Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: Africa :: New Africa ii Nutrition

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Monday, May 31, 2021

Africa :: New Africa ii Nutrition

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"... the construction of the Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge across the Zambezi resulted in a big fall in maize prices over a wide swath of Mozambique as it enabled farmers in the north of the country to move maize to the main centres of demand in the south."
 
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Evidence that high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere actually depress the nutrient content of key crops. p.22

CLIMATE , COVID
 
food
Smallholders

security

CONFLICT

African Continental Free Trade Area

southern markets

"Past food security initiatives have even contributed to the problem by focusing too much on the production and distribution of staple foods, ... and too little on fruit, vegetables and pulses. As a result, vitamin A, iron and iodine deficiencies have all become more common." p.22. 

 

Menace of the three 'Cs', NEW AFRICAN, April/May 2021,607, p.20-21.

Small gains in malnutrition battle, NEW AFRICAN, April/May 2021,607, p.22.