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A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Gitega health zone (Burundi) and Butembo health zone (Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) with the objective of establishing dietary diversity and nutritional status of pre-school children from rural-banana dependent households. The two health zones were...


Ekesa, B.Garming, H.Blomme, Guy[Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo)]Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo)

The banana-based farming system of Kagera region of Tanzania has good edible food diversity. However, households still consume monotonous diets, which are mainly energy dense and have inadequate content of micronutrients. To enrich the preferred energy-rich diets, this study formulated dishes wit...


Mbela, D.E.N.Kinabo, J.Mwanri, A.W.Ekesa, B.[Modification of local diets to improve vitamin A, iron and protein contents for children aged 6 to 23 months in Kagera,Tanzania]Modification of local diets to improve vitamin A, iron and protein contents for children aged 6 to 23 months in Kagera,Tanzania

Improving infant and young child feeding is an effective intervention to improve child growth. A cross-sectional study followed by observation of selected households was used to establish the most popular foods given to children 12–59 months old in Bukoba and Kiboga districts of Tanzania and Ugan...


Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.Kennedy, G.[Content of iron and vitamin A in common foods given to children 12–59 months old from North Western Tanzania and Central Uganda]Content of iron and vitamin A in common foods given to children 12–59 months old from North Western Tanzania and Central Uganda

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

Impact of adopting products promoted by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security was tested. Multistage sampling was used to select 7 project mandate areas, 5 villages/mandate area (stratified into action, satellite and c...


Ekesa, B.Lange, M. deMacharia, I.Garming, H.Ouma, Emily A.Birachi, Eliud AbucheliAsten, Piet J.A. vanVanlauwe, BernardBlomme, Guy[Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households]Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households

Undernutrition in developing countries continues to affect 780 million people resulting in poor growth and development; increasing the burden of disease and imposing a number of costs on the affected countries. The aim of this study was to establish the dietary diversity and consumption patterns...


Nabuuma, D.Ekesa, B.Kennedy, G.[Dietary diversity among smallholder households in Bukoba district, Tanzania and Kiboga district, Uganda]Dietary diversity among smallholder households in Bukoba district, Tanzania and Kiboga district, Uganda
Ekesa, B.Mirroir, C.Blomme, GuyBergh, I. van denDavey, M.W.[Retention of provitamin A carotenoids during postharvest ripening and processing of three popular Musa cultivars in south-western Uganda]Retention of provitamin A carotenoids during postharvest ripening and processing of three popular Musa cultivars in south-western Uganda

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

Kennedy, G.Ekesa, B.Hunter, D.Padulosi, S.Raneri, Jessica E.Shankar, D.Termote, C.[Rediscovering our future: how neglected and underutilized biodiverse foods can nourish the planet]Rediscovering our future: how neglected and underutilized biodiverse foods can nourish the planet
Ekesa, B.Nabuuma, D.Blomme, GuyBergh, I. van den[Provitamin A carotenoid content of unripe and ripe banana cultivars for potential adoption in eastern Africa]Provitamin A carotenoid content of unripe and ripe banana cultivars for potential adoption in eastern Africa

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