THE IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY TOOLS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: TÜRKIYE AS A MODEL by Ahmed Albajjari, Ahmed Abdul-Majeed, Mohammed Albana

“…Because of its ability to achieve food security and support the level of economic performance in both developing and developed economies. …”
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Economic impact of fetal wastage and common diseases, along with their incidence rates and seasonal variations, at an abattoir in FCT, Nigeria. by Ibrahim Dauda Dauda, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Zainab Oyiza Idris, Farhan Rhidor Akorede

“…The notable economic losses from condemned organs also underscore the necessity of implementing pregnancy tests for female animals before slaughter to protect food security and support the nation's economy. These findings highlight the essential role of abattoirs in improving food security, detecting zoonotic diseases, and bolstering public health and economic stability in low-income countries.…”
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Complementary Feeding Practices and Household Food Insecurity Status of Children Aged 6–23 Months in Shashemene City West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Junayde Abdurahmen Ahmed, Kebede Kumsa Sadeta, Kelil Hussen Lembo

“…Household socioeconomic status (wealth index, food security status, household income) and child age were found to be among the factors statistically significantly associated with complementary feeding practices indicators.…”
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A Framework for Fourth Industrial Revolution Adoption by Small-Scale Rural Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review by Willard Munyoka, Nkhangweni Lawrence Mashau, Modimowabarwa Kanyane

“…This is a major global threat to agriculture and food security, especially for rural farmers. Small-scale rural-based farmers contribute immensely to local communities’ socio-economic well-being and food security. …”
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Driving force analysis and multi-scenario simulation of landscape ecological risk in the Jianghan Plain, China by Heng Liu, Lu Zhou, Diwei Tang

“…Abstract As a key food production base, land use changes in the Jianghan Plain (JHP) significantly affect the surface landscape structure and ecological risks, posing challenges to food security. Assessing the ecological risk of the JHP, identifying its drivers, and predicting the risk trends under different scenarios can provide strategic support for ecological risk management and safeguarding food security in the JHP. …”
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Developments in welfare of parent stock and commercial broilers by Tim Burnside, Anne-Marie Neeteson

“…Poultry meat is an important animal source food, and instrumental for global food security. The contribution that poultry breeding makes to meet current and future needs can be described in terms of a Code of Good Practice for Sustainable Breeding (Code-EFABAR®), and as Five Commitments to 1) Health, Food Safety and Food Security; 2) Diversity; 3) Balanced Breeding; 4) Management and Stockmanship; and 5) Transparency, Communication and Engagement. …”
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African Orphan Crops under Abiotic Stresses: Challenges and Opportunities by Zerihun Tadele

“…A changing climate, a growing world population, and a reduction in arable land devoted to food production are all problems facing the world food security. The development of crops that can yield under uncertain and extreme climatic and soil growing conditions can play a key role in mitigating these problems. …”
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Aligning policy for success in developing countries: evidence from the poultry sector of Ghana by Omid Zamani, Craig Chibanda, Mavis Boimah, Collins Asante-Addo

“…Specifically, our study emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between fostering domestic production and ensuring food security.…”
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Are free school meals failing families? Exploring the relationship between child food insecurity, child mental health and free school meal status during COVID-19: national cross-se... by Maria Bryant, Tiffany C Yang, Madeleine Power, Bridget Lockyer, Rachael H Moss, Wendy Burton, Bob Doherty

“…This study examined levels of food security and FSM status to support decision-making regarding increasing the current eligibility criteria.Design Two cross-sectional national surveys administered in August–September 2020 and January–February 2021 were used to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the food experiences of children and young people.Setting UK.Participants 2166 children (aged 7–17 years) and parents/guardians.Main outcome measures Participant characteristics were described by food security and FSM status; estimated marginal means were calculated to obtain the probability of poor mental health, expressed as children reporting feeling stressed or worried in the past month, by food security status and FSM status.Results We observed food insecurity among both children who did and did not receive of FSM: 23% of children not receiving FSM were food insecure. …”
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Interactions between DASH-style diet and ADIPOQ and ARL15 genes polymorphisms on blood pressure and central obesity in Iranian adults by Mehdi Mollahosseini, Zeinab Yazdanpanah, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Masoud Mirzaei, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Hamid Reza Ashrafzadeh, Khadijeh Mirzaei, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi

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Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

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Food Insecurity and Not Dietary Diversity Is a Predictor of Nutrition Status in Children within Semiarid Agro-Ecological Zones in Eastern Kenya by Zipporah N. Bukania, Moses Mwangi, Robert M. Karanja, Richard Mutisya, Yeri Kombe, Lydia U. Kaduka, Timothy Johns

“…No significant difference (P>0.05) was observed in food security and dietary diversity score (DDS) between LM4 and LM5. …”
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Elevated risk of possible sarcopenia and weak muscle strength with higher dietary inflammatory index in Iranian breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study by Kianaz Shirinyfard Pilehrood, Gholamreza Askari, Mehran Sharifi, Mehdi Kargarfard, Sahar Saraf-Bank

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Global agricultural trade architecture: contemporary triggers by E. N. Smirnov, E. A. Karelina, M. G. Pletnev

“…It has also been found that world agricultural commodity prices will stabilize in the medium term, which is an important factor in the food security of developing countries.…”
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Hortas urbanas – História, Classificação, Benefícios e Perspectivas. by Marc François Richter, Luiza Vigne Bennedetti, Bruna Raquel Rodrigues Teixeira, Maico Ismael Klein, Angélica Gomes Florczak dos Santos

“…In recent decades, Brazil has promoted policies at federal, state and municipal level with the aim of supporting community garden projects in order to play a role in reducing poverty and ensuring food security.…”
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A ribodepletion and tagging protocol to multiplex samples for RNA-seq based virus detection: application to the cassava virome by Daniel H. Otron, Justin S. Pita, Murielle Hoareau, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Jean-Michel Lett, Pierre Lefeuvre

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Dataset of shotgun metagenomic evaluation of Sorghum bicolor rhizosphere microbiome in soils preceded by Glycine maxNCBINCBINCBINCBI by Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma

“…Furthermore, the functional data and the function unknown from this dataset could enrich our understanding of microbial roles in nutrient cycling, plant growth promotion, and stress mitigation, which are critical for addressing challenges in food security and environmental sustainability.…”
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Are Bentong ginger (Zingiber officinale) biosynthesized silver nanoparticles safe and effective? An optimization, characterization, and toxicity evaluation study by Nor-Azmiraah Abd Jabar, Mahmud Ab Rashid Nor-Khaizura, Siti Izera Ismail, Yuet Ying Loo, Kah Hui Chong, Kousalya Padmanabhan, Shan Jiang

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Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies on the Productivity of Sorghum in the Drier Parts of Upper Eastern Kenya by Hezron Mogaka, Shadrack Kiprotich

“…Similarly, the results have wider policy effects for agriculture, especially in places where ISFM may be very important for long-term food security and agricultural productivity.…”
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