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136313553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Association of gender-related factors and household food security in southwest Oromia, Ethiopia: evidence from a cross-sectional study 埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚西南部性别相关因素与家庭粮食安全的关联:来自横断面研究的证据

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00433-5

Honelgn Nahusenay Hiruy, Janine Barden-O’Fallon, Fikadu Mitiku, Elizabeth Millar

{"title":"Association of gender-related factors and household food security in southwest Oromia, Ethiopia: evidence from a cross-sectional study","authors":"Honelgn Nahusenay Hiruy, Janine Barden-O’Fallon, Fikadu Mitiku, Elizabeth Millar","doi":"10.1186/s40066-023-00433-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00433-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Food insecurity is a major concern across Ethiopia and a long-standing public health problem. Vulnerability to food insecurity varies by several individual and household factors; however, understanding the role of gender-related factors can serve as additional input for designing policy and interventions. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve in southwest Oromia, Ethiopia as part of a baseline assessment for the My Forest, My Livelihood, My Family program. A total of 1.113 households were selected from six woredas (districts) using a two-stage sampling procedure. The outcome variable was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, version 3. The association between gender-related factors and household food security was assessed by fitting a logistic regression. Results The prevalence of food insecurity was 62.4%, with 28.1% of households assessed as severely food insecure. Households with both the wife and husband making decisions about major purchases were associated with an increased odds of household food security (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.44, confidence interval [CI] 1.06, 1.96). The odds increased when the woman alone made these decisions (AOR 2.15, CI 1.20, 3.85). Women’s formal education was also associated with increased odds of household food security. Conclusions This study adds evidence that policy and programmatic interventions that improve the agency of women to participate in asset ownership and household economic decision making, expand female literacy and education, and diversify income sources to include off-farm wage employment in the Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve are important steps for improving household food security.","PeriodicalId":55858,"journal":{"name":"Agriculture and Food Security","volume":"2012 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135353893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cash for assets during acute food insecurity: an observational study in South Sudan 在严重粮食不安全期间以现金换资产：对南苏丹的一项观察研究

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-09-08 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00431-7

S. Doocy, E. Lyles, Robert Kenyi Morjan, Kayla Pfieffer-Mundt, Courtland Robinson, Kevin Savage

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Socioeconomic factors of global food loss 全球粮食损失的社会经济因素

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00426-4

Daniel Chrisendo, J. Piipponen, M. Heino, M. Kummu

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Meta-analysis of food supply chain: pre, during and post COVID-19 pandemic 食品供应链的元分析：新冠肺炎大流行前、期间和之后

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00425-5

Abdul Kafi, N. Zainuddin, Adam Bin Mohd Saifudin, Syairah Aimi Shahron, M. R. Razalli, S. Musa, Aidi Ahmi

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Modeling genotype × environment × management interactions for a sustainable intensification under rainfed wheat cropping system in Morocco 摩洛哥雨养小麦种植系统下可持续集约化的基因型×环境×管理相互作用模型

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00428-2

Achraf Mamassi, R. Balaghi, K. Devkota, H. Bouras, M. El-Gharous, B. Tychon

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Considerable decreased fruits and snack consumption in Iran population during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional web-based survey National Food and Nutrition Surveillance 在2019冠状病毒病封锁期间，伊朗人口的水果和零食消费量大幅减少:一项基于网络的横断面调查

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00427-3

M. Amini, Azam Doustmohammadian, B. Nikooyeh, C. Clark, Samira Rabiei, D. Ghodsi, H. Rasekhi, Z. Abdollahi, M. Minaie, Farzaneh Sadeghi Ghotbabadi, T. Neyestani

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The cost of inadequate postharvest management of pulse grain: Farmer losses due to handling and storage practices in Uganda 脉冲谷物采后管理不足的成本:乌干达农民因处理和储存方式造成的损失

Agriculture and Food Security Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00423-7

R. Ariong, D. Okello, M. Otim, P. Paparu

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