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Sackey, Joachim, Natalia Guzmán, Sarah Hatzenbuhler, YiChen Liu, Mackenzie Newman, Tasha Trudeau, and Jessie Sullivan. "A Review of Basic Needs (Food Security, Housing Security, and Homelessness) of US College Students’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Current Developments in Nutrition 6, Supplement_1 (June 2022): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac051.084.
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Abstract Objectives To assess the basic needs (food security, housing security, and homelessness) status of U.S. college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods PubMed, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, and OVID were searched for articles published in 2020–2021 that assessed housing/food security and/or homelessness in US college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 10,771 hits, 4 articles met the criteria, and data was extracted and summarized. Results All four studies utilized cross-sectional online surveys and reported response rates between 4–23%. Three of the studies offered incentives to participants. All studies assessed food security (using 2, 6, or 10 item USDA tools); two assessed housing security, and no studies assessed homelessness. Thirty-one to 65.5% of college students were found to have some form of food insecurity. Three studies showed an increase in food insecurity in college students during the pandemic. While the fourth did not evaluate food insecurity before the pandemic, 84.7% of students reported that the pandemic reduced their ability to buy food. Additionally, one study reported a decrease in housing security during the pandemic while a second study reported 49.8% of students being very or somewhat worried about losing housing as a result of the pandemic. No studies were found that assessed the incidence of homelessness in college students during the pandemic. Changes in living arrangements, loss of employment, being an international student, disability status, gender, ethnicity, and race were associated with food insecurity. Conclusions Our findings suggest that among US college students, food and housing insecurity worsened during the pandemic. Colleges and universities should enhance their student screening methods and provide resources to those who need assistance with food or housing. Future studies should assess homelessness in college students to add to the literature available. Funding Sources No funding.
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Gamba, Ryan J., Michael T. Schmeltz, Nancy Ortiz, Alina Engelman, Juleen Lam, Adianez Ampil, Maria M. Pritchard, et al. "‘Spending all this time stressing and worrying and calculating’: marginal food security and student life at a Diverse Urban University." Public Health Nutrition 24, no. 10 (March 26, 2021): 2788–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021001300.
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AbstractObjective:Food security status is a continuum ranging from high to very low food security. While marginal food security falls next to high food security on the spectrum, new quantitative research indicates marginal food security status is associated with negative health outcomes and poor academic performance among college students. Qualitative research focusing on college students experiencing marginal food security has not been conducted. The current study aims to qualitatively explore experiences of college students with marginal food security and to identify themes to better understand and provide context regarding how marginal food security impacts students.Design:Students were recruited for semi-structured interviews with questions designed to study the challenges associated with students’ food situations. All interviews were recorded and transcribed with themes identified via an inductive approach.Setting:A large public university on the US west coast.Participants:Thirty college students.Results:Key themes that emerged: purchasing cheap unhealthy foods, insufficient time to prepare and eat meals on a regular basis, stress and anxiety around the inability to eat healthy food and future health issues, self-perception of health when eating poorly along with physical symptoms and low academic motivation by not fully participating in their courses due to few healthy food options or missing meals.Conclusion:Marginal food security can potentially diminish students’ health and their capacity to learn and succeed in their coursework. The results emphasise that students experiencing marginal food security should not be grouped with students experiencing high food security.
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Moore, Carolyn, Kathleen Davis, and Wanyi Wang. "Low Food Security Present on Texas College Campuses Despite High Nutrition Literacy." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_097.
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Abstract Objectives The relationship between student food security and nutrition literacy on college campuses has not been explored previously. Objectives of this study were to assess the relationship between student food security and nutrition literacy, and to explore associations of food security and nutrition literacy with demographic characteristics of college students. Methods An online survey tool in Psych Data was used to assess food security and nutrition literacy of students (n = 672) on the three Texas Woman's University (TWU) campuses. The USDA Six-Item Short Form assessed food security and nutrition literacy questions were derived from a large valid and reliable assessment instrument. Cross tabulations using Pearson's chi-square or Fisher's exact test were used to explore the relationship among demographics, food security levels, and nutrition literacy. All analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics v25, with significance set as P < 0.05. Results Students (n = 672) from all three campuses participated in the survey and 88.4% were females. The total prevalence of food insecurity (low and very low food security) was high across all campuses: Denton (47.3%), Dallas (36.1%), and Houston (45.9%). Significant differences in the degree of food security existed when the three campuses were compared (P = 0.001). The highest percentage of very low food security existed among black (30%) and freshman (32.7%) students. The overall likelihood of adequate nutrition literacy among students was high (90.0%) with white students (95.7%) being more likely to have adequate nutrition literacy compared to other races/ethnicities (P < 0.001). A greater proportion of students with adequate nutrition literacy were food secure (58%) than students with very low food security (18%). Graduate students had the highest nutrition literacy (95.7%) and campus residents had the lowest nutrition literacy (83.9%). Conclusions Food insecurity undermines educational success of students. Targeted measures to address the crisis of food security on college campuses must also address disparities by race and student class. Universities and colleges must consider creative, sustainable solutions to help improve student food security. Funding Sources Internally funded by Texas Woman's University.
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Mialki, Kaley, Lisa A. House, Anne E. Mathews, and Karla P. Shelnutt. "Covid-19 and College Students: Food Security Status before and after the Onset of a Pandemic." Nutrients 13, no. 2 (February 15, 2021): 628. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13020628.
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While the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the number of food insecure households in the United States (US), it is unclear how it has affected college student food security status. College students are ineligible for many Covid-19-related economic relief programs and may find it even more difficult to cope during the pandemic. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and describe the prevalence of food insecurity at a public university before and after the onset of Covid-19 as well as factors associated with any change in food security. Researchers administered a cross-sectional, non-probability survey to college students (n = 3206) that assessed food security status prior to and after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as questions related to various sociodemographic characteristics. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Thirty-eight percent of students experienced a change in food security as a result of the pandemic, with 59.6% becoming less food secure, and 40.4% becoming more food secure. Characteristics that were associated with changes in food security included changes in housing and employment status as a result of the pandemic. These findings suggest that the pandemic led to changes in food security among college students, and that economic relief efforts should include college students, who are disproportionately affected by food insecurity.
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Gamba, Ryan J., Lana Mariko Wood, Adianez Ampil, Alina Engelman, Juleen Lam, Michael T. Schmeltz, Maria M. Pritchard, et al. "Investigating the Feasibility of a Restaurant Delivery Service to Improve Food Security among College Students Experiencing Marginal Food Security, a Head-to-Head Trial with Grocery Store Gift Cards." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18 (September 14, 2021): 9680. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189680.
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Restaurant delivery services have gained in popularity among college students; however, students participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are not allowed to redeem their benefits via restaurant delivery services. This mixed-methods head-to-head crossover trial assessed whether college students experiencing marginal food security prefer benefits via a grocery store gift card (as a proxy for traditional SNAP benefits) or via a restaurant delivery service gift card of equivalent value, and which type of benefit is more effective at improving food security status. Thirty college students experiencing marginal food security were recruited to receive $80 in cash equivalent benefits to spend over a two-month period in the form of grocery store gift cards and restaurant delivery service gift cards. Participants completed surveys and interviews to measure their food security status and share their experiences with each benefit type. After four months of benefits, 48.3% of participants improved their food security status. However, neither type of benefit was statistically better at improving food security status. Most participants preferred grocery store benefits (89.7%) over restaurant delivery service benefits (10.3%). However, more research is needed to explore whether allowing SNAP recipients to redeem their benefits with restaurant delivery services is a viable mechanism to address food challenges among college students experiencing marginal food security.
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Stott, Grace, and Jesse Stabile Morrell. "College Students With Disabilities Report Higher Rates of Food Insecurity." Current Developments in Nutrition 5, Supplement_2 (June 2021): 186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab035_094.
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Abstract Objectives To characterize the prevalence of food insecurity among college students with and without disabilities. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected between 2018–2020 at a mid-size, northeast public university as part of the ongoing College Health and Nutrition Assessment Survey. An online survey collected self-reported data, including food security and disability status. Food security status was measured via the U.S Household Food Security Survey Module 6-Item Short Form, and categorized into very low, low, marginal, and high food security. Disability status was categorized into yes or no via affirmative answers to either one of two items related to limitations or use of specialized equipment. Chi-square was used to assess the differences in food insecurity prevalence among students with and without disabilities. Results The sample (n = 880) was 60.6% female, predominately white (94.3%), and had a mean age of 19 ± 1.2 years. One out of seven students (14.6%) reported a disability; 18.6% reported low or very low food security (13.2% and 5.5% respectively) and 81.4% reported high or marginal food security (67.6% and 13.8%, respectively). Students with a disability reported higher rates of food insecurity vs. those without a disability (35.9% vs. 16.0%, P < 0.001). Among students with a disability, 12.8% reported very low food security and 23.1% reported low food security, compared to 4.3% and 11.7%, respectively, among those students without disabilities. Conclusions College students with disabilities experienced far greater rates of food insecurity than students without disabilities. Further research, including qualitative work, can help to understand and develop better supports for this underserved segment of the college population. Funding Sources The New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Project 1010738.
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Manboard, Miriam, Cassandra M. Johnson, Hannah Thornton, and Lesli Biediger-Friedman. "The HOME Study: Understanding How College Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution Coped with Food Insecurity in a Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21 (October 21, 2021): 11087. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111087.
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College students represent a unique population of adults, who may be more likely to experience food insecurity due to their transient circumstances, limited access to resources, and increased educational expenses. But little is known about how college students and their households mitigate food insecurity, particularly during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Household Observations of Meals and Environments (HOME) Study described how college students in the US utilized multilevel resources, including an on-campus food pantry, to maintain food security during the pandemic. A convenience sample of college students (n = 18) were recruited from an on-campus food pantry and provided quantitative and qualitative data through online surveys and in-depth Zoom interviews. Survey data were analyzed to describe sociodemographic characteristics. In-depth interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed thematically to identify emergent themes. Social support and the use of an on-campus food pantry were primary factors in maintaining a food security safety net. Students faced barriers when trying to access federal and state food assistance programs and identified multilevel resources, their food security, and the role of social support as facilitators in their perceptions of food insecurity status and experiences. Findings highlight practical implications for research related to on-campus food insecurity interventions and policies to support food security among college students.
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Anderson, K., A. Bansah, and D. Holben. "Food Security, Health, and Diet of Ghanaian College Students." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 121, no. 10 (October 2021): A152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.08.083.
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Keogh, Brianna, Poorna Kushalnagar, and Alina Engelman. "Peer support and food security in deaf college students." Journal of American College Health 68, no. 1 (October 26, 2018): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1515750.
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Zein, Aseel El, Karla Shelnutt, Sarah Colby, Geoffrey Greene, Wenjun Zhou, Melissa Olfert, and Anne Mathews. "Sex Differences in the Association Between Food Insecurity and Obesity Among College Students." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_032.
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Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the association between food insecurity and obesity and to examine whether it varies by sex. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in spring 2017 among college students from eight U.S. institutions. Participants (n = 683) completed the USDA Adult Food Security Survey and had their weight and height measured by researchers. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the sex-specific associations between food insecurity and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2), after adjusting for socioeconomic covariates. Results Overall, 25.4% of students identified as food insecure and 10.5% were obese. The prevalence of obesity increased as the level of food insecurity increased, from 5.2% for those with high food security, 13.4% for those with marginal food security, to 17.4% and 21.6% for students with low and very low food security. In logistic regression analysis, marginal, low and very low food security students had an odds ratio of 2.83 (95% CI: 1.43, 5.57), 3.86 (95% CI: 1.88, 7.91), and 5.05 (95% CI:, 2.44, 10.48) of obesity compared to students with high food security, exhibiting a dose-response relationship. Among females, having marginal (OR = 4.21, 95% CI: 1.70, 9.75), low (OR = 4.51, 95% CI: 1.40, 12.47), or very low food security (OR = 7.08, 95% CI: 2.60, 18.41) predicted higher odds of obesity compared to female students with high food security. Among males, those with low food security had higher odds of obesity (OR = 6.40, 95% CI: 1.78, 20.7). Conclusions The association between food insecurity and obesity in U.S. college students remained after adjustment for multiple socio-economic factors. Overall, food insecure females experienced an increase in the risk of obesity as food insecurity increased; however, only males with low food security had an increased risk of obesity. Programs directed toward obesity prevention need to address any level of food insecurity as a risk factor in females, and target males with low food security. Although beyond the scope of this study, it is possible that programs to reduce food insecurity may help prevent obesity in college students. Funding Sources This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2014–67,001-21,851.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "College food security"
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Larsen, Katrina J. "Change in Eating Competence in College Students Enrolled in Basic Nutrition Courses." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2251.
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Objective: Determine change in eating competence (EC) and factors related to EC in students enrolled in basic nutrition courses at a major private university. Design: Eating competence was measured by administering the ecSatter Inventory (ecSI) both before and after class intervention. Additional data on eating disorder prevalence, food security, and general demographics were also collected in the same structured survey. Significance identified with p value <0.01. Setting/Participants: This survey was administered to 566 students enrolled in basic nutrition courses at a major private university in the western United States. Analysis: ANOVA was used to determine relationships between ecSI end scores and participant characteristics. ANCOVA was used to determine relationships between change in ecSI scores over time and participant characteristics. Results: Enrollment in NDFS 100 is associated with an overall increase in eating competence (EC). However, students with current eating disorders had a significant decrease in EC during enrollment. Current or past eating disorders and low or very low Food Security Status were associated with lack of EC. Females and younger participants were not eating competent at the course end. Enrollment in NDFS 201 was not associated with significant change in EC. Conclusions: Basic nutrition instruction improves EC among students without eating disorders. Low food security status and presence of an eating disorder may be a barrier to improving EC.
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Oo, The Nu Sandar. "Dive into the Hunger Pool: Exploring Students’ Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Suggestions Related to Elements of Food Security at the University of Kentucky." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/foodsci_etds/68.
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Background: College food insecurity (CFI) is a prevalent social justice and public health issue in the U.S. with the prevalence ranging between 15-59%. Though numerous quantitative studies were first conducted in the past decade, little qualitative research was conducted to assess CFI.
Objective: To explore and deeply understand the contexts of CFI at a land-grant university in Kentucky.
Methods: This qualitative study used a validated food insecurity survey tool and hour-long focus groups that were audio recorded and transcribed. Three theoretical models were combined into an adapted model and utilized for the thematic analysis.
Results: Thirty-three students participated in one of eight different focus groups. Among participants, 72.7% were female, 81.9% were undergraduate students, and 63.6% were food insecure. Access-related themes included transportation, time-related issues, awareness of resources, coping strategies and suggestions for improvements; availability-related themes consisted of city- and campus-wide availability of food choices and coping strategies; utilization-related themes constituted dietary needs and coping strategies; and stability-related themes involved disrupted element(s) of food security and their effects on well-being and academics.
Conclusion: All elements of food security need to be fulfilled to achieve a sustainable food security. For future CFI studies, the use of theoretical framework(s) is recommended.
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Chaparro, Maria Pia. "Food security status among college students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20775.
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"Assessing the Causes of Food Insecurity among College Students." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.50477.
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abstract: BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of what food insecurity among college students. Qualitative research regarding food insecurity on college campuses has been growing as we gain a better understanding of how prevalent this issue is and its broad impact on students. However, to our knowledge there are only a handful of studies that examined the student and university staff experience using mixed methods. Qualitative data is needed to gain a deeper understanding of the student experience. OBJECTIVE: To gain deeper insights about students’ food insecurity experiences from students themselves and the university staff members who work with them. This insight is necessary to shift university’s current policies and approach to helping students experiencing food insecurity and removing the stigma of the “starving student” experience. METHODS: Surveys and interviews were used to collect data from students to gain an understanding of their current living situations and understand their personal experiences accessing food. University staff completed surveys focused on understanding staff’s experiences with student food insecurity as well as their attitudes and beliefs about students who experience hunger. RESULTS: The current study found that the financial burden of attending college along with student’s food literacy level can contribute to student’s food insecurity. Students identified barriers to food access, discussed their perceptions of their food experience, and also discussed who they lean on for support when struggling with food. Student’s previous life experiences, food literacy, and social support systems all impact the student food experience. University staff identified similar barriers that they perceive students experience when struggling with hunger and also indicated that they have received little to no training or instruction on how to support students experiencing food insecurity. CONCLUSION: These findings can be used as a building block for developing interventions and the implementation of new resources to help minimize food insecurity on college campuses.Dissertation/Thesis
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Ghalebeigi, Aida. "Option Contracts for Supermarket Fruit Supply Chains: Theory and Practice." Thesis, 2015. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/30668/.
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Perishability increases uncertainty in food supply chains and supply chain players must respond quickly to produce changes in order to minimize loss through waste. In high income countries such as Australia, as elsewhere, waste is a function of uncertainty in decision making and lack of coordination between different players in the supply chain. Contract-of-Sale agreements between farmers and retailers may be directly responsible for crop waste at the farm gate and/or in supply chains into retail stores. Lack of coordination results in poor performance of the supply chain and inaccurate forecasts will result in excessive inventory costs, food wastage, quality-related costs and customer dissatisfaction.
Books on the topic "College food security"
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(Editor), Sheldon Danziger, and Jane Waldfogel (Editor), eds. Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to College (The Ford Foundation Series on Asset Building). Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2000.
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Britain, Great. Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1992.
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Britain, Great. Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1992.
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The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1995.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1993.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1995.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1995.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1995.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1994.
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Britain, Great. The Law Relating to Social Security. Stationery Office Books, 1995.
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Hlaing, Moe Theingi, K. Elavarasan, U. Parvathy, C. G. Joshy, and George Ninan. "Characterization of Collagen from the Skins of Three Different Commercially Important Resources." In Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle, Ecosystem, Fisheries and Food Security, 459–67. London: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003299769-44.
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Wekesa, Chemuku, Leila Ndalilo, and Carolyne Manya. "Reconciling Community Livelihood Needs and Biodiversity Conservation in Taita Hills Forests for Improved Livelihoods and Transformational Management of the Landscape." In Fostering Transformative Change for Sustainability in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS), 17–35. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6761-6_2.
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AbstractThe fragmented forests of Taita Hills form an exceptional multi-functional socio-ecological production landscape with outstanding diversity of flora and fauna that provide ecosystem goods and services supporting human wellbeing and livelihood systems. However, these forests are threatened by illegal logging for wood products and encroachment for crop farming. A study was conducted in villages surrounding five forest fragments to establish the conservation programmes responsible for keeping these forests intact for provision of goods and services to the local communities. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 250 respondents in 25 villages surrounding the five forest fragments. Twenty-five focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with key informants actively involved in conservation activities. Results showed that the Taita community conserves the forest fragments through management practices that integrate livelihood needs in conservation, such as butterfly farming, bee-keeping and ecotourism. Additionally, community tree nurseries have been established to produce seedlings for restoring degraded areas, and agroforestry belts have been established on the forests’ edges to provide wood products and protect the forests from encroachment. Likewise, village committees have been established to oversee conservation activities inside the village jurisdictional area. The integrated conservation and livelihood approach has reduced forest destruction, enhanced landscape connectivity for biodiversity conservation, increased incomes, enhanced capacity of the community to adapt to climate change, improved food security, enhanced carbon storage, strengthened traditional knowledge and practices, and ensured availability of clean water for the local population.
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Heap, R. B. "Animals and the Human Food Chain." In Feeding a World Population of More Than Eight Billion People. Oxford University Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195113129.003.0025.
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The argument that the population explosion presents a serious challenge to the ability of the world to feed itself and a serious threat for the recovery potential of the planet has been well rehearsed. The Reverend Thomas Malthus, an ordained minister of the Anglican church and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, stated in his famous essay nearly 200 years ago that “population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio” (Malthus, 1798). Since 1950 the human population has doubled, and U.N. projections indicate that it is set to reach about 8 billion by the year 2020 and 9.5 billion in 2050. The trajectory of the sigmoid model predicts that the current exponential increase will stabilize around a figure of 10 billion by 2100. A different model is the J-shaped curve, in which exponential growth during favorable conditions is followed by a dramatic, if recoverable, crash resulting from density-dependent destruction of the environment. Whichever model will apply in future, population growth will be checked somehow, depending on the influence of food security, fertility control, and socioeconomic factors. Many of the chapters in this book have focused on land resources and the opportunities that exist for improvements in crop production. While a substantial component of the planet’s biomass consists of vegetation, it would be unwise to underestimate the direct and indirect contributions of livestock to food security. In this chapter I consider the impact of scientific advances on animal production and the human food chain and examine the reasons there are strong dissenting voices raised against the adoption of some technologies and to what extent such concerns affect progress. The Brundtland Commission (1987) defined food security as secure ownership of, or access to resources, assets, and income-earning activities to offset risks, ease shocks, and meet contingencies. In other words, not everyone is intended to be a subsistence fanner, but everyone must possess the means to acquire an adequate diet. For most of the world’s population this is a rational interpretation of food security, with the prosperous producing that which is surplus to indigenous needs and the less developed areas benefiting from that surplus’s distribution to areas of scarcity.
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R. Shamshiri, Redmond, Ibrahim A. Hameed, Kelly R. Thorp, Siva K. Balasundram, Sanaz Shafian, Mohammad Fatemieh, Muhammad Sultan, Benjamin Mahns, and Saba Samiei. "Greenhouse Automation Using Wireless Sensors and IoT Instruments Integrated with Artificial Intelligence." In Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97714.
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Automation of greenhouse environment using simple timer-based actuators or by means of conventional control algorithms that require feedbacks from offline sensors for switching devices are not efficient solutions in large-scale modern greenhouses. Wireless instruments that are integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and knowledge-based decision support systems have attracted growers’ attention due to their implementation flexibility, contribution to energy reduction, and yield predictability. Sustainable production of fruits and vegetables under greenhouse environments with reduced energy inputs entails proper integration of the existing climate control systems with IoT automation in order to incorporate real-time data transfer from multiple sensors into AI algorithms and crop growth models using cloud-based streaming systems. This chapter provides an overview of such an automation workflow in greenhouse environments by means of distributed wireless nodes that are custom-designed based on the powerful dual-core 32-bit microcontroller with LoRa modulation at 868 MHz. Sample results from commercial and research greenhouse experiments with the IoT hardware and software have been provided to show connection stability, robustness, and reliability. The presented setup allows deployment of AI on embedded hardware units such as CPUs and GPUs, or on cloud-based streaming systems that collect precise measurements from multiple sensors in different locations inside greenhouse environments.
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Odesina, Ifeoluwa, Nenyinka Gonzuk, Elizabeth Daodu, and Sheyi Akintunde. "Legume Genetic Resource Security as Main Requirement for Future Challenges." In Legumes [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100483.
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Evaluating the genetic diversity of landraces has exposed us to the diverse relevance of wild line contributory to a wide range of systems ranging from morphology, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, toxicity, etc., allowing to their genetic constituent. Today, the world is facing many global challenges. This has put the world in disarray and poses a threat via its impact leading to non-promising food security for a rapidly growing population, an increase in the production and release of greenhouse gases as a consequence of anthropogenic activity, and an increase in the level of pollutants in the environment. A well-characterized crop genetic resource is a precondition for effective breeding and genetic conservation in the world of legume security. There is a need to collect, study and conserve legume genetic resource to tackle future challenges. This will help project latent benefits of undescribed leguminous lines of various crop species.
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Prajapati, Jigna Bhupendra, Roshani Barad, Meghna B. Patel, Kavita Saini, Dhvanil Prajapati, and Pinalkumar Engineer. "Smart Farming Ingredients." In Applying Drone Technologies and Robotics for Agricultural Sustainability, 31–49. IGI Global, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6413-7.ch003.
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Smart farming uses information and communication technologies in various fields of agriculture. It refers to the use of information and data management technologies in agriculture. Smart farming leads towards high productive and sustainable agricultural production. Smart farming provides the farmer many advantages for decision making for better management. Smart farming technologies collect precise measurements of factors that determine farming outcomes. It enables agriculture more reliable, predictable, and sustainable. It also improves crop health, reduces the ecological footprint of farming, helps feed the increasing global population, provides food security in climate change scenarios, and achieves higher yields while reducing operating costs. It's also needed to meet the needs of the growing population. There are many technological devices, such as IoT, software support, connection, data analytics, robots, drones, and GPS, which is useful to enhance the quantity and quality of agriculture production with minimizing labor.
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Lauter, Paul. "Retrenchment—What the Managers Are Doing." In Canons and Contexts. Oxford University Press, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195055931.003.0014.
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When part of this article was first written in 1974, large-scale retrenchment of college faculty was a relatively new phenomenon. To be sure, there had been occasional layoffs when an institution threatened to go broke, and the 1940 AAUP statement on tenure provided that it could be nullified for reasons of “financial exigency.” But such cutbacks were infrequent and unusual, the exceptions that proved the solidity of college job security. What was new in the early 1970s was the invocation of retrenchment processes not necessarily because a college was edging toward bankruptcy but because it wanted to change its programs, its “product.” That seemed to many of us an outrageous violation of collegiate norms. Many faculty had been led into teaching precisely because of its stability and its insulation from market forces. Now the market in all its worst forms was invading the campus. Furthermore, we believed, decisions about what could be taught were being removed from the hands of their proper judges, the faculty, and appropriated by a fleet of increasingly remote administrators. No one's work was safe! The essential quality of the academic community was at stake! Thus, when colleagues in History or English or Education received pink slips, we bitterly protested. But it rapidly became clear that protest was not enough, that the new breed of collegiate managers, whose skills had been honed by the student activism of the previous decade, were not going to be impressed with impassioned speeches at faculty Senate meetings or with letters to the student newspaper—or, indeed, to the New York Times. Nor were faculty unions— such as they then were—going to be much help; indeed, our union president shrugged that “you can't force Ford to keep making Edsels forever”—a remark which hardly endeared him to laid-off historians. We found that we had to understand this new phenomenon better if we were to have any chance to organize against it. Why was retrenchment coming upon faculties at this historical moment? How valid were the arguments of declining enrollments and needed flexibility being made by college managers?
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Jianwattanapaisarn, Nitchan, Kaoru Sumi, and Akira Utsumi. "Methods for Real-time Emotional Gait Data Collection Induced by Smart Glasses in a Non-straight Walking Path." In Intelligent Video Surveillance - New Perspectives [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107410.
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Emotion recognition is an attractive research field because of its usefulness. Most methods for detecting and analyzing emotions depend on facial features so the close-up facial information is required. Unfortunately, high-resolution facial information is difficult to be captured from a standard security camera. Unlike facial features, gaits and postures can be obtained noninvasively from a distance. We proposed a method to collect emotional gait data with real-time emotion induction. Two gait datasets consisting of total 72 participants were collected. Each participant walked in circular pattern while watching emotion induction videos shown on Microsoft HoloLens 2 smart glasses. OptiTrack motion capturing system was used to capture the participants\' gaits and postures. Effectiveness of emotion induction was evaluated using self-reported emotion questionnaire. In our second dataset, additional information of each subject such as dominant hand, dominant foot, and dominant brain side was also collected. These data can be used for further analyses. To the best of our knowledge, emotion induction method shows the videos to subjects while walking has never been used in other studies. Our proposed method and dataset have the potential to advance the research field about emotional recognition and analysis, which can be used in real-world applications.
Conference papers on the topic "College food security"
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Gharib, Mohamed, Tala Katbeh, G. Benjamin Cieslinski, and Brady Creel. "An Integrated Engineering Agriculture STEM Program." In ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2020-23584.
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Abstract Pre-college project-based learning programs are essential means to increase the students’ interest toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines and careers. Engineering-based projects have shown significant impact on the students’ interests. Therefore, developing countries are investing strategically in their emphasis to attract students to careers in STEM fields, specifically engineering and medicine. That resulted in a steady expansion of their educational pipeline in STEM; and while that emphasis remains, there is a new and urgent need for expertise in agriculture, environmental science, life sciences and sustainability to support the agriculture industry, which is working to secure independent sources of food for their population. New interventions must be devised to stimulate broader interest in STEM fields while also increasing students’ academic readiness for advanced studies in those areas. To target the requirement of increasing people’s competencies in STEM fields, various programs have been created and designed to inspire and broaden students’ inquisitiveness toward STEM. This paper presents an integrated science-engineering program, called Qatar Invents, designed to support and enhance students’ learning of science concepts while also increasing students’ understanding of global challenges in food and water security. This goes with close connection to the desire to increase in the domestic production of agricultural resources in developing countries in recent years. Qatar Invents would engage students into learning and applying fundamental engineering skills onto relatable real-world issues: namely, in the design of hydroponics systems. Qatar Invents challenges students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills in solving modern problems through the use of the engineering design process. With hands-on challenges, modeling, and communication training, students are motivated to tackle problems related to food security where they create hydroponics projects. Qatar Invents’ learning objectives included: teamwork, using proper toolbox skills, understanding what is engineering, the process of brainstorming, creating successful innovative designs, building prototypes, and developing presentation skills. Throughout this program, the participants were equipped with hands-on knowledge and critical thinking skills that helped them achieve their objectives. Utilizing the engineering design process, the students worked in small teams to brainstorm ideas and create inventions. The topics covered during the program included the importance of an engineering notebook and documentation, principals of engineering graphics, basics of agricultural science, foundations of hydroponics, the brainstorming practice, generating a decision matrix, proof of concept, and pitching ideas. At the end of the program, the students came up with novel solutions to serious problems wherein unique hydroponics projects were produced and presented to a panel of experts. This program attempts to build bridges between developing countries’ STEM education pipeline and the new demand of talent in the agriculture sector. All pertinent details including the preparation, instructional materials, prototyping materials, and case studies are presented in this paper.
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Karunathilaka, R. W. I. S., H. Mallawaarachchi, and R. M. D. I. M. Rathnayake. "HYDROFLUOROCARBON (HFC) MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR LOW CARBON INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES: MILK PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA." In The 9th World Construction Symposium 2021. The Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2021.29.
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Milk processing industry consumes hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) at a great extent. Emission of HFC distresses the food security, water security and the future of healthy living beings. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to propose strategies to improve the HFC management practices in Sri Lankan milk processing industry. Case study method was involved under qualitative phenomenon. Thus, three case studies were selected based on the HFC handling process. Nine milk processing agencies representing three importers and distributors, three milk processors and three service providers were selected to collect the data. Case analysis technique was used for data analysis. Findings revealed that, lack of institutional and national level procedures, unstable governmental policies, and lack of technology have increased the unhealthy handling of HFC in milk processing industry in Sri Lanka. Initiating a national level mechanism for governing HFC importers and service providers, empowering inventers for creating sustainable applications over HFC use and improving awareness were identified as key strategies to eliminate the identified issues under organisational and national level. Accordingly, a framework was proposed, which provides a platform to investigate the status of HFC handling procedure of milk processing industry in Sri Lanka. Since there is a lack of national level concern on managing HFC use in milk processing industry, having a formal framework at national level to govern both national and institutional level procedures was determined as a vital step forward to be considered.
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SOKIL, Oksana, and Iveta UBREŽIOVÁ. "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SELECTED COUNTRY." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.241.
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Agrarian sector occupies a special place in the structure of the economy. The article presents the characteristics of this segment and its infrastructure in Ukraine. The transition to a market economy requires the formation of an appropriate market environment, without which the civilized market and agrarian, in the first place, cannot work normally. Agrarian producers independently choose channels for selling their products, forms of sales and sales of resources and use various intermediary structures in their economic activities. All these activities lead to the need to collect, accumulate and process growing information streams that farms have to use efficiently and in a timely manner. The harmonious development of the entire system of social production and food security of the country depends on the effective functioning of all available infrastructure components. Based on the foregoing, it is possible to understand that this topic is extremely important and require the research. The goal of the article is to investigate the condition of the agricultural market and its infrastructure in Ukraine. It was described the main problems of agriculture. To make the research about the topic, it was necessary to use data from the official site of State Statistic Service of Ukraine. It was analyzed the project Strategy for the development of the agrarian sector in Ukrainian economy for the period up to 2020. This project is developed by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Also, it was needful to use synthesis, analysis, deduction, induction, and comparison methods. As a result of research, we described possible ways to resolve main problems in this sphere, made the analysis of the main statistical data which are related to the agrarian sector.