Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom on adolescent's time use (CONTRAST study). by Irina Pokhilenko, Emma Frew, Marie Murphy, Miranda Pallan

“…Free school meal eligibility and experience of food insecurity were associated with an increase in sleep duration.…”
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Food Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability through the Scope of Food Security Level and Food Environment Perception in Mexico City’s Marginated Area by Vianey Camacho-Vallejo, Alfonso Totosaus

“…Households with lower income, with food insecurity status, presented lower purchasing power. …”
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Smart Horticulture: Latest Advances and Prospects by Alessia Cogato, Marco Sozzi, Nebojša Nikolić, Eve Laroche-Pinel

“…The latest Hunger Hotspots Report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations highlighted 16 hotspots in which food insecurity is increasing due to conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather events [...]…”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

“…Dietary diversity, monthly income, extra meal, delivery place, and household food insecurity were found to be predictor of undernutrition. …”
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Se nourrir à Hanoi : les recompositions du système alimentaire d’une ville émergente by Gwenn Pulliat

“…It reveals a two-tiered city: Hanoi is more and more engaged into international markets but familial farming is persistent; markets are involved in a modernizing process but street vending is still important; food transition has begun but food insecurity remains. The example of food shows how mutations of Hanoi deepen social inequalities.…”
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Interpretability of Composite Indicators Based on Principal Components by Kris Boudt, Marco d’Errico, Hong Anh Luu, Rebecca Pietrelli

“…The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated in defining the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Resilience Capacity Index, which is used to measure household-level resilience to food insecurity. We conclude that the robustness gain of using the new method improves the reliability of the composite indicator.…”
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The importance of genotyping within the climate-smart plant breeding value chain – integrative tools for genetic enhancement programs by Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira, Rodomiro Ortiz, Fatma Sarsu, Søren K. Rasmussen, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Moctar Kante, Subhash Chander

“…As of 2021, nearly 193 million individuals were affected by food insecurity, 40 million more than in 2020. Meanwhile, the digital world is rapidly advancing with the digital economy estimated at about 20% of the global gross domestic product, suggesting that digital technologies are increasingly accessible even in areas affected by food insecurity. …”
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Future climate change impacts on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) phenology and yield with crop management options in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Adem Mohammed, Estifanos Feleke

“…Abstract Food insecurity is a recurrent feature of the Ethiopian drylands. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Recent changes in social services in Mexico, coupled with high levels of food insecurity, call into question whether expecting women of the lowest socioeconomic status are able to meet their dietary and nutritional needs in this changing context. …”
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Synthesizing the impact of armed conflicts on food security, livelihoods and social dynamics in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Jemal Hassen Muhyie, Desalegn Yayeh, Seblewongiel Ayenalem Kidanie, Wubshet Asnake Metekia, Temesgen Tilahun

“…Abstract Background Armed conflicts cause food insecurity and famine by triggering the disruption and destruction of food systems. …”
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Malnutrition among the Elderly in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018 by Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Ruhaya Salleh, Cheong Siew Man, Munawara Pardi, Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Norhafizah Shahril, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalib, Suzana Shahar, Noor Ani Ahmad

“…The elderly in a rural area, low education level, depression, IADL dependency, low QoL, underweight, food insecurity, and inadequate plain water intake were at risk of malnutrition in Malaysia. …”
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Sustainable Development Goals and Food Remittances: COVID-19 Lockdowns, Digital Transformation, Lessons and Policy Reflections from South Africa-Zimbabwe Corridor by Sean Sithole, Mulugeta Dinbabo, Daniel Tevera

“… The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to address global challenges like food insecurity, poverty, inequality, and economic growth. …”
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Predictors, patterns, and correlates of moderate-severe psychological distress among New York City College Students during Waves 2–4 of COVID-19 by Craig J. Heck, Deborah A. Theodore, April Autry, Brit Sovic, Cynthia Yang, Sarah Ann Anderson-Burnett, Caroline Ray, Eloise Austin, Joshua Rotbert, Jason Zucker, Marina Catallozzi, Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk, Delivette Castor

“…MS-PD predictors included low self-rated health and perceptions of local pandemic control, verbal/physical violence experience, food insecurity, cohabitation dynamics, geographic location, and loneliness. …”
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Miary i wymiary bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego by Agnieszka Poczta-Wajda

“…Chociaż żadna z zaprezentowanych metod nie ujmuje tego problemu w sposób kompleksowy i wolny od wad, to z przeglądu literatury wynika, że dużą popularnością wśród badaczy problemu bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego, szczególnie na poziomie krajowym i lokalnym, cieszą się metody oparte na ocenie skali doświadczania niepewności żywnościowej i postrzegania własnej sytuacji żywnościowej przez respondentów (experience-based food insecurity scales).…”
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Understanding Multiple Ecosystem Services of Urban Agriculture Across Scales by Jiangxiao Qiu, Hui Zhao

“… Urban agriculture has gained momentum in global research and policy, and is proposed to combat challenges such as food insecurity, climate change, and social inequality. …”
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The Causes and Consequences of Flood-induced Temporary Displacement in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh by Khairtun Hisan Tonni, Mst. Hosne Ara Begum, Rawnaq Ara Parvin

“…This temporary displacement had long-term negative consequences for their livelihoods in terms of poverty, rehabilitation problems, food insecurity, income diversification, hygiene and sanitation troubles, scarcity of edible water, etc. …”
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Harmonizing the Assessment of the Impacts of Natural Disasters to Florida Agriculture by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, Matthew Lollar

“…Depending on the size and scope of the disaster, agricultural business owners and employees could suffer reduced earnings, financial insecurity, and social stress, and consumers could experience temporary food insecurity. Timely provision of credible estimates of agricultural losses after a disaster is critical to an official disaster declaration and to timely provision of disaster relief and recovery, but collecting data on agricultural losses can present challenges. …”
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Environmental health, climate change, and equity: Understanding geographic vulnerabilities by Gina Solomon, Matthew Gribble, Sheri Weiser

“…This article will describe general principles of geography and climate change risk and explore how these play out using four examples: harmful algal blooms in Alaska, loss of glaciers in Peru, sea level rise causing increased drinking water salinity in Bangladesh, and HIV and food insecurity in Kenya related to extreme weather. The magnitude of the threat to humans from climate change will be significant, and geographic vulnerability is in many ways immutable, but much can still be done by humans to either increase or reduce risk. …”
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Fatty Acid Composition and Lipid Profile of Diospyros mespiliformis, Albizia lebbeck, and Caesalpinia pulcherrima Seed Oils from Nigeria by Adewale Adewuyi, Rotimi Ayodele Oderinde

“…The screening of lesser-known underutilized seeds as source of food has been a way of finding solution to food insecurity in developing nations. In this regard, oil as a class of food was extracted from the seeds of Diospyros mespiliformis  (4.72±0.2%), Albizia lebbeck  (6.40±0.60%), and Caesalpinia pulcherrima  (7.2±0.30%). …”
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Working with all nations and all relatives in feeding the future by Shaileshkumar Shukla

“…Many international agencies (including those affiliated with the United Nations), food systems scholars, grassroots organizations, and community members are grappling with the very imminent challenges of addressing the alarmingly high level of food insecurity in Turtle Island (Council of Canadian Academics, 2014; Fieldhouse & Thompson, 2012) and the global South (Kuhnlein et al., 2013). …”
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