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Vietnam has improved its food security situation at the price of losing traditional varieties adapted to local tastes and conditions due to increased production and use of high-yield crop varieties (mainly large scale mono-cropping). Decreased diversity of foods is a growing issue, and the existe...


Ahern, M.Raneri, Jessica E.Muro, P. deKennedy, G.[Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure]Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure

Ahern, M.Raneri, Jessica E.Muro, P. deKennedy, G.[Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure]Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure

Smallholder agriculture is an important source of livelihoods in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In these regions the highest concentrations of nutritionally vulnerable populations are found. Agricultural development needs to be nutrition-sensitive, and contribute simultaneously to improving h...


Timler, C.Alvarez, S.DeClerck, F.Remans, R.Raneri, J.Estrada Carmona, N.Mashingaidze, N.Abe Chatterjee, S.Chiang, T.W.Termote, C.Yang, R-Y.Descheemaeker, K.Brouwer, I.D.Kennedy, G.Tittonell, P.A.Groot, J.C.J.[Exploring solution spaces for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Kenya and Vietnam]Exploring solution spaces for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Kenya and Vietnam

The current ways that planetary resources are used to produce and consume food are raising significant concerns about the impact on nutrition, health and sustainability. A major reorientation of our food systems is needed in terms of both activities and governance. This paper describes the import...


Kennedy, G.Hunter, D.Garrett, J.Padulosi, S.[Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets]Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets

FAO produced these guidelines in collaboration with Bioversity International with the aim of facilitating the work of researchers who wish to capture biodiversity aspects (appropriate levels of taxonomic identification of foods) incommonly used dietary surveys, including 24-hour recall, food rec...


Kennedy, G.Lee, W.T.K.Termote, C.Charrondiere, R.Yen, J.Tung, A.[Guidelines on assessing biodiverse foods in dietary intake surveys]Guidelines on assessing biodiverse foods in dietary intake surveys

Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity...


Boedecker, J.Odhiambo Odour, F.Lachat, C.Damme, P. vanKennedy, G.Termote, C.[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya

Boedecker, J.Odhiambo, F.O.Termote, C.Kennedy, G.[Participatory approach to increase dietary diversity through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Western Kenya]Participatory approach to increase dietary diversity through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Western Kenya

Due to their limited access to the external productive inputs and the dependency on rain-fed agricultural production, small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have continued to face undernutrition despite the significant advancements in agriculture. They however often live in areas endowed with ...


Oduor, F.O.Boedecker, J.Kennedy, G.Termote, C.[Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya]Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya
Jones, A.D.Kennedy, G.Raneri, Jessica E.Borelli, TeresaHunter, D.Creed-Kanashiro, M.[Agricultural biodiversity and diets: evidence, indicators and next steps]Agricultural biodiversity and diets: evidence, indicators and next steps

Hanley-Cook, G.Kennedy, G.Lachat, C.[Reducing risk of poor diet quality through food biodiversity]Reducing risk of poor diet quality through food biodiversity

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