Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

Food Security II

17 Sept 2024, 11:50

0.110 (Heyne-Haus)

197. Food Security in Times of Conflict: The Vital Role of Humanitarian Aid and Agricultural Development

Ms Kindah Ibrahim (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague)

17/09/2024, 11:50

Oral

Keywords: Conflict; Food security, Food system; Agriculture; Aid

Introduction

The Syrian crisis entered its 13th year, leaving 7 out of 10 Syrians in need of assistance (UNOCHA, 2024). This protracted crisis had several outcomes on the agriculture sector, such as damaged agricultural infrastructure, disrupted food value chains, and fluctuating food prices, which aggravated the...

135. Seasonality as a construct in sustainability and food security discourse: the case of smallholder agricultural production in Kenya

Dr Ndungu S. Nyokabi (University College London)

17/09/2024, 12:10

Oral

Introduction
Against a backdrop of an increasingly globalised food marketplace and increasing availability of a varied and consistent supply of fresh products on a year-round basis (Spence, 2021), consuming food that is ‘in season’ is advocated as a radical lifestyle choice and a socio-politically and environmentally conscious decision to engage in ‘ethical eating’ that has positive...

117. Urbanization and intra-household dietary quality: Insights from Malawi

Vivien Hülsen (Georg-August Universität Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 12:30

Oral

Sub-Saharan Africa is rapidly urbanizing. Urbanization has been discerned as a salient driver of the nutrition transition, a shift of dietary patterns away from traditional diets to diets high in sugar, salt and fat (Popkin, 1999; Ruel et al., 2017). While this has been well documented in the literature (e.g., Ameye, 2023; Cockx et al., 2018; Hawkes et al., 2017), two important facets are...

42. Estimating spatial patterns of food security within Sub-Saharan African countries

Kenneth Harttgen (ETH Zürich)

17/09/2024, 12:50

Oral

Objectives: Food insecurity and malnutrition are major concerns worldwide linked to food price volatilities, financial crises, and climate change including weather shocks. Food insecurity can increase the risk of various forms of malnutrition and can have both severe short- and long-term impacts on health and well-being. Despite rapid economic growth and poverty reduction within the last three...