Although the share of global population affected by hunger significantly reduced from 60% to 15% during the past five decades, about 795 million people are still chronically undernourished. The majority of those affected are mostly from developing countries – notably in sub-Saharan Africa. This c...
Ekesa, B.
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Nabuuma, D.
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Mpiira, S.
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Johnson, V.
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Nkuba, D.
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Kennedy, G.
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Staver, C.
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[In: Kalipeni, E. (Ed.), Iwelunmor, J. (Ed.), Grigsby-Toussaint, D. (Ed.), Moise, I. (Ed.). (2019). Public Health, Disease and Development in Africa. London: Routledge]
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[Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa]
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Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa
Vietnamese food systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with important implications for human and environmental health and economic development. Poverty has decreased, and diet quality and undernutrition have improved significantly since the end of the Doi Moi reform period (1986-1993) as a ...
Raneri; J.E.
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Kennedy, G.
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Nguyen, T.
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Wertheim-Heck, S.
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Do, H.
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Nguyen, P.H.
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[Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam]
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Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam
The relationship between human nutrition and the use of available resources to feed the planet's growing population demands greater attention from decision makers at all levels of governance. Indicators with dual environmental sustainability and food and nutrition security goals can encourage and...
Sokolow, J.
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Kennedy, G.
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Attwood, S.
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[Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability]
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Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability
The nutrition transition literature has generally drawn on epidemiologic and demographic changes to make its argument, because in many cases broader data are not available on the drivers of nutrition change. Going further, this paper draws on wider food systems literature, and includes food price...