Keywords: food systems, food loss, arable crop farmers, food security
1 Introduction
Despite the plethora of publications on food loss, some knowledge gaps remain. More data on this topic are needed to understand the underlying causes of this phenomenon in both developed and developing countries (Chauhan et al., 2021). Most studies have been conducted in high-income countries, resulting in...
Combining crop diversity and market access to promote dietary diversity and food security: Insights from Smallholder Productivity Promotion Programme in Zambia
Key words: Crop diversity, Market Access, Diets, Food Security, Agricultural Policies, Smallholder farm households
Introduction
Despite significant progress in food availability, over 828 million people still suffer...
Introduction
Public procurement and distribution of food play an important role in determining what is produced and consumed the world over. This is particularly true for countries where governments play a major role in the procurement of certain food items. A case in point is India where, in 2021-22, the government procured 44 percent of rice and 41 percent of wheat production. A large...
