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Destitute children and AIDS orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa lack adequate food and access to education. In 2006, in Butula, Kenya, half of the children were orphaned, many suffered malnutrition, and only 150 orphans were attending the Bukati Primary School. The Children of Bukati foundation raises ...


Dewey, C.E.Hoekstra, K.Carter, N.[Permaculture: Supports food security and primary education in rural Kenya]Permaculture: Supports food security and primary education in rural Kenya

The Nyando Basin in Kenya, a rich agricultural flood plain around Lake Victoria with a population density exceeding 400 persons per square kilometre, has been adversely affected by extreme weather events that include droughts and floods. Literacy levels are low. Land sizes are small, generally le...


Ojango, Julie M.K.Audho, James O.Oyieng, Edwin P.Recha, John W.M.Muigai, Anne W.T.[Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya]Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya

The food systems/global environmental change nexus is a key area of research that links two major interconnected challenges humanity faces in the 21st century. This paper discusses the role of strategic foresight for tackling these challenges in spaces that aim to facilitate deliberative, multi-a...


Vervoort, Joost M.Bourgeois, R.Ericksen, Polly J.Kok, K.Thornton, Philip K.Förch, WiebkeChaudhury, M.Kristjanson, Patricia M.[Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance]Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance

Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world�s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond...


Qureshi, Asad SarwarFatima, A.[Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.]Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.

Wright, Iain A.[Importance of livestock production from grasslands for national and local food and nutritional security in developing countries]Importance of livestock production from grasslands for national and local food and nutritional security in developing countries
Autor: Dulloo, M.E.

The conservation of plant genetic diversity underpins the future of agriculture and food security and is critical to ensure the ability of future generations to cope with global environmental changes. Yet plant genetic resources, including those of horticultural crops and their wild relatives, ar...


Dulloo, M.E.[Conservation and availability of plant genetic diversity: innovative strategies and technologies]Conservation and availability of plant genetic diversity: innovative strategies and technologies

Oduor, F.O.Termote, C.Kennedy, G.[What has our landscape to offer for community’s food and nutrition security; a case of Vihiga County, Kenya]What has our landscape to offer for community’s food and nutrition security; a case of Vihiga County, Kenya

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. Th...


Ehui, Simeon K.[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

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