Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Food Security"
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Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Older Women in Rural Nova Scotia
(2018-12-17)Older, rural-dwelling women in Canada are at risk of food insecurity, given their longer life spans and vulnerability to poverty; however, there is little research exploring their experiences. Nova Scotia is of interest ... -
LOCALIZING INTERNATIONAL GENDER POLICY TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN EAST AND WEST AFRICA.
(2021-12-17)In Africa, women play an essential role in the agricultural sector. They produce about 70% of the food that is consumed locally. However, women face more constraints than men in accessing productive resources such as land, ... -
OWNING FOOD: THE IMPACT OF LIVING IN MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS ON WOMEN’S FOOD SECURITY – A CASE STUDY OF THE KUMBUNGU DISTRICT IN NORTHERN GHANA
(2017-08-31)In 2012, the WFP conducted a food vulnerability survey in districts of northern Ghana. The report identified female-headed households in the region as the most vulnerable in terms of food insecurity - 38% of households ... -
The Power of Participation: How Can Community Partners Sustain the Halifax Mobile Food Market?
(2019-12-09)Mobile Food Markets (MFMs) are innovative interventions which can support healthy eating within lower-income communities. MFMs enhance food security by increasing access to healthy food by alleviating travel costs in areas ... -
Re-Growing a Neighbourhood: Using the Power of Food, Education, and Engagement to Consolidate Communities in Brooklyn
(2019-04-04)This investigation examines the relationships between three communities on the Brooklyn Waterfront in New York. The three areas lack connectivity to the greater network of fresh produce provided by farmer’s markets across ... -
Sowing the Seeds of Insecurity: The Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada and India
(2015)Global food production must increase by fifty percent to meet the food security demands of nine billion people by 2050. It is argued that agricultural biotechnology is a potential solution for addressing global food security ...