Editorial: achieving nutrition security in Tanzania by improving production, education and economics: methods, tools and applications
| dc.contributor.author | Hoffmann, Harry Konrad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kinabo, Joyce Ludovick | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sieber, Stefan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stuetz, Wolfgang | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bonatti, Michelle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbwana, Hadijah Ally | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uckert, Götz Bernhard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matavel, Custodio Efraim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hafner, Johannes Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Löhr, Katharina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rybak, Constance | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-24T07:27:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-24T07:27:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-09-20 | |
| dc.description | Journal article | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally, the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet rose by 112 million to almost 3.1 billion, reflecting the impacts of rising consumer food prices during the pandemic (1). In this context, food security and nutrition is increasingly highlighted as a priority among both scientists (2) and political decision makers (3). On the African continent, this topic is of particular importance as the number of individuals affected by undernourishment remained on a high level throughout the 2010s, and since 2019 are again rising (Figure 1)– the war in Ukraine will most likely cause even greater problems (4). In 2021, hunger affected 278 million people in Africa. Situated in one of the globally most affected regions, achieving food security and nutrition is already a substantial challenge in Tanzania, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (5) reporting that, between 2014 and 2020, the overall prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population has affected roughly 55-56% of the overall population. However, these already severe numbers do not display the food security situation in 2022 adequately because the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic (6) and the subsequent spikes in global food prices since the 24th of February 2022 are not included. The latter is especially worrying as more than 65% of imported wheat in Tanzania derives from Russia (ca. 50%) or Ukraine (ca. 15%) (7). Furthermore, prices for agricultural inputs, like fertilizers and pesticides, are also increasing significantly, given that these are mainly imported from Russia. The knock-on effects will likewise worsen the food security situation in the near future. Thus, the topic of this special issue is even more important than it was when it was launched, especially as Tanzania is likely to be among the 10 largest countries globally in 2100 (8) and, simultaneously, climate change will hit East Africa (9) including Tanzania (10) particularly hard. The included set of papers aim to address the overall challenge of food insecurity from different disciplinary angles and on different analytical levels, thus holistically displaying the magnitude of the problem and showcasing potential pathways for solving some aspects of the crisis. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hoffmann HK, Kinabo JL, Sieber S, Stuetz W, Bonatti M, Mbwana HA, Uckert GB, Matavel CE, Hafner JM, Löhr K and Rybak C (2022) Editorial: Achieving nutrition security in Tanzania by improving production, education and economics: Methods, tools and applications. Front. Public Health 10:1014741. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1014741 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5665 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food security | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nutrition security | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.subject | East Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Small-scale farmers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Climate change | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wood energy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gender | en_US |
| dc.title | Editorial: achieving nutrition security in Tanzania by improving production, education and economics: methods, tools and applications | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.url | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1014741 | en_US |