PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING IN SOUTHERN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA by YIKWABS PETER YIKWAB, WAJIM JOHN, ALEGBEJO NOAH KOLAWOLE, AROKOYO JACOB

“…It results to waste of human and material resources, increased social disharmony and fear, decline of agricultural trading and commercial activities -which has consequences on youth employment, poverty eradication and food security. The study suggests increased security surveillance, community policing, increased youth employment and poverty eradication as a panacea. …”
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Advances in auxin synthesis, transport, and signaling in rice: implications for stress resilience and crop improvement by Mengmeng Hou, Yuanbo Zhang, Xinyi Xu, Hao Ai

“…By synthesizing these findings, we provide a comprehensive overview of how auxin research informs strategies for developing rice varieties with enhanced adaptability and optimized growth, contributing to food security and sustainable agriculture.…”
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Sex of Household Heads and Attitude Towards Home Gardening in Southwest, Nigeria by Abdulrazaq Kamal DAUDU, Sidiqat Adeyemi Aderinoye-Abdulwahab

“…Tackling these identified constraints could contribute to improving household perceptions of home gardening, reducing gender disparities in attitudes, and enhancing food security outcomes. …”
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Digital Technology Empowers Grain Supply Chain Optimization Simulation by Xiaoyan Xu, Zhongye Sun

“…The issue of the balance of food supply and demand has always been the main issue of national and even world food security. There are many factors that affect food supply and demand, and the factors are interrelated. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…L) is an important leguminous crop largely grown by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa for food security and animal feed. The objective of this study was to review the production constraints and improvement strategies of cowpea genotypes for drought tolerance. …”
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Draft genome sequence of Kei apple, an underutilized African tree crop by Robert Kariba, Bernice Waweru, Isaac Njaci, Linly Banda, Jenniffer W. Mwangi, Antso Harimanantsoa R, Samuel Muthemba, Jonathan Featherstone, Prasad Hendre, Ramni Jamnadass, Allen Van Deynze, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Oluwaseyi Shorinola

“…Our genome assembly provides a valuable resource for unlocking the food security and nutraceutical potential of Kei apple.…”
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The Role of Organic Extracts and Inorganic Compounds as Alleviators of Drought Stress in Plants by Pedro Garcia-Caparros, Michele Ciriello, Youssef Rouphael, Maria Giordano

“…Climate changes have exacerbated the progression of drought conditions on a global scalethreating to crop production and heightening concerns over food security. Water scarcity enforces alterations in fundamental morphology, physiology and biochemical traits in crops. …”
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An Analysis of the Impact of the Oil Boom on Agriculture and Agricultural Research in Northern Nigeria, 1970-1987 by Sunday Moses Adebayo ALOKO

“… Since the 1970's, food security has eluded Nigeria despite its indisputable agricultural potential and abundant human resources. …”
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The first geospatial dataset of irrigated fields (2020–2024) in Vojvodina (Serbia) by Mirjana Radulović, Miljana Marković, Sanja Brdar, Ioannis Athanasiadis, Gordan Mimić

“…Abstract Irrigation is a cornerstone of global food security, enabling sustainable agricultural production and helping to ensure that food is available for people around the world, now and in the future. …”
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Sentinels of environmental change: shifts in fish diversity through the lens of artisanal fishers by Marco Aurélio Alves Santos, Fernando Mayer Pelicice

“…Abstract River regulation has caused significant shifts in fish diversity, with severe impacts on small-scale artisanal fisheries, which depend on fishing resources for income, employment and food security. This study investigated how artisanal fishers perceive changes in fish diversity in response to river regulation, considering four facets: (i) fish abundance, (ii) species records, (iii) capture patterns, and (iv) most valued fish. …”
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Systematic review on mitigation of food loss and waste in the milk supply chain by Romadlon Fauzan, Wan Ahmad Wan Nurul Karimah, Shamsuddin Alina

“…One of the challenges of food security programs is reducing food loss and food waste in the supply chain. …”
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Informal Cross-Border Traders and Food Trade during the Global Pandemic in Zimbabwe by Abel Chikanda

“…More importantly, it demonstrates how the lack of understanding of the contribution of ICBTs to employment generation and urban food security has led to the adoption of policies and practices that do not accommodate informal food trading in the country’s urban landscape. …”
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A pedagogical approach: toward leveraging mathematical modeling and AI to support integrating humanities into STEM education by Quintana M. Clark

“…This study profiles a multi-year, NSF-funded project focused on enhancing STEM literacy among underrepresented minority students through agricultural sciences-based MEAs that address key societal challenges in health, energy, urban green spaces, and food security. The paper details the curriculum’s design principles, emphasizing real-world, culturally relevant contexts. …”
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Research Progress on the Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Cereal Detection by WANG Zixi, SHEN Qun, ZHAO Qingyu

“…However, the quality of cereals can be seriously affected by long-term storage, mold contamination and heterogeneous cereals, which jeopardize food security. Therefore, accurate and rapid detection of nutrients, physicochemical properties, and mold contamination in cereals is essential for food quality control and nutritional assessment. …”
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Assessing potential reductions of agricultural GHG in countries with different land productivities: Long-term integrated efficiency in DEA hybrid meta-frontier model. by Bazyli Czyżewski, Łukasz Kryszak

“…The main objective of this article is to assess agricultural greenhouse gases (GHG) potential reductions in countries with different farming productivity accounting for food security and economic performance of agricultural sector. …”
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Modern aspects of foreign trade policy of the Russian Federation and its export potential in the grain market by E. V. Nagovitsyna, D. S. Tusin

“…Economic and statistical methods provided an opportunity to describe trends and factors that determine the direction of the grain market’s development. Fundamental food security problems as well risks associated with the dependency of various states on the imports of feed and fertilizers from Ukraine and the Russian Federation were examined. …”
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Leveraging Deep Learning for Real-Time Coffee Leaf Disease Identification by Opeyemi Adelaja, Bernardi Pranggono

“…The findings lay the groundwork for the development of practical and efficient systems that can assist coffee growers in disease management, promoting sustainable farming practices, and food security.…”
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Innovative strategies for pollution assessment in Northern Bangladesh: Mapping pollution areas and tracing metal(loid)s sources in various soil types. by Abdullah Al Yeamin, Md Yousuf Mia, Shahidur R Khan, M Safiur Rahman, Venkatramanan Senapathi, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury

“…These results emphasize the need for stringent measures to reduce industrial emissions and remediate soil contamination in order to improve soil quality and food security.…”
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Morphological, Morphometric, and Distribution Pattern Characteristics of Optimal Harvest Phase Sago in Forest Area Based on Drone Imagery by Iriansa, Mutmainnah

“…On the other hand, Sago is one of the food crops that is considered to have the potential for development to improve the community's economy and increase global food security. The main objective of this study is to extract the morphological characteristics, morphometry, and distribution patterns of sago in the optimal harvest phase in non-cultivated areas. …”
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IdentifyiIdentifying and Analyzing the Effects of Variables and Indicators Effectively on the Strategic Importance of Harirud for Iran with the Interaction Impact Analysis Approach by Morad Kaviani Rad, Afshin Mottaghi, Hadi Zarghani, Hasan Sadrania

“…The results indicate that geopolitical -geographical variables are the most effective and Most impressive variables, and indicators of the importance of Harirud for drinking water, food security, security of water resources and Afghanistan's position in Iran's foreign policy, strategic indicators for the importance of Heriud for Iran.…”
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