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Njukwe, E.Ekesa, B.Ocimati, W.Blomme, GuyKamira, M.Amah, D.Swennen, R.L.Okafor, C.Ndayisaba, P.C.[Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region]Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region

Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.[Addressing Vitamin A deficiency through incorporation of Vitamin A rich banana varieties in Ugandan farming and food systems]Addressing Vitamin A deficiency through incorporation of Vitamin A rich banana varieties in Ugandan farming and food systems

With funding from the Harvestplus Challenge program, Bioversity International carried out germplasm screening for over 400 accessions from different regions. The objective was to identify proteins and enzymes responsible for the accumulation of pVACs in the fruit and establish the vitamin A level...


Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.[Vitamin A rich bananas]Vitamin A rich bananas

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.Nabuuma, D.Mpiira, S.Johnson, V.Nkuba, D.Kennedy, G.Staver, C.[In: Kalipeni, E. (Ed.), Iwelunmor, J. (Ed.), Grigsby-Toussaint, D. (Ed.), Moise, I. (Ed.). (2019). Public Health, Disease and Development in Africa. London: Routledge][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]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

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Unlike in developed countries, where the main source of vitamin A comes from meat, the diet of poor populations in SSA is largely plant based. It is thus important to identify local / popular plants with higher vitamin A conten...


Blomme, GuyOcimati, W.Nabuuma, D.Sivirihauma, C.Davey, M.Buah, S.Bergh, I. van denVutseme, L.Bahati, L.Ekesa, B.[Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Ekesa, B.Kennedy, G.Bergh, I. van den[The chronology of banana as a source of provitamin A carotenoids and its potential contribution to alleviation of vitamin A deficiency among vulnerable population groups]The chronology of banana as a source of provitamin A carotenoids and its potential contribution to alleviation of vitamin A deficiency among vulnerable population groups

The information in this manual was selected following gaps identified at community level through focus group discussions and household surveys. The guide first describes what food security implies, it then goes on to give basic concepts on nutrition, i.e., types of nutrients, role in the body and...


Ekesa, B.Johnson, V.Kennedy, G.Nabuuma, D.Bergh, I. van denOcimati, W.[A community resource persons’ training guide: improving food and nutrition security through banana-based farming systems and foods]A community resource persons’ training guide: improving food and nutrition security through banana-based farming systems and foods

Introduction – Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a widespread health problem in Eastern Africa where banana is a staple food crop. Research has shown that certain banana cultivars grown outside Eastern Africa are rich in provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) and could thus be utilized in addressing VAD in...


Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.Kennedy, G.Bergh, I. van den[Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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