Agenda-setting refers to the process by which certain influential groups in society decide which issues are important to them and that they feel need to be dealt with.
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Gender is a very important element in analysis if one takes into account its role. In this post we discuss the importance of taking gender into account when designing and implementing food security interventions.
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The article defines the availability of food, accessibility to food, affordability of food and the utilisation of food as the four pillars of food security.
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Vulnerability assessment is very important in profiling households. It allows us to separate households between those that are secure and those that are food insecure.
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Addressing food insecurity requires the designing and implementation of interventions which are appropriate to particular causes of food insecurity.
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The exchange relations and the network were described by Frank as a pyramidal structure with metropoles and satellites.
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Academia also has the power to influence the media, in terms of conflict reporting, in a number of ways (although its power is generally weaker than the other major actors).
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INTRODUCTION Violent conflict escalated in Africa in 2014, with five sub-Saharan states – the Central African Republic (CAR), Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan – accounting for an estimated 75% of all conflict-related deaths on the continent. This unit aims to introduce learners to the state of conflict in Africa through history up to the
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Introduction This article explains the importance of including elements aimed at achieving national and household food security in development plans. The article explains that participatory and equitable development processes is what can lead to sustainable development which in turn can result in attainment of food security at national and house hold level. Indicators of Economic
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Introduction In the last article poverty was defined and its relation to food security explained. This article explains the role of economic growth as a pre-requisite to enhancing food security. Interventions that promote food security at different levels require financial. Human and material resources for implementation and these resources can only be generated through increased
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