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Browsing Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development by Author "Hendriks, Sheryl L."
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Kennedy, Eileen T.; Torero, Maximo A.; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Masters, William A.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Morrison, Jamie A.; Merrigan, Kathleen A.; Ghosh, Shibani A.; Mason-d’Croz, Daniel E. (Elsevier, 2023-05)A transformation of food systems is needed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals specified in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recognizing the true costs and benefits of food production and consumption ...
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Mokori, A.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Oriskushaba, P.; Oelofse, Andre (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)OBJECTIVES : Evaluate changes in underweight and wasting, feeding patterns, water use, sanitation, immunisation, disease episodes, deworming and vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6-23 months in returnee villages ...
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Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Viljoen, A.; Marais, Diana; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria; McIntyre, Angela Margret; Ngidi, Mjabuliseni S.; Annandale, John George; Kalaba, Mmatlou W.; Stewart, D. (BioMed Central, 2020-09)BACKGROUND: Very little has been researched about the efficacy, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and impact of food-based approaches on the diets and nutritional status of populations at risk of hunger and food ...
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Shisanya, Stephen O.; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2011)Although community gardens are widely promoted, very little empirical evidence exists of their contribution to food security. This study evaluated the contribution of community gardens to alleviating food insecurity for ...
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Browne, M.; Ortmann, G.F.; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2014)The objective of the study was to develop an indicator of household resilience as a measure of progress towards achieving the first of four elements identified in the Framework for African Food Security. A review of the ...
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Msaki, Mark M.; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Taylor & Francis, 2013-03)OBJECTIVES :Relating food diversity, quality, and intake is one of the key aspects in understanding household food security. This paper aimed at marying food intake and quality, both being measurement for food security. ...
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Zhou, Agatha Carol; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2017-08)Little is known about the potential for food assistance in the form of cash and food transfers to improve nutrition and create demand for nutritious food in crises. This study investigated the influence of the World Food ...
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Odhiambo, Valiant O.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Mutsvangwa-Sammie, Eness Paidamoyo (Springer, 2021-12)Composite indicators have gained popularity in various research areas. However, the determination of an appropriate weighting method is challenging. Subjective weighting methods are criticised for their potential bias that ...
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Fitawek, Wegayehu Bogale; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Reys, Aurelien; Fossi, Filippo (Springer, 2020-12)Large-scale agricultural investments in developing countries have escalated over the past decade. While much is written about the potential adverse effects of these acquisitions on local communities, there is a paucity of ...
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Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Kirsten, Johann F.; Vink, Nick (Economic Society of South Africa, 2006-05)Shifts in agricultural policy over the past two decades, and farmers' reactions to these shifts, have not undermined national food security, yet many South Africans do not live lives free of food insecurity. A review of ...
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The effects of outdated data and outliers on Kenya’s 2019 Global Food Security Index score and rank Atieno, Prisca; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (BMC, 2023-03-29)The heterogeneity of food security indicators and the lack of consensus on comparing and ranking countries have driven international organisations to build composite indicators (Santeramo 2015). Composite indicators are ...
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Lokosang, L.B.; Ramroop, S.; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2011-12)The lack of a “gold standard” to determine and predict household food insecurity is well documented. While a considerable volume of research continues to explore universally applicable measurement approaches, robust ...
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Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2018)Despite significant global interest in food policy since the 1974 food price crisis, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the first set of international development commitments in which the narrow focus of hunger ...
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Hendriks, Sheryl L. (SpringerOpen Journal, 2015-04)The current lack of consensus on the relationships between hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity frustrates efforts to design good policies and programs to deal with the many problems. Disputes over terminology ...
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Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2014)Although the term itself was only developed in the 1970s, food security has played a central role in policies that have shaped the history of South Africa from the 17th century. As with the changing international ...
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Fossi, Filippo; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2020)This paper addresses the "dependent variable" problem in food security policies, namely the difficulty in classifying food security policies that limits comparative policy studies. Policy comparisons require criteria ...
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Canales Holzeis, Claudia; Fears, Robin; Moughan, Paul J.; Benton, Tim G.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Clegg, Michael; Ter Meulen, Volker; Von Braun, Joachim (Elsevier, 2019-06)The triple burden of malnutrition, which encompasses undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity, is a global challenge experienced by all nations, albeit in different forms. The Food and Nutrition Security and ...
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Mkandawire, Elizabeth; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Mkandawire‐Vahlmu, Lucy (Wiley, 2018-09)Nutrition policies tend to concentrate on women, overlooking the important role men can play as allies in achieving positive nutrition outcomes. This article applies an integrated framework for gender analysis to assess ...
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Browne, M.; Ortmann, G.F.; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2014)Recent global and African food crises have raised the importance of resilience as a determinant of the ability of households to cope with shocks and stresses that affect food security. This article sets out to develop a ...
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Mkusa, Leonard; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Routledge, 2022)Increasing urbanisation could pose significant food insecurity challenges in Africa, yet little has been researched regarding food insecurity in urban Africa. This study compared the levels and severity of food insecurity ...
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