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Lagerkvist, C.J.Okello, J.J.Muoki, P.Heck, S.Prain, G.[Nutrition promotion messages: The effect of information on consumer sensory expectations, experiences and emotions of vitamin A-biofortified sweet potato.]Nutrition promotion messages: The effect of information on consumer sensory expectations, experiences and emotions of vitamin A-biofortified sweet potato.
Lagerkvist, C.J.Okello, J.J.Karanja, N.[Evidence from a field experiment in a traditional vegetable market in Kenya][Consumers' evaluation of volition, control, anticipated regret, and perceived food health risk]Consumers' evaluation of volition, control, anticipated regret, and perceived food health risk

Malnutrition, particularly vitamin A deficiency, is a major public health problem in many developing countries. This study investigated whether priming or self-generation of goals, or whether attention to instrumental or experiential goals together with use of a reminder condition or not, promote...


Lagerkvist, C.J.Okello, J.J.Adekambi, S.Kwikiriza, N.Abidin, P.E.Carey, E.E.[Goal-setting and volitional behavioural change: Results from a school meals intervention with vitamin-A biofortified sweetpotato in Nigeria]Goal-setting and volitional behavioural change: Results from a school meals intervention with vitamin-A biofortified sweetpotato in Nigeria

Purpose – Potato is a major food staple in Africa, but its production is constrained by poor quality of seed. A recent private–public partnership in Tanzania resulted in introduction of new higher yielding varieties. The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholder farmers’ motivations to inve...


Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Kakuhenzire, R.Parker, M.Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar[Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties]Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties

This study used a field experiment and the means-end chain approach to examine the effect of providing information on the biofortification process on consumers' acceptance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). Negative, positive, and neutral information about the biofortification were verbally pr...


Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Muoki, P.Heck, S.Prain, G.[Does information on food production technology affect consumers' acceptance of biofortified foods? Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya.]Does information on food production technology affect consumers' acceptance of biofortified foods? Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya.

Many Indian capitals are rapidly becoming megacities due to industrialization and rural–urban emigration. Land use within city boundaries has changed dynamically, accommodating development while replacing traditional land-use patterns. Using Landsat-8 and IRS-P6 data, this study investigated land...


Gumma, Murali K.Irshad, M.Nedumaran, S.Whitbread, Anthony M.Lagerkvist, C.J.[Urban Sprawl and Adverse Impacts on Agricultural Land: A Case Study on Hyderabad, India]Urban Sprawl and Adverse Impacts on Agricultural Land: A Case Study on Hyderabad, India

Despite the efforts to promote good practices in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), the adoption of such practices has been low. Using data from a sample of 665 women, and the theory of planned behavior, we examine the effect of different types of nutrition education and psychosocial factors ...


Mutiso, J.M.Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Muoki, P.Kosura, W.O.Heck, S.[Effect of nutrition education and psychosocial factors on child feeding practices: findings of a field experiment with biofortified foods and different women categories]Effect of nutrition education and psychosocial factors on child feeding practices: findings of a field experiment with biofortified foods and different women categories

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