scholarly journals Access to Finance, Indigenous Technology and Food Security in Nigeria: Case Study of Ondo Central Senatorial District

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-87
Author(s):  
Akinwumi Sharimakin ◽  
James Temitope Dada
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Logit Estimation ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Formal Finance ◽  
The Impact

AbstractResearch purpose: Food security remains a major component of economic development. Many developing nations are facing challenges of food insecurity, which had contributed to starvation and other societal problems. With adequate food intake, human healthy living is assured. This study investigates the impact of access to formal finance and indigenous technology and knowledge on food security in Ondo central senatorial district in Ondo state, Nigeria.Methodology: In total, 216 farmers were sampled, and data were collected through a well-structured questionnaire and focus interviews. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and logit estimation technique.Findings: Descriptive statistics show that there are more male farmers (61.1%) than female counterparts (38.9%), with most of the farmers (42.7%) in their ages 56 years and above and with 51.9% having primary education. Majority of the farmers (65.7%) engage in arable crop farming, while 15.2 and 19.1% engage in cash crop and livestock farming, respectively. The econometric model reveals that age, income, gender, education, marital status, religion, family size, assets owned and distance are major determinants of a farmer’s decision on account ownership, savings and borrowing. Indigenous knowledge of soil fertility, disease-resistant and quickly-growing crops, food storage, local weather, water management, pest and diseases control are significant determinants of food security in Ondo central senatorial district. Likewise, account ownership, savings and borrowing from formal financial institutions are significant determinants of food security.Practical implications: It is, therefore, important that efforts to ease access to formal financial services and improve indigenous technology to serve as complement to modern farming techniques to achieve food security be made a priority by government and private institutions.

scholarly journals Predictors of Food Security among Vegetable Farmers in South Ketu and North Ketu, Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Samuel A. Manu ◽  
Samuel Akuamoah-Boateng ◽  
Selorm Akaba
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Extension Agent ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Vegetable Farming ◽  
Land Size ◽  
Farming Households

This study set out to find the predictors of food security for vegetable producing households in the Ketu Districts of the Volta Region of Ghana. In the study area, 226 heads of vegetable farming households were purposively interviewed. The data was subsequently analysed with both food security scale score and logistic regression analysis to determine each household's food security category. The study found eight variables as the major predictors of food security; they are: age,number of children, land ownership, access to change agent, access to financial services, number of vegetables produced, amount of credit received and vegetable produce markets. It is important that change agents focus on these factors among families to improve the availability of nutritious and adequate food in households. The other implication is that the improvement of elements such as amount of credit received and the location of vegetable markets can increase food security levels in the study site and extrapolation in other vegetable producing farm areas in the country. Keywords: Food security; predictors; credit; extension agent; land size .

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behavior, Stress, Financial and Food Security among Middle to High Income Canadian Families with Young Children

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Carroll ◽  
Adam Sadowski ◽  
Amar Laila ◽  
Valerie Hruska ◽  
Madeline Nixon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Snack Foods ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Responses ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life. The purpose of this study was to identify how health behaviors, level of stress, financial and food security have been impacted by the pandemic among Canadian families with young children. Parents (mothers, n = 235 and fathers, n = 126) from 254 families participating in an ongoing study completed an online survey that included close and open-ended questions. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the quantitative data and qualitative responses were analyzed using thematic analysis. More than half of our sample reported that their eating and meal routines have changed since COVID-19; most commonly reported changes were eating more snack foods and spending more time cooking. Screen time increased among 74% of mothers, 61% of fathers, and 87% of children and physical activity decreased among 59% of mothers, 52% of fathers, and 52% of children. Key factors influencing family stress include balancing work with childcare/homeschooling and financial instability. While some unhealthful behaviors appeared to have been exacerbated, other more healthful behaviors also emerged since COVID-19. Research is needed to determine the longer-term impact of the pandemic on behaviors and to identify effective strategies to support families in the post-COVID-19 context.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Policy Measures on Food Security Among Urban Residents in Blantyre City, Malawi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mastano Dzimbiri ◽  
Patrick Mwanjawala ◽  
Emmanuel Chilanga ◽  
George N. Munthali
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Informal Workers ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Malawi, a vulnerable country in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is at the helm of experiencing food insecurity amidst COVID-19 as the vast majority survives on the hand-to-mouth economy. However, knowledge about how COVID-19 policy measures lead to food insecurity among the urban residents in Malawi is scanty. Understanding this link is crucial for designing the interventions that can help reduce the risk of being food insecure while containing further spread of the virus. Using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory as a conceptual framework, we explore the impact of COVID-19 policy measures on food security experienced by Blantyre residents in Malawi. We interviewed fifteen participants composed of private secondary school teachers and informal workers to understand their experiences of food insecurity linked to COVID-19 policy measures in place by the Malawi government. Results Our results show that participants face difficulties to access adequate food and have also changed their eating habits by skipping meals in some days due to loss of jobs, underpayment as well as business disruption. Conclusion Based on the findings, we argue that the COVID-19 policies have aggravated severe challenges among urban residents to access adequate food rendering them food insecure. To ensure sustained livelihood, we suggest the Malawi government should design immediate interventions such as relief fund packages targeting the urban poor to rescue them from facing acute food shortages while containing the pandemic.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kebijakan Ketahanan Pangan Dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat di Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan (studi kasus pengelolaan cadangan pangan pemerintahan desamelalui kelembagaan lumbung pangan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Hasanatul Rahmi ◽  
Jumiati Jumiati
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Reserve Management ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Reserves

The purpose of this study is to find out the implementation of food security policies to improve welfare through food reserve management programs. The aim is to increase the volume of group food reserves to ensure access and adequate food for its members and increase group capital through productive economic endeavors. This study uses qualitative research with a normative-empirical and phenomenal approach. The informants in this study were determined by purposive sampling with a total of 6 people, namely the Head of Planning, the Head of Food Security, the Mayor of Nagari and the Communitys. The data used are primary data and secondary data, derived from field observations or observations, interviews and documentation studies. This data is tested for validity using source triangulation techniques which are then analyzed with qualitative data analysis techniques. The results showed that the process of implementing food security policy in its implementation still needed some improvements such as in terms of resources involved, characteristics of the ruling institutions and responses from implementers. Supporting factors in the implementation of food security policies are built by the government food storage (granary) which is built by the special allocation fund (DAK) in agriculture and is given a budget in replenishing community food reserves. Whereas the saving factor is the lack of community understanding of how the system in managing community food reserves which causes internal problems in groups such as people who borrow grain / rice in storage (granaries) do not return loans according to the agreement. Efforts made by the Department of Food directly met with members of the group to request that loans be returned in accordance with the agreement that had been made so that the stock of community food reserves could still be available in storage areas (granaries).

scholarly journals Valuation of Gender Differentiated Dairy Farming and Household Level Food Security Status in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beyan Ahmed Yuya
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Regression Result ◽  
Market Information ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
The Impact

This study was aimed at examining gender diversified dairy farming and household level food security status and determinants of dairy cattle benefits in Haramaya district, Oromia, Ethiopia, using cross sectional data collected from randomly selected 120 sample households during year 2016 production season. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models were employed for data analysis. Descriptive statistics stated that of the sample households, 71 households were found to be food secured whereas the remaining 49 household were food unsecured. Comparison of female headed and male headed dairy farming households indicated that 46.7 percent’s of female headed and 12.5 percent’s of male headed households were secured. The logistic regression result showed that female headed dairy farming participation was significantly influenced by education of household head, extension contact, cultivated land area, availability of supplementary feeds and access to market information. The impact estimation result showed that female headed have got increment in farm household’s food security status nearly by 66% than male headed households. The regression estimated coefficients indicated that dairy cattle benefits is significantly influenced by; education, access to vaccination, extension service, market information, cultivated area, milk sold on farm and fodder supplement were significant variables which affect the dairy cattle income in the study area. Therefore, policy makers should give due emphasis to the aforementioned variables to increase dairy farming benefits and improve the livelihood of rural households.

Latent heat storage for hot beverages

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5653-5664
Author(s):  
M. S. M. Al-Jethelah ◽  
H. S. Dheyab ◽  
S. Khudhayer ◽  
T. K. Ibrahim ◽  
A. T. Al-Sammarraie
Keyword(s):  
Latent Heat ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Heat Storage ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Thermal Engineering ◽  
Engineering Applications ◽  
Latent Heat Storage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Encapsulated Phase Change Material ◽  
Change Material

Latent heat storage has shown a great potential in many engineering applications. The utilization of latent heat storage has been extended from small scales to large scales of thermal engineering applications. In food industry, latent heat has been applied in food storage. Another potential application of latent heat storage is to maintain hot beverages at a reasonable drinking temperature for longer periods. In the present work, a numerical calculation was performed to investigate the impact of utilizing encapsulated phase change material PCM on the temperature of hot beverage. The PCM was encapsulated in rings inside the cup. The results showed that the encapsulated PCM reduced the coffee temperature to an acceptable temperature in shorter time. In addition, the PCM maintained the hot beverage temperature at an acceptable drinking temperature for rational time.

THE IMPACT OF STATE REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ON FOOD SECURITY IN RUSSIA

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ivanovich Hajduk ◽  
S.A. Kalitko ◽  
Y.A. Nikiforova ◽  
M.G. Paremuzova
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The Impact

Dynamic Comparison of the Fruit Sector and the Pollution Associated to Agriculture

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 2776-2780
Author(s):  
Valentina Constanta Tudor ◽  
Ionela Mituko Vlad ◽  
Diana Zamfir Vasca
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Perennial Plants ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
The Impact

Pollution in agriculture plays a major role. One of the sector affected by this phenomenon is the perennial plants, such as fruits sector. This sector is an important part of agricultural production in Romania, mainly because of the areas that have been dedicated; that is why the sector should be reconsidered because it could be one of the engines of the agriculture. This have to led to important efforts and increased attention in managing the opportunities offered by the development of the associations and producer groups involved. The present paper aims to address certain aspects of the national, macro-regional and European aspects of these fruits productions and the impact of the degree of pollution in agriculture. In this respect, data derived from the public databases dedicated to this field, namely Eurostat, the National Statistics Institute, DG Agriculture / FADN database and the Ministry of Agriculture, were used. The methods used to analyze and interpret the results are descriptive statistics, dynamics and comparisons between target areas and indicators. The results highlighted in the first part of the paper the Romania�s position upon the European average in what concern the fruit sector but also upon a competing country on the fruit market, Poland, which is considered to have a European top position.

A Study on Investment Decision of Investors With Reference to Penetration of Mutual Funds in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratish C Gupta ◽  
Dr. Manish Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Fund Industry ◽  
Mutual Fund Industry ◽  
The Impact

The Indian mutual fund industry is one of the fastest growing and most competitive segments of the financial sector. The extent of under-penetration in the market is a sore point with the financial services industry, with a large amount of savings being channelized into fixed deposits, gold and real estate rather than the capital markets. The mutual fund industry is yet to spread its reach beyond Tier I cities. The top fifteen cities contribute to 85% of the pie, with the remaining 15% distributed among other cities. The study seeks to determine the impact of decision making of investors on current situation of mutual fund industry.

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