https://hdl.handle.net/10680/427 2022-12-23T09:54:03Z 2022-12-23T09:54:03Z Happychuk, Naomi Palikhey, Epsha Lama, Laxmi Sthapit, Sajal Shukla, Shailesh https://hdl.handle.net/10680/899 2019-06-27T05:23:59Z 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Reacquiring a taste for Diversity: Changing food habits, their casual factors, and the value of dietary diversity in Jumla, Nepal Happychuk, Naomi; Palikhey, Epsha; Lama, Laxmi; Sthapit, Sajal; Shukla, Shailesh Understanding local food systems including food habit changes and the factors contributing to these changes is critical to ensuring effective interventions of food security. While diversity of foods is widely recognized as an important aspect of sustainable diets and food security, the value people place on dietary diversity is rarely considered in local interventions. In the remote, high-hill district of Jumla in Nepal, diversity is particularly important for food security. Despite this, many people choose to eat the same meal of dalbhat twice a day, leaving to question the value they have for dietary diversity. This has implications for the interventions used by policymakers and practitioners to address issues of food insecurity. This study examines community-perceived food habit changes and the factors contributing to these changes in Jumla, in addition to the value people place on dietary diversity. A participatory research approach employing eight focus group discussions was used to elicit and examine community perceptions. A variety of causal factors were cited as responsible for changes in both consumption and production of food over the past sixty years, particularly the onset of pests and diseases, the effects of climate change, and food aid. While access and availability pose major barriers to dietary diversity in Jumla, persistent food habits were found to underlie consumption patterns. It is therefore necessary that the production and markets for local foods are enhanced, development and food security are planned collectively, and new cooking methods and recipes are promoted to enable people to reacquire a taste for diversity.

2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Bach, Rachel https://hdl.handle.net/10680/847 2019-06-27T05:45:52Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

家千金Bach, Rachel

2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Cook, Heidi https://hdl.handle.net/10680/754 2019-06-27T06:23:53Z 2014-05-16T00:00:00Z

Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the University College of the North’s Natural Resources Management Technology Program Cook, Heidi This report was produced as a result of a practicum placement at University College of the North (UCN) by Heidi Cook, student in the Master’s of Development Practice – Indigenous Development program at the University of Winnipeg, from January to April 2014. UCN has endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and is currently engaging in issues of implementation, through its strategic planning and program review processes. For the student, the outcomes were to achieve a better understanding of on-the-ground implementation of the UNDRIP and gain experience in the program review process. Through the practicum, UCN also received an assessment of the existing Aboriginal content of the Natural Resources Management Technology (NRMT) program and recommendations regarding the integration of UNDRIP into the NRMT curriculum, which are the focus of this report.

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