Food insecurity and consequent vulnerability are the complex socioeconomic and political issue than just related to access to food (Fullbrook, 2010) or poverty. In Uganda, all the prevailing determinants of food insecurity have long-run social and economic consequences, e.g., child malnutrition and adult illness that resulted in a lower earning capacity for the present-day and the future generation, losses in domestic productivity, that presumably continues in perpetuity (Ahamad et al., 2013). This section presents a few policy recommendations and implications based on findings revealed from the analyses of food security trends, determinants, and suggestions of different authors and international entities. We can classify the potential policy
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Major policy recommendations related to economic sector includes the following concerns: i) increasing use of wetland resources (Turyahabwe et al., 2013); ii) increasing crop diversification; iii) increasing community level food-for-work programs; iv) increasing school-level food-for-education programs (Sseguya et al., 2013); and v) improving low cost input delivery system (Baiphethi and Jacobs, 2009). Major policy recommendations related to social sectors are the following: i) increasing family farming of traditional crops (Maxwell, 1995); ii) increasing indigenous crops and vegetables like sweet potato (Bashaasha et al., 1995; Rubaihayo, 2002); iii) adoption of improved agricultural technologies (Bahiigwa, 1999); iv) increasing sources of safe water and sanitation; v) increasing basic health education; vi) mitigating the risk of HIV/AIDS (Tsai et al., 2011); and vii) monitoring price dynamics to stabilize the regional and local market (Simler, 2010). The climatic policy recommendation further includes: i) increasing drought-tolerant crop cultivation; and ii) diversification of …show more content…
First, rigorous interdisciplinary researches on food (in)security and related issues are of importance. These, in turn, can generate knowledge base and research data center that would have widespread impacts and returns in the long run. This may include agricultural production and innovation system, food supply value chain, income generation activities, primary education (Sseguya et al., 2013), household hygiene, political stability, and efficient governing system. Insights from economists, sociologist, political scientist, and psychological anthropologist can further improve the design of development programs because it can reveal the complex interactions of the economy, social structure and culture of
Major policy recommendations related to economic sector includes the following concerns: i) increasing use of wetland resources (Turyahabwe et al., 2013); ii) increasing crop diversification; iii) increasing community level food-for-work programs; iv) increasing school-level food-for-education programs (Sseguya et al., 2013); and v) improving low cost input delivery system (Baiphethi and Jacobs, 2009). Major policy recommendations related to social sectors are the following: i) increasing family farming of traditional crops (Maxwell, 1995); ii) increasing indigenous crops and vegetables like sweet potato (Bashaasha et al., 1995; Rubaihayo, 2002); iii) adoption of improved agricultural technologies (Bahiigwa, 1999); iv) increasing sources of safe water and sanitation; v) increasing basic health education; vi) mitigating the risk of HIV/AIDS (Tsai et al., 2011); and vii) monitoring price dynamics to stabilize the regional and local market (Simler, 2010). The climatic policy recommendation further includes: i) increasing drought-tolerant crop cultivation; and ii) diversification of …show more content…
First, rigorous interdisciplinary researches on food (in)security and related issues are of importance. These, in turn, can generate knowledge base and research data center that would have widespread impacts and returns in the long run. This may include agricultural production and innovation system, food supply value chain, income generation activities, primary education (Sseguya et al., 2013), household hygiene, political stability, and efficient governing system. Insights from economists, sociologist, political scientist, and psychological anthropologist can further improve the design of development programs because it can reveal the complex interactions of the economy, social structure and culture of